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  • Girl contemplates under a blossom covered tree. Hampstead Heath (locally known as "the Heath") is a large, ancient London park, covering 320 hectares (790 acres). This grassy public space is one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate. The Heath is rambling and hilly, embracing ponds, recent and ancient woodlands.
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  • Laurence Freeman at The World Community for Christian Meditation Centre, London where he is the director.<br />
He is a Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Monte Oliveto and an author of several books, he has conducted dialogues and peace initiatives such as the historic Way of Peace with the Dalai Lama and is active in inter-religious dialogue with other faiths.
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  • Laurence Freeman, Benedictine monk leads an interfaith meditation session at The World Community for Christian Meditation Centre, London where he is the director.<br />
He is a Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Monte Oliveto and an author of several books, he has conducted dialogues and peace initiatives such as the historic Way of Peace with the Dalai Lama and is active in inter-religious dialogue with other faiths.
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  • Sitting cross-legged on the floor, Michelle Dean is a young follower of Tibetan-Buddhism and chants her Puja, or prayer in the privacy of her own home, a bed sit in Edinburgh, Scotland. Having studied her Buddhism at the Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre in Eskdalemuir, Michelle now lives within the larger society rather than the more closed but free community of Samye Ling where many people disaffected with western life or whom have experienced troubled times and sometimes escaping a criminal past, arrive in the Scottish wilderness for isolated retreats and self-purification, short-term spiritual relaxation or to follow Tibetan teaching methods for discovering inner-peace, through prayer and meditation.
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  • Bending forward as a mark of humility and respect for his deity, a young follower of Tibetan-Buddhism adjusts a prayer bowl in front of an effigy of Buddha at the Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre in Eskdalemuir, Scotland. This young western man wears traditional Tibetan monk's clothes and many here have had a troubled youth, sometimes escaping a criminal past so arrive in the Scottish wilderness for isolated retreats and self-purification, short-term spiritual relaxation or to follow Tibetan teaching methods for discovering inner-peace, through prayer and meditation. This Tibetan Buddhist complex associated with the Kagyu school celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007.
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  • Surrounded by books and holy relics, a monk follower of Tibetan-Buddhism engages in Puja, or prayer, at the Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre in Eskdalemuir, Scotland. This young western man wears traditional Tibetan monk's clothes, prays in a caravan adapted to become a woodland home in the woodland near the Centre. He is a western visitor, many of whom have had a troubled youth and are sometimes escaping a criminal past, who arrive in the Scottish wilderness for isolated Retreat periods, for short-term spiritual relaxation or to follow Tibetan teaching methods for discovering inner-peace, through prayer and meditation. This Tibetan Buddhist complex associated with the Kagyu school celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2007.
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  • Usually played in pairs for morning and evenings calls to prayer, preludes, and processions, two western nuns following Tibetan-Buddhism play their Rag-Dung (brass trumpets) in a garden at the Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre in Eskdalemuir, Scotland. One nun looks across to check finger positions of her fellow-player and they are sat cross-legged on the lush grass surrounded with flowers and tall plants. The Rag-Dung is the most spectacular of Tibetan ritual copper horns and some are up to twenty feet long. With a deeply resonant sound it is relatively easy to play. Those following this branch of Buddhism arrive in the Scottish wilderness for isolated Retreat periods, for short-term spiritual relaxation or to follow Tibetan teaching methods for discovering inner-peace, through prayer and meditation.
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  • A follower of Tibetan-Buddhism engages in Puja, or prayer, at the Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre in Eskdalemuir, Scotland. This young western man wears traditional Tibetan monk's clothes, is adorned with tattoos and has his head shaven. He is a western visitor, many of whom have had a troubled youth and are sometimes escaping a criminal past, who arrive in the Scottish wilderness for isolated Retreat periods, for short-term spiritual relaxation or to follow Tibetan teaching methods for discovering inner-peace, through prayer and meditation. This Tibetan Buddhist complex associated with the Kagyu school celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2007.
