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The Yakuts consider Kihilyakh to be a sacred place. It is believed that stone pillars in the upper part of the Verkhoyansk mountains concentrate health-healing powers. People come to that place, pray to mountains’ spirits asking for having grace on them and giving blessing.
Take a look at Ajar Varlamov‘s unique set of photographs taken in Kihilyakh in July 2010.
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One Response to “58 Photos: Sacred Kihilyakh, Verkhoyansk Mountains, Yakutia/Siberia”
fantastic!
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