A family shrine specially built for todos Santos, all Saints, in Llallagua, Potosi, Bolivia

A family shrine specially built for todos Santos, all Saints, in Llallagua, Potosi, Bolivia Stock Photo
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Juan Carlos Lino / Alamy Stock Photo

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AA02BR

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48.2 MB (2.3 MB Compressed download)

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4739 x 3554 px | 40.1 x 30.1 cm | 15.8 x 11.8 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

November 2006

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Family shrines are built at Todos Santos or All Saints Day specially in the Altiplano of Bolivia. It is a custom that a family in which there has been a death within the last three years build a shrine at home decorating it with religious symbols, food, drink and sweets and then call down the spirit for a few days visit