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  • An old Lao manuscript and an orange monk's robe at the 480 year old temple in Ban Mouanghoun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Although there are several villages with temples along the Nam Ou river, the remote and roadless Ban Mouanghoun is the only village in this area with its own resident monks who are also required to perform ceremonies at all the local villages. The village will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • Portrait of a young Buddhist monk wearing an orange robe at the temple in the Doi ethnic minority village of Ban Muang, Luang Namtha, Lao PDR. Ban Muang is the only Doi village in Lao PDR, the majority of Doi people live in Myanmar.
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  • Portrait of a young Buddhist monk wearing an orange robe at the temple in the Doi ethnic minority village of Ban Muang, Luang Namtha, Lao PDR. Ban Muang is the only Doi village in Lao PDR, the majority of Doi people live in Myanmar.
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  • An elderly man wearing a 'gho' the traditional clothing for Bhutanese men outside his farmhouse in Yangthang village, Haa valley, Western Bhutan. The 'gho' is a long robe hoisted to knee length and held in place by a woven cloth belt called a 'kera'. According to tradition, men should carry a small knife called a 'dozum' at the waist.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • A Muslim Cham girl wearing a yellow robe, a handwoven red sash and bronze and copper jewellery at her Karoh (maturity) ceremony in Van Lam, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • In Van Lam village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam, Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. After a purification ritual, the girls prepare for the main ceremony by dressing in a white dress and then putting on bronze, copper and sometimes gold jewellery. The girl's hair is brushed and put up into a bun. Afterwards each girl is given a traditional yellow robe and her head is covered with a red woven cloth and then the head priest places his hand on the girls head, recites a prayer and cuts a small lock of her hair. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • An elderly Buddhist monk wearing an orange robe holds an old Lao manuscript before a ceremony at the 480 year old temple in Ban Mouanghoun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Although there are several villages with temples along the Nam Ou river, the remote and roadless Ban Mouanghoun is the only village in this area with its own resident monks who are also required to perform ceremonies at all the local villages. The village will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • An elderly Buddhist monk wearing an orange robe holds an old Lao manuscript before a ceremony at the 480 year old temple in Ban Mouanghoun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Although there are several villages with temples along the Nam Ou river, the remote and roadless Ban Mouanghoun is the only village in this area with its own resident monks who are also required to perform ceremonies at all the local villages. The village will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • Portrait of a young novice Buddhist monk wearing an orange robe before a ceremony at the 480 year old temple in Ban Mouanghoun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Although there are several villages with temples along the Nam Ou river, the remote and roadless Ban Mouanghoun is the only village in this area with its own resident monks who are also required to perform ceremonies at all the local villages. Lao Buddhists are very devout and almost every Lao man joins a monastery, or temple, for at least a short period of time. Many men also become monks for the rest of their lives. Ban Mouanghoun will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • Five golden Buddhist statues covered with traditional orange robes in Vajrasana kneeling meditation position on a wall covered with traditional orange robes in Wat Banan, Battambang region, Cambodia, South East Asia.
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  • Muslim Cham girls wearing yellow robes, handwoven red cloths and bronze and copper jewellery at their Karoh (maturity) ceremony in Van Lam, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • A young Buddhist monk wearing red robes washes dishes after breakfast at Htee Tein village monastery, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma).
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  • A young novice monk prepares his robes ready to collect alms at a temple in Insein on 17th May 2016 in Yangon, Myanmar
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  • A young novice monk prepares his robes ready to collect alms at a temple in Insein on 17th May 2016 in Yangon, Myanmar
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  • Young Buddhist monks with shaven heads and wearing orange and pink robes at the temple in the Doi ethnic minority village of Ban Muang, Luang Namtha, Lao PDR. Ban Muang is the only Doi village in Lao PDR, the majority of Doi people live in Myanmar.
