Main altar of Church Santo Domingo. Zacatecas, Mexico http://www.terragalleria.com/north-america/mexico/zacatecas/picture.mexi32315.html Murals and altars, Church of St Francis of Assisi, Old Goa. Goa, India http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/india/goa/picture.indi39478.html Pictures of the deceased for veneration on altar. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8091.html Venerated Statues of medieval Vietnam emperors. Hanoi, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8210.html Bride presented to the groom's ancestors in the presence of both parents during a wedding. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8094.html Prayer room, Saigon Caodai temple, district 5. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet50534.html Pranang Cave shrine, Rai Leh. Krabi Province, Thailand http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/thailand/railay/picture.thai48228.html Statues and sticks, Kuan Yin Teng temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48463.html Monks in worship, Giac Lam Pagoda, Tan Binh District. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet50487.html Woman at altar, Tam Son Hoi Quan Pagoda. Cholon, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet50472.html Spirit house and banyan roots, Phi-Phi island. Krabi Province, Thailand http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/thailand/ko-phi-phi/picture.thai48325.html Cheng Hoon Teng traditional Chinese temple. Malacca City, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/melaka/picture.mala48739.html Altar, Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site. Big Island, Hawaii, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/pacific/hawaii-big-island/big-island-west/picture.hawa49645.html Mountain summit and hawaiian altar. Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/pacific/hawaii-big-island/mauna-kea/picture.hawa49638.html Altar and retablo from Barcelona in the Serra Chapel. San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/california/picture.usca34713.html Prayer at altar in Mission Chapel. Los Angeles, California, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/california/picture.usca35474.html Decorated church altar. Guanajuato, Mexico http://www.terragalleria.com/north-america/mexico/guanajuato/picture.mexi32348.html Altar of Sword's Point, site of Thomas Beckett martyrdom, Canterbury Cathedral. Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom http://www.terragalleria.com/europe/united-kingdom/canterbury/picture.uken36091.html Shrine on the banks of the Ganges River at dawn. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/india/varanasi/picture.indi38966.html Elderly women praying in Nhi Thanh Cave. Lang Son, Northest Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7679.html Altar and Buddha statue in a troglodyte sanctuary of the Marble Mountains. Da Nang, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8317.html Religious figures and candles in roadside chapel. Mexico http://www.terragalleria.com/north-america/mexico/mexico-misc/picture.mexi32488.html Praying at an outdoor temple. Perfume Pagoda, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8241.html Statue of a medieval king of Vietnam, Hoa Lu. Ninh Binh, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8247.html Flowers, fruit, and incense offered on a grave. Ben Tre, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7960.html Altar, San Xavier del Bac Mission. Tucson, Arizona, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/america/arizona/tucson/picture.usaz33488.html Niche with rosaries, Sanctuario de Chimayo. New Mexico, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/america/new-mexico/taos-high-road/picture.usnm43915.html Altar in the crypt, The Cathedral of Christ the Light. Oakland, California, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/california/picture.usca44321.html Monkey statue in the Japanese Bridge, Hoi An. Hoi An, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7994.html Gilded and carved woodwork, Church of St Francis of Assisi altar, Old Goa. Goa, India http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/india/goa/picture.indi39481.html Yellow curtains, Altar, Saigon Caodai temple, district 5. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet50536.html Spirit houses and banyan tree. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48458.html Deified General Quan Cong, Tam Son Hoi Quan Pagoda. Cholon, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet50470.html Buddhist monks perform ceremony, Giac Lam Pagoda, Tan Binh District. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet50488.html Altar with a multiple-armed buddhist statue. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10181.html Cheng Hoon Teng, oldest Chinese temple in Malaysia (1646). Malacca City, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/melaka/picture.mala48736.html Spirit House, Tham Phra Nang, Rai Leh. Krabi Province, Thailand http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/thailand/railay/picture.thai48232.html Altar on the summit. Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/pacific/hawaii-big-island/mauna-kea/picture.hawa49637.html Altar and baroque retablo in the Serra Chapel. San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/california/picture.usca34710.html Altar in Tam Thanh Cave. Lang Son, Northest Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7682.html Guilded altar in Church Santo Domingo. Zacatecas, Mexico http://www.terragalleria.com/north-america/mexico/zacatecas/picture.mexi32316.html Altar and Nave, Canterbury Cathedral. Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom http://www.terragalleria.com/europe/united-kingdom/canterbury/picture.uken36086.html Quan Than pagoda. Hanoi, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet8211.html Metal cross festoned with rosaries, and crosses made of twigs, Sanctuario de Chimayo. New Mexico, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/america/new-mexico/taos-high-road/picture.usnm43921.html Altar in the mausoleum, Oakland Cathedral. Oakland, California, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/california/picture.usca44322.html Newly-wed couple prays at the groom's ancestral altar. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet7984.html Altar and palm tree at night, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. Hawaii, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/pacific/hawaii-big-island/kailua-kona/picture.hawa49541.html Secondary altar, Saigon Caodai temple, district 5. