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Lourdes - 6/10

Posted by Veronique (France-and-, Switzerland) on 5 August 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.

I'm not Christian but I'm fond of all places which have a deep soul signification and "vibrations". I happen to live close to this place so I went !
I feared ostentatious behaviour and show-off but nothing like this. Dignity, respect and profound faith was what I felt.

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As far as I understood the ritual you drink the holy water, buy a candle, queue up, walk in line in the grotto the candle in one hand while the other one strokes the grotto's ceiling then you go with your "blessed" candle further on and stick it into here. The bigger one costs 150€ for 20 kg and the smaller 1€

Canon EOS 450D 1/320 second F/4.0 ISO 400 70 mm

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Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France

Belle évocation dans la continuité de ta série, que je trouve profonde et très belle!

5 Aug 2009 9:03am

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Ceci est une collection merveilleuse, Veronique ! Vous avez la perspicacité d'un étranger qui est la plupart de rafraîchir. Bien fait et merci pour partager. .... ; -)

5 Aug 2009 11:52am

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Cool shot.

6 Aug 2009 12:42am

Veronelle from Lens, France

quand on voit le prix de la cire, ou parafine on peut ce dire que c'est vraiment lucratif, cela me ferait mal ( jen serais malade) d'envoyer 150€ en fumée !

6 Aug 2009 10:06am