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  • Tibetan buddhist monks collect drinking water from a well inside the monastic complex of Atsog Monastery, deep inside rural Xinghai County, Qinghai province, China
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  • Buddhist monks collecting alms at the That Luang festival, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November). Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city centre and proceeds to Pha That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life. The religious part concludes as laypeople, carrying incense and candles as offerings, circumambulate Pha That Luang three times in honor of Buddha.
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  • Buddhist monks collecting alms at the That Luang festival, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November). Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city centre and proceeds to Pha That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life. The religious part concludes as laypeople, carrying incense and candles as offerings, circumambulate Pha That Luang three times in honor of Buddha.
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  • Young novice monks at the That Luang festival, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November). Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city centre and proceeds to Pha That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life. The religious part concludes as laypeople, carrying incense and candles as offerings, circumambulate Pha That Luang three times in honor of Buddha.
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  • Tibetan buddhist monk Dongyu, walks through the grounds of 300 years old Atsog Monastery, Xinghai County, Qinghai Province, China
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  • Tibetan buddhist monk Dongyu, removes the night's covering of snow off his car, which waas given to him by his parents in front of his small but well furnished  and equiped living space comprising of a living room / bedroom and a  wood fired kitchen in side the complex of the 300 years old Atsog Monastery, Xinghai County, Qinghai Province, China.
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  • Buddhist monks collecting alms at the That Luang festival, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November). Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city centre and proceeds to Pha That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life. The religious part concludes as laypeople, carrying incense and candles as offerings, circumambulate Pha That Luang three times in honor of Buddha.
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  • Buddhist monks collecting alms at the That Luang festival, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November). Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city centre and proceeds to Pha That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life. The religious part concludes as laypeople, carrying incense and candles as offerings, circumambulate Pha That Luang three times in honor of Buddha.
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  • Alms giving (tak bat) at the That Luang festival, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November). Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city centre and proceeds to Pha That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life. The religious part concludes as laypeople, carrying incense and candles as offerings, circumambulate Pha That Luang three times in honor of Buddha.
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  • Buddhist monks collecting alms at the That Luang festival, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November). Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city centre and proceeds to Pha That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life. The religious part concludes as laypeople, carrying incense and candles as offerings, circumambulate Pha That Luang three times in honor of Buddha.
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  • Alms giving (tak bat) at That Luang festival, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November). Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city centre and proceeds to Pha That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life. The religious part concludes as laypeople, carrying incense and candles as offerings, circumambulate Pha That Luang three times in honor of Buddha.
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  • Monks collecting alms at the That Luang festival, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November). Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city centre and proceeds to Pha That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life. The religious part concludes as laypeople, carrying incense and candles as offerings, circumambulate Pha That Luang three times in honor of Buddha.
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  • Alms giving (tak bat) at the That Luang festival, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November). Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city centre and proceeds to Pha That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life. The religious part concludes as laypeople, carrying incense and candles as offerings, circumambulate Pha That Luang three times in honor of Buddha.
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  • Tibetan buddhist monk Dongyu,  every morning after having spent time in the main Prayer Hall inside the moanatery  will head to the prayer wheels and spin them, each full turn will represent one iteration of the chants  he has conducted within the  300 years old walls of Atsog Monastery, Xinghai County, Qinghai Province, China.
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  • Tibetan buddhist monk Dongyu, reads  the Buddha's teachings under the watchful smile of the  present Dalai Lama in his small but well equiped and furnished living space  comprising of a living room / bedroom and a small wood fired kitchen, within the  300 years old walls of Atsog Monastery, Xinghai County, Qinghai Province, China.
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  • Tibetan buddhist monk Dongyu, reading the Buddha's teachings in his small but well equiped and furnished living space  comprising of a living room / bedroom and a small wood fired kitchen, within the  300 years old walls of Atsog Monastery, Xinghai County, Qinghai Province, China.
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  • Tibetan buddhist monk Dongyu, 29  working at sewing machine with fellow monk where they are making  curtains within the complex of Atsog monastery, Xinghai County, Qinghai Province, China
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  • Buddhist monks collecting alms at the That Luang festival, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November). Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city centre and proceeds to Pha That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life. The religious part concludes as laypeople, carrying incense and candles as offerings, circumambulate Pha That Luang three times in honor of Buddha.
