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A Devotee moving towards "Bawe Mata Temple" on the first day of Navratri (Hindu’s Religious Festival). Navratri is celebrated over a period of nine days where Hindus go on fast during the nine-day festival that ends in worshipping of Mata Vaishno Davi. After the 9th day of the Navtratri festival, Dussera is celebrated.
Another of my portraits. I did try a few during the Dassera Carival in Mysore. Its an event I would recommend for anyone to see during this time
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Durga Puja has made its place in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
It is the first Asian festival to receive the prestigious recognition....
Goddess Durga is being worshiped for last three centuries in the mansion of Biswas....today is Dussera, the end of the evils with the blessings of the mother Durga....taken in Dasghara, Hooghly, West Bengal, India
The Indian roller is very common in the populated plains of India and associated with Hindu legends. It is said to be sacred to Vishnu, and used to be caught and released during festivals such as Dussera or the last day of Durga Puja. A local Hindi name is neelkanth, meaning "blue throat", a name associated with the deity Shiva (who drank poison resulting in the blue throat).
A study on roosting behaviour found that immediately after waking up, the birds spend a few minutes preening followed by flying around their roosting sites. Favoured perches include electric or telegraphic wires. They have also been observed perching in trees and shrubs. Rollers tend mostly at a heights of 3–9 m height from where they forage for ground insects. They may also use taller perches and obtain insects from the upper canopy of trees.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Roller
The Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis), is a member of the roller family of birds. They are found widely across tropical Asia stretching from Iraq eastward across the Indian Subcontinent to Indochina and are best known for the aerobatic displays of the male during the breeding season. They are very commonly seen perched along roadside trees and wires and are commonly seen in open grassland and scrub forest habitats. It is not migratory, but undertakes some seasonal movements. The largest populations of the species are within India, and Several states in India have chosen it as their state bird.
Description
The Indian Roller is a stocky bird about 26–27 cm long and can only be confused within its range with the migratory European Roller. The breast is brownish and not blue as in the European Roller. The crown and vent are blue. The primaries are deep purplish blue with a band of pale blue. The tail is sky blue with a terminal band of Prussian blue and the central feathers are dull green. The neck and throat are purplish lilac with white shaft streaks. The bare patch around the eye is ochre in colour. The three forward toes are united at the base.[2] Rollers have a long and compressed bill with a curved upper edge and a hooked tip. The nostril is long and exposed and there are long rictal bristles at the base of the bill.[3][4]
Three subspecies are usually recognized. The nominate form is found from West Asia (Iraq, Arabia) east across the Indian Subcontinent, and within India north of the Vindhyas mountain ranges. The subspecies indicus is found in peninsular India and Sri Lanka. The southern form has a darker reddish collar on the hind neck which is missing in the nominate form. The race affinis of northeastern India and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Myanmar, Indochina) is sometimes considered a full species, but within the Indian region, it is seen to intergrade with benghalensis. The form affinis is darker, larger and has a purplish brown and unstreaked face and breast.[2] It has underwing coverts in a deeper shade of blue.[3][5]
Distribution and habitat
The Indian roller is distributed across Asia, from West Asia (Iraq), through the Indian Subcontinent (including Sri Lanka and the islands of Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands) into Southeast Asia.[5]
The main habitat is cultivation, thin forest and grassland. They are often seen perched on roadside electric wires.
Ecology and behaviour
These birds are usually seen perched on prominent bare trees or wires. They descend to the ground to capture their prey which may include insects, arachnids,[6] small reptiles (including Calotes versicolor[7] and small snakes[8] and amphibians. Fires attract them[2] and they will also follow tractors for disturbed invertebrates. In agricultural habitats in southern India, they have been found at densities of about 50 birds per km2. They perch mainly on 3—10 metre high perches and feed mostly on ground insects. Nearly 50% of their prey are beetles and 25% made up by grasshoppers and crickets.[9][10][11] The feeding behaviour of this roller and habitat usage are very similar to that of the Black Drongo.[12] During summer, they may also feed late in the evening and make use of artificial lights and feed on insects attracted to them.[13] They are attracted to swarms of winged termites and as many as 40 birds have been seen to perch on a 70 metre stretch of electric wires.[14] Their habit of feeding near roadsides sometimes results in collisions with traffic.[15][16] A decline in the numbers of these birds seen along roadsides in northern India has been noted.[17]
The display of this bird is an aerobatic display, with the twists and turns that give this species its English name. The breeding season is March to June, slightly earlier in southern India. Displays when perched include bill-up displays, bowing, allopreening, wing drooping and tail fanning.[2] Holes created by woodpeckers or wood boring insects in palms are favoured for nesting in some areas.[10] Nest cavities may also be made by tearing open rotten tree trunks or in cavities in building.[3] The cavity is usually unlined and is made up mainly of debris from the wood. The normal clutch consists of about 3-5 eggs. The eggs are white and broad oval or nearly spherical.[4] Both sexes incubate the eggs for about 17 to 19 days.[5] The young fledge and leave the nest after about a month. Nearly 80% of the eggs hatch and fledge.[18]
The call of the Indian Roller is a harsh crow-like chack sound. It also makes a variety of other sounds, including metallic boink calls. It is especially vociferous during the breeding season.
