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Hanuman Dhoka is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal. It is spread over five acres. The Hanuman Dhoka Palace (Hanuman Dhoka Darbar in Nepali) gets its name from the stone image of Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, that sits near the main entryway. 'Dhoka' means door or gate in Nepali. All temple that are situated in a durbar square is the best example of newari architecture.
HISTORY
The eastern wing with ten courtyards is the oldest part dated to the mid 16th century. It was expanded by King Pratap Malla in the 17th century with many temples. Sundari Chok and Mohan Chok in the north part of the palace are both closed. In 1768, in the southeast part of the palace, four lookout towers were added by Prithvi Narayan Shah. The royal family lived in this palace till 1886, where after they shifted to Narayanhiti Palace. The stone inscription outside is in fifteen languages and legend states that if all the 15 are read milk would spring from the middle of stone tablet. after 25 april 2015 earthquake many temple have been totally destroyed in hanuman dhoka durbar area.
DESCRIPTION
HANUMAN GATE
The "Hanuman Dhoka" proper, or Hanuman Gate, is located on the east side of Durbar Square. It is the entry gate to the palace, where a standing statue of Hanuman (monkey god), dated to 1672, guards the palace. Hanuman is decked with a red cloth and an umbrella. The face is smeared with a red paste. On the left is a stone sculpture dated to 1673 of Lord Narasimha (the half-man, half-lion incarnation of Lord Vishnu), devouring the demon Hiranyakashipu, which is credited to Pratap Malla period according to an inscription on the pedestal of the image.
NASAL CHOK
Ahead of the main entrance, adjoining the Hanuman Temple, is the Nasal Chok courtyard ('Nasal' means "dancing one") named after the image of dancing Shiva located on the east side of the square. This is the square where Birendra was crowned as king in 1975, on the platform in the middle of the courtyard. At the south side of the courtyard, stands the nine storey Basantapur Tower. While the courtyard was built during Malla Period, the buildings around it, which depict intricately carved doorways, windows, and struts, were creations of the Rana rulers. Nasal Chok is a rectangular in a north–south direction with entrance from the northwest corner. Near the entrance is an intricately carved doorway with carvings of four gods that leads to the private apartments of Malla king. A golden image of Maha Vishnu is seen now in an open veranda on the eastern wall, as the original Maha Vishnu Temple in the square, which housed this image, was destroyed in the 1934 earthquake. Other structures in the courtyard are: the Audience Chamber of the Malla kings in the northeast corner, the throne of the Malla kings in an open verandah and portraits of the Shah Kings.
The Panch Mukhi Hanuman Temple (five faced Hanuman) dedicated to Hanuman is in the northeast corner of the Nasal Chok. It has a unique design of five circular roofs. The temple priest is the only person who can enter the sanctum of the temple.
The Basantapur Tower ('Basantpur' means "place of Spring") is located on the south of Nasal Chok. It is a nine-storey tower from the top of which a panoramic view of the palace and city could be seen. Erotic images are carved on the struts of this tower. This tower is one of the four red towers that King Prithvi Narayan Shah built delimiting the four old cities of the Kathmandu Valley namely, the Kathmandu or the Basantapur Tower, the Kirtipur Tower, the Bhaktapur Tower or Lakshmi Bilas, and the Patan or Lalitpur Tower.
MUL CHOK
Mul Chok, dedicated to Taleju Bhawani, is a courtyard with two storey buildings all round that are exclusive places for religious rites. Taleju Bhawani is the tutelary goddess of the Malla family. Taleju Temple with a golden torana (door garland) is located to the south side of the courtyard. During the Dasain festival, deity of Taleju is shifted to this temple. The entrance to the temple is flanked with images of the river goddesses Ganges and Yamuna. Degu Taleju Temple is another triple roofed temple built by Shiva Singh Malla that is also dedicated to Taleju.
MOHAN CHOK
Mohan Chok, built in 1649 to the north of Nasal Chok, was the residential courtyard of the Malla kings. It was mandatory for a Malla king to be born here to become heir to the throne; an example cited to this belief is that of Jaya Prakash Malla who faced difficulties. At the center of the courtyard, there is a golden waterspout, known as Sun Dhara, said to be spring sourced from Budhanilkantha, in the north part of valley. It is an ornately carved spout sunk several metres below the courtyard level and the Malla kings used it for their daily ablutions. The four corners have towers. To the north of this chok is the Sundari Chok.
