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For Rui, Belle, Masanari, their families and friends, and for everyone in Japan.
We are thinking of you.
Sensō-ji (金龍山浅草寺 Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji) is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo. It is Tokyo's oldest temple, and one of its most significant.
On the photo we can see a tied prayer. In the background there is an alley called Nakamise Dori with almost 100 small shops with traditional japanese food, kimonos and tourist crap.
More info of this beatil place you can find HERE
A silent prayer for those who recently lost their lives in the New Zealand and Japanese earthquakes.
Model: My beautiful daughter Mikayla <3 thank you for holding very still and enduring the ravenous mosquitoes.
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أسعد الله صباحكم / مسائكم بكل خير
حياكم الله يالغالين وكل عام وأنتم بخير وتقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الأعمال والطاعات
أقدم لكم صور بسيطة لتصوير مصلى العيد وبالتحديد مصلى مدينة بريدة الجنوبي ،،
أخوكم عبدالله الغفيص
Devils Tower is seen as a sacred site by many of the Plains Tribes, including the Cheyenne, Lakota, Crow and Kiowa. Most of the Native names include Bear's House/Bear's Home/Bear's Teepee/Home of the Bears. This come from ancient legends about the tower, which vary by tribe.
The most famous is a Lakota/Kiowa story, about seven girls who went out to play and were found and chased by giant bears. To escape, the girls climbed up to a large rock and prayed to the Great Spirit to help. The Great Spirit heard their prayers, and suddenly the rock shot up into the sky. The bears tried to climb the rock, gorging deep marks into the sides of it, but ultimately the ascending tower proved too steep and they gave up, leaving the deeply gashed tower. The girls reached the sky and became the Pleiades.
An alternative version of the story has a boy being chased by a single giant bear, Mato, though the general story remains, the same, with the boy climbing the rock, Wakan Tanka shooting the rock towards the heavens, and Mato clawing marks into the tower trying to get the boy. In this version the boy is rescued by an eagle. The Cheyenne also have a similar story, though it involves the bears killing all but two of the girls, who then trick the bears into climbing to the already formed tower, whereupon their brothers were able to ambush and drive off the bears by firing at their paws.
A final legend comes from the Northern Cheyenne warrior Wooden Leg, who told a story of an old man who slept with a Bison head at the foot of the tower. In the morning, the man found himself and the bison head atop the tower. After a day of praying, the Old man woke up the day after to find himself back on the ground, though the bison head remained on top. The bison head remained visible for years, and became a symbol for the Northern Cheyenne.
All around Devils Tower are small prayer offerings, from the many tribal members who visit.
Devils Tower National Monument, Hulett, Wyoming
Princess Wangui saying prayers for the elders who have gone before us.
This is a historical site in East Africa which has a big history about the coming and establishment of the Arabian rule and slave trade. The place is called Bagamoyo which is a Swahili word meaning "Here I rest my heart", it's a small town along the East African coast. The African slaves used to say those words crying for their lost freedom and abuse against humanity in their very own land.
Saying prayers here is a way of telling our fore fathers that we, their children, are free again, and we are still fighting against mental slavery.
Long live history!
June 20, 2010 - Day 106 (week 16)
Prayers
I am not so good at the whole prayer thing. But I did hope this couple's prayers were answered. Its the least I could do as I snapped this picture as I walked by.
[Indonesia] FRIDAY PRAYERS: Muslims from different ethnic groups gather at Masjid Cheng Hoo to perform Sholat Jumat (Friday prayers). Inaugurated on 28 May 2003, it is the only mosque in Indonesia to be named after a Chinese Muslim. Its architecture is inspired by the Niu Jie Mosque in Beijing, which was built in 996 AD. Masjid Cheng Hoo is the brainchild of Bambang Sujanto, or Lioe Ming Yen (柳民源; b. 1947). Sujanto raised the first installment of US$50,000 to construct the mosque by publishing "Juz Amma", a chapter from the Koran, in Arabic, Mandarin and Berhasa Indonesia. At that time, it was still not allowed to publish books in Mandarin. Sujanto was interrogated for three days and released.
Architecturally, Masjid Cheng Hoo is ripe with symbolism that articulates Sujanto's ideas of ethnicity and religion. The mosque measures 11m by 9m. Its length approximates the length of two sides of the modern-day Ka’bah in Mecca. The number ‘nine’ refers to the Wali Songo in Indonesia. The pagoda-top of the mosque has eight sides and the number ‘eight’ is considered highly auspicious amongst the Chinese. At the same time, the octagon structure references the spider web outside the cave that protected the Prophet and Abu Bakr during their flight to Medina. A mural of Admiral Zheng He (Cheng Ho) beside the mosque serves to remind the believers that Chinese and Islam are not mutually exclusive categories. Initially, Muhammadiyah –- the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia founded by reformist leaders –- was opposed to the idea, fearing that the Muslims would start praying to the idol. But Sujanto insisted, saying that Zheng He should be seen as a role model who arrived in Indonesia 600 years back to propagate Islam.
The prayer room of a private home, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. New images made by the Vecin Workshop. Matched antique urnas with "JHS" and "AVM"monograms found in two separate antique shops, three years apart (!). Brass candlesticks acquired from the Vecin Collection and restored and electrified by Palayan Lamps.
The prayer of " Jom3ah" at the Holly mosque of Madinah ,, It was really crowded yet a very beautiful view =) ( I took this from the hotel's window ) by Nikon L110
One of the best themeing elements in the Asia section of DAK are the lengths of prayer flags that litter certain areas. I originally saw them as just more clutter to my photos until I decided to try and actually use them to my advantage. Towards the end of the tiger viewing area in the jungle trek they are especially thick (there's got to be a story element to why there are so many in this particular spot, but I don't know what it is), and it becomes possible to compose a beautifuly chaotic image with the flags taking up most or all of the image space. I don't know why, but I find this image oddly compelling and hope you do, as well.
Installed hand embroidered piece, "Prayer Flags" at the art gallery at Tacoma Community College show 'Pop Art' January 18th-May 3rd.
In creating these flags I was thinking more of consumerism and less of pop art.
This prayer wheel is the largest in the world at 21m high. Made of copper and painted with gold, it weighs 60 tonnes and takes 10 people to turn it. At over 3300m above sea level it is quiet a strenuous effort...
Nikon Df
Nikkor 50mm f1.2 AiS @ f1.2
1/2000
ISO 80
Prayer rags tied to an Ovo overlooking the vast valley below. Prayers are tied to the as monks and others climb to become nearer to god. The Ovo rock formations are created at the top of the highest hills and mountains surrounding the Baldan Baraivan Monastery.
Edwin Lord Weeks - The Hour of Prayer at Moti Mushid, 1889 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) Richmond VA
tibetan prayer flags in china on the top of Mt. Shika.
taken with :
Nikon F100
Fuji Provia
Scanned with:
Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED
I've never prayed like this in my life, kneeling beside the bed, hands in that phony-feeling position. I've also never been one to use rote prayers, like "now I lay me down to sleep..." For me, prayer is more about intentionally seeking right action, and being in right relationship: it's what many religious refer to as praying ceaselessly.
Generally, in Bhutan, prayer flags are hoisted for happiness, long life, prosperity, luck and merit and to offer karmic merit to all sentient beings. After one dies, the benefits of offering prayer flags is believed to guide the soul of the dead away from the netherworld and to prevent it from being reborn in the three lower realms (Nge Song Sum, animals, pret and life in hell) of the six life cycles: Lha (god), Lha Min (demi-god), humans, animals, pret, and life in hell, according to a Buddhist scholar, Dasho Lam Sanga.
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