A believer prays outside the Datsan Gunzechoinei Buddhist Temple before the Dugzhuuba ritual, which is a pre-New Year purification ceremony, in St. Petersburg, Russia. The purpose of the Dugzhubo ritual is to purify and cleanse by eliminating all negative and harmful energies. This ritual takes place on the eve of the Buddhist New Year, known as Sagaalgan, and follows the lunar calendar.
- Package: Russia Buddhist New Year
- Categories: Religion & Belief
- Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
- Event date: 19.02.2023
- Date published: 19.02.2023
- Author: Alexei Danichev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 6053x4155px, 13.4Mb
- Job-ID: ff5b2ce0e86be2ba