Since the end of World War II, soldiers from around the world have journeyed to Lourdes where they seek healing and unity with one another at a week-long gathering known as the International Military Pilgrimage.

A 750-mile pilgrimage route connects 88 temples and shrines that claim connection to Japanese Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi.

Christian pilgrims walk the Jesus Trail in Jerusalem while American Jews celebrate Sukkot, the Feast of the Tabernacles.

Muslim pilgrims from Boston take part in the five-day pilgrimage, called the Hajj, from Medina to Mecca.

Millions gather for the Kumbh Mela, the Hindu festival in which pilgrims bathe where two sacred rivers meet.

The festival of Osun-Osgobo takes place every year in Osogbo, Nigeria, and celebrates the Yoruba goddess of fertility, Osun. The festival renews the contract between humans and the divine.