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Corallites of Honeycomb Coral, (Diploastrea heliopora), classified as Near Threatened, Underwater Temple dive site, Pemuteran, Buleleng Regency,

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Corallites of Honeycomb Coral, (Diploastrea heliopora), classified as Near Threatened, Underwater Temple dive site, Pemuteran, Buleleng Regency, Bali, Indonesia

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Religious celebration in a temple with an Asian Cobra India

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Religious celebration in a temple with an Asian Cobra India

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Roundleaf Bat flying in the Khao Chong Pran cave Thailand ; The Center for Fine Art Photography<br>Animalia Exhibition 2010<br>Cave of the Buddhist temple of Khao Chong Phran<br/>Province of Ratchaburi<br/>After a decline due to an unrestrained hunting, the millions of Bats which occupies this cave are protected by the law and guards and monks take care that neither disturb or capture any more these flying Mammals. The big troop which flies away at the end of the day will capture 30 to 40 tons of insects in only one night! The monks ensure the exploitation and the sale of the invaluable guano collected in the cave. As for the frugivorous Flying foxes, they pollinate precious fruit trees.

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Roundleaf Bat flying in the Khao Chong Pran cave Thailand ; The Center for Fine Art Photography
Animalia Exhibition 2010
Cave of the Buddhist

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Roundleaf Bat flying in the Khao Chong Pran cave Thailand ; The Center for Fine Art Photography
Animalia Exhibition 2010
Cave of the Buddhist temple of Khao Chong Phran
Province of Ratchaburi
After a decline due to an unrestrained hunting, the millions of Bats which occupies this cave are protected by the law and guards and monks take care that neither disturb or capture any more these flying Mammals. The big troop which flies away at the end of the day will capture 30 to 40 tons of insects in only one night! The monks ensure the exploitation and the sale of the invaluable guano collected in the cave. As for the frugivorous Flying foxes, they pollinate precious fruit trees.

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Beautiful pavilion on westside of Huangshan mountains. Yellow mountains. Anhui

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Beautiful pavilion on westside of Huangshan mountains. Yellow mountains. Anhui province, China, Asia

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Temple on Mont Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan. The path winds through Mount Yoshino, dotted with temples and Shinto shrines, as well

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Temple on Mont Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan. The path winds through Mount Yoshino, dotted with temples and Shinto shrines, as well as teahouses and boutiques.

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Tōnan-in, temple in Yoshino, Nara prefecture, Honshu island,

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Tōnan-in, temple in Yoshino, Nara prefecture, Honshu island, Japan. Tōnan-in is a Buddhist temple, located in Yoshino and home to the guardian deity of Mount Omine. It was built during the second half of the 7th century.

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Danjô-Garan pagoda, Kōyasan, Wakayama prefecture, Japan. The Danjô-Garan temple complex, located in the middle of the forest, was the starting point

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Danjô-Garan pagoda, Kōyasan, Wakayama prefecture, Japan. The Danjô-Garan temple complex, located in the middle of the forest, was the starting point of the Kôyasan monastic complex.

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Statuettes (Jizô) in the Okunoi necropolis, Mount Koya, Osaka, Japan. The statuettes are the protectors of deceased children, dressed in bibs by

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Statuettes (Jizô) in the Okunoi necropolis, Mount Koya, Osaka, Japan. The statuettes are the protectors of deceased children, dressed in bibs by local inhabitants, who also place offerings at their feet.

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Set of Jizô, statuettes from Okunoi cemetery, Mount Koya, Osaka, Japan. These statuettes are the protectors of deceased children, dressed in bibs by

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Set of Jizô, statuettes from Okunoi cemetery, Mount Koya, Osaka, Japan. These statuettes are the protectors of deceased children, dressed in bibs by local inhabitants, who also place offerings at their feet.

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Walkway leading to the entrance of a Kôyasan temple, southeast Osaka, Honshu Island, Japan. Mount Koya (or Koyasan) is home to 117 Buddhist temples.

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Walkway leading to the entrance of a Kôyasan temple, southeast Osaka, Honshu Island, Japan. Mount Koya (or Koyasan) is home to 117 Buddhist temples. It is the final stage of the Shikohu pilgrimage, a major event in the spiritual life of the Japanese.

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Kongōbu-ji Buddhist temple, Kōyasan, Wakay prefecture, Japan. Kongōbu-ji is the main temple in the 117-temple complex on Mount Kōya.

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Kongōbu-ji Buddhist temple, Kōyasan, Wakay prefecture, Japan. Kongōbu-ji is the main temple in the 117-temple complex on Mount Kōya.

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Tori in the Oku-noin necropolis, Japan's largest cemetery, Mount

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Tori in the Oku-noin necropolis, Japan's largest cemetery, Mount Koya, Osaka, Japan. This sacred necropolis encloses 200,000 tombstones, shaded by centuries-old japan cedars.

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Pura Agun Besakih Temple (Rendang, Karangasem). Comprising 23 temples. Located on the slopes of the Agung volcano. Eastern part of the island of

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Pura Agun Besakih Temple (Rendang, Karangasem). Comprising 23 temples. Located on the slopes of the Agung volcano. Eastern part of the island of Bali. Indonesia

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Dushara Temple. Little Petra (Siq al-Barid), Petra. Archaeological site located 14 km north of the most popular Tesoro: it is also a Nabataean

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Dushara Temple. Little Petra (Siq al-Barid), Petra. Archaeological site located 14 km north of the most popular Tesoro: it is also a Nabataean site, with buildings carved into the walls of sandstone canyons. Jordan.

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Wagler's Palm Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) female, Penang, Malaysia

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Wagler's Palm Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) female, Penang, Malaysia

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Bornean Keeled Green Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus), female, Poring, Sabah, Malaysia

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Bornean Keeled Green Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus), female, Poring, Sabah, Malaysia

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Borneon Keeled Pit Viper ( Tropidolaemus subannulatus,)Formerly part of the Wagler's Pit Viper species, curled up on a tree branch, Deramakot Forest

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Borneon Keeled Pit Viper ( Tropidolaemus subannulatus,)Formerly part of the Wagler's Pit Viper species, curled up on a tree branch, Deramakot Forest Reserve which is a nature reserve in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, North Borneo, Southeast Asia

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Broad Banded Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus laticinctus), male, Sulawesi

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Broad Banded Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus laticinctus), male, Sulawesi

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Broad Banded Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus laticinctus), female on a branch, Sulawesi

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Broad Banded Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus laticinctus), female on a branch, Sulawesi

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Broad Banded Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus laticinctus), female, Sulawesi

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