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  • Enkhtuya Ragchaa, a 53-year-old shaman of the Tsaatan (Reindeer) people, now living on the west shore of Lake Hovsgol, in northern Mongolia.  She treats a variety of spiritual maladies caused by offenses against natural spirits, either by going into a trance or with natural herbs.  Her clients include local families and foreigners, alike.
    MGe 060627-117.jpg
  • Batyoi, a 35-year-old shaman living in Tsagaan Noor in the northern Darhad Valley, a small town under the Horidal Saridag Mountains in northern Mongolia.  He treats a variety of spiritual maladies caused by offenses against natural spirits, either by going into a trance or with natural herbs.
    MGe 060704-229.jpg
  • Batyoi, a 35-year-old shaman living in Tsagaan Noor in the northern Darhad Valley, a small town under the Horidal Saridag Mountains in northern Mongolia.  He treats a variety of spiritual maladies caused by offenses against natural spirits, either by going into a trance or with natural herbs.
    MGe 060704-227.jpg
  • Batyoi, a 35-year-old shaman living in Tsagaan Noor in the northern Darhad Valley, a small town under the Horidal Saridag Mountains in northern Mongolia.  He treats a variety of spiritual maladies caused by offenses against natural spirits, either by going into a trance or with natural herbs.
    MGe 060704-228.jpg
  • Batyoi, a 35-year-old shaman living in Tsagaan Noor in the northern Darhad Valley, a small town under the Horidal Saridag Mountains in northern Mongolia.  He treats a variety of spiritual maladies caused by offenses against natural spirits, either by going into a trance or with natural herbs.
    MGe 060704-226.jpg
  • 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. Enkhtuya Ragchaa, a 53-year-old shaman of the Tsaatan (Reindeer) people, now living on the west shore of Lake Hovsgol, in northern Mongolia.  She treats a variety of spiritual maladies caused by offenses against natural spirits, either by going into a trance or with natural herbs.  Her clients include local families and foreigners, alike.
    MGe 060627-096.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
  • Photographers stand among Native American prayer cloths that adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-548.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 060704-211.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-575.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-570.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-563.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-559.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-551.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-331.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-330.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-327.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-323.jpg
  • A photographer frames Native American prayer cloths that adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-586.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-581.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-574.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120922-564.jpg
  • Native American prayer cloths adorn aspen trees at a sacred site in the Saskatchewan River Valley near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
    ABe 120921-325.jpg
  • Sunlit clouds hover over Montana's Gallatin Valley.
    MTe 110704-421.jpg
  • Indian tourist explore the revered Jamma Masjid (Mosque) near the Red Fort in Old Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
    DL 1919.jpg
  • A rose garden grows near Yusuf Khass Hajib Tomb in Kashgar (Kashi) a town on the Silk Road in Xinjiang, in far western China. This was built to honor an 11th century Turkic poet.
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  • Ornate tiles decorate the minarets, walls and dome of Yusuf Khass Hajib Tomb in Kashgar (Kashi) a town on the Silk Road in Xinjiang, in far western China. This was built to honor an 11th century Turkic poet.
    CX 0858.jpg
  • Ornate tiles decorate the minarets, walls and dome of Yusuf Khass Hajib Tomb in Kashgar (Kashi) a town on the Silk Road in Xinjiang, in far western China. This was built to honor an 11th century Turkic poet.
    CX 0853.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
  • 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
  • MONGOLIA. Darhad Valley. "Ovo" shrine atop a small pass, where travelers leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.
    MGe 060702-054.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • A garden statue of the Madonna seems to join American Sikhs in a morning prayer vigil outside a temple near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
    NM 0557.jpg
  • Zansker, India. Rangdum Gompa (monastery).
    TH 3304.jpg
  • American Sikhs and their children attend a morning prayer vigil outside a temple near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
    NM 0562.jpg
  • American Sikhs attend a morning prayer vigil at a temple near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
    NM 0546.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist nuns chant and pray in a nunnery in Lhasa, China, Tibet.
    CF 3325.jpg
  • Mahagunas Pass, Srinagar District, Jammu and Kashmir Province, India. A trail crowded with Hindu pilgrims en route to the Amarnath Cave.
