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  • A sacred "ovo"shrine where travelers leave offerings in Yolyn Am, a canyon called "The Vulture's Mouth" in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
    MGe 080712-163.jpg
  • A trailside shrine blesses people walking or riding along a trail above the Apurimac River in the Cordillera Vilcabamba, Peru.
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  • An offering of a prized horse skull and a vodka bottle sit on a rock near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor, in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley.  Offerings like this are a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
    MGe 060704-211.jpg
  • An offering of a prized horse skull and a vodka bottle sit on a rock near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor, in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley.  Offerings like this are a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
    MGe 060704-209.jpg
  • BAFFIN ISLAND, NUNAVUT, CANADA. Inuit offerings left on summit of Great Sail Peak by climbing expedition.  Stewart Valley bkg.
    BI 6378.jpg
  • INDIA, Kashmir. Hindu worshippers leave offerings (prasad) in Amarnath Cave, after 5-day Himalayan pilgrimage to see ice lingam here.
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  • An offering of abandoned crutches (possibly from a deceased person) lies atop an "ovo" monument near ancient petroglyphs above northern Mongolia's Lake Dood Noor.  Spiritual offerings like these arise from a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
    MGe 060704-212.jpg
  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley.  Offerings of scarves and money near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor.  This practice is a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
    MGe 060704-208.jpg
  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley.  Offerings of scarves and money near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor.  This practice is a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
    MGe 060704-207.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, LHASA. Tibetan Buddhist devotees pray and make yak butter offerings at chapel inside Jokhang Temple, holiest site in Tibet.
    CF 1009.jpg
  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley.  Offering of a prized horse skull and vodka bottle near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor.  This practice is a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
    MGe 060704-210.jpg
  • MONGOLIA. Darhad Valley. "Ovo" shrine above Lake Dood Noor, where travelers leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.
    MGe 060704-219.jpg
  • MONGOLIA. Darhad Valley. "Ovo" shrine above Lake Dood Noor, where travelers leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.
    MGe 060704-218.jpg
  • An "Ovo" shrine lies above Lake Dood Noor,  in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley. Travelers revere these sites and often leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.  Here, the crutches may be either from someone who was cured from a broken bone, or from someone deceased.
    MGe 060704-217.jpg
  • An "Ovo" shrine lies above Lake Dood Noor,  in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley. Travelers revere these sites and often leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.  Here, the crutches may be either from someone who was cured from a broken bone, or from someone deceased.
    MGe 060704-216.jpg
  • An "Ovo" shrine lies above Lake Dood Noor,  in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley. Travelers revere these sites and often leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.  Here, the crutches may be either from someone who was cured from a broken bone, or from someone deceased.
    MGe 060704-216.jpg
  • A Hindu woman makes offerings to a statue of the goddess Kali at Dakshinkali Temple in the Kathmandu Valley,, Nepal, 1996.  Every week animals are sacrificed here to placate the bloodthirsty goddess.
    KM 0304.jpg
  • Turbaned Hindu men make offerings at a festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    KT 0313.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu. Woman makes ritual offerings at Tibetan Buddhist Swayambhu'nath Temple.
    KM 0340.jpg
  • Offerings from around the world lie below the headstone of Sir Ernest Shackleton in the cemetary at Grytviken,  South Georgia, Antarctica.
    ATe 080228-227.jpg
  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley. An "ovo" monument atop a prominent pass, where travelers leave eclectic Tibetan Buddhist & animistic offerings for luck.
    MG 3212.jpg
  • A wrangler and his son wait to offer rides to tourists in Virginia City, a ghost town that was once the capital of Montana Territory.
    MTe 110611-096.jpg
  • A stage  coach drivers waits to offer rides to tourists in Virginia City, a ghost town that was once the capital of Montana Territory.
    MTe 110611-168.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California. Shown here is executive director Domini Maffei Schmid.
    CAe 190829-724.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-573.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-568.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-541.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-536.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-529.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-496.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-483.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-383.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-336.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-319.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-303.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-288.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-260.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-225.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-105.jpg
  • Youngsters play on carnival rides at Dream Machines, Half Moon Bay Airport, California.
    CAe 190428-0662.jpg
  • Dream Machines, Half Moon Bay Airport, California.
    CAe 190428-0599.jpg
  • In a traditional ritual, a Tibetan offers a trekker barley beer (chang.)
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  • Sherpa women (Sherpanis) in traditional garb talk about the annual Mani Rimdu festival they are attending at Nepal's Tengboche Monastery.  The woman on the left may be a nun and the one on the right is holding a jar with homemade, fermented barley "chung" (a possible offering.)
    S 0812.jpg
  • Dream Machines, Half Moon Bay Airport, California.
    CAe 190428-0636.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-763.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-762.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-757.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-545.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-539.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-535.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-507.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-403.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-398.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-396.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-394.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-393.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-378.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.  Here it is passing under the San Rafael Bridge.
    CAe 190829-361.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-340.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-306.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-270.jpg
  • The USS Potamac, once President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House," is now preserved  as a museum and offers tours of San Francisco Bay, California.
    CAe 190829-171.jpg
  • Dream Machines, Half Moon Bay Airport, California.
    CAe 190428-0233.jpg
  • Sherpa women (Sherpanis) in traditional garb talk about the annual Mani Rimdu festival they are attending at Nepal's Tengboche Monastery.  The woman on the left may be a nun and the one on the right is holding a jar with homemade, fermented barley "chung" (a possible offering.)
    S 0812.jpg
  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley. Cormorant heads collected for bounty offered by Polish fishing camp owner, who believes they eat too many trout.
    MG 1759.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist man lights an offering fire   at Swaymbhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0334.jpg