Sentences with phrase «pilgrimage sites of»

The coveted Photographer of the Year title was presented to British artist Alys Tomlinson for her series Ex-Voto, a personal project that encompasses formal portraiture, large format landscape and small, detailed still - life images of the «ex-votos» (offerings of religious devotion) found at pilgrimage sites of Lourdes, Ballyvourney (Ireland) and Grabarka (Poland).

Testud's paraplegic Christine arrives at the popular Christian pilgrimage site of Lourdes in France with the hope that God might intervene to help her rise up from her seat.

From Hpa - An, you can continue your trip to the famous pilgrimage site of The Golden Rock or to the newly opened to tourism southern beaches.

Day 7 Excursion to the ancient town of Lamego, a picturesque historic town with the important 18th - century pilgrimage site of the Shrine of our Lady of the Remedies, reached via an impressive staircase of blue and white tiles.

Clinging to a sheer cliff face in breathtaking fashion, the ancient pilgrimage site of Rocamadour (sixteen kilometres from St Denis les Martel) is unmissable.

Goa's coast, Gokarna's temples and the pilgrimage site of Udupi are worth stopping at before you reach Mangalore.

Later, you head to the pilgrimage site of Rocamadour, named for St Amadour, a devout hermit whose uncorrupted body was discovered in a cave in 1166.

For this exhibition, Giorno's personal shrine from his home, which is decorated with intricate brocade from the sacred pilgrimage site of Benaras in India, has been relocated to the gallery space.

Not exact matches

Sergius Lavra (a lavra is a major monastery — only four monasteries in Russia have that designation), north of Moscow, is perhaps Russia's most famous pilgrimage site.

We hope ardent atheists, devout believers and every array of religion in between will join us on a pilgrimage to the new sanctuary... er, site.

While this claim can not be historically proven beyond doubt, it is certain that we are looking here at the mortal remains of an early martyr whose burial site was a place of reverence and pilgrimage from the first days of the Christian era.

It explains why they built the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the most important Christian pilgrimage site in the world, in Jerusalem, right above the place where they believe Jesus rose from the dead.

Though he seemed barely capable of affection for his family (his occasional devotions to Holly were not fully reciprocated), in late middle age he began an impassioned study of his genealogy, and the bare Pennsylvania church yards where his ancestors lay buried became sites of pilgrimage for him.

Today, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is an American Lourdes: a pilgrimage site where the living come to commune with the dead and to reckon with war and their own mortality in the medium of the mirror that is the Wall.

One would think that a Christian Prince from a church in Idaho would make a pilgrimage to the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, now a World Heritage site & the Church of the Holy Sepulchre *, Jerusalem, built by the Christian Prince, Constantine!

A few years ago, when I made a pilgrimage to the French shrine of Lourdes, one could work towards an indulgence by visiting certain holy sites and praying there.

Mr Joyce, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, was attending a six day pilgrimage to the site north of Lisbon with a small group he travelled with on a plane from London Gatwick.

On one such recent pilgrimage to Charlottesville, my route took me through Bull Run Park, the site of two major Civil War battles.

«Kenichi Zenimura showed that with effort and persistence, you can overcome the harshness of adversity,» says Morita, who recently made a pilgrimage back to the Gila River site.

On her final day in Paris, she and her fellow travelers made a pilgrimage to one of the sites of the recent terrorist attacks.

On the highlights of the programme for the pilgrimage, the minister disclosed that there would be daily prayers and meditation at important and significant sites mentioned in the Bible, boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, worship on MT Camel, the mountain of the prophet Elijah, renewal of wedding vows in the Church of the Miracle of Cana.

Sayeda Zeinab — the granddaughter of the Prophet Mohammad — is venerated by Shi'ites and her shrine is a site of mass pilgrimage for Shi'ites from across the world.

The golden outline of Shwe Myitzu Pagoda — a pilgrimage site for local Buddhists, accessible only by boat during most of the year — shimmers on the horizon like a mirage.

