Rural Sacred Spaces in Nature

Natural landscapes featuring sacred sites like shrines and totem poles, illustrating connections between spirituality and the environment in tranquil settings.

Balzer Herrgott, stone statue grown into a beech Balzer Herrgott, stone statue of Jesus Christ Grown Into a Beech Tree Near Guetenbach, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Europe, Poland, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Bieszczady Mountains, former village Beniowa / Cemetery in Beniowa

Sacred spring in honor of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God, village Bogorodskoe, Galich district, Kostroma region, Russia.

Totem located near the Welcome Centre in Ignace Ontario Canada.

Sacred spring in honor of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God, village Bogorodskoe, Galich district, Kostroma region, Russia.

Prayer drums of datsan - Palace of the goddess Yanzhima on a clear summer day, Barguzinskaya Valley, Buryatia, Russia. Prayer drums of datsan - Palace of the goddess Yanzhima on a clear summer day, Barguzinskaya Valley, Buryatia, Russia Copyright: xZoonar.com/RUDxDMITRIIx 19648083

Balzer Herrgott, stone statue grown into a beech Balzer Herrgott, stone statue of Jesus Christ Grown Into a Beech Tree Near Guetenbach, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Approach to the holy spring of St. Irinarkh the Recluse, Borisoglebsky District, Yaroslavl Region, Russia.

Povazska Bystrica (Waagbistritz), Kalvaria (Calvary), Chapel of Mary Magdalene in Slovakia

Serbien, Davolja Varos *** Serbia, Davolja Varos 1130200494

Europe, Poland, Lesser Poland, Zakopane - cemetery Peksowe Brzyzko

Chapel Mistress of the mountains near Heimbuchenthal Chapel Mistress at Heimbuchenthal

Saint Maria in a rock on the Swabian Alb Holy Mary Mary in a rock niche on the Swabian Alb Heilige Maria in a rock on the Swabian Alb Holy Mary in a rock niche on the swabian alb copyright: xzoonar.com/jürgenxvogtx 21928845

forest chapel, wooden church, Ulucz, uniata temple built in 1510-1659, river valley Saint, voivodeship of Lesser Poland, Carpathians, Poland, europe.

old cemetery, -Stary cmentarz-, Zakopane, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Carpathian Mountains, Poland.

Stations of the Cross, Marienthal Monastery, Franciscan Monastery and Pilgrimage Church, Geisenheim, Rheingau, Taunus, Hesse, Germany, Europe

old wooden cross standing on a meadow

Wayside shrine, Maria Altenburg, Moosach, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Gerstruben near Oberstdorf, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, cross, crucifix, Europe

Europe, Poland, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Bieszczady Mountains, former village Brzegi Gorne / Cemetery in Brzegi Gorne

Germany, Bavaria, Allgäu, Ostallgäu district, Königswinkel region, Calvary, monastery,

A Haisla First Nation mortuary totem pole in the Kitlope estuary in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia, Canada.

pilgrims' cross at the exit of Roncesvalles, 14th century, Santiago's road, Navarra, Spain.

The Holy Spring of St. Macarius near the village of Karavaitsevo, Uglich District, Yaroslavl Region, Russia.

Romania, Maramures Region, Sighetu Marmatei, Cemetery of the poor people, resting place of political prisoners who died in Sighetu Marmatei prison

Khachkar, the sacred cross-stone in Armenia

SPAIN - Valles Pirenaicos (district) - NAVARRA. Roncesvalles, Cruz de los Peregrinos / pilgrim´s cross (Pyrenees) (Sant James pilgrims way to Santiago)

Totem poles at UNESCO World Heritage Site Sgang Gwaay Llnagaay, an ancient village site in Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, Haida Gwaii, British Co

Tchoufou, China Konglin, the necropolis of the Confucius family , 1913 - China - Stéphane Passet (French - Tchoufou , Chine Konglin , la nécropole de la famille de Confucius). Religious personality, Confucianism, tomb, cemetery, stele, funeral architecture, funerary inscription, religious architecture, Personality, religion, housing , architecture, registration , information, Pet Chili, Kin Téou Hien, Tomb of Confucius, Tomb of Confucius

