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Prayer flags blow in the stiff wind over the Mekong River in Tibet.
For the Shutter Divas Challenge: "Close your Eyes, Open your heart"
"Prayer is not getting man's will done in heaven, but getting God's will done on earth. It is not overcoming God's reluctance but laying hold of God's willingness."
Richard C. Trench
Once Again My Friend Persjha, posed for me to get this lovely shot =0)
Tens of thousands of Tibetan prayer flags covering the hills around Princess Wencheng Temple. This place felt weirdly holy, when I finally entered the tiny temple after having circumambulated the temple grounds, tears were brought to my agnostic eyes.
Old rural christian prayer monument on a hiking trail in northern franconia, germany. Barren Spring Countryside in early march.
I bought this prayer wheel from Darjeeling, during my trip to Darjeeling/Sikkim in December, 2006.
A prayer wheel (called mani chos-'khor or Mani wheel by the Tibetans) is a wheel on a spindle made from metal, wood, leather, or even coarse cotton. On the wheel are written or encapsulated prayers or mantras. According to the Tibetan Buddhist belief, spinning such a wheel will have much the same effect as orally reciting the prayers.
This mosque is part of a mosque-and-library complex in casablanca funded by the Saudi governement. I was on my way to the library, perhaps the best research library in Morocco, as Friday prayer was letting out of the mosque. This mosque draws and interesting mix of people; these pictures show a cross section of the people there that day.
The Registan was a public square, where people gathered to hear royal proclamations, and a place of public executions. It is framed by three madrasahs of distinctive Islamic architecture. The madrasahas date between 1417-1660
Members of the Vicenza Military Community gather for the national prayer breakfast Feb. 6 at the Golden Lion. Chief of Chaplains Maj. Gen. Donald Rutherford spoke for the second year in a row at the event. Photo by Julie M. Lucas/USAG Vicenza PAO.
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New set of prayer flags, light and whimsical, inspired by my friend's mother blessing ceremony, which is a wonderful alternative to baby shower
An elderly buddist monk turning the prayer wheels at the main Tibetian Buddist temple at Dharmasala, Himachal Pradesh.
I can't read them, but I would guess the Tharlam Monastery prayer wheels are inscribed with the Buddhist prayer, om mani padme hum, sent off by spinning the wheels.
As the trees lose their autumn colors it's comforting to realize the prayer flags will still be there, ablaze and aflutter. The wind was so strong when I took this that the flags were horizontal. I took this looking up at them.
This is a view from the main prayer area of the Sultan's Prayer room in the Yesil Mosque in Bursa. Normally visitors to mosques aren't able to visit these areas of the mosque.
More then 200 people throughout the KMC attended the U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern's National Prayer Breakfast held Feb. 5 at the Kaiserslautern Community Activities Center on Daenner Kaserne. Photo by Christine June, USAG Kaiserslautern.
We were delighted to have Barbara D. quilting as she has missed several meetings during cancer treatments. Anne (not shown) donated the "Quilt Diva" fabric, Dixie did the binding, JR donated the butterfly backing (for renewal!) and put the prayer shawl together. I quilted it. I was delighted to see that she wore it all during the meeting. We hope it brings comfort.
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