Panditji Shree Kamlesh Vyasji shares traditional Hindu practices with a humanities class from Fayetteville Technical Community College Feb. 21 at the Hindu Bhavan temple.
Anthony Wooten
Diyas (candles) of clarified butter burn atop a thali (offering plate) during a pooja (prayer). The thalis also carry offerings of food and holy basil water (prasad), incense, vermillion and turmeric paste, rice grains, flowers, and a bell.
Anthony Wooten
Various deities are displayed in the temple to ensure different Hindu faith traditions are represented.
Anthony Wooten
Sri Venkateswara is one of the deities represented on the Hindu Bhavan’s shrine.
Anthony Wooten
The Om, a significant symbol used in the Hindu faith, sits above the entrance of the Hindu Bhavan temple at 907 Cedar Creek Road in Fayetteville.
Anthony Wooten
Panditji Shree Kamlesh Vyasji shares traditional Hindu practices with a class from FTCC on Feb. 21, 2024. Photo: Tony Wooten
Anthony Wooten
Various deities are displayed in the temple to ensure different Hindu faith traditions are represented.
Anthony Wooten
Various deities are displayed in the temple to ensure different Hindu faith traditions are represented.
Anthony Wooten
Various deities are displayed in the temple to ensure different Hindu faith traditions are represented.
Anthony Wooten
Various deities are displayed in the temple to ensure different Hindu faith traditions are represented.
Anthony Wooten
Candles of butter burn duirng a puja ceremony at Hindu Bhaven on Feb, 21, 2024. Photo: Tony Wooten
Anthony Wooten
Diyas (candles) of clarified butter burn atop a thali (offering plate) during a pooja (prayer). The thalis also carry offerings of food and holy basil water (prasad), incense, vermillion and turmeric paste, rice grains, flowers, and a bell.
Anthony Wooten
Diyas (candles) of clarified butter burn atop a thali (offering plate) during a pooja (prayer). The thalis also carry offerings of food and holy basil water (prasad), incense, vermillion and turmeric paste, rice grains, flowers, and a bell.
Anthony Wooten
Beth Israel Congregation is a multi-generational synagogue focusing on community engagement with support for various cultures throughout the Fayetteville area.
Anthony Wooten
Laura Dietrich, 1st President of the shul and a Cumberland County Master Gardener, shares potting techniques for herbs and vegetables representing Tu B'Shevat, a symbolic birthday for trees reminding Jews of their connection to the earth. Children and parents participate during Sunday School on Jan. 28, 2024. Photo: Tony Wooten
Anthony Wooten
Laura Dietrich, 1st President of the shul and a Cumberland County Master Gardener, shares potting techniques for herbs and vegetables representing Tu B'Shevat, a symbolic birthday for trees reminding Jews of their connection to the earth. Children and parents participate during Sunday School on Jan. 28, 2024. Photo: Tony Wooten
Anthony Wooten
David Dietrich, a member of Beth Israel and a Cumberland County Master Gardener, demonstrates how to use a fire starter at a Tu B’Shvat (environmental Jewish holiday) event by striking a blade against a steel rod at a nearly 90-degree angle, creating a spark
Anthony Wooten
Dietrich shows an alcohol stove handmade during the Tu B’Shvat event on Jan. 28 using aluminum cans, denatured alcohol, and the copper of a penny for added pressure.
Anthony Wooten
Angel Segaill and his twelve-year-old son Ismael crimp the bottom of an alcohol stove before final assembly on Jan. 28, 2024. Photo: Tony Wooten
Anthony Wooten
A container of loaner kippahs sits in front of tallits (prayer shawls) used for visitors who may read from the Torah when visiting the synagogue at 2204 Morganton Road in Fayetteville.
Anthony Wooten
A view from the rear of the main sanctuary of Beth Israel on Jan. 28, 2024.
Anthony Wooten
A view from the inside of the bell tower of First Presbyterian Church at 102 Ann St. in Fayetteville shows the base of the 15,000-pound bell system on Feb. 15.
Anthony Wooten
The 20 bells and framework within the tower at First Presbyterian Church fill the air in downtown Fayetteville with sound as they mark the time daily or play a tune. Nineteen of the bells are stationary, and only the clapper moves to generate sound, while the original Hanks bell from 1831 swings via a pulley system.
Anthony Wooten
The 20 bells and framework within the tower at First Presbyterian Church fill the air in downtown Fayetteville with sound as they mark the time daily or play a tune. Nineteen of the bells are stationary, and only the clapper moves to generate sound, while the original Hanks bell from 1831 swings via a pulley system.
Anthony Wooten
The 20 bells and framework within the tower at First Presbyterian Church fill the air in downtown Fayetteville with sound as they mark the time daily or play a tune. Nineteen of the bells are stationary, and only the clapper moves to generate sound, while the original Hanks bell from 1831 swings via a pulley system.
