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    <description><![CDATA[The sacredness is the way to define the meaning of our life through the approach to the divinity and is an aspect of divine revelation. The divinity, as described and practiced in a different way throughout the world, defines the existence of life that is inhabited within the supreme power of life or providence reflecting the purity of life. The sacredness may be a paradoxical word to those who believes in only the existence of earth life, but it is not a subject of contradiction that every life species of the earth possess a concentrated energy within it that is the another form of expression of divinity i.e. a canvas of good thoughts.<br />
And along with this, the religion acts as a matrix of the sacredness of life. Moreover, both are inter-connected through the execution of deeply rooted habits; irrespective of religion or conception, including scientific approach and spiritual thoughts. The sacredness definitely doesn't portray the spirituality only, but it directly reflects the good will power of inner-self. <br />
The work is aimed to those activities that are performed by the human life only to achieve the divinity within our existence i.e. "Atma" or "Self" as defined alike in different religion; and by this divinity they compasses their life to the world of good where nothing negative can rules. Because, the main course of the spiritual thoughts; apart from their intentional description and explanation in a religious way; enriches our meaning of life. The sacrificed and devotional performances beneath the costume of religious rituals are either related to purification of the soul or the thoughts of will to the closest persons that may ultimately defeat the devil character rooted in everybody. The acquisition of sacredness by giving pains to the own body after being pierced with nails or praying with starvation or facing the heat of fire flares mobilizes their soul to such an extent where sacredness is weaved with them. Actually beneath the fact of submitting their respect to the name of almighty, they build up energy internally to bear all pain that is inevitable in human life.<br />
The sacredness is not the extreme meaning of divine power in a spiritual way, but it also a resonance of peace of mind which conveys the harmony of life. The flowing of seven tunes may also the means of achieving the sacredness which also touches the Everest point of mind of the artist and listener with mystical ecstasy.<br />
My photographs was aimed to frame the moment of life that is embedded with the thoughts of sacredness and the meaning of life, which is not only related to religious divinity, but also the branches of humanity.<br />
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Photo documentary by Monidipta Saha]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:08:41 GMT</pubDate>
    
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      <title>The sacredness is the reflection of life</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:21:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The old city 'Varanasi' is considered as the city of spirituality and also the city of harmony of traditional music. On the purified moment of sunrise, a person was practicing a flute with a reflectance of devotion to the happiness]]></description>
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      <title>The holiness of the morning yoga practice</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:19:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A man is performing the yoga in morning on the steps of the river bank of Varanasi, the oldest city of India. In any religion, the yoga or meditation is considered as the pathway to achieve the sacredness.]]></description>
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      <title>The sacred journey</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:17:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The people from hundred kilomneters away come to the holy place by walking just to take a sacred bath and returning with the holy water]]></description>
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      <title>The happiness is the true sacredness</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[During a ceremonial occasion of worshipping the lord 'Shiva', everyone was participating to the devotional dance numinously beyond the age. A man was emotionally trying to make his young baby girl to dance holding her on his palm with an expectation of getting blessed by the god. The total environment was filled with a spirituality and magistical flavour of holiness.]]></description>
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      <title>The traditional rites of being sacred through sacrifice</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:10:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A man was crucified by the metal armors in both hands during a religious festival and he was travelled around the village. The practice was carried out as the symbol of the atonement of the sins that was done by him and believed to be washed out during this sacrifice]]></description>
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      <title>The hand of blessing</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:09:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[During the festival of â€˜Gajonâ€™, the devotees who vowed to be the part of fifteen days fast and participation of body paining different rites with colorful makeup in whole body are considered as the holy persons to bless the worshipers. A mother is asking for the holy blessings to her child from a person who is going to participate the rituals]]></description>
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      <title>The sacredness is the reflection of purity of mind and soul</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[During the procession of temple cart pulling ceremony of lord â€˜Jagannathâ€™, thousands of devotees are gathered on the city street to pull the cart. In this procession, the idol of the god is taken to the one temple from another one on the two stories wooden made cart which is hand pulled to the destination by the thousands of peoples. A devotee is also present at the celebration wearing a cloth printed with some spiritual holistic words, which imparting his strong faith on the sacredness of life.]]></description>
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      <title>The hand of sacred fire</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:06:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A devotee is offering the holy fire to the goddess during the rites of worshipping]]></description>
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      <title>The sacredness and life</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:04:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A person was making a holy dip to his one year old child during the festival of holy bath. He had a strong belief that no sins or satanic power will touch his son in future life due to the holy bath.]]></description>
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      <title>The faith of sacred fire</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:01:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On the eve of the religious occasion of 'dondi'; all devotees are performing the open fire bursting rituals in bare skin and hand. Many people are gathered to seek the blessings from the holy fire and help to reduce the burning pain of the performer by wetted clothes with an expectation to achieve the sacredness. For one day, the devotees are considered as the part of the supreme power and capable to bless other]]></description>
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