Religion for Breakfast
The Most Painful Religious Rituals
In this episode we examine the topic: The Most Painful Religious Rituals
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Italy, Florence - Santa Maria Maggiore Church
The church was originally constructed in the 11th century and underwent extensive renovations to the facade and sides in the 13th century. The interior was renewed by Gherardo Silvani in the early 17th century, possibly to an earlier...
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Italy, Venice - Cathedrals churches and monasteries
There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.
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Italy, Paestum, Temple of Hera (Basilica)
The first Temple of Hera, built around 550 BC by the Greek colonists, is the oldest surviving temple in Paestum. Eighteenth-century archaeologists named it "The Basilica" because some mistakenly believed it to be a Roman building. (The...
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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Chiang Mai Thailand
Thai Buddhist woman praying at Wat Phra that Doi Sutehp. Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The temple is often referred to as 'Doi Suthep' although this is actually the name of the...
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Agrigento, interior view of the church of Saint Nicolas, 13th century
Agrigento, interior view of the church of Saint Nicolas, 13th century
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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Chiang Mai Thailand
Thai Buddhist woman praying at Wat Phra that Doi Sutehp. Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The temple is often referred to as 'Doi Suthep' although this is actually the name of the...
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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Chiang Mai Thailand
Thai Buddhist woman praying at Wat Phra that Doi Sutehp. Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The temple is often referred to as 'Doi Suthep' although this is actually the name of the...
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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Chiang Mai Thailand
Thai Buddhist woman praying at Wat Phra that Doi Sutehp. Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The temple is often referred to as 'Doi Suthep' although this is actually the name of the...
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Dolly Shot: Budha Statue
Dolly Shot: Budha Statue at Wat Yai Chaimongkol in Ayutthaya of Thailad. (HD)
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Santa Maria del Pi Basilica, interior of the apse and altar, Barcelona.
Santa Maria del Pi Basilica, interior of the apse and altar, Barcelona.
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ZO WS Rear view of two women reading guidebook at Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand
ZO WS Rear view of two women reading guidebook at Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand
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1920s B/W MONTAGE Samoan wedding bride and groom walk to altar while chiefs sitting on ground watch. Chief performs ceremony while bride and groom nod and kiss / Samoa, South Seas
1920s B/W MONTAGE Samoan wedding bride and groom walk to altar while chiefs sitting on ground watch. Chief performs ceremony while bride and groom nod and kiss / Samoa, South Seas
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TS senior couple walking down center aisle alongside empty pews towards altar and genuflect before sitting down in pew
TS senior couple walking down center aisle alongside empty pews towards altar and genuflect before sitting down in pew
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Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, marble barge and monuments in Beijing, China, 1920s
Clip 2 from the 1920s film 'China's Forbidden City' about Peking (Beijing) in China. The screen journal of a camera man's visit to the Imperial City of Beijing. The Temple of Heaven, Altar of Heaven, Summer Palace, marble barge and...
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WS ZI Woman praying at Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand
WS ZI Woman praying at Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand
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MS Shot of small altar with burning candles / Isla Quinchao, Isla Grande de Chilo̩, Chile
MS Shot of small altar with burning candles / Isla Quinchao, Isla Grande de Chilo̩, Chile
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Tilt Down Buddha Monument Thiksey Monastery Leh Jammu and Kashmir India
Tilt Down Buddha Monument Thiksey Monastery Leh Jammu and Kashmir India
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Tilt Up Buddha Monument Thiksey Monastery Leh Jammu and Kashmir India
Tilt Up Buddha Monument Thiksey Monastery Leh Jammu and Kashmir India
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Christmas is celebrated by US soldiers in Korea and people in the US
Title: "Korea" superimposed over priest saying mass in snow-covered field for troops in Korea / CU priest says Mass behind altar, soldiers in background / PAN over from stacked rifles to soldiers kneeling in the snow / CU soldiers...