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  • Buddhist monks collecting alms at the That Luang festival, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Pha That Luang is the national symbol and most important religious monument of Laos. Vientiane's most important Theravada Buddhist festival, "Boun That Luang", is held here for three days during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (November). Monks and laypeople from all over Laos congregate to celebrate the occasion with three days of religious ceremony followed by a week of festivities, day and night. The procession of laypeople begins at Wat Si Muang in the city centre and proceeds to Pha That Luang to make offerings to the monks in order to accumulate merit for rebirth into a better life. The religious part concludes as laypeople, carrying incense and candles as offerings, circumambulate Pha That Luang three times in honor of Buddha.
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  • A Buddhist monk asleep on the temple floor in the Tai Lue village of Ban Ngay Neua, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR
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  • Tibetan buddhist monk Dongyu, preparing and eating breakfast comprising of hot water mixed with barley and Yak butter  to make a high energy paste known as Tsampa in his small but well furnished living space (living room / bedroom) in 300 years old Atsog Monastery, Xinghai County, Qinghai Province, China.
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  • A Muslim Cham girl wearing a white dress, a handwoven red cloth and bronze and copper jewellery at her Karoh (maturity) ceremony in Van Lam, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • Muslim Cham girls wearing white/yellow dresses, handwoven red cloths and bronze and copper jewellery at their Karoh (maturity) ceremony in Van Lam, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. Cham girls usually in groups of around 5, undergo a Karoh (maturity) ceremony, one of the most important ritual events of their lives and if it has not taken place, the girl cannot marry. The Cham, a Muslim community of around 39,000 people living along the coast of Central Vietnam are one of the 54 ethnic groups recognised by the Vietnamese government.
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  • The villagers of Ban Mouanghoun rise early for the daily Buddhist alms giving ceremony (tak bat) donating sticky rice to the monks for their one meal of the day, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR This is an ancient, religious tradition and those who give alms earn merit for their next life. Lao Buddhists are very devout and almost every Lao man joins a monastery, or temple, for at least a short period of time. Many men also become monks for the rest of their lives. The village will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • The villagers of Ban Mouanghoun rise early for the daily Buddhist alms giving ceremony (tak bat) donating sticky rice to the monks for their one meal of the day, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. This is an ancient, religious tradition and those who give alms earn merit for their next life. Lao Buddhists are very devout and almost every Lao man joins a monastery, or temple, for at least a short period of time. Many men also become monks for the rest of their lives. The village will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • 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
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  • A Greek Orthodox priest  buys seafood from a stall in the Athens Central Market on Athinas Street. Athens, Greece
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  • Ibrahim was amputated in Freetown in 1999 when the rebels occupied the Waterloo area. They tried to hack off his other hand but were unable to. Hastings resettlement camp, Freetown, Sierra Leone 2004<br />
Rebel forces, the Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone, systematically murdered, mutilated, and raped civilians during the country's civil war as a policy of terror
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  • A nomad goes to tend his camels in the Sahara Desert between the cities of Chinguetti and Choum in Mauritania. Nomads live by trading their camels and produce that they buy and sell.
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  • A Buddhist monk watches the world from a once decorative window in the Kataluwa Purvarama Mahavihara temple in Sri Lanka.<br />
The temple was originally built in the 13th century and is renowned for its remarkable Kandyan-style paintings in the main shrine, dating from the late nineteenth century. Paintings of Queen Victoria & the Queen Mother too are done in gratitude of Queen Victoria's role in ensuring the free practice of Buddhism outlined in the Kandyan capitulation of Sri Lanka in 1815.
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  • A priest of the Santo Tomás de Villanova seminary, Ourinhos, Brazil kicks about a football in its courtyard.The priests football team has won many local trophies and is considered amongst the best team in the region.
