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Sunday Mass is celebrated at the rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George), in Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa
Parish of the Immaculate Conception, Catholic pilgrimage site, Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi state, Mexico, North America
Traditional Cohen's Benediction at the Western Wall during the Passover Jewish festival, Jerusalem Old City, Israel, Middle East
Rococo style paintings on the ceiling of the Pilgrimage Church of Wies, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Steingaden, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Rococo style paintings on the ceiling of the Pilgrimage Church of Wies, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Steingaden, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Traditional Cohen's Benediction at the Western Wall during the Passover Jewish festival, Jerusalem Old City, Israel, Middle East
Sunny day at ancient Gothic ruins with blue sky, Byland Abbey, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Maharaja Viharaya Cave (Temple of the King), Golden Temple, Cave Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Asia
Close up of traditional lamps hanging above the Stone of Anointing with woman prostrating, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
Sunday Mass is celebrated at the rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George), in Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa
The Mahamuni Buddha Temple, a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, Mandalay city, Mandalay division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia
The Mahamuni Buddha Temple, a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, Mandalay city, Mandalay division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia
Traditional Cohen's Benediction at the Western Wall during the Passover Jewish festival, Jerusalem Old City, Israel, Middle East
The Mahamuni Buddha Temple, a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, Mandalay city, Mandalay division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia
The Mahamuni Buddha Temple, a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, Mandalay city, Mandalay division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia
The sacred Jain marble temples, place of Jain pilgrimage, built at the top of Shatrunjaya Hill, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia
Interior of the Holy Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thessaly, Greece, Europe
Greek Orthodox church at lagoon, Porto Lagos village pilgrimage of St. Nicholas, metochi of Athos Monastery in Vatopedi, Greece, Europe
Cloister of the Mont Saint-Michel Abbey, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manche department, Low Normandy region, France, Europe
Mont-Saint-Michel bay and Abbey, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manche department, Normandy region, France, Europe
Mont-Saint-Michel bay and Abbey, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manche department, Normandy region, France, Europe
Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), one of the most celebrated pilgrimage centres of the ancient Greek world with the sanctuary of Aphrodite, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kouklia, Paphos district, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Europe
Interior in Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arequipa, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, South America
The 9th century Rameshwar Temple dedicated the Hindu deity Shiva in Bhubaneswar, nicknamed the City of Temples, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia
The 9th century Mukteswara Temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva in Bhubaneswar, nicknamed the City of Temples, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia
Armenian Apostolic Saint Hripsime Church, 7th century, city of Vagharshapat (Holy city of Etchmiadzin), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yerevan, Armenia, Eurasia
Statue of Mkhitar Gosh, 1130-1213, writer, thinker, priest, founder of Goshavank Monastery, Gosh village, Dilijan National Park, Tavush region, Armenia, Eurasia
Monument to Pius VII located on the east wall of the Clementine Chapel of Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
Architectural detail of the ceiling of Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
The colourful 14th century Dewri Mandir Temple dedicated to Durga, the Hindu Mother Goddess, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, Asia
The 11th century Lingaraja Temple complex dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva in Bhubaneswar, nicknamed the City of Temples, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia
Neoclassical Basilica of Bom Jesus do Monte surrounded by gardens on a sunny day, a popular landmark and pilgrimage site, Tenoes, Braga, Minho, Portugal, Europe
Basilica della Santa Casa, Piazza della Madonna, pilgrimage town of Loreto, Le Marche, Italy, Europe
San Maria de Finibus Terrae pilgrimage church, Santa Maria di Leuca, Lecce province, Salentine Peninsula, Puglia, Italy, Europe
Lit candles placed by devotees at sunset at the Shwesagon Pagoda, a 2500 year old Buddhist pilgrimage site, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Asia
Candles placed by devotees at sunset in front of the golden Shwesagon Pagoda, a 2500 year old Buddhist pilgrimage site, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Asia
Boats in The Ganges River at Ranamahal Ghat and Chousatti Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India
Boats in The Ganges River at Ranamahal Ghat and Chousatti Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India
Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
Monks offer butter lamps prayer, kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
Budhist lamas in prayer, bodhgaya, india. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
Monks offer butter lamps. Kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
Part of Last Judgement fresco on wall, Voronet Monastery, near Gura Humorului, Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania
Exterior fresco, Church Of The Annunciation, Moldovita Monastery, Moldovita, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania
Montserrat is a mountain near Barcelona, in Catalonia. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary.
Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Miranda de les Agulles (903 m). It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. Montserrat literally means "saw (serrated, like the common handsaw) mountain" in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. On this mountain we will have access to the Monastery of Montserrat which houses the virgin that gives its name to the monastery, although it is also known as La Moreneta
The aerial view captures the cathedral and the red roofs of a historic city, surrounded by stone buildings, Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, autonomous community of Galicia, place of pilgrimage, destination of the Way of St James, Spain, Europe
High altar and ceiling fresoces at the Baroque pilgrimage church in Hafnerberg, Triesingtal (Triesing Valley), Lower Austria, Austria, Europe
Archaeological site and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination, ruins of the ancient university of Nalanda, Global Buddhist Congregation 2011, Ragir, Bihar, India, Asia
Bled Castle, St. Mary's Church, Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, on the island in Lake Bled, Lake Velda or Lake Felder, Slovenian Blejsko jezero, against a snow-covered Alpine backdrop, Bled, Upper Carniola (Gorenjska), Slovenia, Europe
Wallfahrtskirche Maria Langegg pilgrimage church and Celtic megalith replicas, Geyersberg, Bergen municipality in the Dunkelsteinerwald area, Wachau, Mostviertel region, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe
Weg der Hoffnung, work of art, memorial, food for thought, an art project of the Point Alpha Foundation, The Weg der Hoffnung with its 14 stations ties in with the Christian Way of the Cross, Point Alpha, memorial, commemorative and meeting place on the road between Geisa (Thuringia) and Rasdorf (Hesse), Germany, Europe
Ceiling fresco, Wessobrunner School, baroque Wallfahrtskirche Steinhausen (pilgrimage church), Steinhausen, Bad Schussenried, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe