Sacred Landscapes and Structures

Dramatic landscapes featuring prayer walls, ancient churches, and monuments, blending spirituality with the natural beauty of their environments.

Europe, Spain, A religious shrine sits on top of steep sea cliffs between Las Puntas and Frontera

Nepal, Mustang, Drakhmar, Prayer Wall Made From Stacked Stones Engraved With Prayers And With Prayer Flags Flying Above.

Lamaria Church, a medieval Georgian Orthodox church in the community of Ushguli in Upper Svaneti, Georgia; Ushguli, Svaneti, Georgia

Prayer flags & monastery

Iceland, Statue of Bardur Snaefellsnes, Deity of Mt. Snaefell.

San Julian Urban Scene, Patagonia, Argentina Religious christian monument located in the first place on which was celebrated a mass in South America, San Julian, Argentina Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 10835403

Africa, Ethiopia; Lalibela. Chorus of Christian priests during timkat (epiphany) festival

Europe, Spain, A religious shrine sits on top of steep sea cliffs between Las Puntas and Frontera

A commercial Solar Cell phone tower, mani stones and prayers flags and a small stupa or Buddhist temple

Terlingua Ghost Town Graveyard with crosses

Antarctica, Peninsula Region, Chilean Base Gonzalez Videla. Gentoo Penguin Nesting Next To A Statue Of The Virgin Mary

Church at hillside, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Two novice Buddhist monks in front of a statue of the reclining Budha, Wat Lokayasutharam, Ayuthaya Historical Park, Ayuthaya Ayutthaya, UNESCO World ...

shankaracharya temple, srinagar, kashmir, India, Asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Tibet, Shigatse, the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery

Santuario de LLuc, siglo XVII, monte de los misterios, Escorca, Sierra de Tramuntana, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

Prayer flags in Phobjikha, a glacial valley on the western slopes of the Black Mountains. The valley is a designated conservation area.

Christian religious ceremony in a cave (where there is a source of Holy Water) at St. Neakutoleab Monestry near Lalibela. Ethiopia.

Tibetan nuns cicumambulating Mt. Kailsh.

Middle-aged woman hiking from Kasern to Prettau, Ahrntal, Province of Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy, destination the Holy Spirit Chapel near Kasern

Muslim cemetery in Central Asia Muslim cemetery in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan Copyright: xZoonar.com/EvgenyxDubinchukx 5354619

Religious Sculpture, Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland

Cristo Rei of Dili statue, Dili, East Timor, Southeast Asia, Asia

A mani wall in Pangboche, the Sherpa village of the Khumbu Region, a bit off the main Everest Base Camp trekking route. Religious structures like this are built along pathways in areas where Tibetan Buddhism is the dominant religion. Inscriptions of the Tibetan script on stones, reading Om mani padme hum mantra, can be clearly seen in this picture. Everest Region, the Himalayas. Sagarmatha National Park, the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia

A view of Crosses above graves at a cemetery in a village.

Graves in a cemetery, Cahuachi, Nazca, Ica Region, Peru

New Mexico, Santa Fe - Rancho De Las Golondrinas - Wood Cross In A Field

San Lorenzo del Escorial (Community of Madrid), 04/27/2018. Basilica and Cross in the Valley of the Fallen. Photo: Guillermo Navarro ARCHDC.

Mani stone and Gurla Mandhata from Chiu monastery, Lake Manosarovar, Central Asia, Tibet

Shey Gompa Monastery with Mani stones

Niger, Agadez, Sahara Desert, Tenere, Ekaney. Ancient rock engravings of two people. The figure on the right is an armed warrior.

Kyrgyzstan, Roadside Muslim cemetery near Lake Issyk Kul

Prayer Flags and Taksang Monastery near Paro, Bhutan

China, TibetGanden Monastery. A pilgrim hurls flaglets with images of meditational and protector deities into the air on a hilltop above Ganden. Ganden was the first Gelugpa school monastery.

Traditional Style Northern Ethiopian Church With Ornate Painted Walls; Ethiopia

Church procession. Christians. Axum.

Church on snowy terrain under gloomy sky

Tombstone made of wood in this old abandoned cemetery

Pinggau, wayside crucifix cross, full moon, Steirisches Thermenland - Oststeiermark, Styria, Austria

Two women in prayer

Large carved face at Bukit Kasih, a volcanic tourist park with fumarole fields, a world peace themed tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia Copyright: RobertxFrancis 83-13450

Religious statue sits in front of hill on cloudy day in Ireland.

Turkey, Cappadocia, Goreme, Red Valley, Hacli Kilise is the Turkish title for the church. It means the church with the cross, Frescoes on ceiling, superstitous gouging has taken place to eradicate the evil eye.

Large carved face at Bukit Kasih, a volcanic tourist park with fumarole fields, a world peace themed tower and worship houses of five major religions, Bukit Kasih, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Nepal, Mustang, traditional festival

Buddhist Prayer Flags Bhutan

Shrine

A view of Crosses above graves at a cemetery in a village.

Prayer wall Mustang Nepal

Mani Stones and Prayer Flags in Himalayas, Nepal Manang, Nepal - October 28, 2014: Two people walking past Mani Stones and Prayer Flags in Annapurna Conservation Area. Copyright: xZoonar.com/OliverxFoerstnerx 16495394

Prayer scarves at the Erdene Zuu monastery complex in Kharakhorum (Karakorum), Mongolia, Mongolias largest monastery, (UNESCO World Heritage Site).

Ancient stone statues guard the entrance to Manzshir Monastery established 1733AD, Bogd Uul (Sainrs) Mountains

pilgrim graffiti on the steep path up to the monastery, Skellig Michael island, Mainistir Fhionáin (St. Fionan's Monastery), county Kerry, Ireland, United Kingdom.

Prayer flags, Chelela Pass, Paro Valley, Paro District, Bhutan

Flags in Kyunglung monastery in Tibet, China

Mellanamerika, Mexico, Chiapas, San Cristobal. Gravplats i indianby dagen efter de dödas dag. Plankorna skall hindra de dädas andar att komma upp ur jorden

Shaman at Tipùn, located east of Cusco, are Inca ruins, Peru

Low angle view of rock church at ,Abiy Addi, Ethiopia, Afar

VISTA DEL MONTE DONDE SEGUN LA BIBLIA JESUS HIZO FRENTE AL MALIGNO. Location: MONTE DE LAS TENTACIONES. JERICHO. ISRAEL.

CANADA, ALBERTA, DRUMHELLER, CANADIAN BADLANDS, JESUS STATUE

Small Jesus altar along the hiking trails through the vineyards, UNESCO World Heritage Wachau Cultural Landscape, Stein district near Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Statue of the Virgin on Christian pilgrimage route of Camino de Santiago (St. James' Way) near St. Jean, France, Europe

USA, Nevada, Ryolite Beatty, The Last Supper - 1985 modern sculpture

Islam. Mohammedan pilgrimages. Pilgrimage camp. Manoa, near Mecca. Saudi Arabia. Engraving, 1882. Color.

A small chorten strewn with prayer flags marks the top of a hill near Ringmo in the remote Dolpa region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Statue of Reclining Buddha in a temple, Wat Lokayasutharam, Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ayuthaya, Thailand

90 Foot Statue of Mary called Our Lady of the Rockies overlooks Butte Montana at Sunrise

Cross At Ayquina, Antofagasta Region, Chile

The way of Saint James Alto del Perdon top with steel sculpture of pilgrims at Navarra

The way of Saint James Alto del Perdon top with steel sculpture of pilgrims at Navarra

Hindu pilgrimage Amar Nath Yatra - Kashmir

Hanging Temple, Temple, Shanxi Province, China, Asia,

Mount Popa, Mount Popa (Popa Taung Kalat) pilgrimage site, Nat temples, relic sites atop the mountain, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)

Georgia, Mtskheta, Juta. Set of beehives in Juta, with a stone cross in the background.

Young man making offering at small altar at Jade Mountain Tempe; Hanoi, Vietnam

Row of stone carved seated Buddhas at temple at Manbulsa Temple in Yeongcheon, South Korea, Asia

Peru, Northern, 'Road Side Cross, With River And Flood Plain In Back-Ground On Road From Cajamarca To Chiclayo. '

Owoo A so -called owoo, a bunch of artificially created piles, which is decorated with all kinds of ritual things, such as prayer flags and offerings such as milk and dishes, copyright: xzoonar.com/frankxwagnerx 22214300

Three Buddhist monks carry firewood high above the mountain village of Khare, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

interior of the Catholic Cathedral in Prague / cathedral in the czech republic, inside the church, the Catholic interior

Western Mongolia. Ovoo, sacred cairn, part of Mongolian shamanic traditions, found at the top of mountains. The blue colored Mongolian prayer flags symbolize the color of the sky and are associated with sky, purity and healing. (Editorial Use Only)

Praying stones on the Kailash Kora, Western Tibet, Asia

Easter morning, Golgotha hill with silhouettes of the cross, Resurrection background with sunlight, abstract background with copy space for text

Local tribal women gather near the 322 feet Hundru waterfall to feast Shiva, the Supreme being in Hindu Shaivism, and beseech health and strength for their menfolk, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, Asia Copyright: JohnxHarden 722-218 Editorial Use Only

Loudspeaker echoing across the village of Ban Phapoun Mai of the Akha Phixo ethnic group, Phongsali Province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Prayer flags, Chim-puk Hermitage near Tsethang close to Lhasa, Tibet, Asia

Pile of Ibex & ram horns making a lhatho (or latho) acting as a sacred place protector at Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Upper Leh valley, Ladakh, Jammu&Kashmir, India.

Prayer place at roadside, Northern Chile

Buddhist words painted on rocks and praying flags by the river, Tagong, western Sichuan, China

Religious statue, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, Europe

Traditional mountain bonfires for the summer solstice in the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena near Ehrwald Traditional mountain bonfires for the summer solstice in the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena around the Ehrwald Lermoos Biberwier basin Copyright: xZoonar.com/MichaelxPedrottix 21981034

Saeben Monastery near Klausen in the Eisack Valley in South Tyrol. Saeben Monastery is one of the religious centers in South Tyrol and landmark of the city of Klausen (Chiusa). South Tyrol, Italy.

Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland; Roadside crucifix and holy statues

Offerings at Ku'emanu Heiau (temple devoted to surfing), Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Large format sizes available)

Local Maasai assistant Priest, Michael Chichilai, standing outside his church in the rain with his congregation after a Sunday service in Roman Catholic denomination church, Irkeepusi, Ngorongoro, Tanzania, Africa. 2021.

Setting up a traditional Yurt. Folk and Sport Festival commemorating Mr. Koshomkul, a sportsman and folk hero of the last century, Kyrgyzstan. (Editorial Use Only)

Córdoba, 04/20/2020. Plaza de Capuchinos with the Christ of the Lanterns, with vegetation on the ground, due to the confinement of the coronavirus. Photo: Valerio Merino ARCHCOR.

Orthodox chapel, hikers, mother and children, Naxos, Cyclades, Greece, Europe

Verehrung von Buddha auf dem Weg zum Aryapala Initiation und Meditations-Zentrum Verehrung von Buddha auf dem Weg zum Aryapala Initiation und Meditations-Zentrum, Gorchi-Tereldsch-Nationalpark, Tereldsch, Mongolei / Honoring Buddha en route to the Buddhist monastery Aryapala Initiation and Meditation Center, Gorkhi Terelj National Park, Terelj, Mongolia Copyright: xZoonar.com/Mikex 12085974

Roadside shrine; Pampa de Tana, Chile

Rocks painted with prayer words in the river, Tagong, western Sichuan, China

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