https://www.oliverhdoyle.com/bali-sacred-rice daily 0.75 2018-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526674318285-ZX1BV57YJ7XCR0TGROA5/Bali-14.jpg Bali: Sacred Rice A high priest places Rice and flowers on the head of a three month old baby at her Three Month Ceremony. Today she will be given her name, and touch the ground for the first time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526673465021-9R3XS1S3RKUWAZ9XD292/Bali-15.jpg Bali: Sacred Rice A group of high priests toss rice while chanting prayers at a “3 month ceremony” in Ubud, Bali. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526674356587-8437BYOYUGQ1VYAOUNKC/Bali-11.jpg Bali: Sacred Rice The funeral pyre burns in the background as members of the cremation ceremony exit the burning grounds. 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Now it stands alone, acting as a large scale rusted fine art installation in someone’s backyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526671224256-8ZWVOXA41BEVAGS5F2UV/Armenia-17.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song A mother cares for her newborn twin boys in a hospital in Gyumri. These boys happen have been born prematurely, and require constant attention from their mother. Only days after giving birth, the mother is up and active. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526672623213-F76CKQ6HSNQS4GR17BC3/Armenia-7.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song Front entrance to a house in the Domik regions of Gyumri. This area is populated by metal shells of houses, originally constructed after the earthquake as temporary shelter until other arrangements were made. They remain permanent housing for many people over twenty years later due to the government’s lack of economic stability after the fall of the Soviet Union. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526672817149-X9WOF1VZBXPEZ02FYLBY/Armenia-15.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song A man herds cattle in the mountains outside of Gyumri, Armenia. He warned me not to get any closer, as they could charge at any moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526672891821-0M0D10M1F945GWZHXUD1/Armenia-19.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song A woman prepares lavash, a traditional Armenian flatbread, in a wood fired Tonir oven. The dough is slapped on the sides of the oven, and cooks quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526672754609-72USC7DXYU9AOK5TTHMN/Armenia-13.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song Men in the Domiks play a game of Narde (nar-dee) outside. Narde is a popular game in the Caucuses, and akin to Backgammon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526670853825-M6L1T3ATDO570XVR5KFA/Armenia-5.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526672786565-C2H2THVB7IB0IP20N6HC/Armenia-14.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526670361049-C6S9JWQR67ZIEVYXG7UI/Armenia-1.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song Dusk in the small village of Ts’Oghamarg, about an hours drive outside of the city of Gyumri. This village is very close to the border that Armenia shares with Turkey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526670539258-LYETITO9MKAP4FBWZY1P/Armenia-2.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song Drying clothes can be found all over Gyumri. Hanging in peaceful stagnation, only moving from the occasional midday breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526672723825-NDNWUZULSN4DGAM46VA7/Armenia-12.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song A taxi driver talks to neighbors while waiting for his customer to come out of their house. Cars in Armenia are often older models, left behind by the Soviets after the Cold War. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526672947447-MIB51KBAJOBWMXJWUWQS/Armenia-26.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song A woman prepares dinner in her kitchen in Gyumri. In the corner, to the right of the entryway, are many religious items, pictures, and crucifixes. Each religious home in Armenia has a section of their home dedicated to their religion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526672679564-B44D1IQ7N39C95533TNQ/Armenia-9.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song A woman who lives in a Domik house kindly prepares coffee on the stove. Metal gas pipes crisscross the house and provide heat to the residents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526672851712-U0NW1WZYY8GMD19DURXK/Armenia-16.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song Sunset landscape of the village of Ts’Oghamarg, and the surrounding area. Just past the mountain range that the sun is dipping behind is the border Armenia shares with Turkey. The two countries have had many conflicts over the years (most notably the Armenian Genocide of 1915-17). Animosity between the two countries continue to this day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526670798895-YEZNOQXPIUI8N9KBYHO0/Armenia-4.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song A trio of pigeons emerge from their metal coops outside a blacksmith’s shop in Gyumri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526671351348-U7IEMXYAZELI6OER0Z5J/Armenia-25.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song The 10th century Christian Marmashen Monastery stands mostly undamaged from the earthquake, near the Armenia-Turkey Border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526671169632-FQOFYXC36FOTKOHSGBVO/Armenia-10.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song A man holds his grandson up to a window, looking out onto the newly constructed apartment complexes. These were constructed not long ago, for those seeking adequate housing after the Spitak earthquake of 1988, but despite these new developments, there are still thousands without homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526671326187-WY80LJAU8C2JECTVGHKD/Armenia-22.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song The city of Gyumri is illuminated at night by various neon lights of signs outside stores. They come in all kinds of colors, this one being pink, outside a convenience store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526670878303-NIWOMEFJK8J3QUM0HS72/Armenia-6.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song A shoemaker’s wife shows me her bedroom, part of her small but elegant home in Gyumri. Rugs adorn the floor, chairs, and even walls. This is partly Armenian custom, and partly to cover unfixed water damage from the earthquake of 1988, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526671337491-CUZNZTOFSHQH8CANNWCX/Armenia-24.