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'At 52, I abandoned everything, every friend, every family member': Mike Rinder the top official who escaped Scientology
'People contact me every single day asking for help' ... Mike Rinder at home in Florida.
After 45 years in the church, Mike Rinder became disillusioned and walked out. He talks about daily life in the organisation, being disciplined in 'the Hole', and his hopes of reconnecting with his children.
Mike Rinder was so entrenched in the "aristocracy of Scientology" that Tom Cruise gave him birthday presents - a fancy watch and a set of Bose headphones. He earned promotion after promotion within the Sea Organisation, a sort of executive order, was flown around the world and entrusted with taking Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley on a private tour of the Los Angeles museum devoted to Scientology's founder, L Ron Hubbard. But after more than 45 years in the notoriously secretive church - which he now regards as "a mind prison" - he broke out.
Fifteen years on, he has written a book about his time inside. Some of the details are eye-watering, but what Rinder, 67, really hopes is that A Billion Years: My Escape from a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology will act as a rescue operation for his two adult children who remain in the church.
Mike Rinder poses for a portrait at his home in Palm Harbor, Florida on Friday evening, November 11, 2022.
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They moved to a Buddhist retreat in rural America. Have they found happiness?
Nestled in Arkansas, the Buddhist center Katog Rit’hröd is remote and summers are sweltering.
Nestled in the gorgeousness of the Ozarks, the center is remote - three miles down a dirt road with blind turns and across a low bridge that floods impassably up to 45 days a year. Nearby medical care is limited. Summers are sweltering, and the center's tree-quilted acres are home to swarms of chiggers and mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks and poisonous spiders. Many practitioners' families are hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away.
Yet every few years since Katog Rit’hröd's founding in 2007, another handful of people move into the center's wooden cabins or purchase homes in the surrounding hillsides. During non-pandemic years, as many as 250 additional practitioners come to the center for two- to eight-week retreats, staying in the center's community lodge or camping on the property by donation.
Tibetan prayer flags hanging from the trees at the Katog Choling Mountain Retreat Center in Parthenon, AR on October 26, 2022.
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They moved to a Buddhist retreat in rural America. Have they found happiness?
Nestled in Arkansas, the Buddhist center Katog Rit’hröd is remote and summers are sweltering.
Nestled in the gorgeousness of the Ozarks, the center is remote - three miles down a dirt road with blind turns and across a low bridge that floods impassably up to 45 days a year. Nearby medical care is limited. Summers are sweltering, and the center's tree-quilted acres are home to swarms of chiggers and mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks and poisonous spiders. Many practitioners' families are hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away.
Yet every few years since Katog Rit’hröd's founding in 2007, another handful of people move into the center's wooden cabins or purchase homes in the surrounding hillsides. During non-pandemic years, as many as 250 additional practitioners come to the center for two- to eight-week retreats, staying in the center's community lodge or camping on the property by donation.
One of the 'off the grid' homes at the top of the mountain at the Katog Choling Mountain Retreat Center in Parthenon, AR on October 26, 2022. The homes belong to pracititioners who both live there year round or visit occasionally. They all include large porches and simple, efficient interiors. The 'off grid' homes utilize solar power arrays, water storage tanks and often composting outdoor toilets and sit on at least 5 acres each.
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They moved to a Buddhist retreat in rural America. Have they found happiness?
Nestled in Arkansas, the Buddhist center Katog Rit’hröd is remote and summers are sweltering.
Nestled in the gorgeousness of the Ozarks, the center is remote - three miles down a dirt road with blind turns and across a low bridge that floods impassably up to 45 days a year. Nearby medical care is limited. Summers are sweltering, and the center's tree-quilted acres are home to swarms of chiggers and mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks and poisonous spiders. Many practitioners' families are hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away.
Yet every few years since Katog Rit’hröd's founding in 2007, another handful of people move into the center's wooden cabins or purchase homes in the surrounding hillsides. During non-pandemic years, as many as 250 additional practitioners come to the center for two- to eight-week retreats, staying in the center's community lodge or camping on the property by donation.
The road to Katog crosses the Little Buffalo River with a concrete slab a short distance before arriving at the Katog Choling Mountain Retreat Center in Parthenon, AR on October 26, 2022. The local rainfall affects ingress and egress to Katog because of this slab crossing. According to Katog resident Caitlin Grussing, there were about 45 days in 2021 where the road was impassible due to high water.
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'Honey-child, listen to me': a radical Buddhist nun on how to be happy in a crazy world.
From a Catholic convent school in Melbourne to death row in America, Robina Courtin has learned a few things about happiness, suffering ... and Donald Trump.
