During a lovely lunchbreak Swamiji was explaing to us about the appearance of the holy light at the Church of the Holy Sepulcre.
Pillar at the entrance to the Holy Sepulcre where the holy light comes out every easter
Joseph of Arimathea was the man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus after Jesus' Crucifixion. Joseph took the body from the cross, wrapped it in the fine linen and applied myrrh and aloes.
Jesus body was placed on this rock after Josef took him down from the cross which is very close to the entrance of the church. The visitors bring roserys, shawls and many many other things to bless on the stone.