Religious Reflections and Shadows

Artistic reflections and shadows in religious settings, emphasizing spiritual themes through visually striking contrasts and serene environments.

Guatemala, Antigua, Musicians lead religious procession through cobblestone downtown streets on Sunday afternoon
Guatemala, Antigua, Musicians lead religious procession through cobblestone downtown streets on Sunday afternoon
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Detail of a bagpipe exibition during Highland Games
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Pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago offering votive stones and offerings in Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross), Foncebadón hill, Bierzo region,, Castile and Leon, Spain.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Velasquez, 802nd Security Forces Squadron, unit security manager and Fiesta 2022 military ambassador from Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland displays his Fiesta 2022 medals prior to the crowning of Augie Cortez, the 2022 El Rey Feo, King Antonio on the second day of Fiesta in San Antonio, Texas, Apr. 1, 2022. El Rey Feos principal function is to raise funds for the Rey Feo Scholarship Foundation. During his reign, Rey Feo and his court visit nursing homes, hospitals, orphanages and elementary schools to encourage thousands of young people to stay in school, respect their teachers and parents and be good citizens and challenges them to pursue a higher education. He is considered a good will ambassador in the city throughout the year, and raises scholarship funds to benefit underprivileged youth.
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HONG KONG - PROTEST - WALK FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTSManifestation de 800 000 personnes à Hong Kong pour la journée mondiale des Droits de l'Homme.HONG KONG - PROTEST - WALK FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTSDemonstration of 800,000 people in Hong Kong for World Human Rights Day.
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BEVAR CHRISTIANIA (""Preserve Christiania"") message on a wooden building, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Meal call in Zen temple, Larzac, Dordogne, France, Europe
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State of Vatican City, Holy See, 2022-04-15. Easter Ceremony in St Peter's Square in the presence of Pope Francis. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Etat de la Cite du Vatican, Saint-Siege, le 2022-04-15. Ceremonie de Paques sur la Place Saint-Pierre en presence du Pape Francois. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.
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Rome. Emergency Covid-19, demonstration of union of the Italian population. Pictured is the Italian flag and the banner 'Andra' Tutto bene' Everything will be all right in the Garbatella district
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Rome, in the church of Santa Sofia of the Ukrainian community of Rome, basic necessities donated by citizens to be sent to the war zone are collected and sorted.
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Blunzn Gröstl, Medieval Festival 1065533913
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USA, District of Columbia, Washington DC. Dance circle at the The National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC.
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Antique Bald Eagle and American Flags at Andersonville, Georgia historic area
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Holy confession during World Youth Day . Madrid. Spain.
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Franciscan Chapel near to the Thuringian hut, Michael's Church, Heustreu, Rhoen, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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Madrid, 03/05/2015. Queues at the Basilica of Jesus of Medinacelli on the occasion of the saint's foot kissing. Photo: Jaime García ARCHDC.
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Soy Patriota (I am a Patriot), painted sign on a house, Almolonga, Guatemala
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Kind of a magical amulet made of a doll placed on a car's license plate, Ladakh, India.
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) team members walk with their offering of sake to the Houman Shrine, the third, and final, shrine in a traditional San-ja Mairi, or Three Shrine Pilgrimage, where the team prays for a successful launch, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, Tanegashima Island, Japan. A Japanese H-IIA rocket carrying the NASA-JAXA, Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory is planned for launch from the Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) on Feb. 28, 2014. Once launched, the GPM spacecraft will collect information that unifies data from an international network of existing and future satellites to map global rainfall and snowfall every three hours.
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Tribute to the christian martyrs of the 21st century . Madrid. Spain.
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The friday prayer (jummah). Shoes outside the mosque. Chau Doc. Vietnam.
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Colourfully painted stones as a symbol on a fence, St. Marienstern Monastery in Panschwitz-Kuckau, Lusatia, Saxony, Germany, Europe
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Protesters holding card after terrorist attack by deccan mujahedeen Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 30-November-2008 Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox
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Pentecostalism in Latin America -- Iraldo's Tale
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U.S. Air Force Airmen and civilians commune at the Spirit Chapel to speak about the Extend the Bench program at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, September 28, 2022. Extend the Bench is a program developed to focus on readiness. In the event of a crisis that prevents the chaplain team from being able to provide spiritual triage, this program would ensure they have religious leaders from the community ready to step in for them.
