Swaya

Mani Wall / Yak skulls and stones inscribed with the Buddhist mantra "Om mani Padme hum" (Praise to the jewel of the Lotus) / Near Lake Manasarovar, Ngari, Tibet

Prayer Wheels and Butter Lamps / Surrounding the Buddhist Stupa at Swayambunath / Swayambunath, Kathmandu, Nepal

Grace / A bridal procession returns from a small temple on the lake / Udaipur, India

Windkraft / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Drift / Rajasthan, India

Hope / Baltic Sea, Germany

Anchor and Offerings / Obligatory offerings to the Goddess of the Sea, an ancient tradition pre-dating Buddhism / Ang Thong Archipelago, Thailand

Ripple / A worshiper performing ablutions in the sacred river / The Ganges River, Varanasi, India

Time / The temple of Ta Prohm covered in the roots of a massive Banyan tree. Bullet holes in the roots beside the entrance bear solemn witness to Cambodia's tragic history. / Ta Prohm, Angkor, Cambodia

Brahma Dawn / Pushkar, India

Prayer Flags Above Dzongri / Dzongri, West Sikkim, India

Vishnu / Offerings cover the face of Vishnu / Kathmandu, Nepal

Prayer Flags over the Lalung La / Lalung La Pass, Tsang, Tibet

Sunbath / Boudnath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal