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Altars

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350 year old retablo made of hand-carved wood with a gold leaf overlay. San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, USA (color)

Main altar of Church Santo Domingo. Zacatecas, Mexico (color)

Murals and altars, Church of St Francis of Assisi, Old Goa. Goa, India (color)

Statue of a medieval king of Vietnam, Hoa Lu. Ninh Binh, Vietnam (color)

Quan Than pagoda. Hanoi, Vietnam (color)

Men worshipping in front of a large Buddha state, Xa Loi pagoda, district 3. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Women worshipping, An Quang Pagoda, district 10. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Buddha statues, Hang Pagoda. Tra Vinh, Vietnam (color)

Inside main room, Guandu Temple. Taipei, Taiwan (color)

Confuscian figure on altar, Wen Wu temple. Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan (color)

Buddhist funeral. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Curbside altar at night. Hoi An, Vietnam (color)

Main hall altar during buddhist service, Longshan Temple. Lukang, Taiwan (color)

Altar, San Xavier del Bac Mission. Tucson, Arizona, USA (color)

Altar to Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh Museum. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Shrine on the banks of the Ganges River at dawn. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India (color)

Altar in Tam Thanh Cave. Lang Son, Northest Vietnam (color)

Altar, Ha Chuong Hoi Quan Pagoda. Cholon, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Altar and Buddha statue in grotto. Da Nang, Vietnam (color)

Decorated church altar. Guanajuato, Mexico (color)

Altar of Sword's Point, site of Thomas Beckett martyrdom, Canterbury Cathedral. Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom (color)

Religious figures and candles in roadside chapel. Mexico (color)

Side altar, Khoo Kongsi. George Town, Penang, Malaysia (color)

Flowers, fruit, and incense offered on a grave. Ben Tre, Vietnam (color)

Prayer at altar in Mission Chapel. Los Angeles, California, USA (color)

Ex-votoes, Sanctuario de Chimayo. New Mexico, USA (color)

Pranang Cave shrine, Rai Leh. Krabi Province, Thailand (color)

Altar in the crypt, The Cathedral of Christ the Light. Oakland, California, USA (color)

Praying at an outdoor temple. Perfume Pagoda, Vietnam (color)

Spirit house and banyan roots, Phi-Phi island. Krabi Province, Thailand (color)

Gilded and carved woodwork, Church of St Francis of Assisi altar, Old Goa. Goa, India (color)

Pictures of the deceased for veneration on altar. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Chandelier and altar, Phung Son Pagoda, district 11. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Church altar. Tra Vinh, Vietnam (color)

Curbside altar in front of bar. Hoi An, Vietnam (color)

Alley at night with temple altar glowing red. Lukang, Taiwan (color)

Confuscian statues on altar, Wen Wu temple. Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan (color)

Reflections, West Side building, Confuscius Temple. Taipei, Taiwan (color)

Altar and baroque retablo in the Serra Chapel. San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, USA (color)

Altar and Nave, Canterbury Cathedral. Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom (color)

Fruit offering, Hock Tik Cheng Sin Temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia (color)

Bride presented to the groom's ancestors in the presence of both parents during a wedding. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Dragon bas-relief. Cholon, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Guilded altar in Church Santo Domingo. Zacatecas, Mexico (color)

Altar and Buddha statue in a troglodyte sanctuary of the Marble Mountains. Da Nang, Vietnam (color)

Cross festoned with popular devotion objects, Sanctuario de Chimayo. New Mexico, USA (color)

Elderly women praying in Nhi Thanh Cave. Lang Son, Northest Vietnam (color)

Spirit House, Tham Phra Nang, Rai Leh. Krabi Province, Thailand (color)

Venerated Statues of medieval Vietnam emperors. Hanoi, Vietnam (color)

Cheng Hoon Teng traditional Chinese temple. Malacca City, Malaysia (color)

Prayer room, Saigon Caodai temple, district 5. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Altar in the mausoleum, Oakland Cathedral. Oakland, California, USA (color)

Woman prays below reclining Buddha statue. Ta Cu Mountain, Vietnam (color)

Tran Hung Dao statue in Ngoc Son Temple. Hanoi, Vietnam (color)

Altar, Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site. Big Island, Hawaii, USA (color)

Mountain summit and hawaiian altar. Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii, USA (color)

Altar and palm tree at night, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. Hawaii, USA (color)

Main altar, dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria, Se Cathedral , Old Goa. Goa, India (color)

Altar with a multiple-armed buddhist statue. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Inside Phung Son Pagoda, district 11. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Buddhas in main temple, Hang Pagoda. Tra Vinh, Vietnam (color)

Altar, Guandu Temple. Taipei, Taiwan (color)

Offerings, altar and reflections, Wen Wu temple. Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan (color)

Fruit offering on temple altar. Hoi An, Vietnam (color)

Altar with Black-Faced Matsu, Tienhou Temple. Lukang, Taiwan (color)

Altar and retablo from Barcelona in the Serra Chapel. San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, USA (color)

Newly-wed couple prays at the groom's ancestral altar. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Altar, soaring arches of the Nave, and stained glass, Canterbury Cathedral. Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom (color)

Niche with rosaries, Sanctuario de Chimayo. New Mexico, USA (color)

Altar dedicated to historic genies. Cholon, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Statues and sticks, Kuan Yin Teng temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia (color)

Pranang Cave, Railay. Krabi Province, Thailand (color)

Cheng Hoon Teng, oldest Chinese temple in Malaysia (1646). Malacca City, Malaysia (color)

Altar and Buddha statue in cave. Da Nang, Vietnam (color)

Alter below largest Vietnam Buddha statue. Ta Cu Mountain, Vietnam (color)

Altar, Saigon Caodai temple, district 5. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Altar on the summit. Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii, USA (color)

Church of St Cajetan interior, Old Goa. Goa, India (color)

Women worshipping in Phung Son Pagoda, district 11. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Tran Hung Dao shrine interior. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Ceiling and altar in gate, Wen Wu temple. Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan (color)

Tourist praying at tunnel entrance, Guandu Temple. Taipei, Taiwan (color)

Quan Cong altar in Ong Chinese Pagoda. Tra Vinh, Vietnam (color)

Black-Faced Matsu, Matsu Temple. Lukang, Taiwan (color)

Woman tends to altar on street at dusk. Hoi An, Vietnam (color)

Spirit houses and banyan tree. George Town, Penang, Malaysia (color)

Metal cross festoned with rosaries, and crosses made of twigs, Sanctuario de Chimayo. New Mexico, USA (color)

Woman worshipping Quan Cong sacred red horse, Tam Son Hoi Quan Pagoda. Cholon, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Carved wooden phalluses, Phranang cave, Rai Leh. Krabi Province, Thailand (color)

Altar of Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) inside Cheng Hoon Teng temple. Malacca City, Malaysia (color)

Bhuddist altar at the entrance of Huyen Khong cave. Da Nang, Vietnam (color)

All-knowing eye, Saigon Caodai temple, district 5. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Richly decorated altar, Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa. Goa, India (color)

Kim Hoa Thanh Mau, Jade Emperor Pagoda, district 3. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Le Van Duyet altar, Binh Thanh district. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (color)

Monk lighting incense at Ang Pagoda altar. Tra Vinh, Vietnam (color)

Main altar, Guandu Temple. Taipei, Taiwan (color)

Buddha statues and reflections. Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan (color)

Monkey statue in the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An. Hoi An, Vietnam (color)

Carved stone dragons and main hall, Khoo Kongsi. George Town, Penang, Malaysia (color)

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