'Our problem is we think the outside world is the main cause of our suffering - and our happiness,' says Buddhist nun Robina Courtin.
Since she was ordained, 44 years ago, Courtin has worked as an editor of Buddhist magazines and books. In 1996, after receiving a letter from a young Mexican American former gangster serving three life sentences in a maximum security prison in California, she founded the Liberation Prison Project, a nonprofit that offers Buddhist teachings and support to people in prison.
Robina Courtin is a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan Buddhist Gelugpa tradition and lineage of Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. In 1996 she founded the Liberation Prison Project, which she ran until 2009.
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'Honey-child, listen to me': a radical Buddhist nun on how to be happy in a crazy world.
From a Catholic convent school in Melbourne to death row in America, Robina Courtin has learned a few things about happiness, suffering ... and Donald Trump.
'Our problem is we think the outside world is the main cause of our suffering - and our happiness,' says Buddhist nun Robina Courtin.
Since she was ordained, 44 years ago, Courtin has worked as an editor of Buddhist magazines and books. In 1996, after receiving a letter from a young Mexican American former gangster serving three life sentences in a maximum security prison in California, she founded the Liberation Prison Project, a nonprofit that offers Buddhist teachings and support to people in prison.
Robina Courtin is a Buddhist nun in the Tibetan Buddhist Gelugpa tradition and lineage of Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. In 1996 she founded the Liberation Prison Project, which she ran until 2009.
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The cycle of life and death: the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi
After a couple of years of subdued celebrations, the Mumbai crowds are back out in force bringing more and bigger idols - but with a greater awareness of their environmental impact.
An estimated 30,000 people flocked to Mumbai’s beaches and riverbanks this week to immerse idols of the elephant-headed god Ganesha as part of the 10-day Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Traditionally, idols are installed in pandals - temporary altars built by neighbourhood committees - some of which attract thousands of devotees. The idols are then carried in a procession to be submerged in water, a ceremony that represents the cycle of life and death. In Mumbai alone, hundreds of thousands of statues are immersed each year.
Students from a local college perform a street play on the importance of an eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi, on September 6, 2022.
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The cycle of life and death: the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi
After a couple of years of subdued celebrations, the Mumbai crowds are back out in force bringing more and bigger idols - but with a greater awareness of their environmental impact.
An estimated 30,000 people flocked to Mumbai’s beaches and riverbanks this week to immerse idols of the elephant-headed god Ganesha as part of the 10-day Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Traditionally, idols are installed in pandals - temporary altars built by neighbourhood committees - some of which attract thousands of devotees. The idols are then carried in a procession to be submerged in water, a ceremony that represents the cycle of life and death. In Mumbai alone, hundreds of thousands of statues are immersed each year.
A women is sprayed with foam in a public procession down to the beach in Mumbai to immerse their idol, on September 6, 2022.
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The cycle of life and death: the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi
After a couple of years of subdued celebrations, the Mumbai crowds are back out in force bringing more and bigger idols - but with a greater awareness of their environmental impact.
An estimated 30,000 people flocked to MumbaiÕs beaches and riverbanks this week to immerse idols of the elephant-headed god Ganesha as part of the 10-day Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Traditionally, idols are installed in pandals - temporary altars built by neighbourhood committees - some of which attract thousands of devotees. The idols are then carried in a procession to be submerged in water, a ceremony that represents the cycle of life and death. In Mumbai alone, hundreds of thousands of statues are immersed each year.
Vijay Vishnu Naikude standing in front of his community idol, which is made from eco-friendly materials and aims to spread a message about the Covid-19 pandemic, on September 5, 2022. The government u-turned on restrictions on the immersion of non-biodegradable idols this year, allegedly motivated by political concerns.. It will be immersed in an artificial lake on the last day of the festival.
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The cycle of life and death: the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi
After a couple of years of subdued celebrations, the Mumbai crowds are back out in force bringing more and bigger idols - but with a greater awareness of their environmental impact.
An estimated 30,000 people flocked to Mumbai’s beaches and riverbanks this week to immerse idols of the elephant-headed god Ganesha as part of the 10-day Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Traditionally, idols are installed in pandals - temporary altars built by neighbourhood committees - some of which attract thousands of devotees. The idols are then carried in a procession to be submerged in water, a ceremony that represents the cycle of life and death. In Mumbai alone, hundreds of thousands of statues are immersed each year.
A plaster of Paris idol is immersed in the ocean at Juhu beach, on the sixth day of the festival, on September 5, 2022. The government u-turned on restrictions on the immersion of non-biodegradable idols this year, alledgedly motivated by political concerns.