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Star and crescent. Symbol of Islam on a mosque.
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Holy confession during World Youth Day
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Yuyuan Temple Bazaar, Shanghai, China
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Myanmar. Yangon. Sule Pagoda. Palm reader's sign in Burmese.
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Nepal, Katmandu, Kopan monastery
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Volunteers collecting relief aid for war victims in Ukraine at the Ukrainian orthodox church in Paris, France.
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Rome, in the church of Santa Sofia of the Ukrainian community of Rome, basic necessities donated by citizens to be sent to the war zone are collected and sorted.
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Muted Canada Day celebration with a focus on First Nations and reconciliation. After various sites with unmarked graves from the Residential School Sy
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Basilica of the visitation. Sacristy. Chasubles for priests. Annecy. France.
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Sign Cannes vice versa next to Church of Our Lady of Hope Eglise Notre-Dame d Esperance Sign Cannes vice versa and shadowa next to Church of Our Lady of Hope Eglise Notre-Dame d Esperance - fantastic sunbeams of sunrise at Cannes French Riviera and awe garden of luxury pine trees Copyright: xZoonar.com/maratxyakhinx 22073309
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Holocaust Memorial Day at Yad Vashem Jerusalem
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Volunteer collecting relief aid for war victims in Ukraine at the Ukrainian orthodox church in Paris, France.
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An Asian American Islander Heritage Month booth is displayed at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2022. Asian American Islander Heritage Month is a celebration of the culture, traditions and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
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Ruhr area. Congress Christians for Disarmament ca. 1985
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San Lorenzo del Escorial (Community of Madrid), 04/27/2018. Basilica and Cross in the Valley of the Fallen. Photo: Guillermo Navarro ARCHDC.
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Shivaratri celebration at the Ganesh temple, Paris, France
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Bohri Kadal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Sign requiring masks to prevent the spread of Covid. (Editorial Use Only)
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Sculpture on the occasion of the anniversary of the apparition of Mary 100 years ago with Pope Fransisco, Fatima, Santarem District, Regiao do Centro, Portugal, Europe
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St. Paul, Minnesota. Asian Americans and supporting communities rally at the capitol to remember the victims of Atlanta Killings and show the world they are united and not shattered by the violence.
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thatched-roof building in Baguio, Philippines with the message ""Think God Not Drugs"", associated with religious-based addiction recovery programs.
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Ottawa, Canada. June 25th, 2021. Hearts drawn by member of the community in memory of the lost children of Canadian Indian Residential Schools and planted in the Heart Garden at 50 Sussex Drive in the nation's Capital. The Heart Garden was created by advocates of Indigenous social justice to first memorialize the children who died in the Indian Residential School in Kamloops, but now growing as Canada continue to grapple with the legacy of the Residential School System which remained in place until 1996. Credit: meanderingemu/Alamy Live News
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forbidden activity signs in temple of heaven, beijing, china
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Anti-drug campaign in Philippines (Bontoc).
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Dalai Lama billboard
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Banner with light of Urban Art Festival, Barcelona, Festival of patron saint, llum, light, colour,
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Memorial in form of satellite dish to Missionary Padre Antonio Ronchi, Puerto Rio Tranquilo, Carretera Austral, Aysen Region, Patagonia, Chile, South America
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Membertou, NS, Canada - December 27, 2019: The Mi'kmaq First Nation community near Sydney on Cape Breton Island that is experiencing a very successful
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Demonstration sign, PEGIDA, Hogesa, Antifa, hooligans, citizen initiative, Salafists, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
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Roman Catholic Church. Port Nolloth. Namaqualand. Northern Cape. South Africa.
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Booth at the Indigenous Legacy Gathering, in Toronto, Canada
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Stuttgart, Germany, 10-09-2023: Cellphone with logo of Protestant charity organization The Salvation Army (TSA) in front of website. Focus on center of phone display, Europe
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A candlelight service
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Afro-Caribbean Centre, West Indian Community Association, Faringdon Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK