Religions: Fascinating Photos

Buddhist Mask. Credit: Dr. Armin Kunne

Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), Ethiopia, fighters praying. Credit: Jonathan Alpeyrie

A Chechen man prays during the battle for Grozny. The flame in the background is coming from a gas pipeline which was hit by shrapnel. Credit: Mikhail Evstafiev

The lotus flower symbolizes detachment from worldly desires and illusions according to the Hindu religious scriptures. Credit: Bahman Farzad

Wooden representation of Jesus Christ on a cross, at the highest point of the Klein Matterhorn, 3883 meters. Credit: an untrained eye

Skull, symbol of the Day of the Dead, a joyful celebration of remembrance of those who have died and the continuation of life, Mexico. Credit: Lourdes Place