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Bodhgaya, India, Prayer festival

2008.06.10
Tibetan monks below the tree where Buddha is said to have attained enligtenment. The stupa in the middle represents the enlightened mind.

Receiving teachings.

The all important tea.

The main temple at night.


Solitary meditation. The bodhi (enlightenment) tree can be seen in the centre next to the main temple.

Tibetan monks at an annual prayer festival in Bodhgaya, place of Buddha's enlightenment.
24 Comments
jagungal A very interesting documentary set Pete. From an aesthetic and pictorial point of view #1 and #3 are the stand-outs — but it is good to see all of them. #1 has a sense of almost cosmic movement as well as of profound piety (in the entirely positive sense, of course) — tremendously impressive! You must have sensed all this when you were there.
jagungal · 2008-06-10: 00:53
mystic1 Fantastic photos and good reportage
mystic1 · 2008-06-10: 01:08
anamaria21 WOW ...GEORGOUS ..#4 is out of world ! My fav :))
anamaria21 · 2008-06-10: 01:17
peregol Beautiful post!!
peregol · 2008-06-10: 01:57
mojaroo great great shots
mojaroo · 2008-06-10: 02:45
esseg beautiful photos! you did a nice trip! the india is a country so fascinating!!
esseg · 2008-06-10: 02:51
mimax2 wow! superb set!
mimax2 · 2008-06-10: 03:10
jet28 Wonderful set - #4 is truly amazing!
jet28 · 2008-06-10: 03:14
ronin53 great important reportage! :):):)
ronin53 · 2008-06-10: 05:59
KC727 Beautiful place, thanks for sharing :))
KC727 · 2008-06-10: 07:21
Mertxe wow, very interesting report
nice too see from so far away
Mertxe · 2008-06-10: 11:33
tantatantan great set as always. #1 and 4 are really fantastic!
tantatantan · 2008-06-10: 17:53
TheCrazyCroat This is just an amazing series. I especially am moved by #1.
TheCrazyCroat · 2008-06-10: 20:28
vollenda Wow, this series is incredible. Through your photos I get a glimmer of what it must have been like to be there.
vollenda · 2008-06-11: 00:17
Gwadannie Wonderful place !!!
Gwadannie · 2008-06-11: 01:42
storytaylor I must say that #4 picture is really impressive. the whole set is quite good. magnificent
storytaylor · 2008-06-11: 02:49
DancingDolphin Great to see the whole set, #2 is my favorite!
DancingDolphin · 2008-06-11: 07:44
pattyb Gosh, this post is truly sublime. #1 really says it all. What a treat it must have been to be there and capture these shots.
pattyb · 2008-06-11: 08:50
kangshung Beautiful shots of this ancient and sacred place Pete. #1 captures the magnificence and solemnity of the occasion perfectly and #4 is just magical.
kangshung · 2008-06-11: 20:07
photopoet They are all beautifully composed—but the fourth photo has an ethereal quality.
photopoet · 2008-06-12: 13:20
youlookmahvelous Yes, very interesting and I love how you shot the 4th, especially.
youlookmahvelous · 2008-06-12: 23:31
SheriJ Very interesting. #4 looks like it is under construction???
SheriJ · 2008-06-20: 13:18
agandia I love shot #4
agandia · 2008-07-04: 21:29
emmetan u went to india!
emmetan · 2008-08-07: 10:33
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