PFH1774042: Burma / Myanmar: Some of the many Nyaung Ohak pagodas near Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein, near Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774048: Burma / Myanmar: Some of the many hundreds of stupas at the Shwe Indein Pagoda, Indein, near Ywama, Inle Lake, Shan State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774074: China: A young Uighur boy minds his fat-tailed sheep at the Livestock Market, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774079: China: Vegetable vendor, Sunday Market, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774081: China: Carrots for sale at the Sunday Market, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774088: China: A painted plate showing traditional Uighur dancers hangs in a musical instrument shop in Old Kashgar, Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774101: Sri Lanka: Tea pickers near Nuwara Eliya, central Sri Lanka / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774103: Sri Lanka: Tea pickers near Nuwara Eliya, central Sri Lanka / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774116: Sri Lanka: Two children dressed as Sri Lankan nobility at a temple festival in Avissawella / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774120: Sri Lanka: Children dressed as Sri Lankan nobility at a temple festival in Avissawella / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774121: Thailand: Saffron robes, covered with elaborate decoration, ready for presentation to the nakor monks-to-be. Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774127: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Firstly the nakor monk-to-be has his head shaved. The first trimmings are made by parents, relatives or a senior monk / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774129: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Firstly the nakor monk-to-be has his head shaved. The first trimmings are made by parents, relatives or a senior monk / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774136: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Firstly the nakor monk-to-be has his head shaved. The complete shaving of the head and eyebrows is then undertaken by a monk / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774147: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. Once the nakor monk-to-be has had his head shaved cumin is spread on the head and body as a protection / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774152: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. After taking a bath the nakor monk-to-be dresses in white / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774153: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be are presented to the monks at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774154: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be are presented to the monks at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774161: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. A Brahman priest (all in white) joins the ordination proceedings. He is to present the nakor monks-to-be to the spirits, to let those spirits know that these young men are to become monks / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774164: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. A nakor monk-to-be pays respect to the senior monks in attendance at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774166: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monk-to-be having been presented with their alms bowls at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774167: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be having been presented with their alms bowls at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774168: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be pay respect to their parents at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774184: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Chiang Mai. The nakor monks-to-be pay respect to their parents at the sukhwan nakceremony / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774188: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Wat Rampoeng, Chiang Mai. The newly ordained monk is shown how to tie his first robe / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774189: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Wat Rampoeng, Chiang Mai. The newly ordained monk is shown how to tie his first robe / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774191: Thailand: Thai Buddhist ordination ceremony, Wat Rampoeng, Chiang Mai. The newly ordained monk is shown how to tie his first robe / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774205: Vietnam: Ngo Dinh Diem (1901-1963), first President of the Republic of Vietnam (1955-1963) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774207: Vietnam: Royal Court travelling from Qui Nhon to Hue, 1902 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774212: Thailand: Chinese graves in the grounds of Wat Chakkrawat, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774320: USA: Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890-1954), electrical engineer and radio inventor, c. 1922 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774321: USA: Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890-1954), electrical engineer and radio inventor demonstrating his superregenerative receiver, New York, 1922 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774322: China: Map of Shanghai, British War Office, 1935. Marked 'For use by War and Navy Department Agencies only - Not for sale or distribution' / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774324: Laos: Detail of doors at Wat Pa Khe, Luang Prabang, depicting a scene from the Hindu epic Ramayana (in Laos known as Phra Lak Phra Lam) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774327: Taiwan: Lanterns in front of the Tianhou (Empress of Heaven) Temple, Chichin Island, Kaohsiung. The temple is dedicated to Matsu (Mazu) the protector of sailors and fishermen / Bridgeman Images

PFH1774334: Burma / Myanmar: Sulamani Temple (background, 12th century) and the Shwe Nan Yin Taw (foreground, 12th century), Bagan (Pagan) Ancient City / Bridgeman Images