lens culture
Apashka
Pavel Prokopchik

Apashka

Photos
17
Status
Public
Created
May 24, 2013
Updated
Feb 09, 2022
Categories
Contemporary Issues Documentary

Photos (17)

Cover
From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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Sacrificial sheep. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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Dining room. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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Holy mountain is filled with marked places of energy. Each place has a particular type of energy to address a particular problem. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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Once in a while Apashka shaves pilgrims if the spirits command her to do so. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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Cow excrement is dried and used in place of wood to heat up the stove. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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A ritual. People have to crawl under the goat back and forth, before the goat is killed and the blood is spilled onto the people. The purpose of the ritual is to pass all the bad energy and karma onto the sheep. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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Basin with sheep's blood. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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During the ritual. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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After the ritual everyone is headed to the river to wash off the blood. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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At the river to wash off the blood. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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Cutting the sheep after the ritual. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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Kostya smoking after the ritual. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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The road that passes by the farm is an old road that leads to Bishkek, Kigyzia. Rarely used after the new road was built. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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Pilgrims at the farm. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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Kostya at the bottom of the mountain. The stone has a scripture, it says, "Stop and pray, because you are entering the mountain of consciousness." From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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Two pilgrims taking a break while bringing water from the river. From the series Apashka by © Pavel Prokopchik
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