The Lama Temple - Beijing PRC

[Xipe Totec]

Prayers:



The giant Budha (a forbidden photo)
Taken blind, while holding the camera at waist level, pointing straight up. No flash.
Notice the floor on the background; that's the third floor...

[hippywife]

1. Beautiful.

And I love how the sunlight is spilling in with the worshipers. Like they are carrying it in with them. :hi:

[Xipe Totec]

2. Thanks! I just updated with a second photo.

[hippywife]

3. I absolutely LOVE that one!

The color is astounding! :D

[Mira]

4. Both of these stun me.

The first emotionally shows the response of the people and the spirit of the temple, and the second just amazes me.
I have a photo myself of a place that is forbidden to photograph. And when I look at it I feel pride for having it and guilt for stealing it.
Photo number two is overwhelming to me.
Thanks!

[Xipe Totec]

5. Thanks! Here are three successive shots of an incense offering

Which, coincidentally, are offered to Buddha in sets of three:







The smell of incence wafts from the temple and permeates the entire area, even the underground subway station four blocks away.

[Tindalos]

6. Temples are so beautiful aren't they?

It's like stepping into another world, so quiet and serene despite all the crowds. I took a forbidden photo of a goddess once, before I saw the sign saying not to. I deleted it and apologized to her. Maybe I'm more superstitious. lol


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[HappyCynic]

7. Fantastic photos!

I especially like the second one. There's just something about the way the lines of the cloth lead your eyes to the face of the statue.

[Blue_In_AK]

8. Fantastic!

I love these.

[NV Whino]

9. Really beautiful

That second one is a real winner.

I, too, confess to sneaking a forbidden photo (or two).