23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Lalish Light New Year's Pilgrimage
Lalish, the 4,000-year-old Yazidi holy site in Kurdistan, Iraq. Inside the main temple I observed Yazidi pilgrims crossed into the temple’s light, kissing the entrystone in reverence.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 04.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Nineveh Plains, Iraq, Iraq |
| Camera: | NIKON Z 8 |
| Copyright: | © Ryan Kost |