| Mongolia Observes World Peace Day |
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| By Luke Distelhorst | |
| Friday, 22 September 2006 | |
 Celebrations
conducted by religious organizations on Thursday marked the United Nations’
World Peace Day in Ulaanbaatar. Representatives from Catholic, Christian, Ananda Marga, Islam and Tibetan Buddhism gathered to ring Mongolia's peace bell for nations struggling to maintain peace.
A Tibetan Buddhist monk holds a lotus flower shaped candle, representing peace.
Followers of the Ananda Marga philosophy sing praises next to the peace bell, south of Sukhbaatar square.
A Tibetan Buddhist monk from Gandantegchenlin Monastery, Mongolia's largest, holds prayer beads during the celebrations.
Representatives from Gandantegchenlin Monastery mark World Peace Day by ringing Mongolia's peace bell.
All images copyright Luke Distelhorst
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| Last Updated ( Monday, 11 December 2006 ) |
