![Preparing for Epiphany celebration in Iversky Monastery](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F84%2F18%2F841854_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_SWx5YSBQaXRhbGV2ICM4NDE4NTQ%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-841854-preview_d36e7a6c4157e6687150a8521b0f1cb5.jpg)
![Preparing for Epiphany celebration in Iversky Monastery](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol1%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F84%2F18%2F841854_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_SWx5YSBQaXRhbGV2ICM4NDE4NTQ%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-841854-preview_d36e7a6c4157e6687150a8521b0f1cb5.jpg)
Head of the Iversky Monastery Father Yefim (centre) performing the water blessing rite in the Epiphany font near the Iversky Monastery in the Novgorod Region.
- Categories: Human Interest, Lifestyle & Leisure, Religion & Belief
- Location: Valdai, Novgorod region, Russia
- Event date: 18.01.2011
- Date published: 18.01.2011
- Author: Ilya Pitalev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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