The bird bathes in open water by plunge-diving into it, a behaviour often interpreted as fishing.[19][20] [21] But it may occasionally attempt fishing from water.[5]
Blood parasites Leucocytozoon of the family Plasmodiidae have been noted in the lung tissues.[22] Parasitic helminth worms Hadjelia truncata and Synhimantus spiralis were recorded as well
In culture
Being very common in the populated plains of India, it is associated with legends. A local name is neelkanth (meaning "blue throat"),[25] a name associated with the deity Shiva (who drank poison resulting in the blue throat). During former times, a captive roller would be released by the local ruler during festivals such as Dussera and Durga Puja.[26][27] Adding its chopped feathers to grass and feeding them to cows was believed to increase their milk yield.[28] The Indian Roller has been chosen as the state bird by the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha
Aarti is said to have descended from the Vedic concept of fire rituals, or homa. The word may also refer to the traditional Hindu devotional song that is sung during the ritual. Aarti is performed and sung to develop the highest love for God. "Aa" means "towards or to", and "rati" means "right or virtue" in Sanskrit.
--wiki.
I took this shot at the ghats of Banaras during dussera.
Shot taken at Maine with very very low light.Little Noisy because of High ISO.
At times,Silence is more powerful than anything else.
Wishing you all Happy Dussera!
Photgraphed using NikonD60 and Nikon 18-55mm kit lens.
Explored! Best Position # 74
Indian devotees are performing at Kulasai Temple in South India during Dussera Festival . They are carrying Fire pots in Hand and dressed up like the the God to mark the Dussera Celebration of the Temple .
Vijayadashami also known as Dasahara, Dusshera, Dasara, Dussehra or Dashain or Dussera, is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin or Kartik, the sixth and seventh month of the Hindu Luni-Solar Calendar respectively, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October.
A Devotee dressed like Kali performing the last pooja on the way to Beach of Kulashekarapattinam to remove the Act during thee Dussera Festival 20i18 near Thiruchandur in Tamil Nadu. (C)H.K.Rajashekar.
Annual Dussera happens at Kulashekarapatinam where Devotees dressed up in different dresses, personalities, Gods, Animals and everything and beg and give it to the temple as gratitude for fulfilling their wishes at Kulashekarapattinam near Thiruchandur in Tamil Nadu, India.
KZJ WDM-3A 18795 chugs a bit owing to last minute clearance, leading the twin charge for 07063 Nagarsol - Secunderabad Dussera Special...
WISHING EVERY ONE A HAPPY MAY DAY. Making of the Sweet Bhoondi for making Laddu in a make shift kitchen at Kulasekarapattanam in Tamil Nadu during the Dussera Festival fair. (C)H.K.Rajashekar.
They say that photography is painting with light. So it stands to reason that the festival of lights would be THE day to learn this craft. Or perhaps THE day to rediscover it, reconnect with it
Finally, is something that this photo has been for, for a very long time!
Even after staying in Mumbai for like 2 and a half years I never travelled the local trains in the morning until my last Dussera break.
And I swear the trains in the morning are like nothing before! There isn't much crowd especially when you are travelling from Bandra to Churchgate.
You can see the golden rays of 8am shining beautifully through the barbed windows, the hand supports dancing in unison to the rhythm of the train and the various people you get to witness before they head out to work!
Wow. I really need to do this more often! :D
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A Devotee dressed like Kali performing the last pooja on the Beach of Kulashekarapattinam to remove the Act during the Dussera Festival 20i18 near Thiruchandur in Tamil Nadu. (C)H.K.Rajashekar.
Annual Dussera happens at Kulashekarapatinam where Devotees dressed up in different dresses, personalities, Gods, Animals and everything and beg and give it to the temple as gratitude for fulfilling their wishes at Kulashekarapattinam near Thiruchandur in Tamil Nadu, India.
During Dussera Festival in autumn, the palace is illuminated and it is worth visiting.
This is an old photo of 80's,taken with my old Yashica SLR,now a scanned copy here.
Indian hindu devotee dressed like their God nd showing extreme devotion with a burning fire pot on his Hand during Dussera Festival.
