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A monk (Sadhu) and his disciple.
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Gadisar Lake, located in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, is a man-made reservoir built by Maharawal Gadsi Singh in the 14th century. Originally it was constructed to meet the water needs of the arid region. The lake is surrounded by intricately carved temples, shrines, and ghats, with the most notable temples located on its northern shore. These temples, including the Krishna Temple and the Tilon-ki-Pol, feature exquisite architecture and are significant for both their historical and religious importance.
Sadhu, also spelled saddhu, is a religious ascetic, mendicant or any holy person in Hinduism and Jainism who has renounced the worldly life. They are sometimes alternatively referred to as jogi, sannyasi or vairagi. It literally means one who practises a ″sadhana″ or keenly follows a path of spiritual discipline. Wikipedia
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Sarangkot is Ward 18 of Pokhara, Kaski District, Nepal, after it was merged into the city in 2015. It is a popular tourist destination for those who arrive in Pokhara. At the 1991 Nepal census it had a total population of 5,060 with 1,010 individual households.
The Ward is located on Sarangkot, a hill on the western side of Pokhara with an altitude of 1600m. Sarangkot is known for its panoramic Himalayan views of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Manaslu. It also provides an expansive view of the city of Pokhara, from the extreme north to the south including Phewa Lake. Tourists drive up the hill to watch the sunrise from the view tower at the top. In recent years, Sarangkot has been called one of the best paragliding locations in the world. The hike up from the Pokhara Baglung highway at Miruwa to Sarangkot takes 90 minutes to 1.5hours.
This captivating scene features the vibrant hues of the morning sky casting a warm glow over the majestic Himalayan mountains.
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Varanasi, also called Benares, Banaras, or Kashi, city, southeastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It is located on the left bank of the Ganges (Ganga) River and is one of the seven sacred cities of Hinduism.
The Himalayas, or Himalaya, form a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.
The Himalayan range has many of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. The Himalayas include over fifty mountains exceeding 7,200 metres (23,600 ft) in elevation, including ten of the fourteen 8000m peaks. By contrast, the highest peak outside Asia – Aconcagua, in the Andes – is 6,961 metres (22,838 ft) tall.
The Himalayan range is bordered on the northwest by the Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges, on the north by the Tibetan Plateau, and on the south by the Indo-Gangetic Plain. The Himalayas are distinct from the other great ranges of central Asia, although sometimes the term Himalaya is loosely used to include the Karakoram and some of the other ranges. The Himalayas – inhabited by 52.7 million people – are spread across five countries: India, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Pakistan, with the first three countries having sovereignty over most of the range. Some of the world's major rivers, the Indus, the Ganges, and the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, rise in the Himalayas, and their combined drainage basin is home to roughly 600 million people. The Himalayas have profoundly shaped the cultures of the Indian subcontinent; many Himalayan peaks are sacred in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Lifted by the subduction of the Indian tectonic plate under the Eurasian Plate, the Himalayan mountain range runs, west-northwest to east-southeast, in an arc 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi) long.
Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami 2025
Vasant Panchami day is dedicated to Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. Goddess Saraswati is worshipped on Vasant Panchami day. Vasant Panchami is also known as Shri Panchami and Saraswati Panchami.
People worship Goddess Saraswati to get enlighten with knowledge and to get rid of lethargy, sluggishness and ignorance. This ritual of initiating education to children is known as Akshar-Abhyasam or Vidya-Arambham/Praasana which is one of the famous rituals of Vasant Panchami. Schools and colleges arrange pujas in the morning to seek blessing of the Goddess.
Der Hinduismus stammt aus Indien und hat mehr als eine Milliarde Anhänger. Damit sind Hindus die drittgrößte Glaubensgemeinschaft der Welt.
Sie verehren zahlreiche Götter und Göttinnen, die unterschiedliche Aspekte des Göttlichen repräsentieren.
Nicht nur Kühe sind dem Hindu heilig, auch Elefanten, die eine rituelle Bedeutung haben und als Glücksbringer dienen.
Die Gläubigen führen zu Hause und/oder im Tempel eine Zeremonie namens Puja durch, bei der sie Götter mit Blumen, Essen und Wasser verehren.