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet50551.html Carved stone dragons and main hall, Khoo Kongsi. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48499.html Row of statues, Giac Lam Pagoda, Tan Binh District. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet50486.html Altar, Ha Chuong Hoi Quan Pagoda. Cholon, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet50427.html Church of St Cajetan interior, Old Goa. Goa, India http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/india/goa/picture.indi39505.html Carved wooden phalluses, Phranang cave, Rai Leh. Krabi Province, Thailand http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/thailand/railay/picture.thai48230.html Altar. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10191.html 350 year old retablo made of hand-carved wood with a gold leaf overlay. San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/california/picture.usca34709.html Altar, soaring arches of the Nave, and stained glass, Canterbury Cathedral. Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom http://www.terragalleria.com/europe/united-kingdom/canterbury/picture.uken36089.html Ex-votoes, Sanctuario de Chimayo. New Mexico, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/america/new-mexico/taos-high-road/picture.usnm43919.html Altar of Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) inside Cheng Hoon Teng temple. Malacca City, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/melaka/picture.mala48737.html Altar, Saigon Caodai temple, district 5. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet50537.html Tablets with names on altar, Kuan Yin Teng temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48461.html Woman worshipping Quan Cong sacred red horse, Tam Son Hoi Quan Pagoda. Cholon, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet50471.html Richly decorated altar, Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa. Goa, India http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/india/goa/picture.indi39486.html Pranang Cave, Railay. Krabi Province, Thailand http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/thailand/railay/picture.thai48226.html Woman praying at the altar. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10182.html Niche with popular worship objects, Sanctuario de Chimayo. New Mexico, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/america/new-mexico/taos-high-road/picture.usnm43916.html All-knowing eye, Saigon Caodai temple, district 5. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet50542.html Tong Kheng Seah altar, Hock Tik Cheng Sin Temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48515.html Dragon bas-relief. Cholon, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10189.html Main altar, dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria, Se Cathedral , Old Goa. Goa, India http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/india/goa/picture.indi39464.html Ribons, Pranang cave shrine, Railay. Krabi Province, Thailand http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/thailand/railay/picture.thai48231.html Men worshipping in front of a large Buddha state, Xa Loi pagoda, district 3. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10183.html Cross festoned with popular devotion objects, Sanctuario de Chimayo. New Mexico, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/america/new-mexico/taos-high-road/picture.usnm43920.html Entrance, Dragon Mountain Hall (Khoo clanhouse). George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48501.html Tham Phra Nang cave sanctuary, Rai Leh. Krabi Province, Thailand http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/thailand/railay/picture.thai48227.html Altar dedicated to historic genies. Cholon, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/picture.viet10190.html Side chapel, Se Cathedral , Old Goa. Goa, India http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/india/goa/picture.indi39467.html Niche with miscellenous ex-votoes, Sanctuario de Chimayo. New Mexico, USA http://www.terragalleria.com/america/new-mexico/taos-high-road/picture.usnm43922.html Wishing wheels and altar, Hainan Temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48525.html Tham Phra Nang (princess cave) shrine, Railay. Krabi Province, Thailand http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/thailand/railay/picture.thai48229.html Altar, Church of St Cajetan, Old Goa. Goa, India http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/india/goa/picture.indi39504.html Altars and banyan. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48459.html Locals worship at Pranang Cave, Railay. Krabi Province, Thailand http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/thailand/railay/picture.thai48233.html Detail of gilded and carved woodwork, Church of St Francis of Assisi, Old Goa. Goa, India http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/india/goa/picture.indi39482.html Sticks with names in Chinese characters, Kuan Yin Teng temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48462.html Richly guilded main altar, Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa. Goa, India http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/india/goa/picture.indi39488.html Altar and wheels in motion, Hainan Temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48526.html Main altar, Church of St Francis of Assisi, Old Goa. Goa, India http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/india/goa/picture.indi39475.html Enormous paper lamps lighting main hall of Khoo Kongsi. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48495.html Side altar, Khoo Kongsi. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48506.html Fruit offering, Hock Tik Cheng Sin Temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48519.html Detail of Tong Kheng Seah altar, Hock Tik Cheng Sin Temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48517.html Altar, Dragon Mountain Hall (Khoo Kongsi). George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48491.html Motorcycle and altar outside townhouse. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48432.html Poh Hock Seah altar, Hock Tik Cheng Sin Temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48513.html Woman Worshiping inside Chinese temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48464.html Woman in prayer, altar and lanters, Kuan Yin Teng temple. George Town, Penang, Malaysia http://www.terragalleria.com/asia/malaysia/georgetown/picture.mala48466.html