Hands that never stop praying

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry (Hands that never stop praying)

CHINA | Wednesday, 13 October 2010 | Views [1024]

Pilgrim with hands together in the 'lotus bud' Mudra (the base of the palm and the fingertips together, and thumbs slightly tucked in) during the prostration ritual at the door’s of the Jokhang Palace, Lhasa.

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Pilgrim couple taking a break while doing the Kora around the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa. According to the Buddhist tradition, Kora is the act of walking circumambulation around a temple, stupa, or other sacred site and it is always performed in a clock-wise direction.

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Pilgrim performing a Mandala Offering Ritual at the doors of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.

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Hands that never stop praying

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry (Hands that never stop praying)

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