Buddhist and Taoist Temples

Interior scenes of various temples showcasing worshippers, traditional decorations, and vibrant red lanterns, creating a spiritual and cultural atmosphere.

Fushimi Inari-Taisha Shrine. Kyoto. Japan.

People worshipping in the Jade Buddha Temple, a Buddhist temple in Shanghai, China.

Taoist Temple,Taipei, Taiwan, 2008 © Charles Bowman/Axiom

Malaysia, Penang, Georgetown, Chinese Temple Roof Hung With Red Lanterns For Chinese New Year With Richly Embroidered Flags In The Foreground.

Woman with fortune sticks at a temple at Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Malaysia, Rows of red lanterns hanging inside temple

Japan, Honshu Island, Kyoto. Fushimi Inari Taisha is a shrine dedicated to Inari, the Shinto Rice God. This Shrine actually has five shrines spread across its grounds, which also have about 10,000 Torii (gates), each donated by worshippers or companies whose name and addresses are written on the back.

Fushimi Inari-Taisha Shrine. Kyoto. Japan.

Worshipper praying at the Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China

Rotierende religiöse Elemente zum Berühren drehender buddhistischer Gebetsmühlen im buddhistischen Kloster. Gebetsmühlen im buddhistischen Stupa-Tempel. Buddhismus Religion Konzept. Rotating religious elements for touching turning spinning Buddhist prayer wheel at Buddhist monastery. Prayer wheels in Buddhist stupa temple. Buddhism religion concept Copyright: xZoonar.com/IuliiaxZavalishinax 22852864

Information signboard at Confucius Shrine, Nagasaki, Japan

Nepal, Katmandu, Kopan monastery

Japanese Figurine

Confucius, Quan Cong temple, Hoi An, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Asia, South Korea, Seoul, Buddhist temple

Ngoc Son temple, Hanoi, Vietnam

Local man making an offering in a Buddhist temple, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Korean Symbol

Kannon-do Tempel or Sensoji Temple, Asakusa Tokyo, Japan

A tourist taking picture of the Senso ji Temple in Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Man sitting by painted door of Chenghuang Temple (City God Temple), Shanghai, China

doi kham buddhist temple, chiang mai, thailand

Lanterns and decorations at Longshan temple, Taiwan.

China, Hong Kong, New Territories. Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple. Locals burning incense in front of temple.

New Year celebration at Shuri castle in Okinawa, Japan Okinawa, Japan - January 02, 2015: Dressed-up people performing a show at the traditional New Year celebration at Shuri-jo castle Copyright: xZoonar.com/OliverxFoerstnerx 13461768

China, Hong Kong, Chueng Chau. Incense sticks burning putside Kwan Kung pavilion on Chueng Chau, Hong Kong

Vietnamese tourists wearing dresses Ao dai with umbrellas at Citadel

Smaller metal and gold lanterns are representations of their ancient stone siblings. Kasuga-Taisha Shrine in Nara, Japan.

Thian Hock Keng temple. Singapore. (Singapour, Singapour)

Stone statue of Confucius, traditional pagoda in the background

Okinawa, Japan, January 02, 2015: Dressed-up people performing a show at the traditional New Year celebration at Shuri-jo castle, Asia

The interior of the Thian Hock Keng Chinese Temple on Telok Ayer Street in Singapore. This Hokkien temple is also known as the Temple of Heavenly Happiness. Built around 1840.

Asia, China, Fengdu. Ming Shang Temple, Temple of Hell entrance

Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims turn golden prayer wheels at Huiyuan Temple, Bamei, Sichuan Province, China

Woman making prayers at Buddhist Temple, Hue Historic Citadel, Hue, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam

A waitress dressed in a historic costume at the Bai Jia Da Yuan Restaurant in Beijing, China.

Nepal, Kirtipur, daily life

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of a dancer gracefully twirling in a vibrant maroon robe against the backdrop of the ancient Dzong's painted murals.

Monks in red robes inside Paro Dzong, Paro, Bhutan

Low angle view of Chinese lanterns hanging in a temple

Asia,China, Yunnan, Tuanshan village,

Prayer wheels at Labrang Monastery in Xiahe, Gansu, China.

Mongolia, Erdene Zuu Monastery; Kharkhorin, Temple

Monk at Dashchoilon Khiid Monastery

Chinese Practicing Tai Ji

Japan, Inuyama, Haritsuna Shrine,

Golden Tibetan prayer wheels in a lamasery

China, Beijing. Chinese New Year Spring Festival - worshippers touching sacred insriptions at Baiyun Guan White Cloud Taoist Temple.

Japan,Nikko,Futarasan Shrine,Temple Helpers Sweeping Shrine Grounds

Woman in traditional clothing in Temmangu Shrine, Osaka, Japan

Sin Sze Si Ya Temple (founded in 1864) near Central Market, capital city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia, SE Asia

Drums in Bell Tower, Xian, Shaanxi , China, Asia

woman man praying temple with burning incense 2

Statues of lord Buddha and his disciples at Dhamma chakka pavattana sutta wheel of law at Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xVivekxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

China, Beijing. Drummers inside The Drum Tower, a later Ming dynasty version originally built in 1273 marking the centre of the old Mongol capital, Asia.