MUSEUMS
On the west side of Nasal Chok, the Tribhuwan Museum has exhibits of items of the grandfather of King Birendra. Exquisite stone carvings, several impressive thrones, jewel-studded ornaments used for coronations, weapons, furniture, wooden temple carvings and a coin collection are on display at the museum. King Tribhuwan's bedroom, study and personal effects have been recreated and preserved here. This part of the palace, next to Durbar Square, was built by the Ranas in the mid to late 19th century.
The southeast corner of the courtyard has the King Mahendra Memorial Museum where two thrones are also on display.
WIKIPEDIA
Part yard sale, part art installation, part “happening,” the aptly named Yard Sale Time Machine promises to be a unique, first-time event on the Houston arts calendar. On October 23rd, more than 20 of Houston’s leading contemporary artists will set up a network of yard sales across several lots at the intersection of 16th Street and Studewood -- presenting cutting edge art within a neighborhood setting. The art presented will feature almost every media imaginable -- sculpture, painting, photography, mixed media, print works, graffiti, clothing, interactive works, balloon art, performances, stunts, and more. Some artists will scour their garages and storage buildings for artworks never shown before. Many will create new work specifically for the event. Hundreds of works will be exhibited, and many will be offered for sale. It’s art from across time...past, present, and future.
Participating artists include Ian Anderson, The Art Guys, Wendy Brown, Scott Burns, Crawdad, Bill Davenport, Roberto del Rio, Kelley Devine, Carter Ernst, Molly Gochman, GOT TACO?, David Graeve, Dana Harper, Hana Hillerova, Paul Horn, I love you baby, Solomon Kane, Paul Kittelson, Marcus Mann, Matt Messinger, Mark Nelson, Lindsay Peyton, Jim Pirtle, Alfredo Scaroina, Chip Schneider, Amy Wright, and others to be announced.
Partida entre Esporte Clube Pinheiros (São Paulo-SP) x Dentil/ Praia Clube (Uberlândia-MG), disputada no Ginásio Henrique Villaboim em 13.nov.2018 e válida pela sexta rodada antecipada da Superliga 2018/19. De fato, foi a primeira partida do campeonato!
Fotos livres para divulgação -- desde que com o devido crédito ao fotógrafo e SEM uso comercial (ou seja, sem venda e sem associação com marcas de empresas). No instagram, usar: "Foto por @nikolaidis21".
Here are a couple of shots i did for a wedding recently.... kind of a photoshop wedding. It was held at midnight and very very dimly lit - not the best conditions for the FZ35/38 so i had to play around with them a fair bit. It was unpaid work and there was another photographer, but the couple were pretty over-joyed by what i did, so thats cool. i think these are all shot at full zoom
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As part of the recently launched MYLAND (Ardhi in Arabic) creative communications platform, Land Rover is developing a series of interviews featuring individuals from around the MENA region whose achievements and ambitions are inspired by their land and whose endeavours have truly seen them go above and beyond in their accomplishments. The chosen individuals personify the unique attributes of the Middle East landscape, such as success through challenging times, entrepreneurial spirit and adventurous pursuits.
"the best part is on the inside" it says... I'm sure I picked that one out for her at a car show I dragged her to at the Civic Center. And I'm pretty sure this is the only time she ever wore it.
It seems that the local residents were right. There is an ominous presence down here. Something not normal, not safe... not human.
Waimea Valley is an area of historic cultural significance on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The valley, being an important place in Hawaiian religion, includes several historical structures including stone terraces and walls constructed during the time of the Hawaiian monarchy. Much of the garden floor was once cultivated for taro, sweet potato, and bananas, with new crops and orchards introduced by Europeans after their arrival.
Formerly known as the Waimea Valley Audubon Center and the Waimea Arboretum and Botanical Garden, the Waimea Valley is a historical nature park including botanical gardens. It is located at 59-864 Kamehameha Highway, Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii and is open daily except for Christmas and New Year's Day; an admission fee is charged.
