July 29 is Kvirikoba, possibly Svaneti's most important Orthodox festival of the year, held in and outside a little church high above the village of K'ala with a fabulous chased gold icon of Christ, one of the Orthodox world's most important.
This panorama I took on the way to that festival, near the pass between the villages of Mulakhi and Ipari. Here we are looking back towards the former at centre, with Mt Ushba peering over the top in the distance just left of centre.
Hello! Wonderful photo and beautiful place!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blog!
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