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Tibetan Spiritual Landscapes

Scenic views of Tibetan landscapes featuring prayer flags and monasteries, conveying a sense of spirituality and connection to nature.

Asia, India, Prayer flags on the Polokongka La (4950m) between Tso Kar and Tso Moriri.
Asia, India, Prayer flags on the Polokongka La (4950m) between Tso Kar and Tso Moriri.
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Tibet, Kham, Litang. Monks collect worms in the road to save their lives for good karma. (Editorial Use Only)
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Hemis Festival, Hemis Monastery, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia
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An Ovoo (a sacred cairn found in Mongolian shamanic religious traditions) with skulls of former race horses on a hill above the Erdene Zuu monastery (UNESCO World Heritage Site) in Kharakhorum (Karakorum), Mongolia.
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Snow covered graveyard with clear blue sky in background.
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Party near Busan, David Ketel, 1951 - 1953 color slide Korean women dance and sacrifice for a mountain god near Busan. Korea slide Korea. Bandan
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Reclining Buddha, Ayuthaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Bhumispara-mudra, Augenblick der Erleuchtung, Goldene Buddhastatue, Phra Buddha Trilokachet, umgeben von exquisiten Wandmalereien, Innenansicht des Phra Ubosot oder Ordinationshalle, Wat Suthat Thepwararam, Königlicher Tempel, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand, Asien *** Bhumispara mudra, Moment the Enlightenment, Golden Buddha statue, Phra Buddha Trilokachet, surrounded from exquisite Wall paintings, Interior view of Phra Ubosot Or Surgery hall, Wat Suthat Thepwararam, royal Temple, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia 1031609970
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Spain, province Valencia, Bocairent, El Calvario, Klauses von Santo Cristo
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Nazca desert cemetery, Peru, South America
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Stupas in Tirthapuri monastery nearmount Kailash in Tibet. Stupas in monastery
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Rosary Saint-Gervais. France.
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RELIGION, PHILLIPINES. Forest Lawn Memorial Park. . An extravagant statue of Christ overlooks a middle class cemetery where plots of land are available on a 5 year lease!
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Flag of Easter Island Photograph of the flag of Easter Island Copyright: xZoonar.com/OliverxFoerstnerx 9236159
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Ladin family travels to church in LaVal on a horse-drawn sled. The Church of Santa Barbara is a 15th century Gothic building; La Val, South Tyrol, Italy
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Peruvian shaman conducts ritual at Amaru Muru, amysterious Èdoorway carved into a rock face, called the gateway to the 4th dimension, Lake Titicaca,...
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Aerial view of conical hats neatly arranged on a vast, textured surface, with two figures adding a touch of life to the geometric precision, Bhairab, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
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A small traditional homestead of a Samburu family. The Samburu are semi-nomadic pastoralists who live in northern Kenya.
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South America, Peru, Machu Picchu. Native Peruvian woman in traditional dress.
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The Russian orthodox church. Russian coal mining town Barentsburg at fjord Gronfjorden. The coal mine is still in operation. Arctic Region, Scandinavia, Norway, Svalbard
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Douglas, Arizona, A cross marks the spot where an undocumented immigrant, Carmelo Cruz Marcos, was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in February 2022. Cruz, 31, was hoping to find work in the United States to support his three young children in Mexico. The Border Patrol agent said there was a struggle and that he shot Cruz because he feared for his life. Members of the School Sisters of Notre Dame have planted crosses across the region to remember the thousands of migrants who have died crossing the border.
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Crucifix near the mountain refuge Dreizinnenhuette, Rifugio Antonio Locatelli at the Drei Zinnen, Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomites, Italy, Europe
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Anchor as a monument, near Zion's Church. Greenland. (Editorial Use Only)
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Hazel Bucklin standing in between statues. Hazel Bucklin standing in between statues
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Turkmenistan, Merv, Prayer Flags outside of Mausoleum of Mohammed ibn Zeid
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Procession from HH Penor Rinpoche's overnight residence to Shrine Room honoring his presence at Meditation Mount in Ojai, CA
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Wixarika or Wixaritari (Huichol) community in the municipality of Mezquitic, town of San Miguel Huaixtita located in the Sierra Norte of the state of Jalisco, the Huicholes are one of the ethnic groups originating from the west of the country that has best preserved their traditions, their rituals and their way of life. San Miguel, Jalisco, Mexico
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Bisbee, Arizona, 14 October 2016, Members of the School Sisters of Notre Dame and their supporters plant a cross in Mule Mountains near the spot where the remains of an unidentified migrant were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America have perished in recent years as they tried to evade U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints. More than 400 crosses in the Arizona desert, planted by SSND and other groups, now mark the spots where they died. The cross is decorated with bottle caps found in the desert from water bottles carried by migrants.
