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  • The Golden Temple at night. Sikhism's holiest of "Gudwaras", places of worship, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
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  • Volunteers line up to wash the thousands of aluminium plates and cutlery that the pilgrims use each day on visiting their holiest of "Gudwaras" the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, India.
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  • Sikh volunteers hand out clean aluminium plates to allow the thousands of pilgrims that visit each day their holiest of "Gudwaras", places of worship, the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071218_india_0579_1.jpg
  • Cooks preparing the midday meal in the Golden Temple's Langer (Kitchen) which serves up to 40.000 free meals a day. During the key Sikh religious festivities up to 500.000 meals can be served every day in Sikhisms holiest of places. Seen here stirring a vast vat of lentil soup. The Langar is manned by volunteers, given that according to their teachings "charity" is central to their way of life and therefore offering your time, energy or funds is a way of saying thanks to God  through good deeds. Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071218_india_0121_1.jpg
  • Cooks preparing the midday meal in the Golden Temple's Langer (Kitchen) which serves up to 40.000 free meals a day. During the key Sikh religious festivities up to 500.000 meals can be served every day in Sikhisms holiest of places. Seen here stirring a vast vat of lentil soup. The Langar is manned by volunteers, given that according to their teachings "charity" is central to their way of life and therefore offering your time, energy or funds is a way of saying thanks to God  through good deeds. Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071218_india_0286_1.jpg
  • Cooks preparing the midday meal in the Golden Temple's Langer (Kitchen) which serves up to 40.000 free meals a day. During the key Sikh religious festivities up to 500.000 meals can be served every day in Sikhisms holiest of places. Seen here stirring a vast vat of lentil soup. The Langar is manned by volunteers, given that according to their teachings "charity" is central to their way of life and therefore offering your time, energy or funds is a way of saying thanks to God  through good deeds. Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071218_india_0277_1.jpg
  • Cooks preparing the midday meal in the Golden Temple's Langer (Kitchen) which serves up to 40.000 free meals a day. During the key Sikh religious festivities up to 500.000 meals can be served every day in Sikhisms holiest of places. Seen here stirring a vast vat of lentil soup. The Langar is manned by volunteers, given that according to their teachings "charity" is central to their way of life and therefore offering your time, energy or funds is a way of saying thanks to God  through good deeds. Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071218_india_0109_1.jpg
  • The Golden Temple at night. Sikhism's holiest of "Gudwaras", places of worship, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071218_india_0004_1.jpg
  • Volunteers line up to wash the thousands of aluminium plates and cutlery that the pilgrims use each day on visiting their holiest of "Gudwaras" the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071218_india_0564_1.jpg
  • Cooks at the Golden Temple's Langar, begin the day in prayer before they start the intense day's activities of prepariing food for thousands of pilgrims which will visit the holiest of Gudwara's of the Sikh religion, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071219_india_0068_1.jpg
  • The Golden Temple at night. Sikhism's holiest of "Gudwaras", places of worship, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071218_india_0688_1.jpg
  • Pilgrims enter the gates of the Golden Temple at night. Sikhism's holiest of "Gudwaras", places of worship, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071218_india_0063_1.jpg
  • A Sikh pilgrim sits in silence and reflection  at the edge of the Amritsagar, the pond that surrounds the Golden Temple, Sikhisms' holiest of "Gudwaras", Amritsar, Punjab, India
    20071218_india_0668_1.jpg
  • Cooks preparing the midday meal in the Golden Temple's Langer (Kitchen) which serves up to 40.000 free meals a day. During the key Sikh religious festivities up to 500.000 meals can be served every day in Sikhisms holiest of places. Seen here stirring a vast vat of lentil soup. The Langar is manned by volunteers, given that according to their teachings "charity" is central to their way of life and therefore offering your time, energy or funds is a way of saying thanks to God  through good deeds. Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071218_india_0273_1.jpg
  • A Sikh man goes to sleep after a day's work inside the Golden Temple's Langar, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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  • Sikh pilgrim in prayer and meditation at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, India
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  • Sikh men eat evening meal on the floor of the Golden Temple's Langar, Amritsar, Punjab, India
    20071219_india_0258_1.jpg
  • Sikh men eat evening meal on the floor of the Golden Temple's Langar, Amritsar, Punjab, India
    20071218_india_0699_1.jpg
  • Volunteers carry sacks of flour into the Golden Temple's Langar, kitchen to feed the thousands of visiting pilgrims that arrive at the Golden Temple every day, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071218_india_0637_1.jpg
  • Piles of Rotis after having been cooked by volunteers in the Langar of the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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  • The Golden Temple at dawn Sikhism's holliest of "Gudwaras", places of worship, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
    20071218_india_0184_1.jpg
  • Dozens of volunteers  help out as cooks and Chapati makers at the Golden Temple's kitchen, Amritsar, Punjab, India
    20071218_india_0147_1.jpg
  • Thousands of Sikh pilgrims get free meals at the Langar of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.
