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A woman lights prayer candles at the Shrine of our Mother of Perpetual Help (Baclaran Church) in Manila

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A monk reads a book at sunrise at the Shwe Nyen Yin Myaw Temple in Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)

A devotee kneels to pray during the 12,999 Monk Alms Procession in Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Local dancers perform a Pungmul during an exorcism on a boat in Yeonggwang Gun, South Korea

Offerings at a cemetery in Anping, Taiwan

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Reading Light - Bagan, Myanmar

A Buddha statue at the Aluvihara Rock Monastery in Matale, Sri Lanka - one of the Ancient Cities

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A Buddha statue in Luang Prabang, Laos

A monk spins a prayer wheel at Wutai Shan in Shanxi, China

10,000 Wishes - Yi Peng Celebration, Chiang Mai, Thailand

The Thuparama Dagoba in Anuradhapura - one of the Ancient Cities in Sri Lanka

Giant incense burning at the Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island

The moat surrounding Wat Chedi Luang often fills up during monsoon season in Chiang Mai

Statues present offerings to the gods on Lantau Island

Incense burn at a temple in Qingyan Ancient Town in Guizhou, China

Before there was Chiang Mai, there was the ancient city of Wiang Kum Kam

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Two devotees pray at a shrine during sunrise on Adam's Peak ... which may or may not be the location of the Garden of Eden

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Devotees perform a puja (religious ceremony) alongside the Ganges River in Rishikesh, India

While ayahuasca vines can be purchased in most Iquitos markets, enlightenment is much harder to come by.

Imae the Fool performs during a performance of a Pyolshin Gut in Andong, South Korea

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Buddha statues at Golgusa Zen Buddhist Temple in Gyeongju, South Korea

Ceremonial smoke burns at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Sagada, Philippines.

Cerro San Cristobol — Santiago, Chila

Devotee - 12,999 Monk Procession, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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The bronze Tian Tan Buddha statue is located on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong

Although it is a Buddhist temple, the architecture and statues at Wat Bupparam are heavily influenced by Burmese culture

A statue demonstrates sunmudo while you enter the Golgulsa Zen Buddhist Temple in South Korea

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Monks practice the sunmudo (an ancient meditative martial art) at the Golgulsa Zen Buddhist Temple in Gyeongju Province, South Korea

A monk prays by candlelight in a temple in Bagan, Myanmar

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A monument to Jesus sits high above the mountain town of Tupiza in southern Bolivia

A Buddha statue at Baan Phor Liang Meun ... aka, the Terra Cotta Arts village in Chiang Mai

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Candles illuminate a Buddha statue at Wat Umong during an evening meditation

You can find lots of silver Buddhas at Wat Sri Suphan - aka, the Silver Temple - in Chiang Mai, Thailand

The sun and Moon Pagodas in Guilen, China

Inside the Iglesia de Santo Domingo in Cuenca, Ecuador

Sunset over a Buddha statue at That Khao in Wiang Kum Kam

An indigenous coca ceremony at the Paititi Institute in Iquitos, Peru

The gong and bell are integral parts of Buddhist culture

Buddha statues are everywhere in Bagan - like this one at the Sinmyarshin Temple

Although Buddhism is Chiang Mai's primary religion, there are quite a few churches in the city ... such as the Dendamrongtham Chapel

Phra Joy is always happy to meet travelers who visit Wat Phra Singh ... regardless of their religion

A Mudang (ceremonial priest) prays to the Dragon King during an exorcism in South Korea

Santuario de la Virgen del Socavon - Oruro, Bolivia

Discarded clay prayer oil containers are piled up for recycling at the Sri Maha Bodi in Anuradhapura

A local prays at the Santuario de la Virgen del Socavon in Oruro, Bolivia

A modern monk always travels with an iPhone and a selfie stick

Tibetan monks walk the streets of McLeod Ganj in Dharamshala, India

Wat Doi Suthep's golden temple is located high in the mountains of Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Tombs high above Copacabana and Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

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Blue hour at Wat Ketkaram in Chiang Mai

A sunburst behind Wat Phra Singh on a beautiful fall day

Changing of the guards at Deoksugung Palace in Seoul, South Korea

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