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The cycle of life and death: the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi
After a couple of years of subdued celebrations, the Mumbai crowds are back out in force bringing more and bigger idols - but with a greater awareness of their environmental impact.
An estimated 30,000 people flocked to Mumbai’s beaches and riverbanks this week to immerse idols of the elephant-headed god Ganesha as part of the 10-day Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Traditionally, idols are installed in pandals - temporary altars built by neighbourhood committees - some of which attract thousands of devotees. The idols are then carried in a procession to be submerged in water, a ceremony that represents the cycle of life and death. In Mumbai alone, hundreds of thousands of statues are immersed each year.
A plaster of Paris idol is immersed in the ocean at Juhu beach, on the sixth day of the festival, on September 5, 2022. The government u-turned on restrictions on the immersion of non-biodegradable idols this year, alledgedly motivated by political concerns.
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The cycle of life and death: the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi
After a couple of years of subdued celebrations, the Mumbai crowds are back out in force bringing more and bigger idols - but with a greater awareness of their environmental impact.
An estimated 30,000 people flocked to Mumbai’s beaches and riverbanks this week to immerse idols of the elephant-headed god Ganesha as part of the 10-day Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Traditionally, idols are installed in pandals - temporary altars built by neighbourhood committees - some of which attract thousands of devotees. The idols are then carried in a procession to be submerged in water, a ceremony that represents the cycle of life and death. In Mumbai alone, hundreds of thousands of statues are immersed each year.
The Naikude family's idol is immersed in an artificial lake in Mumbai by lifeguards on the sixth day of the festival, on September 5, 2022.
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The cycle of life and death: the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi
After a couple of years of subdued celebrations, the Mumbai crowds are back out in force bringing more and bigger idols - but with a greater awareness of their environmental impact.
An estimated 30,000 people flocked to Mumbai’s beaches and riverbanks this week to immerse idols of the elephant-headed god Ganesha as part of the 10-day Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
Traditionally, idols are installed in pandals - temporary altars built by neighbourhood committees - some of which attract thousands of devotees. The idols are then carried in a procession to be submerged in water, a ceremony that represents the cycle of life and death. In Mumbai alone, hundreds of thousands of statues are immersed each year.
A small child shows off his handmade Ganesh idol, which is being taken for immersion in an artificial lake, on September 5, 2022.. The idol is made from natural clay and organic paints.
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
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Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple in Walthamstow.
The Annual Chariot Festival of the Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Hindu Temple took place in Walthamstow in East London over the Bank holiday weekend
Men with hooks through their skin were suspended from cranes on floats as the chariot was pulled round the area by worshippers to bless it and to mark the end of 13 days of celebrations.
29/08/2022
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Sacred ground: the ancient grove where Yoruba traditions are reborn
A centuries-old festival on the banks of the Osun River in Nigeria has seen prayers answered down the ages. Now it faces a modern challenge - pollution.
A slow procession of hundreds of people largely dressed in white, some in a trance, others singing fervently, heads towards the Osun River. As they have every August for 700 years, Yoruba people gather here at the Osun-Osogbo sacred grove, a Unesco world heritage site in south-west Nigeria, for an ancient festival celebrating their traditional spirituality.
In a region where Christianity and Islam are dominant, Yoruba traditions have often been cast as demonic - a legacy of colonial violence against Indigenous faiths - but are practised by a devout minority and hold a wide significance for people of varying faiths.
A ram is slaughtered at the edge of the Osun river and its blood drained into the river.
Osun-Osogbo is a sacred grove along the banks of the Osun river just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State of Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Festival is celebrated in August at the Grove.
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Sacred ground: the ancient grove where Yoruba traditions are reborn
A centuries-old festival on the banks of the Osun River in Nigeria has seen prayers answered down the ages. Now it faces a modern challenge - pollution.
A slow procession of hundreds of people largely dressed in white, some in a trance, others singing fervently, heads towards the Osun River. As they have every August for 700 years, Yoruba people gather here at the Osun-Osogbo sacred grove, a Unesco world heritage site in south-west Nigeria, for an ancient festival celebrating their traditional spirituality.
In a region where Christianity and Islam are dominant, Yoruba traditions have often been cast as demonic - a legacy of colonial violence against Indigenous faiths - but are practised by a devout minority and hold a wide significance for people of varying faiths.
Prayers at the edge of the Osun River.
Osun-Osogbo is a sacred grove along the banks of the Osun river just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State of Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Festival is celebrated in August at the Grove.
