PFH1164922: Thailand: The 'Crossing the Bridge' ceremony at San Chao Bang Niew (Chinese Taoist temple), Phuket Vegetarian Festival / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164804: Thailand: Entranced devotee or 'Ma Song' takes part in a procession through Phuket Town, Phuket Vegetarian Festival / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164970: Thailand: Taoist figures on an altar at San Chao Chui Tui (Chinese Taoist temple), Phuket Vegetarian Festival / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164836: Thailand: Devotees visiting San Chao Chui Tui (Chinese Taoist temple), Phuket Vegetarian Festival / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164980: Thailand: The lowering of the Lantern Pole at San Chao Chui Tui (Chinese Taoist temple), Phuket Vegetarian Festival / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164984: Thailand: Entrance stone at San Chao Put Jaw (Chinese Taoist temple), Phuket Town / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164873: Thailand: Devotees or 'Ma Song' and shrine bearers race through the streets to avoid exploding firecrackers, Phuket Vegetarian Festival / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165014: Cambodia: Flag of the State of Cambodia (1989-1993). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164909: Thailand: Shop owners wave bamboo poles with strings of exploding firecrackers over the heads of shrine bearers, Phuket Vegetarian Festival / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164915: Thailand: Shrine bearers enveloped in smoke from exploding firecrackers appear almost dazed, Phuket Vegetarian Festival / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164929: Thailand: The 'Crossing the Bridge' ceremony at San Chao Bang Niew (Chinese Taoist temple), Phuket Vegetarian Festival / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164932: Thailand: The gods' palanquins lined up at San Chao Bang Niew (Chinese Taoist temple), Phuket Vegetarian Festival / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164944: Thailand: The streets of Phuket Town exploding with firecrackers as the parade passes, Phuket Vegetarian Festival / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164986: Thailand: Taoist figures on an altar in San Chao Put Jaw (Chinese Taoist temple), Phuket Town / Bridgeman Images

PFH1164996: Cambodia: People on the causeway leading to Angkor Wat / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165009: Cambodia: Flag of the Cambodian puppet state established under the Japanese occupation of Cambodia (March-October 1945). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165143: Vietnam: Pham Van Dong (1906-2000) Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1955 through 1976, and Prime Minister of reunified Vietnam from 1976 until he retired in 1987. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165212: Central Asia: Siyah Kalem School, 15th century: A conversation scene. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165224: Central Asia: Siyah Kalem School, 15th century: A warrior tends to his horse. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165236: Cambodia: Chedi of Princess Kantha Bopha, Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165244: Portrait of Galilei Galileo (1564 - 1642) (engraving), Sartain, Samuel (1830-1906) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165273: Sri Lanka: A Buddhist temple in the interior. Watercolour by the German scientist and traveller Ernst Haeckel, c.1882. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165285: Sri Lanka: A storm over Nuwara Eliya Lake. Photography by Ernst Haeckel, early 20th century., Haeckel, Ernst (1834-1919) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165291: Sri Lanka: A Kandyan chief in full ceremonial attire. Photography by Ernst Haeckel, early 20th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165107: Cambodia: Heng Samrin (born 1934), Chairman of the People's Republic of Kampuchea of and the State of Cambodia (1979-1993). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165130: Sri Lanka: Ceylonese woman (apparently Tamil) posing in a rickshaw with rickshaw puller, c.1900. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165142: Vietnam: Hoang Van Hoan (1905-1991) was a founding member of the Indochinese Communist Party, and a Politburo member of the Lao Dong Party (Vietnam Workers' Party-VWP) from 1960 to 1976. He defected to Beijing in July 1979. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165118: Cambodia: Keo Meas (1926 - 1976) was a Cambodian communist politician and a leading figure within the United Issarak Front. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165235: Cambodia: Singha or lion statues in the Silver Pagoda compound, Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165241: Sri Lanka: Flag of Ceylon between 1948 and 1951. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165214: Central Asia: Siyah Kalem School, 15th century: A lion and a bull about to engage in combat. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165281: Sri Lanka: Taprobane Island, Weligama Bay. Watercolour by the German scientist and traveller Ernst Haeckel, c.1882. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165282: Sri Lanka: Residence of the Governor General in Kandy. Photography by Ernst Haeckel, early 20th century. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165306: Cambodia: The Reamker (Ramayana) Frescoes in the gallery surrounding the Silver Pagoda compound, Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165321: Cambodia: Information sign at the entrance, Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh / Bridgeman Images

PFH1165331: Cambodia: Pavilion of Napoleon III, Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh / Bridgeman Images