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  • 5th century Buddha: a 12 meters tall granite statue of Buddha, hewn out of solid rock in the standing posture on a lotus pedestal. The statue was built during the reign of King Dhatusena in the 5th century AD. Awkana, Sri Lanka.
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  • Camel statue in a park near the harbor. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • A Chac Mool statue on the Temple of the Warrior at Chichen Itza or "at the mouth of the well of the Itza". Mayan ruins in Yucatan, Mexico. These were believed to be receptacles for incense and human hearts during sacrifices.
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  • A Chac Mool statue on the Temple of the Warrior at Chichen Itza or "at the mouth of the well of the Itza". Mayan ruins in Yucatan, Mexico. These were believed to be receptacles for incense and human hearts during sacrifices.
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  • Charles Bridge statue with cobwebs between the sword and the soldier's helmet. Prague, Czech Republic.
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  • Lodz, Poland main street in the rain. (Piotrkowska St.) Brownze statue of Tuwims' Bench. (in memory of local poet Julian Tuwim.)
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  • Copenhagen, Denmark. Hans Christian Andersen statue.
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  • Little Mermaid statue at harbor entrance. Copenhagen, Denmark.
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  • Dock, diving board and headless statue at a hotel in Bacalar Yucatan, Mexico.
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  • Bronze statue of Miguel Hidalgo. Guadalajara, Mexico.
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  • A statue of the Virgin Mary with a blue neon halo in Naples, Italy..
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  • Dresden, East Germany. Frederick Augustus I bronze statue.
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  • The sacred Jain site of Sravanbelgola, 93km north of Mysore, consists of two hills and a large Tank. On one of the hills, Indragiri (also known as Vindhyagiri), stands an extraordinary eighteen meter high monolithic statue of a naked  male figure, Gomateshvara, which is the largest freestanding sculpture in India. The name of the other hill is Chandragiri, marking the arrival of Jainism in southern India.
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  • Statue of a warrior with a raised sword in one hand and a cobra in the other; and a bus, Mysore, South India.
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  • Iconic Colonel Sanders statue with signs in front of KFC chicken fast food restaurant in Naha City, Okinawa, Japan. (Supporting image from the project Hungry Planet: What the World Eats)
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  • Lodz, Poland main street. (Piotrkowska St.) Bronze statue of Arthur Rubenstein playing his piano.
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  • Sad Mary on Holy week in Seville, Spain. Street processions are organized in most Spanish towns each evening, from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. People carry statues of saints on floats or wooden platforms, and an atmosphere of mourning can seem quite oppressive to onlookers.
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  • A procession leaving a neighborhood church during holy week in Seville, Spain. Street processions are organized in most Spanish towns each evening, from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. People carry statues of saints on floats or wooden platforms, and an atmosphere of mourning can seem quite oppressive to onlookers.
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  • Lifelike statues in a city park, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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  • Shwedagon Pagoda at dawn in Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma). The gold-leafed Buddhist Pagoda and surrounding shrines is the most important religious site in the country.
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  • Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma). The gold-leafed Buddhist Pagoda and surrounding shrines is the most important religious site in the country.
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  • Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma). The gold-leafed Buddhist Pagoda and surrounding shrines is the most important religious site in the country.
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  • Peter Menzel at the Bradbury Science Museum, Los Alamos, NM. Displays of Manhatten Project that developed the world's first atomic bombs during WWII. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Evan Menzel at the Bradbury Science Museum, Los Alamos, NM. Displays of Manhatten Project that developed the world's first atomic bombs during WWII. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Peter Menzel at the Bradbury Science Museum, Los Alamos, NM. Displays of Manhatten Project that developed the world's first atomic bombs during WWII. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • One pilar pagoda, Hanoi, Vietnam
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  • A dinner table is set in the desert at Burning Man in the late afternoon. Later that evening, 8 celebrants have dinner, and then burn the table. A group of San Francisco friends brought a table and chairs from a yard sale, had dinner in the desert near the Burning Man, then burned the dining set Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Every morning at dawn, barefoot Buddhist monks and novices in orange robes walk down the streets collecting food alms from devout, kneeling Buddhists. They then return to their temples (also known as "wats") and eat together. This procession is called Tak Bat, or Making Merit.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Evening chanting by monks and novices at the Buddhist Temple, Wat Pak Khan.
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  • Shrine on a street corner in Laguardia (Alava) Rioja, Spain.
