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indiaincredible:

Sikh Holy Book..

illusionsperdues:

A Shuudoushi monk at the Kiyomizudera temple, Kyoto, Japan

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cing-cangkeling11:

Lord, Hear My Prayer. (by livetowander)

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touba:

“Spinning their way with each step, two elderly pilgrims pick their way down from Hemis Gompa. The devout believe that each revolution of the scripture-filled copper wheels sends supplications heavenward.”

Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie for National Geographic, March 1978.

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learningtosee:

TIBET 05  Many pilgrams carry oil for the lamps as they visit all possible shrines in each temple they visit. For me, there is a sense of both dedication and of the pleasure involved in making an offering in this image.

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eclecticmusing:

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In the Name of God
The Ramnamis are a group of untouchables from central India. Banned from entering temples along with other Hindus, they decided to tattoo God’s name (Ram) all over their faces and bodies. A message to say that they ‘could have God with them too’, and it angered the upper-castes who felt that they were polluting God’s name with their untouchable bodies. photographed by Olivia Arthur

regardintemporel:

John Gutmann - The Confessional, Mexico, 1960

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justcallmegrace:

Umbrella for sun or rain by B℮n

lucifelle:

Hindu priest smokes marijuana during the trip to Calcutta, where he will participate in traditional swim in the river Ganges during the religious festival Makarsankranti.

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Picture taken in Nepal by Jean-Marie Hullo

The picture above shows a young girl being prepared for Ihi Ceremony in Kathmandu Durbar Square.The gods of Nepal do not represent a forgotten era of the past. The deities here are living, and participate in the ordinary existence of everyday life as much as we mere mortals do. Nowhere is this exemplified more charmingly than in the uniquely Nepalese custom of Bel-Marriage (Ihi ceremony). Traditionally the Newars (the predominant ethnic group of the valley), marry off their pre-pubescent girls to a fruit of the Bel tree which symbolizes Lord Vishnu himself. The marriage ceremony is elaborate, accompanied by a feast.By this custom, if a Newari’s future mortal husband should die, she is not considered a widow because she is still married to Vishnu. The Newar “widow” therefore undergoes none of the often disagreeable sanctions imposed on widows.So this explains the reason behind those smartly dressed adolescent girls, thronging the streets of Kathmandu, who in spite of not being married in the ‘earthly’ sense, nevertheless adorn their foreheads with thick swabs of vermilion associated in India solely with a married status.(via zjta)

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fuckyeahethnicmen:

Great Father by Joey Lawrence

This Brahmin has practiced an ascetic life since the age of five

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