Für mich als absoluten Neuling in dieser Sache war es daher sehr spannend zu erleben - was passiert bei einer solchen Puja eigentlich?
Wie es Lutz bereits im Kommentar unter dem vorherigen Bild schrieb, werden Götter mit Ritualen um etwas gebeten.
Auf mich wirkten die Gottheiten ein bisschen amüsant - Shiva ist schlumpfblau, Ganesha trägt einen Elefantenkopf und andere haben einen Rüssel, Durga hantiert mit mehreren Armen... die Darstellungen besitzen oft weibliche Attribute - und alle mögen Blumen, Süßigkeiten, Milch...
Die anwesenden Gläubigen bringen Schalen mit Obst, aber auch Geldgeschenke und Zettel, auf denen geschrieben steht, was sie sich wünschen.
Das vermittelnde Element zwischen ihnen und den Gottheiten stellt der Priester dar.
Er nimmt alles entgegen, tritt vor die Schreine oder auch in sie hinein und trägt seine Gebete und Mantren in einem für europäische Ohren eigentümlich klingenden Singsang vor - der heiligen Sprache Sanskrit.
Anschließend segnet er die Bittsteller, indem er ihnen goldene Kurkumamilch auf die Stirn tropft.
Der hier von mir besuchte Tempel hatte mehr als 15 Gebetsschreine in seinem Inneren aufgestellt und meine Augen konnten die knallbunte Vielfalt so nah beieinander kaum ertragen.
Dennoch war es eine spannende Veranstaltung, bei der ich im Anschluss noch Gelegenheit hatte, mit dem Vorsitzenden des deutschen Hinduismusvereins ein längeres Gespräch zu führen.
Hierbei erfuhr ich, was ich euch aufgeschrieben habe...
Diwali or Deepavali also known as the Festival of Lights is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is one of the most important festivals within Hinduism where it generally lasts five days. Diwali symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". The festival is widely associated with Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity, and Ganesha, god of wisdom and the remover of obstacles.
You never know what you will encounter while travelling We say an amazing large procession of people headed towards the local temple.
Krishna, achte Inkarnation von Vishnu, Verkörperung von Liebe, Lebensfreude und Weisheit. Mehr über Krishna in der Yoga Vidya Krishna Galerie.
Krishna, achte Inkarnation von Vishnu, Verkörperung von Liebe, Lebensfreude und Weisheit. Mehr über Krishna in der Yoga Vidya Krishna Galerie.
I took this shot in Koktebel, Crimea, it's been drawn on the wall at the beach..pity author has not signed their work. Even rat is here :-)
When I first thought about visiting Nepal, I thought of fresh air, Hinduism and an incredible view of the Himalayas. I did not expect utter chaos on the streets and pollution so thick that the highest mountain range in the world was near impossible to see. This is Kathmandu I'm referring to and not the entire country of Nepal.
There were grand plans to tour around Nepal to see the incredible landscape, but a near fatal airplane ride that lasted all of ten minutes changed my mind. The airplane I was on was put together with Band-Aids. I'm sure of this. Once the plane landed again in Kathmandu, I swore I would never fly again. It was that scary.
So, all of my time was spent exploring the capital city of Kathmandu. Visiting and seeing the Pashupatinath Temple and Kathmandu Durbar Square were incredible experiences. The intricacy of the architecture alone is mind blowing. The crowds at each historical site make them feel a little less holy as it were.
The traffic from Point A to Point B, however, made the experience less than enjoyable.
I don't mean to entirely knock Kathmandu. The people are charming and everyone I encountered was more than friendly. If you love people watching and have no trouble talking to strangers, you'll love Kathmandu. If you want to feel the unique vibe of the city make your way to Thamel.
Thamel is interesting with its overcrowded streets and hundreds of electrical wire twisted and tangled on electric poles.
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Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu (IN)
February 2010
Exact location unknown. About 1 km from the Arunachaleswarar Temple, if I remember well.
I haven't done many portraits in my life, but when I am travelling and people – mostly teenagers of children – ask for it, I do. If, by chance, some people depicted in these images don't feel comfortable with their presence on Flickr, I can remove them.