Romania, Maramures Region, Sighetu Marmatei, Cemetery of the poor people, resting place of political prisoners who died in Sighetu Marmatei prison

Lord of Mainz, stone Christ figure, grown in a willow beech, near Guetenbach, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Church Virgin Mary of Continuous Help, belarus Church Virgin Mary of Continuous Help, belarus, Myadzyel district, Shemetovo, belarus, Myadzyel district Copyright: xZoonar.com/alexanderxmychkox 14445737

Wooden religious cross in the coutryside

Holy spring of St. Irinarch the Recluse, Borisoglebsky District, Yaroslavl Region, Russia.

Austria, Salzkammergut, Madonna image

The Holy Spring of the Great Martyr Varvara near the village of Derevenky, Uglich District, Yaroslavl Region, Russia.

Khachkar, the sacred cross-stone in Armenia

Wooden shrine in snowy landscape with crucifix and flowerpot, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Guide to the external stones signposts on the external stones copyright: xzoonar.com/martinaxbergx 6892978

Willow Church of the Evangelical Youth in Bavaria, Altmuehltal, Pappenheim, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sacred spring in honor of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God, Tverdislevo village, Soligalichsky district, Kostroma region, Russia.

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Wooden cross, shrine, decorated with mountain pine, Nonsalm, Weerberg, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Crucifixion group in the park at Frauenberg, Fulda, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Traditional wooden wayside cross in Bavaria Traditional wooden wayside cross in Bavaria Germany Copyright: xZoonar.com/manfredxyx 21784366

People attending Sunday service at Wonchet Michail Orthodox Church walking through church forest. Church forests remain largely intact in a degraded landscape as they are considered sacred. Near Hamusit, Ethiopia. 2018. Editorial use only.

Drone shot, wayside shrine on the Radstaetter Tauern Pass near Obertauern, Pongau, Salzburg province, Austria, Europe

Station of the Way of the Cross in the forest, St., Saint, Saint

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Feldkreuz with Christ figure, Lorettowiesen near Oberstdorf, Allgäuer Alpen, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany, Europa Feldkreuz with Christ Figure, Lorettowies near Oberstdorf, Allgäu Alps, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Wayside cross in Oytal valley, Stillachtal valley at back, Oberstdorf, Upper Allgaeu region, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

On the sacred source Cosmas and Damian Assisi in Sharinsky district, Kostroma region, Russia.

Thai Sala with Buddha statue in a water basin, temple, Westpark, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Europe, Poland, Swietokrzyskie, Swieta Katarzyna

Europe, Poland, Lesser Poland, Zakopane - cemetery Peksowe Brzyzko

votive cross in the forest, climb to the wooden church, Ulucz, river valley Saint, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Carpathians, Poland, europe.

Altes Kreuz

Lithuania, Lietuva, near Siauliai, Hill of Crosses, site for Catholic and Christian pilgrimage

Crosses for three nameless people washed up on Helgoland, Cemetery of the Nameless, Insel Duene, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Wayside shrine: the Assumption of Mary into Heaven/Triumphant Christ, from 1756, Ahaus-Wüllen, Münsterland

Decorated cast iron cross, sacred mountain Grabarka, Swieta Gora Garbarka, Poland, Europe

Statues of saints and floral decorations, St. Hedwig, Roman Catholic parish church in the Thingers district, Kempten, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Wallfahrtskirche Our Lady of the Oak Park Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Oak park, Artziniega, Alava, Basque Country, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22846624

Okunoin Cemetery statues in Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Wayside shrine, hiker in background, Alpe Corte Nuovo, Valle Bavona, Ticino range, Ticino, Switzerland

Required crucifixion scene from Jesus on the Golgotha mountain with the two other criminals near the Tihany monastery on Lake Plattensee. xzoonar.com/frankxwagnerx 22123324

Europe, Poland, Lublin Voivodeship, Orthodox monastery in Jableczna village

On the sacred source Cosmas and Damian Assisi in Sharinsky district, Kostroma region, Russia.

