PFH1184046: Laos: Main Buddha image in the sim (assembly hall) at Wat Sop Sickharam, Luang Prabang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184126: India: Hall of Private Residence, Moti Mahal (The Pearl Palace), Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184281: Vietnam: Two princes (Bodhisattva) and their attendants in contrasting positions from the Dong Duong vihara pedestal, Cham sculpture, Cham Museum, Danang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184294: United Kingdom: The Siege of Cadiz Memorial, a French mortar mounted on a cast-iron Chinese dragon commemorating the lifting of the siege in 1812, Horse Guard's Parade, London / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184452: Vietnam: Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186114: China: Incense burns in a corner shrine at the Taoist Temple da A-Ma, Macau / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186151: Burma / Myanmar: Statue of King Alaungpaya (1714-1760), founder of the Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885) and King of Burma (1752-1760), Mandalay Fort / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186168: India: A jali or latticed stone screen in the tomb of I'timad-ud-Daulah, Agra, Uttar Pradesh / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186180: India: The tomb of I'timad-ud-Daulah, Agra, Uttar Pradesh / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186208: India: Khas Mahal (Marble Pavilion), Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186220: India: Mausoleum of Akbar the Great (1555 - 1605), third Mughal emperor, Sikandra, near Agra, Uttar Pradesh / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186232: Sri Lanka: All Saints Church, Fort District, Galle / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186235: Sri Lanka: Gravestone dated 1868 in the Dutch Reformed Church cemetery, Fort District, Galle / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186272: China: Cemetery of St Michael the Archangel with the Chapel of St Michael in the background, Macau / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186284: India: Outer red sandstone buildings at the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186302: Vietnam: Dragons decorate the eaves of the Dien Thai Hoa (Palace of Supreme Harmony), The Imperial City, The Citadel, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186345: Vietnam: Outer wall decoration at the Cao Dai Temple, Cao Dai Holy See, Tay Ninh Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186363: Vietnam: Cao Dai priest in the Cao Dai Temple, Cao Dai Holy See, Tay Ninh Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186391: Nepal: The main chedi (stupa) at Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple), Kathmandu Valley / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186433: Nepal: Sadhu (Holy Man) wearing rudraksha (seeds used for prayer beads in Hinduism) around his neck, Durbar Square, Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186436: Nepal: Sadhu (Holy Man) wearing rudraksha (seeds used for prayer beads in Hinduism) around his neck, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186472: Nepal: Young boy below the all-seeing eyes of the great dome of Bodhnath stupa, Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186475: Laos: Coffee and croissants - the ubiquitous 'continental breakfast', here served in sleepy Vientiane / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186515: China: Qin Shi Huangdi (1st Emperor of unified China) and Chairman Mao fridge magnets for sale at the site of the real Terracotta Army, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1186575: China: A young Hui Muslim serves street food in Xi'an's Muslim Quarter, Shaanxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184593: Thailand: A Burmese influenced chedi (not the more famous 'Watermelon Chedi') and the ubosot (ordination hall), Wat Ku Tao, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184605: Thailand: Simple offerings and incense next to the chedi at Wat That Klang, Thanon Suriyawong, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184622: Thailand: Daily offerings of food at the foot of the chedi at Wat Chiang Khong (colloquially Wat Pratu Chiang Mai), Thanon Rat Chiang Saen, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184644: China: Painted and gilded, wooden Bodhisattva, Song Dynasty (960 - 1279 CE), Shanghai Museum / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184679: China: Stone Kasyapa (Kasyapa Matanga), Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE), Shanghai Museum / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184723: China: Stone Buddha, Eastern Wei Dynasty (534 - 550 CE), Shanghai Museum, Shanghai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184756: Thailand: The octagonal chedi in the grounds of the Chiang Mai City Arts and Culture Centre, Wat Sadeu Muang (aka Wat Inthakin), Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184768: Thailand: Old viharn with surrounding cloister, Wat Ton Kwen, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184777: Thailand: The Khru Ba Srivichai (1878 - 1938) memorial at the foot of Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184780: Thailand: The main chedi at Wat Phrathat Si Chom Thong, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images