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A majestic monastery, built on a tiny island. Photo

The monastery has an interesting history. Today we would like to tell you about the Saviour-Stone monastery, the jewel of Russian architecture. Founded in 1260 on a tiny island in the Kubensky the island, it is one of the oldest monasteries of the Russian North. The monastery has its own …

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Tiger monastery and its “prisoners”. Photo

Monks prey on tigers.In 1994, in Kanchanaburi province in Western Thailand was opened to the tiger monastery. Since then, the debate continues about whether the right of the monastery to use rare animals as ordinary dolls to attract visitors and various donations from them. Environmental organizations believe that such content …

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A virtual trip to a Nepalese monastery. Photo

Here is always warm and feed.Photographer and adventurer Ivan Dementievskiy visited the Nepalese Himalayas and looked at one of the local monasteries. Also suggest you to take a virtual journey to this curious place and see how everything’s done. The monastery is located in one of the small, battered villages. …

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