Indian Roller Blue Jay (Coracias Benghalensis)
Being very common in the populated plains of India, it is associated with legends. A local name is Neelkanth (meaning "blue throat"), a name associated with the deity Shiva (who drank poison resulting in the blue throat). During former times, a captive roller would be released by the local ruler during festivals such as Dussera and Durga Puja. The Indian Roller has been chosen as the state bird by the Indian states of Telangana, Karnataka and Odisha. More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Roller
Images of Bengal, India
Explored #95 29-11-2012 / My Explored List: explore.marcopix.com/profil/index.php?id=23985194@N06
A thousand heads or more of Ravana are to be found littered on the roads in Titarpur in Delhi. Some heads stand erect and tall while others lie prone and discarded in defeat even before the epic battles that the original king's fate foretold.
Located around the Tagore Garden metro station, the old village of Titarpur with its craftsmen and performers has been home to workers and artisans who make Ravana effigies a month or more before the Dusshera day.
This is roughly around October every year.
A famous Delhi based TV channel is seen reporting the event but it is not the famous anchor on whom the cameraman is focusing
Ramayana and its later day version the Ramacharitmanas are replete with a twisted tale of treachery, family squabbles and the abduction of a woman and her abnegation and the defeat of the 10 headed Demon king Ravana. The sting in the tale is the renunciation of Sita the woman who gets abducted and is ultimately cast away as not so desirable so much so that she subsumes into Mother Earth as dust and ashes. So much for Women's Lib in the days of yore when Gods were on Earth.
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Taken on October 18, 2012 at 5.44PM IST (edit)
Posted to Flickr August 8, 2013 at 11.30AM IST (edit)
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On this auspicious day of DUSSERA saw these beautiful white blooms . Happy DUSSERA for those who celebrate
Young boys compete in Kushti, a traditional form of Indian wrestling, held during the festival of Dussera, in Dunda Heda, Haryana, on 24 October 2012.
Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
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Bengali Ladies
This is one of my best time to capture such a ancient ritual with beautiful ladies from Bengal.
This was captured during the last day of Durga Puja festival.
For Bengali women, this last ritual — Sindoor Khela or Sindoor Utsav — holds much significance. “The sindoor ( red vermilion ) is a symbol of married life. We first apply it on the idol of Goddess Durga on Vijayadashami and then on other Bengali women while wishing them a happy married life and good luck.
Goddess Durga is the mother of the universe and believed to be the power behind the work of creation, preservation, and destruction of the world. Since time immemorial she has been worshipped as the supreme power of the Supreme Being and has been mentioned in many scriptures .
What is Bijoya Dasami ??
Bijoya Dasami is the last day of celebrations of Durga Puja Festival.
Godess Durga departs for her own house in the mountains of the Himalayas. The pandals (big tents) are deserted and people move around aimlessly, looking crestfallen - even, the shine on the faces of the clay idols appear dull The rituals of this day are the darpan (mirror) bisarjan (giving it to the river) followed by the sindoor utsav. The sindoor utsav is for the married women. Sindoor (red vermillion powder) is an auspicious item for any Bengali married woman - it is normally applied on the 'sinthee' (the parting of the hair on the forehead). In the sindoor utsav, these women apply sindoor on the sinthee of the Godess Durga and then on the sinthees of all women assembled. While performing this ritual, each and everyone sends a silent prayer to God Almighty to bless them so that this mark of happiness is never obliterated and remains a faithful companion until the dying day! (Application of sindoor ceases from the instant a woman becomes a widow - hence, this silent prayer.)
After the sindoor utsav, the idols are loaded on to suitable vehicles and taken to the immersion spot in a procession. On the banks of the river or lake or pond, the youngsters carry out aarati and burn firecrackers to extend the celebrations as long as possible. But, all good things have to come to an end! Hence, after immersion, the people return to the empty pandal and exchange greetings - the younger do 'pronams' of their elders by stooping down and touching their feet. The elders return the gesture by blessing the younger ones. Those of the same age group do 'kola- kuli'- they hug and embrace each other. The last item on the agenda is the exchange of sweets.
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A taval player playing his beats during the procession at Mysore Dussera Festival .
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A Devotee walking with the fire pot to the temple at Kulashekarapattinam and to remove the Act at the beach during the Dussera Festival 20i18 near Thiruchandur in Tamil Nadu. (C)H.K.Rajashekar.
Annual Dussera happens at Kulashekarapatinam where Devotees dressed up in different dresses, personalities, Gods, Animals and everything and beg and give it to the temple as gratitude for fulfilling their wishes at Kulashekarapattinam near Thiruchandur in Tamil Nadu, India.
