Nepal, Kathmandu, Small, candle-lit niche in the shrine to Ajima, goddess of smallpox, containing an ancient, seated Buddha, blacked by candle soot, and decorated with red powder, with rice grains and...

Nepal, Kathmandu, Two small, candle-lit niches in the shrine to Ajima, goddess of smallpox, containing Buddhist deities.

Nepal, Kthamandu, Sick man begs for alms near Swayambhunath Stupa.

Scotland, Black Isle, Munlochy, Clootie Well, Clothing hanging from trees as part of an ancient pre Christian tradition. Pilgrims a make offerings to the spring or well in the hope to have an illness...

Scotland, Black Isle, Munlochy, Clootie Well, Clothing hanging from trees as part of an ancient pre Christian tradition. Pilgrims a make offerings to the spring or well in the hope to have an illness...

Scotland, Black Isle, Munlochy, Clootie Well, Clothing hanging from trees as part of an ancient pre Christian tradition. Pilgrims a make offerings to the spring or well in the hope to have an illness...

Scotland, Black Isle, Munlochy, Clootie Well, Clothing hanging from trees as part of an ancient pre Christian tradition. Pilgrims a make offerings to the spring or well in the hope to have an illness...

A woman collecting water from a lake source. Contaminated water sources are the leading cause of stomach illness in Africa.

A woman collecting water from a lake source. Contaminated water sources are the leading cause of stomach illness in Africa.