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Home » Shrine of Agtalin

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Crowds leave the Shrine of Agtalin

How do I say friend in a single photograph?

by Melinda J. Irvine7 June 20176 November 20177 Comments

Attending mass at the Shrine of Agtalin on the first Saturday of the month is a religious tradition practiced by thousands in the Capiz and Iloilo provinces of the Philippines. The Shrine of Agtalin is located in Pilar, Capiz (Philippines).

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overloaded motorbike in rural Philippines

Dogwood Original Photo Challenge (Week 12)

by Melinda J. Irvine3 June 20171 Comment

WEEK 12: Artistic (Transportation) Our world is one defined by how we get around. Literal or interpretative, find inspiration in transportation. Wandering around a religious festival here in a rural province of the Philippines, I was surrounded in the simple transportation…

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The Shrine of Agtalin

by Melinda J. Irvine29 October 20166 November 20171 Comment

The Shrine of Agtalin is a large statue of the Virgin Mary located in Pilar, Capiz (Philippines). A mass is held at the site on the first Saturday of every month, attracting thousands of Ilonggos and Ilonngas to the site. The Shrine of Agtalin (or Mama Mary) is a Catholic icon in the Visayan region.

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To engage fully in the work of art, all you really need are the skills you already have. ERIC BOOTH.

About Mel.

Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, designer, and musician living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a professional writer is used to support Jerry’s recovery — plus help other marginalised kids see their own potential

neXtDRAFT zine # 68.

neXtDRAFT 68. February 2020

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