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  • Priest wearing a white habbit walking and mediating along a small country road at dusk in Lagrasse, France. The Abbey of St. Mary of Lagrasse is a Romanesque abbey in Lagrasse, southern France. The priests, live in common under the Rule of St. Augustine, and dedicate their lives to the liturgy, which they celebrate in the pre-Vatican II form, and to evangelization. Common life, contemplative life, and apostolic life form the three facets of their charism.
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  • Young Brazilian woman standing by the sea in contemplation and prayer, making offerings of flowers to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River in Salvador.
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  • Brazlian man standing in the sea in contemplation and prayer. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Brazilian woman standing by the sea in contemplation and prayer, making offerings of flowers to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River in Salvador.
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  • Young Brazilian woman standing by the sea in contemplation and prayer, making offerings of flowers to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River in Salvador.
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  • Middle aged male Brazilian standing by the sea in contemplation and prayer, making offerings of flowers to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River in Salvador.
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  • Middle aged male Brazilians standing by the sea in contemplation and prayer, making offerings of flowers to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River in Salvador.
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  • Brazlian man standing in the sea in contemplation and prayer. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Young Brazilian woman standing by the sea in contemplation and prayer, making offerings of flowers to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River in Salvador.
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  • Middle aged male Brazilian standing by the sea in contemplation and prayer, making offerings of flowers to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River in Salvador.
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  • With litter on the ground nearby and with handwriting proclaiming the far-right BNP British National Party saving England, a businessman smokes on a bench while lost in thought , on 16th June 1994, in London, England.
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  • A newly-recruited Nepali boy stares through the window of a Nepal Airlines airliner during his flight from his Himalayan homeland to the UK where his 2-year training for the British Army will begin, on 16th January 1997, in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is leaving behind his family for England where the British army is to make him a fully-trained soldier in the Gurkha Regiment. Some 60,000 young Nepalese boys aged between 17 - 22 or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000 - 12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the flight to the UK. The Gurkhas training wing in Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • Folded sun parasols on the terrace of a cafe and restaurant with mountain views at the top of Vrsic Pass in the Slovenian Julian Alps, on 22nd June 2018, in Triglav National Park, Slovenia.
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  • Middle aged Brazilian woman, in traditional Candomble dress of white, washing herself in prayer and making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Middle aged Brazilian woman, in traditional Candomble dress of white, washing herself in prayer and making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Middle aged Brazilian woman, in traditional Candomble dress of white, praying and making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Brazilian People making offering of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Young female member of a Candomble group in traditional green dress, being initiated in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. Offerings and flowers on a table in the foreground. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Young boy sitting on the floor as part of a Candomble group in traditional white dress preparing for a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Tourist in ruined doorway in Ta Prohm, Angkor temple complex<br />
Unlike most of the temples of Angkor, Ta Prohm has been largely left to the clutches of the living jungle. With its dynamic interaction between nature and man-made art, this atmospheric temple is a favorite for many - who can't help but feel a little like Indiana Jones or Lara Croft (which was filmed here) as they pick through the rubble.<br />
Construction on Ta Prohm began in 1186 AD. Originally known as Rajavihara (Monastery of the King), Ta Prohm was a Buddhist temple dedicated to the mother of King Jayavarman VII.
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  • Lilly pond in front of Angkor Wat<br />
Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century.<br />
The enormous moat surrounding the shrine suggests the oceans at the edge of the world.
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  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their homes porch in late sunshine while still under the UK governments lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
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  • The number of UK deaths from Coronavirus, a further 363 victims taking the total to 35,704, coincided with the hottest day of the year so far, with 27.8 degrees recorded at Heathrow Airport, and a mother and daughter read their books on the steps of their homes porch in late sunshine while still under the UK governments lockdown rules of social distancing - during a warm evening in Lambeth, south London, on 20th May 2020, in London, England.