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Pilgrim resting on the Kora pilgrimage at Mount Kailash; Tibetan Autonomous Region, Tibet
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shepherd life illustrating the Twenty-Third Psalm 'He restoreth my soul' 1946, Middle East, Israel and/or Palestine
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Pastor Bereber.Meseta de los lagos. Imilchil.Cordillera del Atlas. Marruecos.
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Renewing prayer flags at Labrang, Gansu, China, Asia
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PASTOR ORDEÑANDO OVEJAS ATADAS ENTRE SI. Location: EXTERIOR. Latakia.
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Graveyard
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Kazakh men at Eagle Festival
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Tibetan Buddhism, yak horns and Mani stones with Tibetan script, former monastery of Nyengo Gompa above Lake Manasarovar, Mapham Yutsho, Kailash area, Ngari, Trans-Himalaya, Himalayas, West Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia
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Skulptur von Jesus Christus dem Fischer Sculpture of Jesus Christ the fisherman, Puerto Natales, Magallanes Region, Chilean Antarctica, Patagonia, Republic of Chile, South America Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22745676
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Nuns at Old Faithful.
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Alesund Norway
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Metal sculptures of pilgrims on the Alto del Perdon on the Jakobsweg in the middle of a picturesque landscape Metal sculptures of pilgrims on the Alto del Perdon on the Jakobsweg in the middle of a picturesque landscape
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A Drokpa or Tibetan nomad with a herd of yaks loaded with salt crosses the Lar Geh pass at 16,883 feet on the way from Lake Namtso - Tibet
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Ménec menhirs in Carnac New Age devotee
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North America, USA, Great Plains, Montana, Bear Paw Battlefield, Nez Perce National Historic Park,Surrender Monument Bear Paw PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA
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Peru, The festival of Qollur Rit'i or Snow Star takes place at just over 15,000 feet in the Vilcanota range.
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Baptism in Lake Léman.
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Bisbee, Arizona, 14 October 2016, Members of the School Sisters of Notre Dame and their supporters plant a cross in Mule Mountains near the spot where the remains of an unidentified migrant were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America have perished in recent years as they tried to evade U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints. More than 400 crosses in the Arizona desert, planted by SSND and other groups, now mark the spots where they died. The cross is decorated with bottle caps found in the desert from water bottles carried by migrants.
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Owoo Detailed view of a so -called owoo, a bunch of artificially designed with all sorts of ritual things, such as prayer flags and offerings such as milk and dishes, copyright: xzoonar.com/frankxwagnerx 22083212
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Yacimiento de Xochicalco. Estado de Morelos.Mexico.
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Mongolian senior woman during an outing to the Ongiin Khiid monastery in central Mongolia.
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Pilgrims gather in Bet Giorgis (St. George) church during Timkat festival in Lalibela, Ethiopia.
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Shembe Worship site. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa.
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Worshippers kissing St George Cathedral, Mcdonnell Range, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Chinese socialistic monument Friendship Highway Tibet China
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During the celebrations of "El Señor de la Columna" in the sanctuary of Yosonotú, during which the Mixteco and Triqui groups perform traditional rituals such as "el pedimento" Yosonotu, Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Cemetery Monument with Japanese Inscription that reads, "Monument for the Pacification of Spirits," Mountains with Mount Williams in Background, Manzanar Relocation Center, California, USA, Ansel Adams, Manzanar War Relocation Center Collection, 1943
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Medieval Khachkars carved memorial stele, Noratus cemetery, Lake Sevan, Gegharkunik province, Armenia, Caucasus, Middle East, For editorial use only, Asia
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Pilgrims, Kalachakra initiations by the Dalai Llama, Choklamsar, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia
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Bisbee, Arizona, 14 October 2016, Members of the School Sisters of Notre Dame and their supporters plant a cross in Mule Mountains near the spot where the remains of an unidentified migrant were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America have perished in recent years as they tried to evade U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints. More than 400 crosses in the Arizona desert, planted by SSND and other groups, now mark the spots where they died. The cross is decorated with bottle caps found in the desert from water bottles carried by migrants.
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Tucson, Arizona, Members of the Tucson Samaritans place crosses in the desert at the places where the remains of migrants were found. Hundreds of migrants from Mexico and Central America have perished in recent years as they tried to evade U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints. More than 500 crosses planted in Arizona by the Samaritans and other groups now mark the spots where they died. Volunteers pause for a moment of silence after placing a cross for an unidentified migrant.
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Pilgrimage to the Oelberg chapel at Sachrang, Chiemgau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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Mask of Sorrow commemorating the many prisoners who suffered and died in the Gulag prison camps, Magadan, Magadan Oblast, Russia, Europe
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The woodcarver Michael Jackson, (Haida) explaining the carving of a totem pole in the village of Kake, a Tlingit village located on Kupreanof Island where Frederick Sound meets Stephens Passage and Chatham Strait, Tongass National Forest, Alaska, USA.