Anthony Wooten
The 20 bells and framework within the tower at First Presbyterian Church fill the air in downtown Fayetteville with sound as they mark the time daily or play a tune. Nineteen of the bells are stationary, and only the clapper moves to generate sound, while the original Hanks bell from 1831 swings via a pulley system.
Anthony Wooten
The 20 bells and framework within the tower at First Presbyterian Church fill the air in downtown Fayetteville with sound as they mark the time daily or play a tune. Nineteen of the bells are stationary, and only the clapper moves to generate sound, while the original Hanks bell from 1831 swings via a pulley system.
Anthony Wooten
A cross is draped with a purple cloth during Lent from Feb. 14 to March 28 in preparation for Easter at Haymount United Methodist Church; Sunlight races through a stained-glass window of Jesus and Mary Magdalen inside the bridal room at Haymount United Methodist Church at 1700 Fort Bragg Road in Fayetteville on Feb. 21.
Anthony Wooten
Sunlight races through a stained-glass window of Jesus and Mary Magdalen inside the bridal room at Haymount United Methodist Church on Feb. 21.
Anthony Wooten
A cross sits within the sign for Haymount United Methodist Church on Feb. 21.
Anthony Wooten
The Holy Trinty Episcopal Church at 1601 Raeford Road in Fayetteville features a labyrinth within the tiled worship space. Visitors meditate and pray as they walk towards the center.
Anthony Wooten
The St. John's Episcopal Church, seen here at sunset on Feb. 1, was constructed in 1817 and was the first episcopal church established in Fayetteville. The original church building and several other downtown structures were destroyed in an 1831 fire. Today's building at 302 Green St. in Fayetteville was built in 1832 and contains stained glass windows from Munich, Germany that depict biblical scenes.
Anthony Wooten
The St. John's Episcopal Church, seen here at sunset on Feb. 1, was constructed in 1817 and was the first episcopal church established in Fayetteville. The original church building and several other downtown structures were destroyed in an 1831 fire. Today's building at 302 Green St. in Fayetteville was built in 1832 and contains stained glass windows from Munich, Germany that depict biblical scenes.
Anthony Wooten
The St. John's Episcopal Church, seen here at sunset on Feb. 1, was constructed in 1817 and was the first episcopal church established in Fayetteville. The original church building and several other downtown structures were destroyed in an 1831 fire. Today's building at 302 Green St. in Fayetteville was built in 1832 and contains stained glass windows from Munich, Germany that depict biblical scenes.
Anthony Wooten
St. Joseph's Episcopal Church is a historic Black church chartered in 1873 and is the second oldest Episcopal congregation in Fayetteville. The combined English Gothic, Spanish, and Queen Anne structure pictured on Feb. 15, was built in 1896 with the help of funding from Eva Smith Cochran from Yonkers, New York; The tabernacle sits in front of the centered stained glass window and stores the sacrament reserved after communion at St. Joseph's Episcopal Church at 509 Ramsey St. in Fayetteville.
Anthony Wooten
St. Joseph's Episcopal Church is a historic Black church chartered in 1873 and is the second oldest Episcopal congregation in Fayetteville. The combined English Gothic, Spanish, and Queen Anne structure pictured on Feb. 15, was built in 1896 with the help of funding from Eva Smith Cochran from Yonkers, New York; The tabernacle sits in front of the centered stained glass window and stores the sacrament reserved after communion at St. Joseph's Episcopal Church at 509 Ramsey St. in Fayetteville.
Anthony Wooten
St. Joseph's Episcopal Church is a historic Black church chartered in 1873 and is the second oldest Episcopal congregation in Fayetteville. The combined English Gothic, Spanish, and Queen Anne structure pictured on Feb. 15, was built in 1896 with the help of funding from Eva Smith Cochran from Yonkers, New York; The tabernacle sits in front of the centered stained glass window and stores the sacrament reserved after communion at St. Joseph's Episcopal Church at 509 Ramsey St. in Fayetteville.
Anthony Wooten
St. Joseph's Episcopal Church is a historic Black church chartered in 1873 and is the second oldest Episcopal congregation in Fayetteville. The combined English Gothic, Spanish, and Queen Anne structure pictured on Feb. 15, was built in 1896 with the help of funding from Eva Smith Cochran from Yonkers, New York; The tabernacle sits in front of the centered stained glass window and stores the sacrament reserved after communion at St. Joseph's Episcopal Church at 509 Ramsey St. in Fayetteville.
Anthony Wooten
St. Joseph's Episcopal Church is a historic Black church chartered in 1873 and is the second oldest Episcopal congregation in Fayetteville. The combined English Gothic, Spanish, and Queen Anne structure pictured on Feb. 15, was built in 1896 with the help of funding from Eva Smith Cochran from Yonkers, New York; The tabernacle sits in front of the centered stained glass window and stores the sacrament reserved after communion at St. Joseph's Episcopal Church at 509 Ramsey St. in Fayetteville.
Anthony Wooten