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  • KFC and other fast food chains, both global and Japanese, are a frequent stop for busy Okinawans. Although the island is being studied for clues to Okinawan's great longevity, studies say that the younger population will not live as long because of their diets higher in saturated fats and calories. (Supporting image from the project Hungry Planet: What the World Eats).
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  • Dawn from the top of the Thabelkhmauk Pagoda, Bagan, Myanmar, (Burma). The Bagan (also spelled Pagan) Plain on the banks of Irrawaddy River in central Myanmar, is the largest area of Buddhist temples, pagodas, stupas and ruins in the world. More than 2,200 remain today, many dating from the 11th and 12 centuries.
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  • West Hartford, Connecticut.
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  • The Holy Land Experience is a Christian theme park in Orlando, Florida. The theme park recreates the architecture and themes of the ancient city of Jerusalem in 1st century Israel. The Holy Land Experience was founded and built by Marvin Rosenthal, a Jewish born Baptist minister but is now owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Rosenthal is also the chief executive of a ministry devoted to 'reaching the Jewish people for the Messiah' called Zion's Hope. Beside the theme park architectural recreations, there are church services and live presentations of biblical stories, most notably a big stage production featuring the life of Jesus. There are several restaurants and gift shops in the theme park. The staff dresses in biblical costumes. Admission is $40 for adults and $25 for youths, aged 6-18.
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  • The Holy Land Experience is a Christian theme park in Orlando, Florida. The theme park recreates the architecture and themes of the ancient city of Jerusalem in 1st century Israel. The Holy Land Experience was founded and built by Marvin Rosenthal, a Jewish born Baptist minister but is now owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Rosenthal is also the chief executive of a ministry devoted to 'reaching the Jewish people for the Messiah' called Zion's Hope. Beside the theme park architectural recreations, there are church services and live presentations of biblical stories, most notably a big stage production featuring the life of Jesus. There are several restaurants and gift shops in the theme park. The staff dresses in biblical costumes. Admission is $40 for adults and $25 for youths, aged 6-18.
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  • The Holy Land Experience is a Christian theme park in Orlando, Florida. The theme park recreates the architecture and themes of the ancient city of Jerusalem in 1st century Israel. The Holy Land Experience was founded and built by Marvin Rosenthal, a Jewish born Baptist minister but is now owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Rosenthal is also the chief executive of a ministry devoted to 'reaching the Jewish people for the Messiah' called Zion's Hope. Beside the theme park architectural recreations, there are church services and live presentations of biblical stories, most notably a big stage production featuring the life of Jesus. There are several restaurants and gift shops in the theme park. The staff dresses in biblical costumes. Admission is $40 for adults and $25 for youths, aged 6-18.
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  • The Holy Land Experience is a Christian theme park in Orlando, Florida. The theme park recreates the architecture and themes of the ancient city of Jerusalem in 1st century Israel. The Holy Land Experience was founded and built by Marvin Rosenthal, a Jewish born Baptist minister but is now owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Rosenthal is also the chief executive of a ministry devoted to 'reaching the Jewish people for the Messiah' called Zion's Hope. Beside the theme park architectural recreations, there are church services and live presentations of biblical stories, most notably a big stage production featuring the life of Jesus. There are several restaurants and gift shops in the theme park. The staff dresses in biblical costumes. Admission is $40 for adults and $25 for youths, aged 6-18.
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  • The Holy Land Experience is a Christian theme park in Orlando, Florida. The theme park recreates the architecture and themes of the ancient city of Jerusalem in 1st century Israel. The Holy Land Experience was founded and built by Marvin Rosenthal, a Jewish born Baptist minister but is now owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Rosenthal is also the chief executive of a ministry devoted to 'reaching the Jewish people for the Messiah' called Zion's Hope. Beside the theme park architectural recreations, there are church services and live presentations of biblical stories, most notably a big stage production featuring the life of Jesus. There are several restaurants and gift shops in the theme park. The staff dresses in biblical costumes. Admission is $40 for adults and $25 for youths, aged 6-18.
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  • The Holy Land Experience is a Christian theme park in Orlando, Florida. The theme park recreates the architecture and themes of the ancient city of Jerusalem in 1st century Israel. The Holy Land Experience was founded and built by Marvin Rosenthal, a Jewish born Baptist minister but is now owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Rosenthal is also the chief executive of a ministry devoted to 'reaching the Jewish people for the Messiah' called Zion's Hope. Beside the theme park architectural recreations, there are church services and live presentations of biblical stories, most notably a big stage production featuring the life of Jesus. There are several restaurants and gift shops in the theme park. The staff dresses in biblical costumes. Admission is $40 for adults and $25 for youths, aged 6-18.