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  • Seen from the southern bank of the river Thames is the architecture of Kingston Bridge where a pedestrian climbs its steps, on 7th November 2019, in Kingston, London, England. A crossing has existed at Kingston since ancient times and this version of Kingston Bridge was constructed by Herbert for £26,800 and opened by the Duchess of Clarence the future Queen Adelaide on 17 July 1828. Constructed from Portland stone, it comprises of five elliptical arches.
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  • The silhouette of an airliner that has taken off from Heathrow Airport to the west, and overflying the capital amid high altitude soft clouds in a dusk sky over south London, on 24th August 2019, in London, England.
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  • A young woman works with a notebook in summer evening sunshine on the summit of Arthurs Seat in Holyrood Park, overlooking the city of Edinburgh, on 26th June 2019, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Arthurs Seat is an extinct volcano which is considered the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design. The hill rises above the city to a height of 250.5 m 822 ft, providing excellent panoramic views of the city and beyond.
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  • A young couple gaze out towards the city of Edinburgh from the summit of Arthurs Seat in Holyrood Park, on 26th June 2019, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Arthurs Seat is an extinct volcano which is considered the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design. The hill rises above the city to a height of 250.5 m 822 ft, providing excellent panoramic views of the city and beyond.
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  • An elderly pro-EU Brexit protestor opposite parliament on College Greeen in Westminster, the morning after another of Prime Minister Theresa Mays Brexit deal votes failed again in Parliament, on 13th March 2019, in London, England.
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  • A lady visitor admires intricate wooden carvings in the choir of St. Laurences Church, Ludlow, on 11th September 2018, in Ludlow, Shropshire, England UK.
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  • A walker rests on a bench while on the Precipice Walk, to overlook the landscape of the river Afon Mawddach and out to the sea at Barmouth, on 13th September 2018, in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales.
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  • Two men sit on a pew in Rochester Cathedral, on 22nd July, in Rochester, England.
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  • A young woman holds some Polaroid prints taken of her by the German film maker and artist, Wim Wenders in Ramilles Street, on 19th October 2017, in London, England.
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  • Mathematician and Risk guru, Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Sir David John Spiegelhalter (1953), OBE FRS, is a British statistician. In 2007 he was elected Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. From the chapter entitled 'Possible Futures' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Mathematician and Risk guru, Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Sir David John Spiegelhalter (1953), OBE FRS, is a British statistician. In 2007 he was elected Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. From the chapter entitled 'Possible Futures' and from the book 'Risk Wise: Nine Everyday Adventures' by Polly Morland (Allianz, The School of Life, Profile Books, 2015).
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  • Middle aged Brazilian woman, Bahiana, in traditional Candomble dress of white, praying and making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Middle aged Brazilian woman, Bahiana, in traditional Candomble dress of white, praying and making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Middle aged Brazilian woman, in traditional Candomble dress of white, praying and making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Middle aged Brazilian woman, in traditional Candomble dress of white, praying and making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Middle aged Brazilian woman, in traditional Candomble dress of white, praying and making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Young Brazilian man making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Young Brazilian women making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Elderley Brazilian woman in traditional Candomble dress of white, making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Young Brazilian woman making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Elderley Brazilian woman making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Brazilian women making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Elderley Brazilian woman making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Brazilian women making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Brazilian People making offering of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Brazilian women making offerings of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Brazilian People making offering of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Young female member of a Candomble group in traditional green dress, being initiated in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Woman being blessed by a male Babalowo Priest, Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Woman being blessed by a male Babalowo Priest, Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Male Babalowo preist of Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress taking part in a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress preparing for a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Candomble group in traditional white dress preparing for a public ceremony on the beach. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to make offerings of flowers and prayers, paying their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Brazilian People making offering of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Brazilian People making offering of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Brazilian People making offering of flowers to the sea in honour of Yemanja. February 2nd is the feast of Yemanja, a Candomble Umbanda religious celebration, where thousands of adherants visit the Rio Vermehlo Red River to pay their respects to Yemanja, the Orixa goddess of the Sea and water.