Grave of a freemason, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Europe, Poland, Lesser Poland, Zakopane - cemetery Peksowe Brzyzko

Cemetery, Sukkertoppen, Greenland, Maniitsoq, Crucifix, North America

The totems of Vancouver, the view from Burnaby Mountain Park. Japanese Ainu totem poles. Travel photo, selective focus, nobody

Haida Gwaii, Ninstints Village Nad Sdins, Anthony Island SGaang Gwaay, weathered mortuary totem poles, British Columbia, Canada

Wood carvings from traditional folklore at The Hill of Witches on the Dano River at the northern tip of the Curonian Spit, Klaipedia, Lithuania, Europ...

Boy dressed as a king

Holy source of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves, Solba, Pereslavl district, Yaroslavl region, Russia.

Bildstock mit Majolika-Marienbild bei Rožmitál na äumave im Böhmerwald im Moldautal in Tschechien *** Wayside Shrine with Majolica picture of the Virgin Mary at Rožmitál Na äumave at äumava at Moldautal in Czech Republic

Crucifix at the end of the Kreuzweg Weiler, crucified Jesus, wooden cross, path to the viewpoint Kreuzberg am Kaepfle, Hayingen-Weiler, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Wayside shrine near Hohenrot, Mulfingen, Jagst, Hohenlohe, Heilbronn-Franken, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

DEC 3, 2018 Yamagata, Japan - Ubado shrine old wooden shrine on Yonsunmichi path of Yamadera Risshaku ji temple in evening.

The Labyrinth at the Buddhist Retreat Centre. Ixopo. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa

The Burren, Co Clare, Ireland, Religious statue

Upper Bavaria, Wegenkreuz, Bavaria, Southern Germany, Feldkreuz, Feldkreuz, Flurkreuz, Flurkreuzen, Kreuz, cross, crucifix, crossroads, cross cross, crossing crosses ** Upper Bavaria, Calvary, Upper Bavarias, Calvaries FTV-NCU

Glass monk near Langenstein Halberstadt resin

Wooden statue of a Polish peasant is part of the shepherd's hut in Zakopane where sheep's cheeses are made.

USA, ALASKA, Southeast Alaska, SKAGWAY: Gold Rush Cemetery / Gravesite of Soapy Smith / Leading Town Gangster in 1899

USA, Oregon, Portland. Entrance to The Grotto Roman Catholic shrine.

Wayside shrine built in 1719, in front of the pilgrimage church of Maria Gern, Maria Gern, a district of Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Russian-orthodox Eklutna Cemetery with its colorful graves and spirit houses, Alaska

Siddheshwar Temple, Eco Park, Deodars Guest House, Papersali, Almora, Uttarakhand, India, Asia India Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox -

fountain Moritzbrunnen with Easter egg decoration Leutenbach Oberfranken, Upper Franconia Bayern, Bavaria Germany

The Holy Mountains Lavra in Svyatogorsk, Ukraine

Field cross with Christ figure, Lorettowiesen near Oberstdorf, behind Gaisalphorn, 1953m, Nebelhorn, 2224m, and Schattenberg, 1845m, Allgaeu Alps, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

China, Guangxi Province, Near Guilin, Longji Area, Grave

Native American wigwam in the forest. Modern material for the manufacture of wigwam. Yurt is the home of the northern peoples

The chapel of St. Seraphim of Vyritsa The chapel of St. Seraphim of Vyritsa of the temple of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God in Vyritsa of the Leningrad region in winter Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximxMitsunx 9686276

Häschenschule und geschmückter Osterbrunnen am Dorfplatz von Ottenhofen in Oberbayern in Deutschland *** HÄSCHENSCHULE and Geschmückter Osterbrunnen on Village square from Ottenhofen in Upper Bavaria in Germany

Kaysersberg, France - 30 May, 2022: wooden carriage with colorful flowers and puppets dressed in typical Alsatian folk dress in Kaysersberg

Buddhist prayer cloth hanging in the Montana forest

N.A., USA, Alaska. The new Russian Orthodox church at the Eklutna Native American Cemetary.

Trail of St Francis leading to the point of reflection, a solar disk set in a stone pyramid at the Tobl ruins in the Taufer valley, Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, Europe

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