    AY 0614.jpg
  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley.  Stone monument that may mark a grave or have other spiritual significance similar to deer stones.
    MG 7363.jpg
  • Mounts Everest and Lhotse rise behind Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpas of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1203.jpg
  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley.  Stone monument that may mark a grave or have other spiritual significance similar to deer stones.
    MG 7363.jpg
  • MONGOLIA. Family of Yura Tagma (of the Sharnuud clan), a 59-year-old shaman living in Ulan Uul in the southern Darhad Valley, a small town under the Horidal Saridag Mountains in northern Mongolia.  She treats a variety of spiritual maladies caused by offenses against natural spirits, either by going into a trance or with natural herbs.  Her clients are primarily local families and other Mongolians who travel from distant locations due to her reputation.
    MGe 060702-055.jpg
  • Duujii, returning from helping other nomads cross Utreg Pass, carries a juniper branch as part of a spiritual ritual in Darhad Valley, Mongolia.
    MG 5975.jpg
  • Sacred Ama Dablam rises behind Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpas of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1341.jpg
  • A Sherpa yak herder harnesses his animals at Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpa people of Nepal.  This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form. Mpunt Everst rises in the background.
    KF 1232.jpg
  • Sacred Mount Khumbila rises behind monks at Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpas of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1225.jpg
  • MONGOLIA. Yura Tagma (of the Sharnuud clan), a 59-year-old shaman living in Ulan Ula in the southern Darhad Valley, a small town under the Horidal Saridag Mountains in northern Mongolia.  She treats a variety of spiritual maladies caused by offenses against natural spirits, either by going into a trance or with natural herbs.  Her clients are primarily local families and other Mongolians who travel from distant locations due to her reputation.
    MGe 060702-060.jpg
  • Yura Tagma (of the Sharnuud clan), a 59-year-old shaman living in Ulan Ula in the southern Darhad Valley, a small town under the Horidal Saridag Mountains in northern Mongolia.  She treats a variety of spiritual maladies caused by offenses against natural spirits, either by going into a trance or with natural herbs.  Her clients are primarily local families and other Mongolians who travel from distant locations due to her reputation.
    MGe 060702-061.jpg
  • MONGOLIA. Yura Tagma (of the Sharnuud clan), a 59-year-old shaman living in Ulan Ula in the southern Darhad Valley, a small town under the Horidal Saridag Mountains in northern Mongolia.  She treats a variety of spiritual maladies caused by offenses against natural spirits, either by going into a trance or with natural herbs.  Her clients are primarily local families and other Mongolians who travel from distant locations due to her reputation.
    MGe 060702-060.jpg
  • Yura Tagma (of the Sharnuud clan), a 59-year-old shaman living in Ulan Ula in the southern Darhad Valley, a small town under the Horidal Saridag Mountains in northern Mongolia.  She treats a variety of spiritual maladies caused by offenses against natural spirits, either by going into a trance or with natural herbs.  Her clients are primarily local families and other Mongolians who travel from distant locations due to her reputation.
    MGe 060702-057.jpg
  • MONGOLIA. Yura Tagma (of the Sharnuud clan), a 59-year-old shaman living in Ulan Ula in the southern Darhad Valley, a small town under the Horidal Saridag Mountains in northern Mongolia.  She treats a variety of spiritual maladies caused by offenses against natural spirits, either by going into a trance or with natural herbs.  Her clients are primarily local families and other Mongolians who travel from distant locations due to her reputation.
    MGe 060702-056.jpg
  • Sacred Ama Dablam rises behind Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpas of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1267.jpg
  • Mount Everest towers behind Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpas of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1254-2.jpg
  • Sacred Ama Dablam rises behind Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpas of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1251-2.jpg
  • Sacred Mount Khumbila rises behind Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpas of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1247.jpg
  • Sacred Mount Khumbila rises behind Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpas of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1243.jpg
  • Sacred Mount Khumbila rises behind monks at Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpas of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1223.jpg
  • The Tibetan Buddhist Rimpoche at Tengboche Monastery in Nepal, Nawang Tenzing Jangpo who is considered as the incarnation of the founder Lama Gulu, an important spiritual leader of the Sherpas.
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