The cold
has killed
many a local
in the winter
months
millions have no heat
so
they make their own
I usually have a heater
in every city I am in
in DHAKA at a 2 star place
i literally bought a 40 dollar heater
and the HOTEL paid me for it
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Five-headed Mucalinda Snake Deity - Hindu park near Phu Ruea, west of Loei (Thailand)
We found this amazing semi-abandoned (or not yet completely constructed) park in the middle of nowhere, near Phu Ruea, west of Loei, in rural northern Thailand.
We jumped over a fence to get in the park and take some photos.
This park's theme was Hinduism, but the style was very disneyish. I have no idea what this place is. If you know more about it, please email me or post a comment.
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The Vittala Temple is situated northeast of Hampi, opposite the village of Anegondi, this is one of the principal monuments of the city. It is dedicated to Vittala, an aspect of Vishnu worshipped in the Maratha country. It is believed to date from the 16th century.
Ascending the embankment from the morning bath in the river, on the way up to the temple. Here is also a shot of the elephant bathing before it was decorated and painted for the festival.
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Hampi was the capitol of the Vijayanagara Hindu kingdom in the early 16th century and by 1500 CE the 2nd largest city in the world after Beijing. The Vijayanagara empire was defeated by a coalition of Mughal sultanates, its capitol conquered and destroyed in 1565. Today the ruins of over 1,000 monuments, temples and fortifications are spread over a vast area in a rocky terrain with bizarre boulder formations, all designated as UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Together with my mother Anne Mette I have built this LEGO model of Shiva Nataraja.
Nataraja is a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as the divine cosmic dancer. He dances within a circle of flames, which symbolically represent the cosmic fire that in Hindu cosmology creates everything and consumes everything. It also symbolizes the cycle of life.
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Kathmandu, Nepal, The Pashupatinath Temple - The absolute date of the Pashupatinath temple construction is still uncertain. However, the present form of this temple was constructed in 1692 A.D.[5] Over time, many more temples have been erected around this two-storied temple. These include the Vaishnava temple complex with a Rama temple from the 14th century and the Guhyeshwari Temple mentioned in an 11th-century manuscript.
Legend says that Lord Shiva and Parvati once took the form of an antelope and sported unknown in the forest on the Bagmati river's east bank. The gods later caught up with him and grabbing him by one of his horns, forced him to resume his divine form. The broken horn was worshipped as a Sivalinga but over time it was buried and lost. Centuries later astonished herdsmen found one of his cows showering the earth with milk. Digging deep at the site, he discovered the divine linga of Pashupatinath - source wiki.
Man feeding a cow a banana on the streets of Varanasi, India
Cows hold sacred status in India, revered as symbols of motherhood, fertility, and divine grace in Hinduism. They are considered manifestations of the goddess Kamadhenu, embodying purity and abundance. This reverence extends to their presence in city streets, where they freely roam as a ubiquitous part of urban life. Despite rapid urbanization, cows are often seen wandering through bustling streets, temples, and markets, coexisting peacefully with city dwellers.
The practice of feeding cows on city streets is deeply rooted in cultural and religious traditions. Many Hindus consider it a virtuous act, believed to bring blessings and good fortune. Devotees and locals offer food such as grains, fruits, and vegetables to cows as a form of charity and reverence, symbolizing respect for all living beings. This act of kindness towards cows aligns with the principle of ahimsa (non-violence) in Hinduism, emphasizing compassion and harmony with all creatures.
While the sight of cows freely roaming urban streets may seem chaotic to outsiders, it reflects the deeply ingrained cultural values and spiritual beliefs that permeate Indian society, where the sacredness of life extends to even the humblest of creatures.
The Govind Dev Ji Temple attracts thousands of devotees daily, who flock to seek blessings, participate in religious ceremonies, and experience the profound spiritual atmosphere within its sacred precincts. practice of washing before praying, known as "abhishek," is an integral part of worship at the Temple. Devotees cleanse themselves with water before entering the temple sanctum to offer prayers to Lord Krishna. This ritual symbolizes purification of the body, mind, and soul, preparing worshippers for spiritual communion with the divine.