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  • Iqbal Geoffrey, Pakistani artist, whose unorthodox modernist styles has made him internationally famous.<br />
In 1989 London's Hayward Gallery managed to damage or lose300 of his works. At time of writing Geoffrey is pursuing legal action against the gallery. London, UK.
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  • Tree root growing into the stucture of a temple in Preah Khan. Hidden deep in the jungles of Cambodia's Angkor Archaeological Park, Preah Khan is a vast temple complex sprawling across nearly 140 acres. Built by the Khmer king Jayavarman the seventh in the late twelfth century as a monastery and center for learning, it was once the heart of a city of nearly 100,000.<br />
The temple is still largely unrestored: the initial clearing was from 1927 to 1932, and partial anastylosis was carried out in 1939. Since then free-standing statues have been removed for safe-keeping, and there has been further consolidation and restoration work. Throughout, the conservators have attempted to balance restoration and maintenance of the wild condition in which the temple was discovered
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  • Hidden deep in the jungles of Cambodia's Angkor Archaeological Park, Preah Khan is a vast temple complex sprawling across nearly 140 acres. Built by the Khmer king Jayavarman the seventh in the late twelfth century as a monastery and center for learning, it was once the heart of a city of nearly 100,000.<br />
The temple is still largely unrestored: the initial clearing was from 1927 to 1932, and partial anastylosis was carried out in 1939. Since then free-standing statues have been removed for safe-keeping, and there has been further consolidation and restoration work. Throughout, the conservators have attempted to balance restoration and maintenance of the wild condition in which the temple was discovered
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  • Tree root growing into the stucture of a temple in Preah Khan. Hidden deep in the jungles of Cambodia's Angkor Archaeological Park, Preah Khan is a vast temple complex sprawling across nearly 140 acres. Built by the Khmer king Jayavarman the seventh in the late twelfth century as a monastery and center for learning, it was once the heart of a city of nearly 100,000.<br />
The temple is still largely unrestored: the initial clearing was from 1927 to 1932, and partial anastylosis was carried out in 1939. Since then free-standing statues have been removed for safe-keeping, and there has been further consolidation and restoration work. Throughout, the conservators have attempted to balance restoration and maintenance of the wild condition in which the temple was discovered
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  • Bas relief in the stone of hands pulling a Nagra (giant serpant) on the South Bridge crossing the moat to Ankor Thom. The entrance to Angkor Thom is lined with demons pulling a giant snake. <br />
Jayavarman VII rebuilt the city of Angkor as Angkor Thom about 2 generations after Suryavarman II lived.
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  • Chinese tourists on the South Bridge crossing the moat to Ankor Thom
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  • Elephant rides on the South Bridge crossing the moat to Ankor Thom.
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  • Fishing boats on the moat surrounding Angkor Wat
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  • The face of Jayvarman on the South Bridge crossing the moat to Ankor Thom. The entrance to Angkor Thom is lined with demons pulling a giant snake. <br />
Jayavarman VII rebuilt the city of Angkor as Angkor Thom about 2 generations after Suryavarman II lived.
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  • Shop selling paintings in Ankor Thom Temple
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  • Unmortered stones set as part of the wall in the Baphuon Temple, Ankor Thom
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  • Bayon Temple, Ankor.<br />
Bayon is known for its huge stone faces of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, with one facing outward and keeping watch at each compass point. The curious smiling image, thought by many to be a portrait of Jayavarman himself, has been dubbed by some the "Mona Lisa of Southeast Asia." There are 51 smaller towers surrounding Bayon, each with four faces of its own.
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  • Bayon Temple, Ankor.<br />
Bayon is known for its huge stone faces of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, with one facing outward and keeping watch at each compass point. The curious smiling image, thought by many to be a portrait of Jayavarman himself, has been dubbed by some the "Mona Lisa of Southeast Asia." There are 51 smaller towers surrounding Bayon, each with four faces of its own.
