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1196-60 - Sadhu doing yoga at hindu temple pashupati nath, nepal
1196-107 - Fire ritual at chiwang monastery during the mani rimdu festival. these monks circumambulate the pyre after its ignition. one holds a long book wrapped in a felicitous scarf. the purifying fire takes the offering and raises them towards the sky in smoke. the circumambulatory ritual also recalls the way disciples showed respect for the buddhas body. solu khumbu, nepal
1196-29 - Nepal. Sonam & boom praying at charnel grounds. Humla. Vajrayana is tantric mahasiddha, lives fearlessly in terrifying places like remote jungles charnel grounds. nyingma lamas perform ritual at cremation grounds. lama rattles damaru, a small ritual drum to have origins in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bones dried human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. other lama, boom blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers
1196-227 - Wearing tree bark cloth masks and skirts, dancers representing fish spirits are invited during the season of the peach palm harvest to drink the juice. it is a feast and ritual exchange: the host group offers the spirits large quantities of peach palm juice, smoked meat and fish, and shaman-blessed coca and snuff. the visitors are the costumed dancers impersonating animal spirits. people eat the meat and fish, animal spirits receive the fruits of peach palm, which are cultivated, harvested, and processed by humans. this exchange expresses the idea that people and animals depend on each other for survival and reproduction. vaupes basin, eastern colombia amazon, population: 600
1196-149 - Yoruba women dance in trance at a sacred water festival to honor their animistic spirits. nigeria, africa
1196-145 - Chatral senge dorje rinpoche seated on a tiger skin, yonglesho, Nepal
1196-58 - A young sadhu reads holy scripture near fire. Worship is part of daily life. Some sadhus chant mantras. gayatri mantra is of several mantras that sacred incantations or mystical formulas of ancient literature. gayatri mantra given by brahma mentioned in rigveda is named after consort of brahma: o that glory- of savitri most high. Oh divine us mediate upon. it inspire understanding. goal of recitation is to attain realization. Practice lead mind into a transcendental union with deity.Pashupatinath, kathmandu, nepa
1196-219 - Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased
1196-17 - Colombian shaman, , amazon, makuna indians, makuna woman chil
1196-51 - Monk beating traditional drum called gong, int he courtyard of chiwang monastery during mani rimdu festival. chiwang monastery, solu khumbu, nepal
1198-260 - Male red lechwe. Kobus leche leche. Chobe, botswana
1196-72 - Kayapo women dancing traditional dances, brazil,amazon
1198-510 - Nile tiger fish. Hydrocynus forskalii. Close-up of head. Okavango river, botswana
1196-172 - Kayapo women dancing traditional dances, brazil
1196-226 - Colombian shaman, , amazon, makuna indians, makuna woman chil
1196-86 - Trulshig rinpoche, blesses. Tulshig rinpoche blesses. Tulshig rimpoche s followers believe that he, like many other lamas, reassumes a human body after death in order to return to disciples. previous incarnation of tulshig rimpoche spent several years at dzarongpu monastery (highest monastery in world located at 16,500’ within sight of northern side of mt everest) served as of ngawong tenzin teachers. He promised to return in next life, so at tulshig s death ngawong tenzin norbu sought found reincarnation. current tulshig rimpoche then came to monastery studied with ngawong tenzin norbu. relationship between teacher student, in which a teacher returns to study from former student, maintains lineage over generations. Bhutan
1196-204 - Mani mask dancers at mani festival marks setting in of spring season in humla. masked dances diversion a long-established part of bonpo religious ceremonies.Dance Is means by which supernatural forces be brought down to world of. Dance recalls a time when distance between spirits samll. Humla, north-west nepal
1196-244 - A brass plate full of offerings to God. Coconut, dried fish, black soya beans, duck eggs, oiled wicks, colour powder, bitten rice, betel nut, hand made rice paper incense, unhusked rice and flowers. Brahmayani Temple, Bhaktapur, Nepal
1194-613 - Thailand mother breast feeding baby. Inhabitants of a slum in chiang mai
1194-1742 - Cambodia kreung mother breastfeeding her child, malik village, ratanakiri
1195-68 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated
1194-2094 - Myanmar madonna child, burmese style, by sister star, at mandalay catholic cathedral
1194-501 - Ethiopia the maryam feast, feast of mary, at axum. Ethiopian cross and the stela of king ezana
1194-2246 - India. Dancing girls. Mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007
1194-1097 - Uzbekistan statue of amir timur (tamburlaine) in his birth place, shakhrisabz
1194-2255 - India. Study and reading time, helped by sister bincy joseph.Mary Matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007
1194-2453 - East timor boy wearing traditional dress including ikat weaves and beads, oecussi-ambeno
1194-2128 - Myanmar fish sale in market at myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border
1194-1197 - India - women - labour: woman grinding chillis, tamil nadu
1194-396 - Colombia sprawling slum development at altos de cazuca, bogota
1194-2520 - Cambodia sen sok primary school. anlon knang, a resettlement area outside phnom penh where poor people were moved when their inner city slum was developed
1194-2248 - India. Nuns and girls at prayer. Mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007
1194-1269 - Benin woman and child of dassari n materi (north- benin)
1194-1157 - Zambia farmer ploughing field, shangombo
1194-2412 - East timor. Camp for internally displaced people (idps) in the old hospital at baucau. Jacinta marques, and old woman and children at the camp
1194-12 - CAMBODIA Khoun Sokhoun, 44, former garbage scavenger, now maker of hats from recycled plastic bags and other items from recycled paper, benefciary of project run by local NGO CSARO which works with waste collectors in Phnom Penh. Seen here with her sons and orphaned nephews
1194-1167 - India - farming: winnowing rice, andhra pradesh
1194-1098 - Uzbekistan men drinking tea at a chaikhana, shakhrisabz.
