17
Oct
2009

19 great photos of Religions Round the World

This is the first in a new series of occasional posts that is really just an excuse for me to share some interesting pictures on different themes.

First up, a nice, gentle simple topic to ease me in slowly: Religion Round the World

Praying in Trafalgar Square
Muslim Man Praying in Trafalgar Square

Novice monk late for prayers
A tardy novice monk runs through the rain to his prayers

Israel Rally in Trafalgar Square
pro-Israel Rally in Trafalgar Square

Indian festival
Indian man with spike through his face at a religious festival

The Golden Road to Samarkand
The Golden Road to Samarkand

Sleeping outside a mosque
Sleeping outside a mosque, Chennai

Lalibela, Ethiopia
Underground rock churches at Lalibela, Ethiopia

Temple and sky
Hindu temple, India

Wooden Church at Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Wooden church at Karakol, Kyrgyzstan

Holy Cow (I love your eyes?)
Holy Cow, India

Sex on the roof of St Paul's Cathedral, London
Sex on the roof of St Paul’s Cathedral, London

The well at Talakaveri
The holy well at Talakaveri, the source of the Kaveri River, India

The Kaveri at Srirangapatna
Praying beside the holy Kaveri River at Srirangapatna, India

Bukhara football
Playing football outside a mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Namdroling Monastery
Buddhist monks enjoying a cup of tea

Red God
A red Hindu god in India

mosque silhouette
Silhouetted mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

Monk and his mobile phone
Tibetan monk on his mobile phone

Cross Georgia
A cross at sunrise, Georgia

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