Celebration and Colors of Navratre Festival Followed By Dussera And Durga Puja at Kothaguda,Hyderabad
Kulasekarapattinam is a small coastal town in the Thoothukudi district, the coastal village will transforms into a carnival of music and dance during Navarathiri Dusshera festival. At Kulasekarapattinam, during Dusshera devotees will transform themselves as Goddess Kali, Kings, Beggars, Demons etc based on their wish and they beg alms from door to door to meet out their expenses to reach the Mutharamman temple and the remaining will be offered to the temple
The Sri Mutharamman Temple is located in Kulasekharapatnam near Thiruchendur in the Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. It is 300 years old. Navarathiri festival is the grandest festival in this temple. More than 1,500,000 devotees celebrate together here.
About Literally means Kulasekarapandian(Maharaja)+Pattinam(town)/The town is named as Kulasekarapattinam when Maharaja Kulasekarapandian was ruling the city,one day he had a darshan of the Goddess directly. Henceforth the town has been named after the Maharaja.
Description
In this temple Goddess Muththaramman and Swami Nganamoorthiswarar vigraham are installed combined each other. This is also the some of the special features of the temple. You cannot able to see such combined vigraham elsewhere. In the Garpagraha, Swami and Goddess are showering their blessings to the devotees as Swayambu Murthigal.
The temple consists of three Mandapams namely, i Artha Mandapam, ii Maha Mandapam, iii Kodi Mandapam.
Artha Mandapam : It is situated next to the Garpagraha.
Maha Mandapam : Next to the Artha mandabam, you can able to see Maha mandapam, where Pechiamman, Karuppaswamy and Bairavar are showering their blessings to the devotees.
Kodi mandapam : Next to the Maha mandapam you can find a 32 feet height Kodimaram which is fully covered with Brass. At the bottom of the Kodimaramyou can see a square consists of Ambal & Swami, as one side, Astira devar on the other side, Lord Vinayaga on the third side, on the fourth side Lord Balasubramaniyan statues are molded in the Brass.
Every Day Pooja Timings:
Kalai Santhi (Mor) 08.00
Uchi Kalam (Noon) 12.00
Sayaratchhai (Eve) 5.30pm
Rathiri (Night) 8.30pm
Dasara-10 days Navaratri festival
Dasara day is considered a most auspicious day. It is a time-honoured belief that if any new venture is started on this day, it is bound to be successful. Hence, all the undertakings be it laying-in of foundation of a new building, opening of a new commercial establishment or even initiating a child into the world of learning- are started on this day.
In this temple Dusshera is being celebrated as a big festival. Lakhs of people are assemble here to celebrate this festival. This temple stands unique amongst the other temples, which celebrates Dusshera. The same Dusshera itself is celebrated here as a 12 day function instead of 9 days.
History behind this Dusshera festival
Once upon a time due to the curse of saint Agathiyar, The saint Varamuni has became a man with a buffalow head. The term “Magisam” means buffalow. Since he had a buffalow head he was called Magisasuran. With his continuous meditation and strenuous effort Magisasuran gained more power and dominated all over the world. To condemn the domination of the Magisasuran the saints approached the Goddess and informed the hardship done by Magisasuran. Then with the power of Goddess there appears a female baby. The baby was named as Lalithambigai. The baby grown up within 9 days and on the 10th day she grew as Annai Parasakthi Lalithambigai with lots of anger came strongly and destroyed Magisasuran and this day (i.e.,) 10th day is being celebrated as Dusshera. The growth occurred by Annai Parasakthi during the nine days are resumed as Navarathiri. The first three days for Malaimagal, the second three days as Alaimagal, and the last three days as Kalaimagal. After the Goddess Annai Parasakthi demolished Magisasuran she was called as Magisasura Marthini. At last the Goddess came to this city and settled and showered her blessing to all the devotes. The devotees whoever wants to observe vridham should do so for 41 days continuously, and during the dusshera(10 days) they should dress like the god/goddess and should not do any mischief, leaving all bad habits, and should be pure at body, mind and soul. One more thing is that whoever wants to dress up like “Goddess KALI” should be more cautious than others, since people come to them for blessings. People can dress up like any God and Goddess according to their prayers and wishes. Navaraathri Avadharam and their Rewards
Sri Mutharmman temple is located at Kulasekhara pattinam village near Tiruchendur 55 km south of Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu, India) on the East coast Road en route to Kanya Kumari. The DASARA celebrations in September/October every year are second to that of Mysore (Kanataka,India). The uniqueness and oddity of the festival is that the devotees need not spend from their pocket. They are expected to beg alms from door to door and a token offerings only is expected to be offered at shrine after meeting out their expenses. On the climatic day the sea shores of this otherwise deserted coastal village turns into veritable carnival of folk music and folk dance of the devotees in their chosen fancy dresses to either solicit the grace of or to thank for the boon granted by presiding deity sri Muthramman considered to be the incarnation of SAKTHI the consort of LORD SHIVA in Hinduism. More than 1.5 million people gather here year after year on the tenth day after new moon day in the month purattasi (September/October) according to the Tamil calendar.