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  • Villager holding an alms bowl containing sticky rice to donate to the monks for their one meal of the day during the early morning Buddhist alms giving ceremony (tak bat), Ban Mouanghoun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. This is an ancient, religious tradition and those who give alms earn merit for their next life, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Lao Buddhists are very devout and almost every Lao man joins a monastery, or temple, for at least a short period of time. Many men also become monks for the rest of their lives. The village will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • The Buddhist ceremony of Boun Khao Salak - giving offerings in honour of loved ones who have died - at a temple in Sam Neua, Houaphan province, Lao PDR
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  • 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.
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  • A priest with a distinctive Ethiopian cross, Lalibela, Ethiopia.
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  • Two men chat and walk on a dune surrounding Chinguetti, Mauritania.
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  • 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
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  • A Greek Orthodox priest  buys seafood from a stall in the Athens Central Market on Athinas Street. Athens, Greece
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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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  • 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".
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  • A nomad in his tent in the Sahara Desert between the cities of Chinguetti and Choum in Mauritania. Nomads live by trading their camels and produce that they buy and sell. Behind the tent is Ben Amera, the world's second largest monolith.
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  • A nomad goes to tend his camels in the Sahara Desert between the cities of Chinguetti and Choum in Mauritania. Nomads live by trading their camels and produce that they buy and sell.
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  • A man digs himself out of his house in the morning after the wind has blown sand and covered his doorway during the night.<br />
Chinguetti is slowly being buried by the sand from the Sahara Desert
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  • 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".
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  • Priests of the Santo Tomás de Villanova seminary, Ourinhos, Brazil play a game of football against student trainees from the seminary. The seminarians' football team have won in recent years many local trophies as amongst the best team in the region.
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  • The villagers of Ban Mouanghoun rise early for the alms giving ceremony (tak bat) donating sticky rice to the monks for their one meal of the day, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. This is an ancient, religious tradition and those who give alms earn merit for their next life. Lao Buddhists are very devout and almost every Lao man joins a monastery, or temple, for at least a short period of time. Many men also become monks for the rest of their lives. The village will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower project Dam 5.
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  • 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.
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  • Buddhist monks in ochre yellow robes during one of their daily prayer sessions at Longhua Temple in the south of Shanghai, China. This is a working temple where public come to burn incense, offer gifts and to eat. Located on Longhua Road, the temple was first built in 242 AD, during the period of the Three Kingdoms. Longhua Temple is the oldest temple in Shanghai and also the largest at 20,000 square metres including it’s grounds. Because of several destructions by the wars, most of the buildings in Longhua Temple were reconstructed during the reign of the Emperor Tongzhi and Guangxu during the Qing Dynasty.
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  • Buddhist monks in ochre yellow robes during one of their daily prayer sessions at Longhua Temple in the south of Shanghai, China. This is a working temple where public come to burn incense, offer gifts and to eat. Located on Longhua Road, the temple was first built in 242 AD, during the period of the Three Kingdoms. Longhua Temple is the oldest temple in Shanghai and also the largest at 20,000 square metres including it’s grounds. Because of several destructions by the wars, most of the buildings in Longhua Temple were reconstructed during the reign of the Emperor Tongzhi and Guangxu during the Qing Dynasty.
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  • Notting Hill Carnival 2016 Childrens Day. A group of musicians wearing brightly coloured robes play on Portobello Road.
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  • A monk helps a novice put on his robes for the first time during a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 25th March 2016 in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • A monk helps a novice put on his robes for the first time during a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 25th March 2016 in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • 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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  • Buddhist monks in ochre yellow robes during one of their daily prayer sessions at Longhua Temple in the south of Shanghai, China. This is a working temple where public come to burn incense, offer gifts and to eat. Located on Longhua Road, the temple was first built in 242 AD, during the period of the Three Kingdoms. Longhua Temple is the oldest temple in Shanghai and also the largest at 20,000 square metres including it’s grounds. Because of several destructions by the wars, most of the buildings in Longhua Temple were reconstructed during the reign of the Emperor Tongzhi and Guangxu during the Qing Dynasty.
