PFH1167341: Thailand: Buddhas at Wat Phra Kaew, Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167350: Thailand: A palm reader's paraphernalia near the Kamphaeng Phet lak mueang or city pillar. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167367: Thailand: White prangs of Wat Mahathat, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167439: Thailand: Young Buddhist novices at Wat Mahathat, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167442: Thailand: Wat Yai Suwannaram, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167489: Thailand: Mural in the main viharn, Wat Yai Suwannaram, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167501: Thailand: Worshippers prostrate before a Buddha in one of the Khmer shrines at Wat Kamphaeng Laeng, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167527: Thailand: A traditional sticky rice container. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167552: Thailand: Hanuman swallows Phra Ram's pavilion, Ramakien (Ramayana) murals, Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167558: Thailand: Totsagan's chariot, Ramakien (Ramayana) murals, Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167574: Thailand: Phra Ratchawang Ban Peun, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167577: Thailand: Glazed tiles and staircase in Phra Ratchawang Ban Peun, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167583: Thailand: Worshippers inside the main cavern at Tham Khao Luang, Phetchaburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167626: Thailand: Giant seated Buddha in the main viharn, Wat Kalayanimit, Thonburi, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167647: Thailand: Wat Saket and the Golden Mount, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167653: Thailand: Mural, Wat Saket and the Golden Mount, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167665: Thailand: Wat Ratchanadda and the Golden Mount in the background from the Loha Prasad, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172597: Syria: Red-roofed mausoleum of Salah al-Din (Saladin), near the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167735: Sri Lanka: Novice monk at Anuradhapura / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172720: China: Dongsi Ta (East Pagoda), built during the Tang Dynasty, Kunming, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167738: Sri Lanka: Novice monks at Anuradhapura / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172813: China: Bridge leading to the octagonal Qing-era pavilion, Yuantong Si (Yuantong Temple), Kunming, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172822: China: A woman plucks a guzheng, the Naxi (Nakhi) Folk Orchestra, Naxi Orchestra Hall, Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172912: Vietnam: Coffee bushes at Khe Sanh, central Vietnam / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172949: China: Karakoram Highway in the Pamir Mountains, Xinjiang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172955: China: Karakoram Highway in the Pamir Mountains, Xinjiang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172958: China: Karakoram Highway in the Pamir Mountains, Xinjiang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1173174: Thailand: Elephant and mahout, southern wall mural, Wat Buak Khrok Luang, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1173201: Thailand: The Author's Lounge, The Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181194: Thailand: Ubosot, Wat Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181226: Thailand: Karen talismans and offerings arranged on a roof at Tha Song Yang, Tak Province, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181270: Thailand: Outer gate, Phra Narai Ratchaniwet (King Narai's Palace), Lopburi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181399: Thailand: Two families get final instructions before making friends with the elephants, Patara Elephant Farm, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181408: Thailand: A young male elephant with rubber tusk protectors, Patara Elephant Farm, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181414: Thailand: Bathing time at the waterfall, Patara Elephant Farm, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181586: Thailand: Amulets for sale, Amulet Market next to Wat Mahathat, near Sanam Luang, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images