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Christian pilgrims slide down a large flat rock and touch their heads to the ground to fulfill a wish inside the main cave at the Rabban Beya Temple. The 4th century Christian monastery is a series of monastic caves carved into a mountain high above the Shaqlawa valley and an important pilgrimage site for the Assyrian community. Shaqlawa, Iraq. 22/04/2014.
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Christian pilgrims slide down a large flat rock and touch their heads to the ground to fulfill a wish inside the main cave at the Rabban Beya Temple. The 4th century Christian monastery is a series of monastic caves carved into a mountain high above the Shaqlawa valley and an important pilgrimage site for the Assyrian community. Shaqlawa, Iraq. 22/04/2014.