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Burkhan Rock, Lake Baikal, Siberia
March 14, 2013
Lake Baikal, Siberia
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
The peaks of Burkhan Rock rise like twin spires from Siberia’s Lake Baikal, the world’s largest body of fresh water. People across Asia believe that spirits associated with Baikal live in this rocky outcropping on Olkhon Island, destination of a steady stream of pilgrims.
See more pictures from the December 2012 feature story "Masters of Ecstasy."
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