{"id":998,"date":"2019-10-18T15:28:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T15:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/?p=998"},"modified":"2024-02-29T16:46:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T16:46:47","slug":"prayer-flag-sunset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/18\/prayer-flag-sunset\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer Flag Sunset"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data-attachment-id=\"999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/18\/prayer-flag-sunset\/s4c8544\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/S4C8544.jpg?fit=950%2C633&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"950,633\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"S4C8544\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/S4C8544.jpg?fit=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/S4C8544.jpg?resize=768%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-999\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5034324942791761;width:1049px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/S4C8544.jpg?w=950&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/S4C8544.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/S4C8544.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/S4C8544.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/S4C8544.jpg?resize=144%2C96&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Along ridge lines around the countryside of Bhutan, flags are often seen clustered together and filled with the wind that <g class=\"gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"13\" data-gr-id=\"13\">blowns<\/g> relentlessly across this beautiful landscape.<br> <br>Prayer flags made of transparent fabric and dyed a multitude for colors are blessed by the local monks that reside in the monasteries nearby. 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