Religion Picture Galleries

Kevin Frayer photographs Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns at the Utmost Bliss Dharma Assembly.

Security was tight on the rain-soaked campus of the University of Nairobi.

Photos of Hindu devotees making offerings to the sun god in rivers across India and Nepal.

Diwali is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains around the world.

Shia Muslims beat their heads and chests with chains and knives, and gash their heads with swords.

India is celebrating the Hindu festival of Dussehra, signifying the triumph of good over evil.

IBTimesUK presents a gallery of celebrations held during the nine-day Hindu Navratri festival, leading up to Dussehra.

Devotees pierce both cheeks and thread skewers through the holes. Some go a bit further.

The remains of Maria Goretti, one of youngest saints in in the Catholic Church, are on a tour of the United States.

Hindu pilgrims have been cleansing their sins at the Kumbh Mela (Pitcher Festival) for more than 2,000 years.

An Islamic school in Indonesia allows members of the transgender community to pray together.

Muslims around the world are marking the start of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.

Colourful Corpus Christi processions around the world, from Latin America to Bavaria.

Borobudur, built in the 9th century, is the world's largest Buddhist temple.

Orthodox Christians around the world are celebrating Easter this weekend.

A Buddhist temple in Tokyo offers a high-tech resting place for those seeking a brighter afterlife.

Photos of Holy Week celebrations in Spain, Venezuela, the Philippines and more.

The Poy Sang Long festival is a rite of passage held every year among the Tai Yai people of Myanmar and Thailand.

Christians around the world marked Palm Sunday, the day the Bible says Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey.

A hot plate, left on for the Sabbath, has been blamed for the fire that killed seven children.

Newroz is an important festival marking the arrival of spring and the Persian new year.

People throw coloured powder and water at each other to celebrate Holi, the festival of colour.

Many of the couples met just before the wedding and didn't speak the same language.

Once a year, the elegant seaside Greek town of Galaxidi explodes into chaotic childishness.

A thousand men wearing identical masks or feathered hats throw oranges at the residents of Binche.

Hindus celebrate Thaipusam, a religious celebration dedicated to Lord Murugan, the god of war.

Unmarried Hindu women in Nepal are fasting for a month in the hope they will find a good husband.

Pope Francis has received a rock star's welcome in the Philippines.

One man has died as millions clamour to touch the Jesus of the Black Nazarene statue in Manila.

Christians celebrate Epiphany – when the Three Kings arrived in Bethlehem to give Jesus gifts.