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Photo of the Day: Kiva in New Mexico

by Beth (October 22nd, 2009)

Kiva in New Mexico

Kivas, like the one pictured above, are rooms used for religious ceremonies at Native American pueblos in the Southwest and are often found underground.

I visited this one a few years ago outside of Santa Fe. The sun was magically streaming through on this particular late afternoon.

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Beth

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8 comments

Comments

On October 23rd, 2009 at 3:56 am, Kerry Dexter said:

there are many sacred spaces/places in northern New Mexico.
you convey the idea of that well in this shot, thanks.

On October 23rd, 2009 at 7:18 am, Amy @ The Q Family said:

Beautiful shot!

On October 23rd, 2009 at 8:16 am, Glennia said:

Lovely shot. I love photos of light streaming through a window or opening like this.

On October 23rd, 2009 at 9:19 am, Linda said:

Beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing.

On October 23rd, 2009 at 12:50 pm, Sharlene said:

Beautiful shot. It makes me want to crawl down there and meditate.

On October 23rd, 2009 at 2:51 pm, Dominique said:

Nice, serene shot.

I was curious if the Kiva Loans org took its name from this, but one explanation I found on the Web said “kiva” was a Swahili word for “unity”.

On October 23rd, 2009 at 3:15 pm, Angela Nickerson said:

Gorgeous photo!

On October 23rd, 2009 at 3:16 pm, maria said:

Fantastic shot. I love the contrast of the warm light breaking through the dark room.