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song A woman passionately prays in Yot-Verq, a famous Armenian Apostolic church in the center square of Gyumri. The name of this 19th Century church translates to “Our Lady of Seven Wounds, “ symbolic of the Virgin Mary’s seven sorrows in the Christian faith. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526671294252-1HF6VQMRTHMVJV3H5M7J/Armenia-18.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song The typical interior of an Armenian home. Rugs line every piece of furniture, and elegant curtains with ornate patterns enclose the room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526670790724-WBZM5HL165VKR22E0YTE/Armenia-3.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song A duo of clock and watch repairmen work in their small metal shop in the heart of Gyumri. For hours they toil with springs and gears, and make smalltalk with each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526672927256-PYGMJT0HITZDRURF3NMN/Armenia-20.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526672644595-ZVLTF1HXAWWPGIZUXIH5/Armenia-8.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song The exterior of a Domik house in Gyumri. It is cheaper and more space efficient to only buy a washing machine, so many Armenians opt to let their clothes air-dry outside https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526672695388-T2GUON9612Z3JSSQ4CAS/Armenia-11.jpg Armenia: The Quiet Song Men and a small boy spending time together before dinner in a village outside of Gyumri. https://www.oliverhdoyle.com/life-in-the-hills daily 0.75 2018-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676849697-FD1B4A9RL0OBIRXDQ8YO/Sri+Lanka-9.jpg Life in the Hills Dharmalingam is currently a stay at home father, though in the past he earned his money driving a bus, and recently ran for political office. Unfortunately, his campaign was cut short when he received threats from his opposition and had to withdraw. His bus was taken from him, and for the past 11 years he has been in a legal battle to get it back. He would like to be able to support his family once again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676280031-1OKRVD6RI2IFH1M5GKQO/Sri+Lanka-20.jpg Life in the Hills When we visited this family living on the Rothschild Tea Estate, they invited us into their home and wanted to get to know us. Children, parents, grandparents, all living together in the same house. Many children in this vilalge were playing with makeshift pinwheels made from drinking cans and sticks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676193533-DBOX9F41JFQ85ZB1N11A/Sri+Lanka-8.jpg Life in the Hills A man stands grasping a tied up hammock in his home in Ambakotte. These act as seats, as well as beds. Homes here often sleep large extended families, making space extremely tight, so it is important that they efficiently utilize the little space they have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676208731-VMQ02XK5889VZ8AQL5D1/Sri+Lanka-16.jpg Life in the Hills A rose, leftover offerings at a Hindu temple in Hunnasgiriya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676389599-ET5HYF03MRID0E96ZQYA/Sri+Lanka-1.jpg Life in the Hills Light spilling from one quiet room into another; an unusually large home in the tea plantations of Madulkelle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676269001-3VLDNIY5IKUJV9W6IC4J/Sri+Lanka-19.jpg Life in the Hills A bird’s-eye view of the prayer hall in the Hanafi mosque in Kandy. Though there is prayer lead by the Imam, busy Kandyan muslims filter in and out throughout the day for their daily prayer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676734198-HTN047CE6Y3OENKYE13V/Sri+Lanka-6.jpg Life in the Hills Children play in the small living area of their home. Houses in villages like this one are typically divided into three areas: the entryway, the living area that doubles as the bedroom, and the kitchen located in the very back of the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676909093-WVUXZR9QMVLDYDPFVS4G/Sri+Lanka-13.jpg Life in the Hills Typical evening activities in a village household. Mom prepares tea to accompany dinner while the kids do their homework or draw at the table. This family was celebrating getting their electricity back after a three-day blackout. Power outages are a common occurrence in rural Tamil villages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676969588-C2EO7UI4EBS607K90K9F/Sri+Lanka-17.jpg Life in the Hills A mother in Ambakotte stands in her living room, her children by her side. A hammock used for sleeping swings in front of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676645974-MNPX9C65WB3DKJF5PQSR/Sri+Lanka-4.jpg Life in the Hills The road to a tea plantation is often dotted with Spathodea trees. These trees bear red flowers, brought to Sri Lanka by the British in the 1800s because they were thought to be a mosquito deterrent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676770580-RHFQ7ADF4SECZMHY4RHH/Sri+Lanka-7.jpg Life in the Hills The village of Hunasgiriya is predominantly Christian. Crucifixes hang in tuk-tuks, on doors, and around the necks of villagers. This woman makes her way from her home to the nearby church on the hill for mass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526677076370-UZ8WTTX2SAPZ4BZD0FPO/Sri+Lanka-21.jpg Life in the Hills The interior of a Hindu home in Ambakotte. In Tamil villages like this one, it is common to see Hindus, Christians, and Muslims living peaceably as neighbors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676610779-JM2B9243U09L8JSB53CA/Sri+Lanka-3.jpg Life in the Hills A woman shows me her sparsely furnished home in Madulkelle. Her family has had little income ever since her husband lost his job as a bus driver. Together, she and her husband live off of their small farmland, and focus on raising their children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526677141286-L3WXJH9N30536JVXMST2/Sri+Lanka-24.jpg Life in the Hills Children play in their living room/bedroom in Abmakotte as their mother looks on. 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He fled his home in Colombo at 15 years old when the civil war started in 1982. He was then forced out of his new home in Kandy, and into Ambakotte where he has lived since 1983. Today, he lives with his wife, and two children, aged 13 and 14. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5aff205ada02bca5055b87a4/1526676205059-BKQ0CENANI9WB9KMQO5W/Sri+Lanka-10.jpg Life in the Hills Villagers of Hunnasgiriya gather in a small church atop a hill for a special monthly mass. 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