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CLEAN : Devotees walk on burning coal during Phuket vegetarian festival
Devotees of the Jui Tui shrine on the tourist island of Phuket in Thailand walk on burning coal during the nine-day Taoist Nine Emperor Gods festival also named the vegetarian festival (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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A devotee sitting on a ghat by the Ganges rubs water on his shaved head.
A devotee sitting on a ghat by the Ganges rubs water on his shaved head.
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W/S CRANE IN suspension bridge over Ganges river, Rishikesh, India
W/S CRANE IN suspension bridge over Ganges river, Rishikesh, India
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W/S CRANE UP suspension bridge over Ganges river, Rishikesh, India
W/S CRANE UP suspension bridge over Ganges river, Rishikesh, India
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Sri Trayanbakshwar Temple,Lakshman Jhula,Ntsc and Pal.
Sri Trayanbakshwar Temple,Lakshman Jhula,Ntsc and Pal.
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Devotees file past the lion statues and through the gates of Baiyun Guan, or White Cloud Temple.
Devotees file past the lion statues and through the gates of Baiyun Guan, or White Cloud Temple.
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Muharram procession in Iran
KHORRAMABAD, IRAN - SEPTEMBER 19: Iranians light candles during the 40 Minbar rituals and devotees attend the Muharram processions to commemorate the battle of Karbala on September 19, 2018 in Khorramabad, Iran. (Footage by Eisa...
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Pilgrim talking to tourists in cemetery
In a cemetery a person dressed as a Pilgrim talks to tourists.
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Pilgrim kneels piously on Barkhor Street.
Barkhor Street ( or Bakuo Street), a historical residential and business district around the Jokhang Temple, is also the traditional worship route for pilgrims of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Pilgrims spin prayer wheels in Ramoche Temple.
Ramoche Temple is an historical Buddhist monastery considered to be one of most important temples in Lhasa after the Jokhang Temple. Many locals like to pray in Ramoche Temple for its quietness and few of tourists.
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Pilgrims rest under the wall of Jokhang temple at sunset.
Jokhang Temple, one of the holiest sites of Tibetan Buddhism and listed on UNESCO world cultural heritage.
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Pilgrims holding prayer wheel walking on Barkhor Street.
Barkhor Street ( or Bakuo Street), a historical residential and business district around the Jokhang Temple, is also the traditional worship route for pilgrims of Tibetan Buddhism.
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time lapse: Pilgrims and tourists on the Barkhor Street.
Barkhor Street ( or Bakuo Street), the traditional worship route for pilgrims of Tibetan Buddhism, is a historical residential and business district around the Jokhang Temple.
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Square in front of Jokhang temple.
Jokhang Temple, one of the holiest sites of Tibetan Buddhism and listed on UNESCO world cultural heritage.
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Prayers spinning the prayer wheels.
The prayer wheels, around and under the Potala Palace, is the traditional worship route. Everyday many Lhasa people and pilgrims from other places of Tibet come here to pray.