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Sikh Vigil II (Renton, WA) Candlelight vigil honoring those killed and wounded at the Sikh gurdwara shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The candlelight vigil was held at the Gurdwara Singh Sabha of Washington, in the city of Renton. There was an outpouring of support from the community who participated in the service, the candlelight vigil, and the meal served before and after (August 2012).

City of 10,000 Buddhas (Ukiah, CA)

Exterior of the City of 10,000 Buddhas in Ukiah, CA, an active Buddhist community (2007). (Photo by: Kimberly Harrison)

Beyond the Veil II (Chicago, IL)

The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (CSFN) are an international Roman Catholic congregation of vowed religious women dedicated to spreading the Kingdom of God’s love, particularly within families. They do this by serving families through active ministry in schools, hospitals, parishes, prisons and social service agencies. "Beyond the Veil" is a photography project that, through images of the private life of nuns, sees them as women in a common human experience. (Photo by: Iwona Biedermann)

Dance. Love. Life. (Cupertino, CA)

This photograph was taken at a family wedding in California. In traditional Gujarati Hindu weddings, the evening prior to the wedding is celebrated with a group dance known as dandia raas (the stick dance). Across the United States, this tradition continues to be practiced by Gujarati-Americans in weddings as well as other celebratory occasions. This is a precious moment captured between the bride and groom just prior to the dandia raas dance. (Photo by: Prerak Shah)

Holi (Cambridge, MA) Gathering under gray skies, Harvard undergraduates gleefully covered one another in

bright colors in observance of Holi, the Hindu celebration of spring (March 2012). (Photo by: Kris Snibbe)

Honolulu Miyohoji Temple (Honolulu, HI) The Honolulu Miyohoji Temple (Nichiren Buddhist), founded in

1930, is hidden away in a quiet, wooded sanctuary amid the high rises of Honolulu. (Photo by: Dwight Morita)

Praying In Spirit I (Minneapolis, MN)

Ramadan nightly prayers at Dar Al Faruq Youth & Family Center (August 2012). (Photo by: Muhi Khwaja)

Sikh Vigil III (Renton, WA)

Candlelight vigil honoring those killed and wounded at the Sikh gurdwara shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The candlelight vigil was held at the Gurdwara Singh Sabha of Washington, in the city of Renton. There was an outpouring of support from the community who participated in the service, the candlelight vigil, and the meal served before and after (August 2012). (Photo by: Stefanie Felix)

Turban Day: Unwrapping Sikhism (Cheney, WA)

Compassionate Interfaith Society's "Turban Day: Unwrapping Sikhism" event, held at Eastern Washington University. Representatives of the Spokane Sikh Temple wrap a turban on EWU student Tram Le (May 2012). (Photo by: R. Skyler Oberst)

Zaal Navjote Entrance (Foxboro, MA)

Navjote ceremony of Zaal Panthaki. In the Zoroastrian faith, the Navjote is the initiation ceremony welcoming a person into the religion in a public forum (June 2007). (Photo by: Daryush Mehta)

Swami Narayan Temple (Chicago, IL)

Exterior of the Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Swami Narayan Temple in Chicago, IL (September 2012). (Photo by: Baskar Gopalan)

Spiritual Day, Detroit 300 Native American Blessing Swirling Wind Singers Little River Band of Ottawa Indians West Bloomfield, Michigan

. Jewish Children Greet Pope Benedict XVI at Park East Synagogue in New York City (2008)

A young Catholic girl celebrates First Holy Communion

Installation of New Pastor (Malden, MA)

First Lutheran Church welcomes new leader, Rev. Rachel Manke November 9, 2012 (Photo by: Juhi Varma)

"Bar (or Bat) Mitzvah" The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony.

The phrase translates as "son (daughter) of commandment" -- i.e. the young person becomes responsible to observe the commandments (mitzvot) of the Torah.

Greek Orthodox Easter Traditions

Orthodox Easter eggs are often dyed red but can also

be lavishly decorated.

The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the A.M.E. Church, is a

predominantly African-American Methodist denomination based in the United States. The church has a unique history as it is the first major religious denomination in the western world that developed because of sociological rather than theological differences. It was the first African-American denomination organized and incorporated in the United States. The church was born in protest against racial discrimination and slavery.