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    Lalish (Kurdish: لالش, romanized: Laliş, also known as Lalişa Nûranî) is a mountain valley and temple located in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq,....
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    oversees the sanctuary of Sheikh Shems at Lalish), Pire Esbiya (treasurer of the sanctuary of Sheikh Shems at Lalish), Mijewir (local shrine custodian), Baba...
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    medieval Arabic sources as Akrad 'Adawiyya (Adawiyya Kurds), settled in Lalish valley and introduced his doctrines to the local Kurds at the time practicing...
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    Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, joined by drummer Dan Molad, guitarist Peter Lalish, and, formerly, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Burri. Originating in Brooklyn...
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    around every part of earth to bless it, and its last resting place was in Lalish. Hence, in Yazidi mythology, the rainbow is linked with Tawûsî Melek and...
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  • spiritual council, he has the power to appoint the Baba Sheikh, administers Lalish and receives offerings from the annual journey and parading of the Sinjaq...
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    as an avatar of Tawûsî Melek, which means "Peacock Angel". His tomb at Lalish, Iraq is a focal point of Yazidi pilgrimage. Sheikh Adi was born in the...
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  • Sheikh Shems (Kurdish: Sheikh Shemsedin / Şêx Şemsedîn). In the sanctuary of Lalish, a "Qendîl" or "Çira" (Lights in honour of saints) is dedicated to Sitiya...
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    coagulated and formed when rennet flowed from the White Spring of the celestial Lalish in heaven into the Primeval Ocean. Biology portal Cheese Junket (dessert)...
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    modeled on the Lalish temple, the holiest Yazidi temple located in Iraq and has a single spire and bare-walled exteriors similar to the Lalish temple. The...
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