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  • The Holy Land Experience is a Christian theme park in Orlando, Florida. The theme park recreates the architecture and themes of the ancient city of Jerusalem in 1st century Israel. The Holy Land Experience was founded and built by Marvin Rosenthal, a Jewish born Baptist minister but is now owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Rosenthal is also the chief executive of a ministry devoted to 'reaching the Jewish people for the Messiah' called Zion's Hope. Beside the theme park architectural recreations, there are church services and live presentations of biblical stories, most notably a big stage production featuring the life of Jesus. There are several restaurants and gift shops in the theme park. The staff dresses in biblical costumes. Admission is $40 for adults and $25 for youths, aged 6-18.
    USA_121027_058_x.jpg
  • The Holy Land Experience is a Christian theme park in Orlando, Florida. The theme park recreates the architecture and themes of the ancient city of Jerusalem in 1st century Israel. The Holy Land Experience was founded and built by Marvin Rosenthal, a Jewish born Baptist minister but is now owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Rosenthal is also the chief executive of a ministry devoted to 'reaching the Jewish people for the Messiah' called Zion's Hope. Beside the theme park architectural recreations, there are church services and live presentations of biblical stories, most notably a big stage production featuring the life of Jesus. There are several restaurants and gift shops in the theme park. The staff dresses in biblical costumes. Admission is $40 for adults and $25 for youths, aged 6-18.
    USA_121027_054_x.jpg
  • The Holy Land Experience is a Christian theme park in Orlando, Florida. The theme park recreates the architecture and themes of the ancient city of Jerusalem in 1st century Israel. The Holy Land Experience was founded and built by Marvin Rosenthal, a Jewish born Baptist minister but is now owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Rosenthal is also the chief executive of a ministry devoted to 'reaching the Jewish people for the Messiah' called Zion's Hope. Beside the theme park architectural recreations, there are church services and live presentations of biblical stories, most notably a big stage production featuring the life of Jesus. There are several restaurants and gift shops in the theme park. The staff dresses in biblical costumes. Admission is $40 for adults and $25 for youths, aged 6-18.
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  • National Gallery with an Edvard Munch exhibit in Oslo, Norway.
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  • National Theater, Oslo, Norway
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  • Young people skateboarding and drinking in front of the Radhus, City Hall, Oslo, Norway
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  • SuhBaatar Square in UlaanBaatar, Mongolia is named after the Mongolian military leader and horseman, SuhBaatar, considered a hero by Mongols for defeating the Chinese (and a Russian warlord) as commander of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army in the early 1900's. From coverage of revisit to Material World Project family in Mongolia, 2001.
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  • The initial lighting of the Burning Man begins with fireworks during the last all-night party. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Peter Menzel photographs Tokyo-based photographer Vincent Huang who used the giant Burning Man structure and revelers as a backdrop for his photographs of a traditional Japanese tea ceremony with performance artist Ken Hamazaki for a Japanese magazine. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • One of many mobile art installations at Burning Man that became a gathering point in the late afternoon. The "Spirit of Time" or the "Tree of Time" was constructed by artist Dana Albany out of animal bones and had a constant droning sound component. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • The 50-foot tall Burning Man, outlined in neon, at dawn. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..
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  • Preparing for All Saints Day. Powazek Cemetery. Warsaw, Poland.
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  • Coit Tower, San Francisco, CA
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  • Monterey, California
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  • Monterey, California
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  • On the boardwalk in Venice Beach, California. Two dogs wait for their owner to have a drink.
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  • Lakeland, Florida
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  • Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains, NY state.
