Pictures of the day [Aug 1]

Mrs_Mia_Wallace · 1st August 2003, 12:48

Today, I have 2 recent pictures (taken today and yesterday) about pilgrimages from two different religions. Would you ever go on a pilgrimage for what you believe (this doesn't have to be a certain religion now, just some belief), what do you think about people that do this? Are they dumb or just devoted? A good example or something to shake your head at? Discuss, but keep t clean, no harassing of other religions, please!

#1
A nun fills incense burners during a service to mark the 100th anniversary of the canonization of Russian Orthodox Saint Serafim Sarovsky, in the Serafimo-Diveyevski monastery in the village of Diveyevo, some 500 km southeast of Moscow. About 5,000 pilgrims made their way to the monastery today to pay tribute to one of the most venerated saints of the Orthodox Church.

#2
A combination photo of various Hindu holy men, devotees and pilgrims, on the second day of the Kumbh Mela (Sacred Hindu Pilgrimage) in Nasik town, 180 km (112 miles) northeast of Bombay, yesterday. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees have gathered in Nasik to participate in the month-long religious event. The Kumbh Mela occurs four times every twelve years at four different river bank locations in India.

Mia

anubis2003 · 1st August 2003, 12:49

Hey! It must be halloween!! Look at all of the funny masks.

Vie · 1st August 2003, 13:14

*sigh* anubis, you realy do scare me at times.

Interesting set of pics, I would hate to be next to all that insentce... ..that stuf makes me sick.

Widdykats · 1st August 2003, 13:25

W O W !! Really cool pic, mia..."Two Paws Up"

MrMagick · 1st August 2003, 13:35

I know I can realy apreciate the devotion.

Mr_007 · 1st August 2003, 16:15

Very good pics!
diffrently face of asia!

Avion · 1st August 2003, 16:37

no, I don't think they should waste there time nor there brain on such things, as it never results in anything positive. They only end up believing in something other then themselfs, because believeing in yourslef and fighting all your problems alone is harder, but it's a lesson that everyone must learn and know how to adapt to. So I think those events are pointless, unless they were proven by science to be of some use to the brain. Then I would say AWESOME. but that's sadly not the case here. So, in my opinion and in the current opinion of science, there pointless.
pilgrimages

Great Pics Mia

Mrs_Mia_Wallace · 2nd August 2003, 20:47

I found another picture kind of related to the ones above, but this time it's not about pilgrimage but about rites...I didn't want to start a whole new thread about it because it's fit into this religion theme; what do you think about rites? Actually, anyone has some kind of rites, they don't have do derive from religion. Do you find rites from other countries interesting, do they make sense to you or are they just believing in something that doesn't exist/will never happen? DOes it maybe just make people feel better although they don't really have a supernatural effect? Why are there rites in every country anyway, what's so special and important about them? Discuss!

Those are Hindus from Colombo, Sri Lanka who threw coconuts on the ground today as a part of a rite for their religious holiday celebrations.

Mia

j0ck3 · 2nd August 2003, 20:54

The holy man on the bottom left is my favourite.

Mr_007 · 3rd August 2003, 08:51

Good pics!

1st August 2003, 13:14	#3
Vie Forum King Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Thoron fields and Duranium shadows. Posts: Crap mostly Posts: 7,960	sigh anubis, you realy do scare me at times. Interesting set of pics, I would hate to be next to all that insentce... ..that stuf makes me sick. Member most in need of SpellCheck Lifetime Achievement Award Vie's Scratching Post

1st August 2003, 13:25	#4
Widdykats The Forum Slut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A place that invites a post pumping whore from NY Posts: 15,579	W O W !! Really cool pic, mia..."Two Paws Up" Ooh, Gabardine

1st August 2003, 13:35	#5
MrMagick Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Back in Iowa! Posts: 1,220	I know I can realy apreciate the devotion. -~MrMagick~-

1st August 2003, 16:37	#7
Avion Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 870	no, I don't think they should waste there time nor there brain on such things, as it never results in anything positive. They only end up believing in something other then themselfs, because believeing in yourslef and fighting all your problems alone is harder, but it's a lesson that everyone must learn and know how to adapt to. So I think those events are pointless, unless they were proven by science to be of some use to the brain. Then I would say AWESOME. but that's sadly not the case here. So, in my opinion and in the current opinion of science, there pointless. pilgrimages Great Pics Mia formely known as knightfairy > Theodis > DJ Theodis

2nd August 2003, 20:54	#9
j0ck3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 308	The holy man on the bottom left is my favourite. "What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad." I have choosen the red pil.

1st August 2003, 12:48	#1
Mrs_Mia_Wallace has a crush on Bilbo (Forum Queen) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: The starting points at a racetrack. Posts: 3,058	Pictures of the day [Aug 1] Today, I have 2 recent pictures (taken today and yesterday) about pilgrimages from two different religions. Would you ever go on a pilgrimage for what you believe (this doesn't have to be a certain religion now, just some belief), what do you think about people that do this? Are they dumb or just devoted? A good example or something to shake your head at? Discuss, but keep t clean, no harassing of other religions, please! #1 A nun fills incense burners during a service to mark the 100th anniversary of the canonization of Russian Orthodox Saint Serafim Sarovsky, in the Serafimo-Diveyevski monastery in the village of Diveyevo, some 500 km southeast of Moscow. About 5,000 pilgrims made their way to the monastery today to pay tribute to one of the most venerated saints of the Orthodox Church. #2 A combination photo of various Hindu holy men, devotees and pilgrims, on the second day of the Kumbh Mela (Sacred Hindu Pilgrimage) in Nasik town, 180 km (112 miles) northeast of Bombay, yesterday. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees have gathered in Nasik to participate in the month-long religious event. The Kumbh Mela occurs four times every twelve years at four different river bank locations in India. Mia

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1st August 2003, 16:15	#6
Mr_007 Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,838	Very good pics! diffrently face of asia!

2nd August 2003, 20:47	#8
Mrs_Mia_Wallace has a crush on Bilbo (Forum Queen) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: The starting points at a racetrack. Posts: 3,058	I found another picture kind of related to the ones above, but this time it's not about pilgrimage but about rites...I didn't want to start a whole new thread about it because it's fit into this religion theme; what do you think about rites? Actually, anyone has some kind of rites, they don't have do derive from religion. Do you find rites from other countries interesting, do they make sense to you or are they just believing in something that doesn't exist/will never happen? DOes it maybe just make people feel better although they don't really have a supernatural effect? Why are there rites in every country anyway, what's so special and important about them? Discuss! Those are Hindus from Colombo, Sri Lanka who threw coconuts on the ground today as a part of a rite for their religious holiday celebrations. Mia

3rd August 2003, 08:51	#10
Mr_007 Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,838	Good pics!

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