September 17, 2015

Three Bells


Eastern Orthodox churches often have a set of three bells outside the main building, which play a role in various traditional religious practices. The three bells shown, each one a different size to produce a different tone, are at Vardzia, a cave monastery site in southern Georgia.


Bells at Jvari Monastery, Mtskheta, Georgia.

Photos by I. Peterson

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