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Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival historically native to the Indian subcontinent, more specifically, the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh,West Bengal, Jharkhand, and the Nepalese provinces of Madhesh and Lumbini. Prayers during Chhath puja are dedicated to the solar deity, Surya, to show gratitude and thankfulness for bestowing the bounties of life on earth and to request that certain wishes be granted.
Chhathi Maiya, the sixth form of Devi Prakriti and Lord Surya's sister is worshipped as the Goddess of the festival. It is celebrated six days after Deepavali, on the sixth day of the lunar month of Kartika (October–November) in the Hindu calendar Vikram Samvat. The rituals are observed over four days. They include holy bathing, fasting and abstaining from drinking water (vrata), standing in water, and offering prasad (prayer offerings) and arghya to the setting and rising sun. Some devotees also perform a prostration march as they head for the river banks.
This photo was taken in my village Simari in Madhubani district, Bihar. The puja was done in the village pond and the temple can be seen in the background.
The Great Buddha statue (Daibutsu) is one of the popular stops on the Buddhist pilgrimage and tourist routes in Bodh Gaya, Bihar (India). The statue is 18.5 m (61 ft)[1] high representing the Buddha seated in a meditation pose, or dhyana mudra, on a lotus in the open air.[2] The total height of the construction is 80 ft (24 m) of which the Buddha makes up 64 ft (20 m), the lotus on which the Buddha sits 5 ft (1.5 m) and the lower pedestal 10 ft (3.0 m). The construction's width is nearly 60 ft (18 m) at its maximum. The statue was designed by V. Ganapati Sthapati[3] and took seven years to complete using the labor of 12,000 stonemasons. It is constructed from a combination of sandstone and red granite blocks.[4] A hollow spiral staircase inside the statue leads from the ground up to the chest. Shelves on the interior walls display 16,300 small bronze images of the Buddha.[5] The Great Buddha statue is located in a garden at the end of Temple Street and is surrounded by smaller sculptures of Buddha's ten principal disciples, five on each side.[6] The Great Buddha was possibly the largest Buddha statue in India at the time and was consecrated on 18 November 1989 by the 14th Dalai Lama.[7] The foundation stone for the statue was laid in 1982. — Wikipedia
I am sure everyone must have had an experience with this one! It was fun! wasn't it!
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A young boy in the brick factory area of Patna. Shot on my second Nov 2013 Indian workshop: www.maciejdakowicz.com/past-workshops/street-and-travel-p...
Tomada el día 18 de abril al atardecer con la siempre grata compañía de mi amigo Jose Ramos. Una bonita vista de las rocas en las que nace mi pueblo: Muskiz.
Monks walking through the gates at Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
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Published in National Geographic Traveller - India - Oct 2016 issue
On a cold morning the train to Nepal is ready to leave
The Nepal Government Railway NG line which has recently finally closed in 2015. In the future a new broad gauge line will be build into Nepal.
Jaynagar
Bihar
India
13 December 2005
The Thing Which I Didn't Even Dream About, The Never Expected Scene !!
Twin Gooty ALCO'S Led By Kingfisher, That Too in Darbhanga
Spectacular Pair Of Special Visitors Firing All Cylinders While Passing Through Darbhanga City, Taking Off The Prestigious Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express !!
2019 Was Something Different ❤️
Its About Those Days When Spectacular ALCO'S of Samastipur Shed Used to Haul The Most Prestigious Trains of The Divison.
Rake Of New Delhi-Darbhanga Bihar Sampark Kranti Being Shunted into Yard By Freshly & Beautifully Painted SPJ WDM3A !!
Metal Snake Skipping Flood Prone Area.
While Heading Towards Its Destination, Route Diverted Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express Passing Through Fields Submerged In Flood Water !!
The crowd was building up as the time for the arrival of this train came nigh. Thankfully, we climbed up on the foot-over bridge before the arrival, otherwise we would've been caught in the almost trampede-like situation. See it for yourself!
12391 Rajgir-New Delhi Shramjeevi Express arrives right time at Bihar Sharif behind Tughlakabad WDP4D #40201. Most of the people are apparently local passengers heading to places like Bakhtiyarpur and Patna.