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  • Twisted root in Angkor temple complex
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  • Bayon Temple, Ankor.<br />
Bayon is known for its huge stone faces of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, with one facing outward and keeping watch at each compass point. The curious smiling image, thought by many to be a portrait of Jayavarman himself, has been dubbed by some the "Mona Lisa of Southeast Asia." There are 51 smaller towers surrounding Bayon, each with four faces of its own.
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  • Unlike most of the temples of Angkor, Ta Prohm has been largely left to the clutches of the living jungle. With its dynamic interaction between nature and man-made art, this atmospheric temple is a favorite for many - who can't help but feel a little like Indiana Jones or Lara Croft (which was filmed here) as they pick through the rubble.<br />
Construction on Ta Prohm began in 1186 AD. Originally known as Rajavihara (Monastery of the King), Ta Prohm was a Buddhist temple dedicated to the mother of King Jayavarman VII.
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  • Boy selling flute to tourist, Ta Prohm, Angkor temple complex.<br />
 Unlike most of the temples of Angkor, Ta Prohm has been largely left to the clutches of the living jungle. With its dynamic interaction between nature and man-made art, this atmospheric temple is a favorite for many - who can't help but feel a little like Indiana Jones or Lara Croft (which was filmed here) as they pick through the rubble.<br />
Construction on Ta Prohm began in 1186 AD. Originally known as Rajavihara (Monastery of the King), Ta Prohm was a Buddhist temple dedicated to the mother of King Jayavarman VII.
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  • Lilly pond in front of Angkor Wat<br />
Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century.<br />
The enormous moat surrounding the shrine suggests the oceans at the edge of the world.
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  • Crowds arriving at dawn in Angkor Wat with Angkor Wat Balloon in distance. <br />
The balloon is 1k west of the Angkor Wat.The German made helium balloon is attached to a rope and ascends approximately 200 metres, floats for a while and then descends. It isn't actually a tour and it only lasts about 10 minutes but it is enough to get some great pictures of Angkor Wat on a clear day.<br />
The balloon flies approximately 30 times a day from sunrise to sundown and can carry up to 30 passengers.<br />
The "lost city" of Angkor first attracted the interest of Europeans in the 1800s after Cambodia was colonized by the French. Today, Angkor Wat continues to draw thousands of visitors anxious to see this remarkable ancient temple in the jungle.<br />
In addition to many tourists, Buddhist monks are daily visitors to Angkor Wat, their bright orange robes making a vivid contrast with the grey stone of the temple.
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  • Crowds visiting Angkor Wat. Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century. They include the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom.  UNESCO has set up a wide-ranging programme to safeguard this symbolic site and its surroundings
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  • Crowds visiting Angkor Wat with Angkor Wat Balloon in distance. <br />
The balloon is 1k west of the Angkor Wat.The German made helium balloon is attached to a rope and ascends approximately 200 metres, floats for a while and then descends. It isn't actually a tour and it only lasts about 10 minutes but it is enough to get some great pictures of Angkor Wat on a clear day. The balloon flies approximately 30 times a day from sunrise to sundown and can carry up to 30 passengers.
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  • 'Counting the Cost' is a memorial sculpture in glass designed by Renato Niemis which is outside at the American Air Museum at the Imperial War Museum, RAF Duxford, England. The sculpture comprises of 52 toughened clear float glass panels, each etched with the outlines of 7,031 aircraft missing in action in operations flown by American air forces (Air Force and Navy Groups) from Britain during the Second World War. The images are scaled at 1:240, diagonally pointing towards the blue summer sky once filled with bombers and fighters during the air campaign over Germany and France. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903.
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  • The solitary figure of a man stands on the roof of an office building in downtown Atlanta during a victory parade for the city's baseball team. The man may be a security guard, keeping watch over the streets below as crowds gather to honour the Atlanta Braves Baseball team, after their 1995 World Series win. The figure is in his manmade environment and the high walls and windows of the buildings that make up this metropolis dwarf this tiny human who in the scale and perspective of a modern city looks incongruous, isolated and insignificant.
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