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Votive shield showing the king slaying two lions, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
Votives (Ema prayer tablets), with prayers and wishes for success at Kitano Tenmangu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia
Votives (Ema prayer tablets), with prayers and wishes for success at Kitano Tenmangu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia
Votives (Ema prayer tablets), with prayers and wishes for success at Kitano Tenmangu Temple, Kyoto, Japan, Asia
Terracotta horses, each a votive offering to village guardian deity, Ayyanar, at the Solai Andavar shrine, Palathur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia
Antique votive stupas line the Chankramana Walk adjacent to the ancient north wall of the Buddhist Mahabodhi Mahabihara Temple (Great Stupa), Bodh Gaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bihar, India, Asia
Terracotta horses, each a votive offering to village guardian deity, Ayyanar, at the Solai Andavar shrine, Palathur, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia
Stone votive stupas found at the site of 5th century Ratnagiri monastery by the Archaeological Survey of India, Ratnagiri, Odisha, India, Asia
The miracle room with votive offerings and prayers next to the Basilica do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America
Tibetan Buddhist stupa, Boudha, Bodhnath, lit by votive candles on a winter night, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia
Prince of Peace votive Catholic church, St. Augustine, Florida, United States of America, North America
Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased
Wax body parts votive offerings at the Lourdes Grotto in the Convent of the Concepcionistas, a 1925 scale reproduction of the French grotto. Viveiro, Lugo Province, Galicia, Spain, Europe Galicia, Spain, Europe
Replica of the grotto at the Lady of the Lourdes shrine in the Convent of the Concepcionistas. Viveiro, Lugo, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Pilgrim and Tibetan monks refilling the brass bow with yak butter, Samye Monastery, Tibet, China, Asia
Seventeenth-century votive image depicting the Siege of Donauwoerth, Hl. Kreuz Gruftkapelle Church, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Votive image of 1818 from the Friedolfing Parish which was surprised by a thunderstorm in Maria Eck, Maria Geburt Pilgrimage Church, Maria Eck near Siegsdorf village, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Ex voto votive, lime paint, representation of a vehicle accident with miraculous rescue, 16th century, Tuntenhausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Sign saying "warum?", "why?", and candles to commemorate the victims of the stampede at the Love Parade 2010, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
Mary pieta, Catholic pilgrimage site, miraculous image of the Painful Mother of God, candles, Ziemetshausen, In den Stauden, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Ex voto votive, lime paint, representation of the miraculous rescue of a carriage from the waters of a river, 16th century, Tuntenhausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Devotional grotto with Madonna and votive candles in the courtyard of the Basilika Goessweinstein basilica, Balthasar-Neumann-Strasse 7, Goessweinstein, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Candles to commemorate the victims of the stampede at the Love Parade in 2010, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
Votive image from the Ostermiething Parish, Upper Austria, from 1785, to be spared from bad weather, Maria Geburt Pilgrimage Church, Maria Eck near Siegsdorf village, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Sacrificial candles in the church of Panagia Angeloktistos, built from the angels, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kiti, Cyprus, Greek section, Southern Europe, Europe
Votive image from 1745 for the saving from a terminal illness, Kirchwald Pilgrimage Church near, Nussdorf, Bavarian Inntal, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Christ of the Last Judgement, Byzantine-Romanesque votive chapel, Memorial Chapel St. Ludwig to commemorate King Ludwig II near Berg on Lake Starnberger See, Fuenfseenland area, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Votive tablets in the pilgrimage church of Maria Himmelfahrt in Sammarei, Klosterwinkel, Ortenburg, Lower Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Votive tablets in the pilgrimage church of Maria Himmelfahrt in Sammarei, Klosterwinkel, Ortenburg, Lower Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Votive candles, Church of Moni Panagia Theotokou Monastery, Paleokastritsa, north-west Corfu, Corfu Island, Ionian Islands, Greece, Southern Europe, Europe
Mary pieta, Catholic pilgrimage site, miraculous image of the Painful Mother of God, candles, Ziemetshausen, In den Stauden, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Luesen Luson in The Val di Luson Luesener Tal under the Plose near Brixen Southern Tyrol Alto Adige Italy church St. George Lourdes Mary
Detail of the ornamentation in the Byzantine-Romanesque votive chapel, Memorial Chapel St. Ludwig to commemorate King Ludwig II near Berg on Lake Starnberger See, Fuenfseenland area, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Votive chapel, Marienweiher monastery, pilgrimage church, district of Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Mary pieta, Catholic pilgrimage site, miraculous image of the Painful Mother of God, candles, Ziemetshausen, In den Stauden, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Young couple lighting votive candles in the Milan Cathedral, Duomo di Milano, Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
1st anniversary of the massacre of Winnenden-Wendlingen, a path of pebbles with messages for the way into the future, Winnenden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
Memorial place of the 1st anniversary of the massacre of Winnenden and Wendlingen, Winnenden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
Votive pictures in the Maria unter der Egg Pilgrimage Church, Peiting, Pfaffenwinkel, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Icons, burning candles, Russian Orthodox Church, Altea, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe
Mary pieta, Catholic pilgrimage site, miraculous image of the Painful Mother of God, candles, Ziemetshausen, In den Stauden, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Figure of St Mary, votive candles in a chapel, Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Icons, burning candles, Russian Orthodox Church, Altea, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe
Burning votive candles in a church, St. Martin's Church, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Candles burning in the Armenian orthodox church at Geghard monastery near Garni, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kotayk region, Armenia, Asia
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute Church, Votive Church, Grand Canal, Vaporetto, Venice, Italy, Europe
Burning votive candles in a church, St. Martin's Church, Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Offerings from pilgrims who receive the blessings of Bahubali by local priests on Indragiri hill in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka, India, Asia
Votive candles in the Wallfahrtskirche Mary Eck sanctuary, burning candles, Chiemgau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Detail of a fresco, Votive chapel, Basilica della Madonna Nera (Basilica Antica), Sanctuary, Oropa, Piedmont, Italy, Europe
A votive aedicule depicting the Madonna in one of the main streets of the Sassi in Matera. The Sassi di Matera are ancient cave dwellings in the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata. Situated in the old town, they are composed of the Sasso Caveoso and the later Sasso Barisano. Matera, Basilicata, Italy, Europe