Religion

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

An 18-meter-long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.

Broken Catholic cross now worshiped in the voodoo faith.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.