Rising from ponds, lakes and man-made reservoirs like vestiges of an ancient civilization, submerged churches in Europe, Asia and South America have been drawing tourists eager to catch a glimpse of the decaying beauty before it is consumed by water.The water-logged religious sites, some of them dating back to the Middle Ages, still could be seen peeking out of bodies of water in such far-flung places as Russia and India, Italy and Brazil.Constantly assaulted by water and wind currents, the temples that once welcomed the faithful for prayer display their weathered, crumbling facades and once exquisite masonry to the world as testaments to man’s hubris.

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