The site of Bhubaneswar, near the eastern coast, had been a pilgrimage site sacred.

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Uttarakhand is widely regarded as Dev Bhumi or the Land of Gods for hosting a. Rishikesh, a Hindu pilgrimage site in Uttarakhand, is known as the Yoga.

At one point early on, Greg and Tommy visit the site where James Dean died, a pilgrimage that at once nods to Mr. Franco's breakthrough role as Dean and telegraphs one of the more ludicrous scenes in «The Room.»

Tommy and Greg's friendship begins at an acting class in San Francisco and eventually sends them on a pilgrimage to the site of James Dean's fatal car crash and later, to L.A., where they live for a while as roommates at Tommy's pied - à - terre.

This lesson introduces students to three popular pilgrimage sites in India for the three great Indian religions of Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.

This lesson looks at Lourdes as a site of pilgrimage for Christians.

It considers events in the life of Bernadette Soubirous as well as urging students to consider the rituals and spiritual healing that some Christians experience as a consequence of making a pilgrimage to this site.

Using the requirements of the new edexcel exam guidelines students create an information booklet on their chosen site of pilgrimage.

Every time I visit the exquisite realms of Harvard University, I make my private pilgrimage to the site of the office homestead of Christine M. Gibson and I.A. Richards and recall the intimate charm and profound spirit of hope embodied in those cluttered little rooms that impressed me not with grandeur but with an elevated common sense.

Then the significance of Pendle Hill as a local site of pilgrimage is explained.

There are a number of companies that conduct tours of the site and arrange travel packages for pilgrims seeking to experience, in the words of one Lourdes historian, «one of the most famous pilgrimage sites in the Christian world.»

Built between 1997 and 2008 in a relatively remote part of China's HenanProvince (a common site for Buddhist pilgrimages) the statue stands 420 feet tall (502 if you count the base, which Tilly doesn't).

With the launch of Maharajas Express, the number of luxury tourist trains to choose from in India is the largest in the world and there's one more luxury train service Takht Express is in the offing which will offer tour across Sikh pilgrimage sites in India.

Here at Camp Nou, the nearly 100,000 - person capacity stadium home to FC Barcelona, Barcelonins make the pilgrimage to this sacred site to worship at the feet of star footballer Lionel Messi and his teammates whose club is one of the best in the world (Real Madrid fans may have issue with that statement).

As time permits, he involves himself with charity programs in India and takes like - minded seekers on tours to some of his favorite pilgrimage sites there.

Just as American children often go on a pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., Egyptian children tend to go visit the ancient sites of Luxor and Aswan.

The Western Wall is an important site for those of Jewish faith and has been a site for Jewish prayer and pilgrimage for centuries.

Later, visit the glittering Shwesandaw Pagoda, one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Myanmar, which is believed to house some hairs of the Buddha.

Anchor at some of the lesser known Cyclades, visiting pilgrimage sites, traditional villages, and legendary ruins.

On other days we walked to burial sites which date back to almost 3,000 BC, walked a small section of the famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, huddled in a shepherd's log - store for lunch, laughed heartily with Basque locals as if they were close friends and listened to Basque ballads of how life passes us by.

The beach city of Puri is one of the sites of the Chardham pilgrimage, Jagannath Puri.

This tourist destination is considered a local pilgrimage site because the mountain is home to many shrines and temples and there is a colourful temple at the base, and smaller places of worship on the way up the mountain.

The deer park is one of four holy Buddhist sites sanctioned by the Buddha himself for pilgrimage.

Believed to be an imprint of Christ's face after being crucified, the shroud has been displayed in Turin since 1578 - and the city became a popular pilgrimage site from that time.

Get ready for a stout - steeped, Toucan - themed experience during your overnight stay at this beer - lover's pilgrimage site, the Guinness Storehouse in the heart of Dublin.

This is a popular pilgrimage site rather than a tourist attraction and everyone is welcome to enjoy the serenity of the glistening temple.