Sentences with phrase «pilgrimage sites where»

Bodhgaya is the most important of the main four pilgrimage sites where Mahabodhi Temple is located and is also a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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.

Also visit the Sanctuary of our Lady of the Rosary in Fatima, a pilgrimage site where apparitions of the Virgin Mary were reported by three local children in 1917.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

In July 2013, multiple bombs exploded in Bodh Gaya, India, in and around the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage site, the Mahabodhi temple that marks the spot where the Buddha attained enlightenment.

Standing in the Gili, you may notice how the main building of Maskerdam is framed is framed by two auspicious mountains, namely Mount Agung, to the North - West and Mount Lempuyang to the North - East, where the royal family temples are still the site of worship and pilgrimage.

This is not possible at any of the other sites where one has to make a pilgrimage to the site,» she said.

Lourdes is simultaneously a major pilgrimage site and a place where tourists come to see the pilgrims and religious facilities in action.

Only 200 meters above sea level begin an incredible adventure in the National Park of the Candelaria Caves National Park, one of the ways of Xibalba, here lies a mystical cave system are a sacred pilgrimage site for the descendants of the Maya, thought to be the entrance to the ham - pa where souls rest.

As you peer into the sacred cenote, your guide explains how archeologists delved into this pilgrimage site and pulled out wood, shells, cloth, jewelry and the skeletons of men and children, confirming that the natural sinkhole indeed was once used as a human sacrifice site.Stand on one of the platforms at the colossal ball court where Mayans played sports, and have another person from your group whisper from 150 feet (46 meters) away.

It is a famous pilgrimage site because it has the well - known Brahma temple where people visit from all over.

Hotel guests will be able to easily reach major attractions in the area, such as the El Rocío Chapel, where the famous pilgrimage takes place; the La Rábida Monastery, where Christopher Colombus slept before departing toward America; or the Doñana National Park, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The exhibition's title evokes a pilgrimage site Laib visited in Myanmar, a country where he first exhibited last year, which can be reached by foot only during low tide.