Religious
Portfolio updated in autumn 2010


1. Orthodox pilgrims worship during the pilgrimage to the Velikaya River in Vyatka region, Russia.






2. Mir-i-Arab Madrasah in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.






3. Cremation of the dead in the Hindu temple of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal.






4. Greek orthodox nuns on the Monastiraki square in the historical centre of Athens, Greece.






5. Orthodox Epiphany religious service in Belgrade, Serbia.






6. Boy decorates a tree by Buddhist flags in the Temple of Swayambhunath.






7. Mass pilgrimage to the Velikaya River in Vyatka region, Russia.






8. Candles on the place where St. Nicolas icon where found on the Velikaya River in Vyatka region, Russia.






9. Mass pilgrimage to the Velikaya River in Vyatka region, Russia.






10. Mass bathing of Russian orthodox pilgrims in the Velikaya River in Vyatka region, Russia.






11. Epiphany evening service in the Russian Trinity Church in Belgrade, Serbia.






12. Celebration of an Orthodox Easter on the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic.






13. Orthodox Eucharist in the church of St Parascheva in Belgrade, Serbia.






14. Orthodox service beside the relicts of St. Ludmila of Bohemia in Prague Castle, Czech Republic.






15. Orthodox reburial ceremony of Russian historian Fyodor Scherbina in Prague, Czech Republic.






16. Orthodox service beside the relicts of St. Ludmila of Bohemia in Prague Castle, Czech Republic.






17. Celebration of an Orthodox Easter in St Nicolas' Cathedral in Prague, Czech Republic






18. Female mosque in the area of the tomb of Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari near Bukhara, Uzbekistan.






19. Friday prayer at Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, Turkey.






20. Catholic nun worships to the Palladium of the Czech Lands in Stará Boleslav, Czech Republic.






21. St. Wenceslas' skull shown to public during the St. Wenceslas' Day in Stará Boleslav, Czech Republic.






22. Huge Buddhist wheel in a monastery near the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.






23. Buddhist nun turning Buddhist wheels of the Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.






24. Library with Buddhist religious books in the Pangboche Monastery in the Himalayas, Nepal.






25. Buddhist monk in the Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.






26. Huge mani rock with Buddhist inscriptions near the village of Monjo in the Himalayas, Nepal.






27. Bala Chaturdashi Festival in the Hindu temple of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal.






28. Preparation for the cremation ceremony in the Hindu temple of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal.






29. Funeral pile in the Hindu temple of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal.






30. Floor covered with blood of sacrificed animals in the Hindu temple of
Dakshinkali near Kathmandu, Nepal.
 
 
  
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