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  • Three choristers sing hymns outside the Norman-built St Bartholomew the Great church in Smithfield, City of London. Open-mouthed they recite the songs with great enthusiasm, all looking down and concentrating on the Holy words from their songbooks. Dressed in white and red choir cassock robes they are all identical in their facial expression, their stance and posture. The Priory Church of St Bartholomew-the-Great is an Anglican church located at West Smithfield in the City of London, founded as an Augustinian priory in 1123.
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  • A young boy dressed as a Purim Rabbi in white robes and a white tall furry hat crosses Dunsmure road by a local chemist during the festival of Purim.
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  • Street scene in Monastiraki. Greek Orthodox Church priests pass by wearing their black robes. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy.
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  • Buddhist monks in ochre yellow robes during one of their daily prayer sessions at Longhua Temple in the south of Shanghai. This is a working temple where public come to burn incense, offer gifts and to eat. Located on Longhua Road, the temple was first built in 242 AD, during the period of the Three Kingdoms. This is the oldest temple in Shanghai and also the largest at 20,000 square metres including it’s grounds. Because of several destructions by the wars, most of the buildings in Longhua Temple were reconstructed during the reign of the Emperor Tongzhi and Guangxu during the Qing Dynasty.
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  • Buddhist monks in ochre yellow robes during one of their daily prayer sessions at Longhua Temple in the south of Shanghai. This is a working temple where public come to burn incense, offer gifts and to eat. Located on Longhua Road, the temple was first built in 242 AD, during the period of the Three Kingdoms. This is the oldest temple in Shanghai and also the largest at 20,000 square metres including it’s grounds. Because of several destructions by the wars, most of the buildings in Longhua Temple were reconstructed during the reign of the Emperor Tongzhi and Guangxu during the Qing Dynasty.
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  • Eight Buddhist monks in ochre yellow robes walk from their quarters to one of their daily prayer sessions at Longhua Temple in the south of Shanghai. This is a working temple where public come to burn incense, offer gifts and to eat. Located on Longhua Road, the temple was first built in 242 AD, during the period of the Three Kingdoms. Longhua Temple is the oldest temple in Shanghai and also the largest at 20,000 square metres including it’s grounds. Because of several destructions by the wars, most of the buildings in Longhua Temple were reconstructed during the reign of the Emperor Tongzhi and Guangxu during the Qing Dynasty.
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  • People praying at olden Buddhist statues and interior at Longhua Temple in the south of Shanghai, China. This is a working temple where public come to burn incense, offer gifts and to eat. Located on Longhua Road, the temple was first built in 242 AD, during the period of the Three Kingdoms. Longhua Temple is the oldest temple in Shanghai and also the largest at 20,000 square metres including it’s grounds. Because of several destructions by the wars, most of the buildings in Longhua Temple were reconstructed during the reign of the Emperor Tongzhi and Guangxu during the Qing Dynasty.
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  • Novice monks at the monastery after a Shinbyu Novice Ceremony on 23rd March 2016 in Mo Bye village, Shan State, Myanmar. In Myanmar, it is customary for boys to enter the monastery as a Buddhist novice between the age of ten and 20 years old although they can be as young as four, for at least one week.
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  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Swordbearer leading The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • The Swordbearer leading The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox start...jpg
  • Onlookers peacefully listen and meditate at The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
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  • The Lady and Her Two Maids during The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox end_K.jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox end_H.jpg
  • The Swordbearer leading The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox end_E.jpg
  • The Swordbearer leading The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Swordbearer leading The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • Blessing made to each of the four corners on the compass at The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
  • The Druid Order Spring Equinox ceremony held at Tower Hill Terrace in London, England, United Kingdom. The druids hold a ceremony celebrating the rise of the light. Ceridwen, the earth mother, brings token seeds which are symbolically sown around a circle. The concern of The Druid Order is with the evolution of humanity in harmony with the universe and to teach through open meetings, ceremonies, meditation and ritual.
    20160320_druids spring equinox concl...jpg
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