18:07, March 17, 2015
The Aragatzotn village of Tegher, spread across the slope of a mountain, is only visible after traversing the last turn of a winding road.
One is immediately struck by the magnificent church looming large in the foreground. The uncommon silence surrounding the village is noticed later, after having enjoyed the magnificence of the church, after having communed with the Almighty, when the visitor has the desire to explore further.
It was a cold afternoon when I arrived in Tegher, located 1,700 meters above sea level. But I saw no smoke curling up from the chimneys of the houses. As I walked through the village, I thought to myself that maybe local residents were saving their reserves of atar (dried animal dung used as fuel), or maybe they were out in the warm rays of the midday sun.
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