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Sacred ground: the ancient grove where Yoruba traditions are reborn
A centuries-old festival on the banks of the Osun River in Nigeria has seen prayers answered down the ages. Now it faces a modern challenge - pollution.
A slow procession of hundreds of people largely dressed in white, some in a trance, others singing fervently, heads towards the Osun River. As they have every August for 700 years, Yoruba people gather here at the Osun-Osogbo sacred grove, a Unesco world heritage site in south-west Nigeria, for an ancient festival celebrating their traditional spirituality.
In a region where Christianity and Islam are dominant, Yoruba traditions have often been cast as demonic - a legacy of colonial violence against Indigenous faiths - but are practised by a devout minority and hold a wide significance for people of varying faiths.
Ifa Priests come to the Osun river to fetch water from he river, the water is believed to contain healing powers, boost fertility and answer prayers. Priests and priestess travel from across the country to attend the festival.
Osun-Osogbo is a sacred grove along the banks of the Osun river just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State of Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Festival is celebrated in August at the Grove.
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Sacred ground: the ancient grove where Yoruba traditions are reborn
A centuries-old festival on the banks of the Osun River in Nigeria has seen prayers answered down the ages. Now it faces a modern challenge - pollution.
A slow procession of hundreds of people largely dressed in white, some in a trance, others singing fervently, heads towards the Osun River. As they have every August for 700 years, Yoruba people gather here at the Osun-Osogbo sacred grove, a Unesco world heritage site in south-west Nigeria, for an ancient festival celebrating their traditional spirituality.
In a region where Christianity and Islam are dominant, Yoruba traditions have often been cast as demonic - a legacy of colonial violence against Indigenous faiths - but are practised by a devout minority and hold a wide significance for people of varying faiths.
Princess Adeola Iyaosun
Osun-Osogbo is a sacred grove along the banks of the Osun river just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State of Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Festival is celebrated in August at the Grove.
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Sacred ground: the ancient grove where Yoruba traditions are reborn
A centuries-old festival on the banks of the Osun River in Nigeria has seen prayers answered down the ages. Now it faces a modern challenge - pollution.
A slow procession of hundreds of people largely dressed in white, some in a trance, others singing fervently, heads towards the Osun River. As they have every August for 700 years, Yoruba people gather here at the Osun-Osogbo sacred grove, a Unesco world heritage site in south-west Nigeria, for an ancient festival celebrating their traditional spirituality.
In a region where Christianity and Islam are dominant, Yoruba traditions have often been cast as demonic - a legacy of colonial violence against Indigenous faiths - but are practised by a devout minority and hold a wide significance for people of varying faiths.
Princess Adeola Iyaosun
Osun-Osogbo is a sacred grove along the banks of the Osun river just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State of Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Festival is celebrated in August at the Grove.
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Sacred ground: the ancient grove where Yoruba traditions are reborn
A centuries-old festival on the banks of the Osun River in Nigeria has seen prayers answered down the ages. Now it faces a modern challenge - pollution.
A slow procession of hundreds of people largely dressed in white, some in a trance, others singing fervently, heads towards the Osun River. As they have every August for 700 years, Yoruba people gather here at the Osun-Osogbo sacred grove, a Unesco world heritage site in south-west Nigeria, for an ancient festival celebrating their traditional spirituality.
In a region where Christianity and Islam are dominant, Yoruba traditions have often been cast as demonic - a legacy of colonial violence against Indigenous faiths - but are practised by a devout minority and hold a wide significance for people of varying faiths.
Ifasegun
Osun-Osogbo is a sacred grove along the banks of the Osun river just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State of Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Festival is celebrated in August at the Grove.
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Sacred ground: the ancient grove where Yoruba traditions are reborn
A centuries-old festival on the banks of the Osun River in Nigeria has seen prayers answered down the ages. Now it faces a modern challenge - pollution.
A slow procession of hundreds of people largely dressed in white, some in a trance, others singing fervently, heads towards the Osun River. As they have every August for 700 years, Yoruba people gather here at the Osun-Osogbo sacred grove, a Unesco world heritage site in south-west Nigeria, for an ancient festival celebrating their traditional spirituality.
In a region where Christianity and Islam are dominant, Yoruba traditions have often been cast as demonic - a legacy of colonial violence against Indigenous faiths - but are practised by a devout minority and hold a wide significance for people of varying faiths.
Osuntunmishe Oluwo
Osun-Osogbo is a sacred grove along the banks of the Osun river just outside the city of Osogbo, Osun State of Nigeria. The Osun-Osogbo Festival is celebrated in August at the Grove.
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