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Lugares para disfrutar en los Caminos de Santiago en Asturias. Deva. Gijón. Places to enjoy at the Saint James Ways in Asturias. Deva. Gijón.
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Lugares para disfrutar en los Caminos de Santiago en Asturias. Deva. Gijón. Places to enjoy at the Saint James Ways in Asturias. Deva. Gijón.
Deva is the Sanskrit word for deity. It can be loosely interpreted as angel, or any benevolent supernatural beings.
Deva Asylum, aka Countess of Chester is situated on the grounds of a live hospital site. Originally opened in 1829 the hospital served a variety of purposes before finally closing in 1996.
Deva Asylum, aka Countess of Chester is situated on the grounds of a live hospital site. Originally opened in 1829 the hospital served a variety of purposes before finally closing in 1996.
Deva Asylum, aka Countess of Chester is situated on the grounds of a live hospital site. Originally opened in 1829 the hospital served a variety of purposes before finally closing in 1996.
Deva Asylum, aka Countess of Chester is situated on the grounds of a live hospital site. Originally opened in 1829 the hospital served a variety of purposes before finally closing in 1996.
Deva Asylum, aka Countess of Chester is situated on the grounds of a live hospital site. Originally opened in 1829 the hospital served a variety of purposes before finally closing in 1996.
Deva Asylum, aka Countess of Chester is situated on the grounds of a live hospital site. Originally opened in 1829 the hospital served a variety of purposes before finally closing in 1996.
The south gate of Angkor Thom is the best preserved. It is approached from outside via a causeway that extends about fifty meters across a moat. On each side of the causeway are railings fashioned with 54 stone figures engaged in the performance of a famous Hindu story: the myth of the Churning of the Ocean. On the left side of the moat, 54 'devas' (guardian gods) pull the head of the snake 'Shesha' while on the right side 54 'asuras' (demon gods) pull the snake's tail in the opposite direction. In this myth, the body of the snake is wrapped around the central mountain—Mt. Meru—perhaps corresponding here to the Bayon temple at the center of the site. In any case, the myth relates that as the Devas pulled the snake in one direction and the gods pushed in the other, the ocean began to churn and precipitate the elements. By alternating back and forth, the ocean was 'milked', forming the earth and the cosmos anew.