Believers gather for the pre-New Year Dugzhuuba purification ceremony outside Datsan Gunzechoinei Buddhist Temple, 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, 5652x3863px, 3.9Mb
- Job-ID: 651509d120f74871