"holy spring"

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5 October 2025

A Kashmiri Muslim priest sprinkles rose water on devotees of the shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani, a Sufi saint, on his death anniversary outside the shrine in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 5, 2025.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: A young student leaves flowers at the Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East during the ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland, honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre and all those killed under Soviet repression, in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Katyn Massacre, carried out by the NKVD on Joseph Stalin’s orders in the spring of 1940, claimed nearly 22,000 Polish officers, border guards, police, and intellectuals after the German-Soviet pact of 1939, which led to the partition and occupation of Poland at the start of World War II.

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17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: FLowers left by young students at the Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East during the ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland, honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre and all those killed under Soviet repression, in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Katyn Massacre, carried out by the NKVD on Joseph Stalin’s orders in the spring of 1940, claimed nearly 22,000 Polish officers, border guards, police, and intellectuals after the German-Soviet pact of 1939, which led to the partition and occupation of Poland at the start of World War II.

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3 July 2025

People are seen at a a water fountain near the Vatican in this file photo taken in Rome, Italy on 24 April, 2025.

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11 May 2025

People after the Regina Caeli prayer at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican on May 11, 2025.

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4 May 2025

A man walks alone across a quiet cobblestone intersection with no-entry signs in front of a historic monastery and church complex in Straubing, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on April 26, 2025. The background shows traditional architecture with red-framed windows and church towers under a soft midday sky.

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3 May 2025

Caretakers sprinkle holy water on Hindus who attend the Kuningan Day prayer ceremony at the Wana Kertha Jagadnatha Great Temple in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on May 3, 2025. The prayer takes place after 10 days of Galungan Day celebrations as a symbol to ask for prosperity and welfare.

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3 May 2025

Caretakers take holy water to sprinkle on Hindus after a Kuningan Day prayer at the Wana Kertha Jagadnatha Great Temple in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on May 3, 2025. The prayer takes place after 10 days of Galungan Day celebrations as a symbol to ask for prosperity and welfare.

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3 May 2025

Caretakers carry holy water to sprinkle on Hindus after conducting Kuningan Day prayers at the Wana Kertha Jagadnatha Great Temple in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on May 3, 2025. The prayer takes place after 10 days of Galungan Day celebrations as a symbol to ask for prosperity and welfare.

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3 May 2025

A Hindu leader carries holy water to sprinkle on Hindus after a Kuningan Day prayer at the Wana Kertha Jagadnatha Great Temple in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on May 3, 2025. The prayer takes place after 10 days of Galungan Day celebrations as a symbol to ask for prosperity and welfare.

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3 May 2025

A Holy Mass takes place at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Podhale during the Bacowski Festival in Ludzmierz, Poland, on April 27, 2025. The Shepherd's Festival is an annual ceremonial start of the sheep grazing season, also called the Spring Redyk. Its celebrations include the herding of the sheep and a solemn mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Podhale, during which gifts are offered and the sheep are blessed.

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#12309233

27 April 2025

In Ludzmierz, Poland, on April 27, 2025, a Holy Mass takes place at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Podhale during the Bacowski Festival. The Shepherd's Festival is an annual ceremonial start of the sheep grazing season, also called the Spring Redyk. Its celebrations are accompanied by the herding of the sheep and a solemn mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Podhale, during which gifts are offered and the sheep are blessed.

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27 April 2025

In Ludzmierz, Poland, on April 27, 2025, a Holy Mass takes place at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Podhale during the Bacowski Festival. The Shepherd's Festival is an annual ceremonial start of the sheep grazing season, also called the Spring Redyk. Its celebrations are accompanied by the herding of the sheep and a solemn mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Podhale, during which gifts are offered and the sheep are blessed.

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27 April 2025

In Ludzmierz, Poland, on April 27, 2025, a Holy Mass takes place at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Podhale during the Bacowski Festival. The Shepherd's Festival is an annual ceremonial start of the sheep grazing season, also called the Spring Redyk. Its celebrations are accompanied by the herding of the sheep and a solemn mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Podhale, during which gifts are offered and the sheep are blessed.

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27 April 2025

In Ludzmierz, Poland, on April 27, 2025, a Holy Mass takes place at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Podhale during the Bacowski Festival. The Shepherd's Festival is an annual ceremonial start of the sheep grazing season, also called the Spring Redyk. Its celebrations are accompanied by the herding of the sheep and a solemn mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Podhale, during which gifts are offered and the sheep are blessed.

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27 April 2025

In Ludzmierz, Poland, on April 27, 2025, a Holy Mass takes place at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Podhale during the Bacowski Festival. The Shepherd's Festival is an annual ceremonial start of the sheep grazing season, also called the Spring Redyk. Its celebrations are accompanied by the herding of the sheep and a solemn mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Podhale, during which gifts are offered and the sheep are blessed.

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