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Grandson of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, R. Sharath is the most advanced Ashtanga Yoga Practitioner in the world and an amazing teacher. We are blessed to have him..!
Govinda was the leader of my peacocks and a very loyal friend. The only one I had in my life.
Passed away on January, 2010
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
My peacocks
My garden
An Indian tale tells that once Young Kṛṣṇa lingered in the forest so remained alone in the night. Then a cow, an elephant, a monkey, a tiger and a peacock approached him. The cow said: poor my baby, I will give you milk to restore you. The elephant said: and I will gather wood to make a fire to warm you up. The monkey said: and I will collect for you mangoes and other delicious fruits. The tiger said: and me, with my fangs and claws, I shall protect you from every enemy. Then the peacock lowering his head said: Divine Govinda, I have nothing to offer you, I have no milk, I have no proboscis or hands to collect wood and fruit nor I have weapons to defend you ... so, if you want, I offer you my own body to make a nice roast on the fire. Thus, Young Kṛṣṇa sweetly smiled and said: I thank you my dear friends for your precious gifts and you, wonderful peacock, do not sacrifice yourself ! it's enough you will give me one feather of yours to adorn my hair. Since then, the peacock is sacred to Kṛṣṇa, who always wears a peacock feather on His head.
Hindi : मोर, mor, peacock
My beloved Peacock, the only loyal friend I had in my life ...
Passed away on 2010, January
Mit allen Augen sieht die Kreatur
das Offene. Nur unsre Augen sind
wie umgekehrt und ganz um sie gestellt
als Fallen, rings um ihren freien Ausgang.
Was draußen ist, wir wissens aus des Tiers
Antlitz allein; denn schon das frühe Kind
wenden wir um und zwingens, daß es rückwärts
Gestaltung sehe, nicht das Offne, das
im Tiergesicht so tief ist. Frei von Tod.
Ihn sehen wir allein; das freie Tier
hat seinen Untergang stets hinter sich
und vor sich Gott, und wenn es geht, so gehts
in Ewigkeit, so wie die Brunnen gehen.
...
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 – 1926), Duineser Elegien - Die Achte Elegie
Deutsche : youtu.be/178si8u0vdA
Italian : youtu.be/-MUJwf7FGcI
Interior of Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine at the ISKCON Hare Krishna Temple. More saag paneer please!!
My beloved Peacock, the only loyal friend I had in my life ...
Passed away on 2010, January
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
govindam adi-purusham tam aham bhajami
My "Moon" garden.
For convenience of maintenance and gardening, I divided my garden into two areas that I called, respectively, "The Sun" and "The Moon", according to their position above the garden and seasonal movement in the sky.
Guruji once told me that the most important of all the asanas is the backbend, as it works so deeply on the spine, which is the center of the entire nervous system. Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute (ayri.org), Mysore, South India, June 2008.
The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have experienced dramatic declines or fluctuations. Current global population estimates run up to 6 million individuals.Unlike others of the group, black kites are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend a lot of time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food. Their angled wing and distinctive forked tail make them easy to identify. They are also vociferous with a shrill whinnying call. This kite is widely distributed through the temperate and tropical parts of Eurasia and parts of Australasia and Oceania, with the temperate region populations tending to be migratory. Several subspecies are recognized and formerly had their own English names. The European populations are small, but the South Asian population is very large.
The subspecies in India, as pictured here, is the Milvus migrans govinda (M. m. govinda).
Source: Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_kite)
Nikon D100, Nikkor 18-105mm lens, Brooklyn, NYC
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Macro experimental shots, trying to study macro lighting of make up for texture (light and shadow play at macro levels) Raw mode
Cam settings:
Exposure Mode: Manual f 8,0 1/20 ISO 800
Focal Length: 50,0mm
Lens : EF50mm f2,5 Compact Macro
Max aperature: f 2,5
Flash: Fired, compulsory mode
Metering Mode: Pattern
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Scene Capture mode: Standard
Canon EOS 400D, Speedlight 430EX
The 19th century Govinda Temple at Puthia, Bangladesh, is a popular pilgrimage site for Krishna devotees.
The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have experienced dramatic declines or fluctuations. Current global population estimates run up to 6 million individuals.Unlike others of the group, black kites are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend a lot of time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food. Their angled wing and distinctive forked tail make them easy to identify. They are also vociferous with a shrill whinnying call. This kite is widely distributed through the temperate and tropical parts of Eurasia and parts of Australasia and Oceania, with the temperate region populations tending to be migratory. Several subspecies are recognized and formerly had their own English names. The European populations are small, but the South Asian population is very large.
The subspecies in India, as pictured here, is the Milvus migrans govinda (M. m. govinda).
Source: Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_kite)