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    A little monk, stares into my lenses as I walk into one of the oldest monasteries of Ladakh - Lamayuru. by: nraman Views[468] A Blessing from Lama at Langja Monastery Kaza,HP,IN by: akashdeep Views[395] My next destination were something one can't miss when in Dharamshala, the Tibetan monasteries. This was my 2nd day of the journey. The Buddhist religion is known for their simple living and peaceful nature which in turn has made many people around the world follow it. The monasteries are an art in itself, the vibrancy and the peace one can experience here is divine. I took this shot at the Gyoto monastery, one of the lesser visited monastery situated about 10 km from the main town of Dharamshala. I reached here about 1 hour prior to the afternoon prayers and got real good time to shoot the beauty of the monastery. Just before the main prayer, one of the monks came in to offer his prayers. The timing got precise for me and this one turned out to be one of the best shot of my trip. by: karankpl Views[686] We slept the third night of trekking in this Buddhist monastery by: aimonaput Views[246] Monks praying in the monastery by: aimonaput Views[277]
     
    Calm away from the Chaos: A monastery in the refugee camp. ‘Teacher, what’s your religion?’ ‘Teacher, are you Christian?’ ‘Teacher, why don’t a lot of people in the West have a religion?’ ‘Here, we need religion even more because of our situation.’ by: moonlight Views[691] The monastery: in early morning we climbed more than 1000 stair down to reach St. Catherine monastery; According to the UNESCO report (60100 ha / Ref: 954), this monastery is one of the oldest working Christian monasteries in the world, a huge building standing since the year 800. it gives an idea of how human work can ecologicaly live between nature. Dahab is a quite small city in south Sinai, it is a touristic attraction for all nature lovers, and these 5 photos are not pure nature photos! they all have some human touch, telling the story of the enormous peacefully beautiful nature enclosing and containing the limited and balanced human manipulation; opposite to what we see in urban areas and huge modern cities - where we cannot watch stars, or sunset, or even enjoy a quite time! by: melmahdi Views[817] Architecture - The lore of the monastery of El Escorial, bring tourists in droves, to this architectural marvel ensconced in the mountains surrounding Madrid. by: lucille Views[427] Spiritual thought process. A young monk in a Monastery. by: surajputhane Views[376] Part of Sera (pronounced Sarah) Monastery. Once home to 7700 monks but nowadays down to a few hundred by: bundynbeaches Views[765]
     
    Stitched together photo of the huge oven in the Sera Monastery kitchen by: bundynbeaches Views[962] Thiley and a tray used to carry food to the monks by: bundynbeaches Views[475] Plenty of copper in this kitchen - kettles, jugs, trays... by: bundynbeaches Views[411] Smaller versions of the bigger butter churn. With the pilgrims bringing their own butter in as offerings, I'm not sure how much these are used either by: bundynbeaches Views[559] A big churn for making butter. It isn't used as much anymore with the number of monks down from 7700 to a couple of hundred at Sera Monaastery by: bundynbeaches Views[380]
     
    Sera Monastery has a famous protector god that the young, infirm and hopeful are brought to to get a smear of ash from the burnt incense wiped on their nose for future health, wealth and well being. by: bundynbeaches Views[1882]     

     

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