    20071218_india_0503_1.jpg
  • Dozens of volunteers  help out as cooks and Chapati makers at the Golden Temple's kitchen, Amritsar, Punjab, India
    20071218_india_0451_1.jpg
  • A Sikh man eats a bowl of lentil soup at the Golden Temple's Langar, Amritsar, Punjab, India
    20071218_india_0305_1.jpg
  • Sikh men eat evening meal on the floor of the Golden Temple's Langar, Amritsar, Punjab, India
    20071219_india_0259_1.jpg
  • A man walks through a sandstorm. Chinguetti, once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. From the story "The Wind and the City".
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  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks chanting in prayer during the Timkat (Epiphany) celebrations. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
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  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks in private prayer during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7454_19_1_1_1.jpg
  • The librarian of the main Mosque in Chinguetti, Mauritania, reads from his Koran. Chinguetti, once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. The mosque is of a very ancient design and one that predates the later Arab minaret. From the story "The Wind and the City".
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  • A boy ties his 'howli' or traditional turban against the wind, Chinguetti, once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. From the story "The Wind and the City".
    8_SFE_030103_0084_1.jpg
  • A librarian in an ancient library, reads an ancient book in Chinguetti. One of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. From the story "The Wind and the City".
    SFE_030103_0108.jpg
  • Sand dunes, surrounding Chinguetti, Mauritania, once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. From the story "The Wind and the City".
    SFE_030103_0095.jpg
  • The librarian of the main Mosque in Chinguetti, Mauritania reads from his Koran. Chinguetti, once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. The mosque is of a very ancient design and one that predates the later Arab minaret. From the story "The Wind and the City".
    SFE_030103_0090.jpg
  • A boy librarian in an ancient library, in Chinguetti, Mauritania, once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. From the story "The Wind and the City".
    SFE_030103_0072.jpg
  • Sand dunes, surrounding Chinguetti, Mauritania, once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. From the story "The Wind and the City".
    SFE_030103_0023.jpg
  • A woman drinking tea in the christian market  outside Harar, the fourth holiest city in Islam,  Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
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  • A boy at dawn with his loaf of bread, Chinguetti, Mauritania , once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. From the story "The Wind and the City".
    SFE_030103_0034.jpg
  • A man walks through a sandstorm. Chinguetti, once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. From the story "The Wind and the City".
    22_SFE_030103_0002_1.jpg
  • A man walks over a dune overlooking Chinguetti,Mauritania. His Boubou flapping in the wind.<br />
Once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) Chinguetti has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. From the story "The Wind and the City".
    21_SFE_030103_0022_1.jpg
  • A sad woman in a house in Chinguetti, Mauritania.<br />
Chinguetti, once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque.
    SFE_030103_0106.jpg
  • A man walks over a dune overlooking Chinguetti,Mauritania. His Boubou flapping in the wind..Once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) Chinguetti has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. From the story "The Wind and the City".
    21_SFE_030103_0022.jpg
  • Priceless Korans and Hadith (collection of the sayings of the Prophet) crumble in one of Chinguetti's many libraries. Chinguetti, once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque.
    SFE_030103_0111.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Priests carrying a Tabot, a model of The Ark of the Covenant wrapped in a rich cloth and carried on the head of the priest is assisted by a deacon holding a liturgical parasol. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7479_35a_1_1_1.jpg
  • A blacksmith in the blacksmiths' quarter of the city  of Harar, Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    10095007_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. A Hermit by the cave that is home. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7482_33_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. A Hermit by the cave that is home. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7475_21a_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Portrait of a nun in prayer. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7441_7a_1_1_1.jpg
  • Polish Orthodox women in prayer. Grabarka, Poland. The Holy Mount of Grabarka is considered to be the holiest location in Poland for Orthodox Christians. A miracle occured here in 1710 during a deadly outbreak of Cholera in the region. According to legend an old man receivedan order from God to lead the people to the mountain, plant a cross and pray for salvation. The villagers followed and the epidemic ended almost instantly. To commemorate the miracle people palnt crosses on the site.
    7349_16a_1_1.jpg
  • Two men chat and walk on a dune surrounding Chinguetti, Mauritania. Chinguetti was a 'ksar' or medieval trading centre that was founded in the 6th century and for centuries the city was a principal gathering place for pilgrims of the Maghrib to gather on the way to Mecca. It is known for it's ancient libraries full of priceless books and Korans and is said to be the seventh holiest city in Islam
    SFE_030103_0048.jpg
  • A librarian in Chingetti, Mauritania, holding a 'lah' or wooden tablet on which is inscribed verses of the Koran.<br />
Chinguetti was a 'ksar' or medieval trading centre that was founded in the 6th century and for centuries the city was a principal gathering place for pilgrims of the Maghrib to gather on the way to Mecca. It is known for it's ancient libraries full of priceless books and Korans and is said to be the seventh holiest city in Islam
    32_SFE_030103_0050_1.jpg
  • The marketplace in the ancient walled city of Harar.  Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    10095002_1.jpg
  • People wearing traditional clothes on the road to  Harar, Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    10094997_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia.As dawn breaks, nuns pray outside the tiny chapel of Bet danaghel which was constructed in honour of fifty Christian maiden nuns murdered in the fourth century by the Roman Julian Apostate. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7451_15_1_1_1.jpg
  • An Ethiopian Monk kisses a crucifix presented to him by a priest in Lalibela, Ethiopia. Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, second only to Aksum, and is a center of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    SFE_040802_0009.jpg
  • A boy at dawn with his loaf of bread, Chinguetti, Mauritania. Chinguetti was a 'ksar' or medieval trading centre that was founded in the 6th century and for centuries the city was a principal gathering place for pilgrims of the Maghrib to gather on the way to Mecca. It is known for it's ancient libraries full of priceless books and Korans and is said to be the seventh holiest city in Islam
    SFE_030103_0065.jpg
  • Children playing on the walls of the ancient city of Harar. Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    10095043_1.jpg
  • The "Venus Tailor" shop in the ancient walled city  of Harar, Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    10095042_1.jpg
  • Girl at street market, Hara. Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    10094987_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks in private prayer during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7490_17_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks chant their prayers to the accompanied drumming and beating of their prayers sticks in a cave during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7487_2a_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks in private prayer during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7486_18_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks in private prayer during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7483_26_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks chant their prayers to the accompanied drumming and beating of their prayers sticks in a cave during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7483_12_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Priests carrying a Tabot, a model of The Ark of the Covenant wrapped in a rich cloth and carried on the head of the priest is assisted by a deacon holding a liturgical parasol. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7481_20_1_1_1.jpg
  • Bet Giogis, one of the twelve monolihic churches hewn out of the rock and carved into the landscape stands 15 metres high in a sunken courtyard enclosed by precipitous walls. It was built eight hundred years ago by King Lalibela helped allegedly by angels.Lalibela, Ethiopia.Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
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  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. A pilgrim kisses the cross while being blessed during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7476_2_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks chant their prayers to the accompanied drumming and beating of their prayers sticks in a cave during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7470_3_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks in private prayer during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7459_12_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monk in prayer with roasary beads and cross. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7442_32_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks in private prayer during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7441_1_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks in private prayer during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7437_22_1_1_1.jpg
  • Polish Orthodox women in prayer. Grabarka, Poland. The Holy Mount of Grabarka is considered to be the holiest location in Poland for Orthodox Christians. A miracle occured here in 1710 during a deadly outbreak of Cholera in the region. According to legend an old man receivedan order from God to lead the people to the mountain, plant a cross and pray for salvation. The villagers followed and the epidemic ended almost instantly. To commemorate the miracle people palnt crosses on the site.
    7349_28a_1_1.jpg
  • Polish Orthodox women in prayer. Grabarka, Poland. The Holy Mount of Grabarka is considered to be the holiest location in Poland for Orthodox Christians. A miracle occured here in 1710 during a deadly outbreak of Cholera in the region. According to legend an old man receivedan order from God to lead the people to the mountain, plant a cross and pray for salvation. The villagers followed and the epidemic ended almost instantly. To commemorate the miracle people palnt crosses on the site.
    7335_26_1_1.jpg
  • Polish Orthodox women in prayer. Grabarka, Poland. The Holy Mount of Grabarka is considered to be the holiest location in Poland for Orthodox Christians. A miracle occured here in 1710 during a deadly outbreak of Cholera in the region. According to legend an old man receivedan order from God to lead the people to the mountain, plant a cross and pray for salvation. The villagers followed and the epidemic ended almost instantly. To commemorate the miracle people palnt crosses on the site.
