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I did a stitchery based on one of my favorite prayers..bordered with a pretty, dainty crocheted lace and some felt flowers. Framed in oak.
From the roof od our hotel in the medina of Marrakech, the call to prayer from the Koutoubia Mosque nearby.
This lovely drawing of a small girl looking right out of a fairy tale and saying her prayers is so sweet, I could just eat it up! The image was printed on Magic Transfer Cling, and placed on a polymer pendant, and has a transparent background so that you can see the variations in the clay behind it. It has been backed in a marbled turquoise and black.
There is a bit of silvery chain attached, and a textured link serves as a necklace bail.
The image is sealed in glossy resin.
Traveling at home: spent the morning exploring one of Singapore's most colorful areas, little india. Caught a Hindu devotee in prayer at the iconic Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple.
Little India, Singapore, December 2010
Buddhist prayer flags blow in the wind at a memorial ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the April 25, 2015, earthquake and avalanche that destroyed Langtang village and claimed over 300 lives.
Prayer ties, tied to the fence, for the mass grave at Wounded Knee, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota
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I believe that these are "Ladakh Prayer Flags"
"Traditionally, prayer flags are used to promote peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom. The flags do not carry prayers to gods, a common misconception; rather, the Tibetans believe the prayers and mantras will be blown by the wind to spread the good will and compassion into all pervading space. Therefore, prayer flags are thought to bring benefit to all.... The prayers of a flag become a permanent part of the universe as the images fade from exposure to the elements. Just as life moves on and is replaced by new life, Tibetans renew their hopes for the world by continually mounting new flags alongside the old. This act symbolizes a welcoming of life's changes and an acknowledgment that all beings are part of a greater ongoing cycle."
Master Sgt. Abbracciamento, (left) and Gunnery Sgt. Darren Bange, trumpet players played the Anchor’s Away on May 24 at Headquarters and Service Battalion, Henderson Hall. The Henderson Hall Ministry hosted a Prayer Breakfast at the Marine Club for Marines and civilian Marines for fellowship and esprit de corps. (USMC photo by Sophia E. Piellusch, DOD)
My favourite votive (translated by my daughter-in-law): 'World Peace and No Nose Hair'
Mikami-Jinja Shrine (Shrine to the God of Hair) prayer wall.
In Japan, unlike Western countries, men tend not to loose their hair as early or to such a degree as many European and Middle Eastern men do, so hair loss is even more of a trauma in these parts. Reading the votive sticks in this shrine gives a pretty good idea of what people worry about when it comes to hair.
Arashiyama bamboo grove, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
HDR from 6 video (- you know its like a photograph only it moves) frames. Shot on Kala Patar (5545 m) . Lingtren and Khumbutse in the background.
a cylindrical "wheel" (Tibetan: 'khor) on a spindle made from metal, wood, stone, leather, or coarse cotton. Traditionally, the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum is written in Sanskrit externally on the wheel. Also sometimes depicted are Dakinis, Protectors and very often the 8 auspicious symbols Ashtamangala. According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition based on the lineage texts regarding prayer wheels, spinning such a wheel will have much the same meritorious effect as orally reciting the prayers.
I thought this statue looked like an angel praying, perhaps, for the people who live in the apartment behind her.
Although angels are part of a few stories appearing in the Bible, there are no biblical references to wings. We tend to think of heavenly beings with feathery wings thanks go the interpretations of Medieval artists.
Tiles with prayers at the Beomeosa Temple - South Korea
Beomeosa (Temple of the Nirvana Fish) is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in Cheongnyong-dong, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, South Korea. Built on the slopes of Geumjeongsan, it is one of the country's leading urban temples.