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  • Edith Wharthon's home, The Mount, in Lenox, MA
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  • Santuario Gauchito Gil, near Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Southermost city in the world. Legend has it that Gaucho Gil was a good-hearted outlaw who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Before his hanging, Gil is said to have pledged to become a miracle worker. Now more than 100,000 people come to visit a shrine at the spot of his death, where they leave offerings and seek miracles of their own ? from help passing a grade in school to cures for illnesses. (from NPR)
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  • Santuario Gauchito Gil, near Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Southermost city in the world. Legend has it that Gaucho Gil was a good-hearted outlaw who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Before his hanging, Gil is said to have pledged to become a miracle worker. Now more than 100,000 people come to visit a shrine at the spot of his death, where they leave offerings and seek miracles of their own ? from help passing a grade in school to cures for illnesses. (from NPR)
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  • Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
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  • Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
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  • Recoletta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
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  • Recoletta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
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  • La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Tierra Santa religious theme park, Buenos Aires
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  • Tierra Santa religious theme park, Buenos Aires
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  • Tierra Santa religious theme park, Buenos Aires
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  • Tierra Santa religious theme park, Buenos Aires
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  • Tierra Santa religious theme park, Buenos Aires
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  • Lugano, Switzerland on Lake Lugano. "Lugano is a city in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. The population of the city proper was 55,151 as of December 2011, and the population of the urban agglomeration was over 145,000. Wikipedia"
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  • Lugano, Switzerland on Lake Lugano. "Lugano is a city in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. The population of the city proper was 55,151 as of December 2011, and the population of the urban agglomeration was over 145,000. Wikipedia"
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  • Lugano, Switzerland on Lake Lugano. "Lugano is a city in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. The population of the city proper was 55,151 as of December 2011, and the population of the urban agglomeration was over 145,000. Wikipedia"
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  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.
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  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.
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  • Aerial of vor Freslers Kirke. Copenhagen, Denmark.
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  • Rosenborg Gardens. Copenhagen, Denmark.
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  • Evening prayers chanted at Wat Pak Khan, Luang Prabang, Laos.
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  • Evening prayers chanted at Wat Pak Khan, Luang Prabang, Laos.
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  • Ban Saylom Village, just South of Luang Prabang, Laos. Every morning at dawn, barefoot Buddhist monks and novices in orange robes walk down the streets collecting food alms from devout, kneeling Buddhists. They then return to their temples (also known as "wats") and eat together. This procession is called Tak Bat, or Making Merit.
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  • Menzel and Daluisio family breakfast at Mekong Estates rental property on the Mekong just south of Luang Prabang, Laos in Ban Saylom Village..
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  • From Mt. Phousi, Luang Prabang, Laos.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Buddhist stauary on Phousi Hill in the center of Luang Prabang.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Buddhist stauary on Phousi Hill in the center of Luang Prabang.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Buddhist stauary on Phousi Hill in the center of Luang Prabang.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Buddhist stauary on Phousi Hill in the center of Luang Prabang.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Buddhist stauary on Phousi Hill in the center of Luang Prabang.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Every morning at dawn, barefoot Buddhist monks and novices in orange robes walk down the streets collecting food alms from devout, kneeling Buddhists. They then return to their temples (also known as "wats") and eat together. This procession is called Tak Bat, or Making Merit. Monks leaving offerings of sticky rice at their temple, Wat Xiengthong.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Every morning at dawn, barefoot Buddhist monks and novices in orange robes walk down the streets collecting food alms from devout, kneeling Buddhists. They then return to their temples (also known as "wats") and eat together. This procession is called Tak Bat, or Making Merit.
    LAO_120121_084_x.jpg
  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Every morning at dawn, barefoot Buddhist monks and novices in orange robes walk down the streets collecting food alms from devout, kneeling Buddhists. They then return to their temples (also known as "wats") and eat together. This procession is called Tak Bat, or Making Merit.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Every morning at dawn, barefoot Buddhist monks and novices in orange robes walk down the streets collecting food alms from devout, kneeling Buddhists. They then return to their temples (also known as "wats") and eat together. This procession is called Tak Bat, or Making Merit.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Every morning at dawn, barefoot Buddhist monks and novices in orange robes walk down the streets collecting food alms from devout, kneeling Buddhists. They then return to their temples (also known as "wats") and eat together. This procession is called Tak Bat, or Making Merit.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Every morning at dawn, barefoot Buddhist monks and novices in orange robes walk down the streets collecting food alms from devout, kneeling Buddhists. They then return to their temples (also known as "wats") and eat together. This procession is called Tak Bat, or Making Merit.
    LAO_120120_096_x.jpg
  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Every morning at dawn, barefoot Buddhist monks and novices in orange robes walk down the streets collecting food alms from devout, kneeling Buddhists. They then return to their temples (also known as "wats") and eat together. This procession is called Tak Bat, or Making Merit.
    LAO_120120_088_x.jpg
  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Evening chanting by monks and novices at the Buddhist Temple, Wat Pak Khan.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Evening chanting by monks and novices at the Buddhist Temple, Wat Pak Khan.
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  • Luang Prabang, Laos. Evening chanting by monks and novices at the Buddhist Temple, Wat Pak Khan.
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