    7314_35_1_1.jpg
  • A Ethiopian priest at the cave monestery of Yimrehane Kristos near Lalibela, Ethiopia. Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, second only to Aksum, and is a center of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    SFE_040802_0015.jpg
  • Two Othodox Christian monks read a Bible by candlelight during a service in a chuch in Lalibela, Ethiopia. Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, second only to Aksum, and is a center of pilgrimage for much of the country
    SFE_040802_0005.jpg
  • The Jamia Mosque, The ancient walled city of Hara. Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    MAA-10095048_1.jpg
  • The marketplace in the ancient walled city of Harar.  Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    MAA-10095047_1_1.jpg
  • The marketplace in the ancient walled city of Harar,  Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    MAA-10095046_1.jpg
  • Ras Mekonin's house where Haile Sellasie spent much of his childhood. Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.
    MAA-10095010_1.jpg
  • Children sitting on a wall in the ancient walled city of Harar. Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    MAA-10095008_1.jpg
  • A woman carries a basket on her head in the ancient  walled city of Harar, Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    MAA-10095003_1.jpg
  • A woman carries a pot on her head in the ancient  walled city of Harar, Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    10095038_1.jpg
  • Playing dominoes in the ancient city of Harar,  Situated in Eastern Ethiopia it is considered to be the fourth  holiest city in Islam with 82 mosques. It is a major commercial centre linked by trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia and the entire Horn of Africa.  Ethiopia
    10095005_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Young monks chanting in prayer whilst leaning on their prayerr sticks during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7492_1_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. A Hermit by the cave that is home. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7490_10_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. A Hermit  nun by the cave that is home, cut into the walls of the tunnels and passages that lead to Bet Giorgis, the most beautiful of the rock hewn churches. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7482_29_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Priests carrying a Tabot, a model of The Ark of the Covenant wrapped in a rich cloth and carried on the head of the priest is assisted by a deacon holding a liturgical parasol. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7481_7_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks in private prayer during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7477_7_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Priest blessing monks and priests during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
    7473_6_1_1_1.jpg
  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. A nun sorting seeds outside the cave that is her home. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
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  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. A priest in prayer holding a cross during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
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  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. During the festival of Timkat (Epiphany), the priest blesses the water before baptising the crowd. Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
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  • Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims at Lalibela, Ethiopia. Monks chant their prayers to the accompanied drumming and beating of their prayers sticks in a cave during the festival of Timkat (Epiphany). Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is famous for it's monolithic roack hewn churches and is one Ethiopia's holiest cities and a centre of pilgrimage for much of the country.
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  • Polish Orthodox women in prayer. Grabarka, Poland. The Holy Mount of Grabarka is considered to be the holiest location in Poland for Orthodox Christians. A miracle occured here in 1710 during a deadly outbreak of Cholera in the region. According to legend an old man receivedan order from God to lead the people to the mountain, plant a cross and pray for salvation. The villagers followed and the epidemic ended almost instantly. To commemorate the miracle people palnt crosses on the site.
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  • A woman and her child, Chinguetti, Mauritania. Chinguetti was a 'ksar' or medieval trading centre that was founded in the 6th century and for centuries the city was a principal gathering place for pilgrims of the Maghrib to gather on the way to Mecca. It is known for it's ancient libraries full of priceless books and Korans and is said to be the seventh holiest city in Islam
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  • Traditional mud wall in Chinguetti, Mauritania. Chinguetti was a 'ksar' or medieval trading centre that was founded in the 6th century and for centuries the city was a principal gathering place for pilgrims of the Maghrib to gather on the way to Mecca. It is known for it's ancient libraries full of priceless books and Korans and is said to be the seventh holiest city in Islam
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  • Priceless Korans and Hadith (collection of the sayings of the Prophet) crumble in one of Chinguetti's many libraries. Chinguetti, Mauritania was a 'ksar' or medieval trading centre that was founded in the 6th century and for centuries the city was a principal gathering place for pilgrims of the Maghrib to gather on the way to Mecca. It is known for it's ancient libraries full of priceless books and Korans and is said to be the seventh holiest city in Islam
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  • Two girls dry washing on the roof of their house aided by the desert winds. Chinguetti, Mauritania. Chinguetti was a 'ksar' or medieval trading centre that was founded in the 6th century and for centuries the city was a principal gathering place for pilgrims of the Maghrib to gather on the way to Mecca. It is known for it's ancient libraries full of priceless books and Korans and is said to be the seventh holiest city in Islam
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