PFH1181196: Thailand: Old viharn, Wat Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181413: Thailand: Buddhist monk and baby elephant at the Patara Elephant Farm, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181425: Thailand: Patara Elephant Farm, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181491: Burma / Myanmar: King Mindon's Palace, Mandalay (reconstructed) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181582: Thailand: Amulets for sale, Amulet Market next to Wat Mahathat, near Sanam Luang, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1183916: Cambodia: View of Angkor Wat from the eastern entrance / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184008: Laos: View from Phousi (Phu Si) Hill towards Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham and the Mekong River, Luang Prabang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184020: Laos: Golden bas-relief at the entrance to the sim (ordination hall), Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, Luang Prabang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184023: Laos: Village scene, golden bas-relief at the entrance to the sim (ordination hall), Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, Luang Prabang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184029: Laos: A small Buddha image behind the main Buddha image in the sim (ordination hall), Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, Luang Prabang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184044: Laos: Buddhas at the feet of the large standing Buddha in outer chapel building, Wat Sene (Saen), Luang Prabang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184059: Laos: Lacquered doorway of the sim (ordination hall), Wat Souvannakhiri (Wat Khili), Luang Prabang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184127: India: Phool Mahal (The Palace of Flowers), Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184130: India: Rajmahal (former palace of the maharaja), Jaisalmer fort, Jaiselmer, Rajasthan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184142: Vietnam: The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184151: Vietnam: Smaller shrine away from the main altar in the Fujian (Phuc Kien) Assembly Hall, Hoi An / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184154: Vietnam: Entrance to the Quan Cong Pagoda (Chua Ong), Hoi An / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184181: Vietnam: Bitter gourds and a banana flower bud in a fresh market in Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184184: Vietnam: A dancer and a musician on the Pedestal of Dancers, Tra Kieu style (10th century), Cham Museum, Danang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184216: Vietnam: A Tra Kieu style Cham pedestal with Shiva lingam on top, 10th century, Cham Museum, Danang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184255: India: Loading a camel in the Thar Desert near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184279: Vietnam: Wrestlers with moustaches, 10th century, Cham Museum, Danang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184320: China: Elaborate dragon panel on the second arched gate in Chanfu (Heavenly King) Temple, Beihai Park, Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184333: China: Daci Zhenru Hall (Daci Zhenru Baodian), Beihai Park, Beijing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184369: Vietnam: The Cao Dai temple at the Cao Dai Holy See, Tay Ninh Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1185547: Thailand: The main viharn at Wat Salaeng, Ban Chom Khwan, Amphoe Long, Phrae Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1185550: Thailand: The main viharn at Wat Salaeng, Ban Chom Khwan, Amphoe Long, Phrae Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1185604: Thailand: A northern-style Singha (mythical lion) wall decoration, Wat Saen Fang, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1185640: Thailand: The ubosot (ordination hall) and Phra Viharn Chatumuk Boraphachan (right), Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1185643: Thailand: Devotee in front of a Buddha shrine in the grounds of Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1185655: Thailand: The larger of the two viharns at Wat Buppharam, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1185674: Thailand: The new viharn at Wat Chetlin, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1185686: Thailand: Monks living quarters at Wat Chetlin, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1185716: India: Visitors inside the Paradesi Synagogue (aka Cochin Jewish Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue), Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, South India / Bridgeman Images

PFH1185725: India: Hebrew inscription on the outer wall of the Paradesi Synagogue (aka Cochin Jewish Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue), Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, South India / Bridgeman Images

PFH1185743: China: Pit where opium was destroyed by Lin Zexu in 1839, Opium War Museum, Humen, Guangdong Province / Bridgeman Images