The garden was managed until 2003 by the City and County of Honolulu, when management was assumed by the National Audubon Society. In 2008, management was handed over to Hi'ipaka LLC, a non-profit company created by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
The garden now contains 35 distinct collections, representing some 5,000 taxa from around the world. It contains one of the finest collections of Polynesian plants in existence, as well as excellent collections of very rare Hawaiian plants, rare and endangered species native to Lord Howe Island, and individual gardens dedicated to plants from Guam, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, the Ogasawara Islands, and the Seychelles.
Other major collections include the hibiscus evolutionary garden, araceae, bauhinia, bromeliaceae, heliconia, liliaceae, as well as bamboo, begonia, ferns, tropical fruit, etc.
The garden valley is approximate 0.75 miles in length, with a small waterfall and swimming hole at the valley's high end.
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A part of Armenia khachkar in Dadivank (1 cent.), Karvachar (Kelbadjar), Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Republic
Camera: Leica M Monochrom
Lens: SUPER-ELMAR-M 1:3.4/21 ASPH. E46 4131076
Retouch: Lightroom Classic CC 7.0
Unedited shot of people at the Rokin in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Panasonic DMC-FZ8. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
Puddle people galore, just another random shot of wicked water reflections. I just love the confused, interested, irritated looks I often get from people walking through my photos, they simply can not figure out what I'm doing and why. Sometimes I think that by now every person living in Amsterdam, or having visited the best city in the world as a tourist, should have heard of me or seen me in action, but clearly that's not the case (yet) and I'll have to continue doing my wicked thing until even the last soul walking the mean streets of my lovely hometown will accept that sometimes making something look beautiful, makes you look stoopid...no, not you, me, haha :D
If you see me crouching next to a wet spot with a camera, please pet my head or give me a hug and I'll return the favor, thank you very much ;-)))
Please don't forget to vote for my entry in the ABC AnyBook Award, it's called "The wicked wet world of AmsterSam", thank you!
I've made a wicked reflection movie of this puddle too, check it out on my YouTube page, thank you :)
"To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour."
ربمآ يغدوالحُلُم لكن لآيموت
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تذكره\
عن أبي أمامة -رضي الله عنه- قال: قال رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم-: (( من قرأ آية الكرسي دبر كل صلاة مكتوبة يعني بعدها لم يمنعه من دخول الجنة إلا الموت )) رواه النسائي وصححه ابن حبان،
Rencontrée en grand nombre dans ce parc, la où elle niche, on peut l’apercevoir ainsi perchée ou encore dans son nid avec sa progéniture, ou bien survoler très haut dans le ciel ce parc, le plus grand espace vert de Strasbourg. Elle est l'emblème aviaire de l'Alsace.
« Quasiment disparue dans les années 1970, elle a fait l'objet d'une stratégie associative de repeuplement. Celle-ci s'avère efficace, notamment grâce à la création de centres de réintroduction. Les cigognes sont désormais présentes sur de nombreux toits d'églises et autres édifices publics d'Alsace, et parfois sur le toit de maisons de particuliers. Contrairement aux cigognes qui, dans bien des pays (Hongrie, pays baltes par exemple), placent leurs nids sur des pylônes, les cigognes d'Alsace, aidées par les paniers posés par les habitants, les installent sur des bâtiments, généralement à une hauteur élevée. »
El Grupo Parlamentario del Partido del Trabajo en la 60 Legislatura del Estado de México inauguró sus nuevas oficinas en la sede del Poder Legislativo, las cuales, afirmó su coordinador, el diputado Armando Bautista Gómez, serán un espacio digno para los servidores públicos que ahí laboran y para reforzar el contacto con la población.
Chapter 5
This photo is part of book I write.
More photos and russian text you see in my blod (fantasy-blog.ru/?p=331 and fantasy-blog.ru/?p=353) My blog in Russian only. If you don't know Russian you may watch photos :)
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Pentax 67
Pentax smc 90mm 2.8
Fuji Superia 400
Epson V750 scanner
These items were found as part of a hoard deliberatley hidden in a palace garden at Pasargadae during the 4th century BC. The tiny amethyst lion is perforated and was presumably worn as an amulet. The pearls are natural, rather than cultivated, and are proof of a pearl industry in the Persian Gulf during this period.
5th-4th century BC, Pasagardae, Iran
**this post is divided into 2 pictures**
Part 9 shows you everything that i got in November and December!
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