Lalibela, Ethiopia — Faith Carved Straight Into Stone

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Date: 26/12/2025

Lalibela is a town in northern Ethiopia, known for something almost unbelievable.
Its churches are not built upward.
They are carved downward.
Entire places of worship cut directly from solid rock.

For locals, this is not a tourist story.
It is daily geography.
People walk past these ancient structures the way others pass markets or schools.
Quietly. Respectfully.
What they are proud of is devotion that didn’t ask for decoration.
Only commitment.
Lalibela reminds the world that belief doesn’t always rise toward the sky.
Sometimes, it goes deep into the earth — and stays there.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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