1194-1194 - India - food: man eating vegetarian meal from a banana leaf in a restuarant of trivandrum, kerala
1194-1105 - Uzbekistan men drinking tea at the lyab-i-hauz, bukhara
1194-1158 - Zambia black velvet beans, improves soil fertility & edible if prepared
1194-2240 - India. Father jose thottakara, syro-malabar catholic parish priest, celebrating sunday mass, saint georges church, ernakulum, kerala. 2007
1194-192 - Watatulu tribal mother & child, tanzania. Mwankale
1194-638 - Venezuela man harvesting coffee beans, buenavista, lara
1194-1329 - Ghana woman feeding twins bongo, bolgatanga
1194-515 - Ethiopia boys chanting geez prayers. Mihur eyesus orthodox monastery, gurage
1194-2238 - India. Father jose thottakara, syro-malabar catholic parish priest, celebrating sunday mass, saint georges church, ernakulum, kerala. 2007
1194-2250 - India. Sister bincy joseph aruviyil serving, during mealtime at the mary matha bala bhavan, a girls orphanage run by syro-malabar catholic missionary sisters of mary immaculate (msmi), chamal village, thamarassery diocese, khozikode, kerala. 2007
1194-1174 - India - health: caritas hospital, kottayam, kerala
1194-2364 - Jamaica. Gambling advertisement, montego bay
1194-1814 - Bangladesh exotice vegetable on sale at market at haluaghat, mymensingh region
1194-511 - Ethiopia nun with painting she made of mary mihur eyesus orthodox monastery, gurage
1194-2650 - Burundi nduwamahoro, active non,violence peace building project, supported by sciaf. In the home of grandmother ntezahorigwa pelagie, 60. The family preparing food: taking beans from their pods, cleaning peas and peeling cassava, their staple diet.
1194-22 - CAMBODIA Women trained by CSARO to make handicrafts from recycled materials. Some are former waste pickers whose lives have been improved by the project. Kim Savoeun, 49, is the mother of 2 of the girls working here. The settlement slum of San Sok, 10 kilometres outsdie Phnom Penh
1194-2070 - Indonesia a kindergarten in banda aceh which lost many of children to tsunami, been rebuilt. schools director halimah anwar bustam (seen here in foreground) describes horrors suffered: area kids came from completely flattened by waves. On that fateful sunday children were in their homes, or many were already on beach having. So many died that morning. It devastating. Only we getting things back together, very grateful to helping with reconstruction of damaged building. staff give up a portion of their (already) salaries to sponsor poor children from outlying villages to come to school. structure includes offices staff, a library, prayer room wheelchair accessible classroom.__ Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour
1194-2480 - Indonesia boy taking a bath at a crs provided tap in paloh village, pulo aceh, aceh. 2 years after the tsunami
1194-615 - Thailand mother & child, slum dwellers of chiang mai
1194-1095 - Uzbekistan craftsman and apprentice repairing the shah-i-zinda necropolis of mausoleums, samarkand
1194-1112 - Uzbekistan detail of old door to the city, bukhara
1194-1076 - Thailand steven moses, director of nccm, with burmese refugee children at school, mae sot
1194-17 - CAMBODIA Sovat Komsonath (29) fishing in the Sekong River, Ban Bung village, Stung Treng district. In this image he is casting his net
1194-1187 - India - tribes: lambada tribal woman, andhra pradesh
1194-2497 - Uganda cooking matoke, steamed bananas, the staple diet, on a large open fire for a feast day. kangulumira, kayunga district
1194-2394 - Peru. Making bread on wood fired oven, colca canyon
1194-807 - Cambodia american volunteer kathy kremmer taking care of sick babies at an orphanage in pnom penh
1194-1166 - India - farming - health: man harvesting wild succulent plant for herbal medicine
1194-475 - Ethiopia science class for 10th grade at the lazarist catholic high school addis ababa
1194-201 - Watatulu tribals at catholic mass, tanzania. - with father dan ohman in a hut at mwankale
1195-110 - Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated
1194-1162 - India - farming: threshing rice, andhra pradesh
1195-90 - The price of a brand new kalachnitkov ak47 in somalia in the 300 $, there is 2 million inhabitant in modagishiu for 1 million ak47
1194-2631 - Burundi woman breast feeding baby. Gitera.
1194-398 - Colombia sprawling slum development at altos de cazuca, bogota
1194-2510 - Uganda at the home of nakabugo betty, kisoga village, kayunga district. breast feeding her baby. kayunga district
1194-1766 - South sudan mother and child at community celebration at toposa tribal village of naboliyatom, nanyangacor.
1194-1188 - India - tribes: lambada tribal women, andhra pradesh
1194-1117 - Zambia kaunga mashi village, shangombo district (near the angolan border). Pounding grain
1194-60 - BOLIVIA Plant for processing medicinal and aromatic herbs, Chizchipani, Caranavi. The project of FUNDAWI. Cleaning and drying Salvia, a medicinal plant used for coughs and stomach problems
1194-1106 - Uzbekistan the kalon minaret and mosque, bukhara
1194-490 - Ethiopia painting of mary holding infant jesus. Interior of church at abuna garima monastery, tigray