Shrine Collection (page 13)

Chinese Shrine
A little rustic pagoda outside a village

Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki
The Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki, Japan. Founded in 1634, amidst the Japanese governments efforts to stamp out Christianity, it is the most important Shinto shrine

Pilgrims at Istanbul
The sacred camel leaves the Sultans palace at Istanbul, bearing gifts for the shrine of the prophet at Mecca

Japanese Worshippers
Worshippers at the Minatogawa shrine, Kobe

Family at Shinto Shrine
A Japanese woman presenting her new born baby at the Shinto Shrine

Family at Shrine / 1868
A Japanese family worshipping at a shrine

Buddhist Shrine, Japan
A Buddhist shrine, Japan

Notre Dame De Liessee
Pilgrims at the shrine of Notre-Dame de Liesse pray before the miraculous statue of the Virgin; note the man on the left in true pilgrims garb, cockle shells and all

Russian Shrine
Russian peasants at a wayside shrine

Coolidge / Katy Next 4
The peasant woman places flowers at a roadside shrine

Wu Liang Shrine / Relief
Stone relief showing a battle scene; Wu family grave, Shantung

Ptah in his Shrine
Ptah in his shrine

Book of the Dead / 37
God of the underworld, and of vegetation : associated with the mortuary goddess Serket in this painting showing him in a shrine to Hathor as hippopotamus

Belgian Shrine - 3
A Chapelle de mai hangs on a tree in the Belgian countryside near Campine, a temporary shrine to celebrate Marys month - May

Roman Shrine of Apollo
Sanctuary dedicated to Apollo (hence the lyre on the roof of the temple.)

Pilgrims at Mecca
The scene in the streets of Mecca as pilgrims arrive from all over to pay their respects at the most sacred shrine of Islam

Willesden Church
Willsdon Church, Middlesex. The church was first mentioned in 1181 but wasn t recorded as St. Marys until around 1280. By 1500s was known for its shrine to the Virgin Mary

Roman citizen honouring the Lares
A Roman citizen honouring the Lares, or household gods

Shinto Shrine, Ise, Japan
The Shinto Shrine (Ise Jingu) in the City of Ise, Japan. It was allegedly built in 4 BC

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