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18 May 12 at 6 pm

sombhatt:

Five headed Shiva

Kalighat

19th century

(Source: dravyashruta, via enchantingnagchampa)

sombhatt:

Five headed Shiva
Kalighat
19th century
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17 Feb 12 at 12 am

adamthenorman:

Byzantine Christian baptismal font from Carthage;
ca. 4th-5th century CE

(via thedoors-thedoors)

adamthenorman:

Byzantine Christian baptismal font from Carthage;ca. 4th-5th century CE
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16 Feb 12 at 5 am

desanormal:

Palace of Facets, or Granovitaya Palata in russian, is a medieval building in the Cathedral Square of Moskow Kremlin, used for formal receptions of the Tsar, coronation celebrations, feasts, and state ceremonies. Enjoy the Power and the Beauty.

(via thedoors-thedoors)

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05 Feb 12 at 4 pm

(via al-nur)

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05 Feb 12 at 4 pm

(Source: thenotsoneareast, via al-nur)

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05 Feb 12 at 7 am

Old Islamic manuscripts found in Timbuktu.

Taken by Brent Stirton

(Source: poeticislam, via al-nur)


Old Islamic manuscripts found in Timbuktu.
Taken by Brent Stirton
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05 Feb 12 at 6 am

onkonk:

O Give Thanks, Psalm 135

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05 Feb 12 at 6 am

beauhum:

JUNE 18, 2010

Swayambhunath Stupa, Nepal

Photograph by Alison Wright

This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel

Young monks don sunglasses before dozens of butter lamps at Swayambhunath Stupa, a Buddhist temple in Kathmandu Valley. The gold-spired stupa is also known as the “Monkey Temple,” named for the population of rhesus monkeys that roam its grounds.

(Source: National Geographic, via enchantingnagchampa)

beauhum:

JUNE 18, 2010
Swayambhunath Stupa, Nepal
Photograph by Alison Wright
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel
Young monks don sunglasses before dozens of butter lamps at Swayambhunath Stupa, a Buddhist temple in Kathmandu Valley. The gold-spired stupa is also known as the “Monkey Temple,” named for the population of rhesus monkeys that roam its grounds.