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A Mayan altar can be many different things. Some, like that of don Rigoberto Itzep Chanchavac, contain no Christian symbolism whatsoever, though most are a colorful mixture of Native and Christian elements.

 

 

Photo Galleries

Enjoy these original photographs taken at ceremonies in Guatemala (but please respect copyright; all photographs are watermarked)

Nima Sabal

  • Building the Altar
  • Dona Maria Prepares the Offerings
  • The Altar of the 4 Directions
  • The Ceremony Begins
  • Offerings on the Altar
  • The Fires are Lit
  • Don Rigoberto Conducts the Ceremony
  • Daykeepers
  • The Fires Burn Down
  • Riding Home at Dawn

 

Paclom

  • 8 Batz Rituals on Paciom
  • Altar Fires All Over Town
  • Fire and Smoke
  • Looking Down from Paciom
  • The Shamaness of Paciom
  • Worship at the Patrilineage Shrines

 

 

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