A Chinese young woman praying and offering incense in a Buddhist temple; Shanzidou, Kinmen Island, Taiwan

Vietnam, Hoi An, chinese temple, at night,

Jakar Dzong, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of a vibrant dancer in traditional red robes strikes a pose against the backdrop of the intricately designed Jakar Dzong.

Yakushiji temple

Chinese Ethnic man playing string instrument at Kunming China Ethnic Minorities Village Park in their traditional costumes.

A man and women light incense sticks and pray during Chinese New Year celebrations, Sze Ya Temple, Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, ...

Gong (drum) in Likir gompa (Tibetan Buddhist monastery). Ladadkh, India

Japan, Inuyama, Haritsuna Shrine

Wishing Tree adorned with numerous red ribbons, Gudashengci Temple, Jinjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China, Asia.

Hanoi, Vietnam. Incense offering at Ngoc Son Pagoda (Temple of the Jade Mound), a Buddhist temple on a small island on Hoan Kiem Lake.

Woman playing the guzheng, Chinese zither, Kangding, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan, China.

Asian man in a kimono prays with a book Asian appearance young man in a kimono prays with a book ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/AleksandrxKichiginx 11446624 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Woman Lighting Incense at The Lamma Temple, Beijing, China

Japan, Gifu prefecture, Takayama (also known as Hida-Takayama), team of men pose in front of elaborate festival float (yatai) during Sanno Festival of Hie Jinja Shrine, held annually in April.

Japan, Kyushu, Nagasaki, Confucian Shrine, Chinese monument, statues,

Incense burner in a temple in Hong Kong

China, Macau. Historic central Macau, UNESCO. Na Tcha Temple, traditional Chinese temple, c. 1888, dragon pot for burning incense in front of temple.

Buddhist Longshan temple in the city center of Taipei, people praying and burning incense while a tourist take a picture; Taipei, Taiwan, China

Japan, Gifu prefecture, Takayama (also known as Hida-Takayama), men pull elaborate festival float (yatai) in Gonjunko Procession during Sanno Festival of Hie Jinja Shrine, held annually in April.

Large red wooden gong on linen wrapped chain hanging next to traditional metal Buddhist temple bell in South Korea

Pau Kong Temple. Worshipper.

Japan, Kansai, Osaka City, Shitennoji Temple

Vietnam, Da Nang. Historic village of Hoi An. Assembly Hall of the Cantonese Chinese Congregation. Colorful Chinese temple. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Phuoc Long Buddhist pagoda. Monks praying at Vesak ceremony. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

Confucius Grave, Shandong Province, China. Confucius died in 479 BC is buried in this graveyard with 100,000 of his descendants.

Ba Thien Hau Chinese Temple. Buddhist woman praying with incense sticks. Faith concept. Woman praying with incense sticks in her hand. Ho Chi Monh city. Vietnam.

Gangtey village, Bhutan - 20 September 2025: View of monks in deep maroon robes stand absorbed in a phone, framed by the ornate Gangtey Monastery.

Woman throwing money into urn for luck, Liurong Temple, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Priest hitting giant drum, Meiji-Jingu Shrine, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, Japan

a woman walks around the Shaolin monastery. China

DEC 4, 2018 Tokyo, Japan - Kanda Myojin Shrine wooden god guard statue in war lord costume and holding bow at main entrance gate. Most of Japanese shrine or temple has this kind of guardian statue

Caucasian woman wearing traditional hanbok at Gyeonbokgung Palace

South Korea, Songnisan National Park, Popchusa, View Through Temple Corridor With Sillhouette Of People In Prayer

Contemporarily dressed young woman offers burning incense and prays at Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China

Buddhist monks honouring Wenshus the birthday celebrations, red columns of temple, Xiantong Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China

Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Gandantegchinlen Monastery Interior With Mongolian Buddhist Monks.

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of a monk in a red robe gracefully leaps within the Dzong's intricately painted walls, a dance of devotion in the soft light.

Jakar, Bhutan - 24 September 2025: View of a monk gracefully dancing within the ornately decorated walls of the Dzong, vibrant murals contrasting with the dark wood.

Pilgrims spin prayer wheels at Sakya Monastery - Sakya, Tibet.

Portrait beautiful smiles Asian young woman wearing red traditional Chinese cheongsam decoration for Chinese New Year Festival at Chinese shrine in Thailand

Red prayer ribbons tied to stone lion, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai, China

Festival

Asia, China, Hong Kong. Taoist worshippers at Wong Tai Sin Temple in Kowloon

A_Ma Temple, Macau, China, Asia

China, Beijing, Lama Temple. People Lighting Incense During Worship In The Temple Courtyard

Two monks with orange umbrellas walking through the streets of Cambodia.

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