GNG5295569: Wat Pan sao, Chiang Mai. Detail of a Buddha statue. Conquering evil posture. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295573: Wat Pan sao, Chiang Mai. Buddha statue. Abhaya gesture. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295594: Detail of a Buddha statue in abhaya posture. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295639: Nang Thoranee or Mae Thoranee: ""lady earth"" or ""mother earth."" Statue in wat Sai Yoi, Hua Hin. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295687: Monk in Wat Khao Takiab, Hua Hin. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295699: Venerable monk statue in Wat Tung Yu, Chiang Mai. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295704: Praying monks in Wat Khao Takiab, Hua Hin. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295717: Detail of a garlanded Buddha statue in Wat Phra Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295816: Garlanded Ganesh statue in Wat Pan Sao, Chiang Mai. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295863: Buddha in Wat Trahimit, Bangkok. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295391: Detail of a statue in Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295417: Reliefs in Wat Chaimongkhon, Chiang Mai. Garuda. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295486: Detail of a Buddha statue in Wat Pan Sao, Chiang Mai. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295516: Detail of a Big Buddha statue in a Hua Hin temple. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295612: Chinese horoscope sign sculpture in Wat Chiang Them, Chiang Mai. Dog. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295676: Venerable monk statue in Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295726: Detail of a garlanded Buddha statue in Wat Phra Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295779: Khao Pansa celebration at Wat Ampharam, Hua Hin. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295784: Thai wearing amulets in Bangkok. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295813: Lucky' angel babies blessed by Buddhist monks. The dolls are thought to invite benevolent spirits to possess them, with the hope that they will bring good luck, wealth and protection from harm. Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295818: Green and golden Indra statue in Hua Hin. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295848: Brahma statue in Wat Duang Dee, Chiang Mai. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295881: Temple in Yang Nuen. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295895: Wat Phra Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai. Articles for sale. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5295938: Fresco depicting a scene of the Buddha's life in Wat Phra Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai. Buddha as prince Siddharta leaves his wife and child. Thailand / Bridgeman Images

GNG5293631: Lent in Akepe monastery, Akepe, Togo / Bridgeman Images

GNG5293647: African child blessed by a priest, Lome, Togo / Bridgeman Images

GNG5293712: Saint Paul painting in Lome cathedral, Lome, Togo / Bridgeman Images

GNG5293749: Nursery & Kindergarten run by catholic nuns, Lome, Togo / Bridgeman Images

GNG5293760: Mass in Akepe catholic monastery, Akepe, Togo / Bridgeman Images

GNG5293785: Mass in Akepe catholic monastery, Akepe, Togo / Bridgeman Images

GNG5293808: Catholic mass in Lome , Lome, Togo / Bridgeman Images

GNG5293823: Monk in Dzogbegan benedictine abbey, Danyi Dzogbegan, Togo / Bridgeman Images

GNG5293858: African man reading the bible, Lome, Togo / Bridgeman Images

GNG5293863: African man reading the bible, Lome, Togo / Bridgeman Images

GNG5293866: Meals in an orphanage, Lome, Togo / Bridgeman Images