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Paris Olympic Games Village Also Has A Multi-faith Centre - Check Pictures

More than 14,000 athletes are participating in the Paris Olympic Games of 2024 and hosting them is the Games village set up across three communes in the north of the city: Saint-Ouen, Saint-Denis, and L'Ile-Saint-Denis. Apart from the usual facilities for the athletes and support staff, the Games village also has a multi-faith centre. Here you can check out some of the images from this mult-faith centre where people from different religions can pray.

| Photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell

Hindu religious representative Pavitra Patel prays inside the Hindu room at the Multifaith Center in the Olympic Village, at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Rabbi Moshe Lewin shows the Torah
Rabbi Moshe Lewin shows the Torah | Photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell

Rabbi Moshe Lewin shows the Torah to buddhist monks in the inter-religious hall at the Olympic Village at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

View of the Christian space
View of the Christian space | Photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell

View of the Christian space in the inter-religious hall in the Olympic Village at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

View of the Buddhist space
View of the Buddhist space | Photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell

A Buddhist monk shows the Buddhist space to Muslim representative Najat Benali in the inter-religious hall at the Olympic Village at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Rabbi shows the Torah to Muslim representative
Rabbi shows the Torah to Muslim representative | Photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell

Rabbi Moshe Lewin shows the Torah to Muslim representative Najat Benali, with pink head covering, and to catholic priest Jason Nioka, left, in the inter-religious hall the Olympic Village at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Hindu Idols at the Multifaith Center
Hindu Idols at the Multifaith Center | Photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell

Idols of divinities are seen inside the Hindu room at the Multifaith Center in the Olympic Village, at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

 Najat Benali, Moshe Lewin and Anton Gelyasov
Najat Benali, Moshe Lewin and Anton Gelyasov | Photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell

Muslim representative Najat Benali, left, Rabbi Moshe Lewin, center, and Orthodox Christian priest Anton Gelyasov chat in the Jewish area of the inter-religious hall in the Olympic Village at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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