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Hindus are the largest population group in Mauritius. The island has several Hindu temples. The largest is located at the sacred lake “Ganga Talao”, representing the Ganges River of India. This ancient volcano crater is tucked away in the mountains of the southwest and is surrounded by colourful Hindu temples and deities.
This four-armed beauty is Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity in all forms, both material and spiritual.
The front two arms represent material pursuits, the back two arms spiritual realm.
. . he is a Sadhu .. a Hindu ascetic or holy man, often one who travels from place to place begging.
texture by Lenabemanna
Here's another picture of stunning Neasden Temple.
I still cannot believe this beauty is in London, doesn't feel like it at all!
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Ganesha or Ganesh, also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bali (Indonesia) and Bangladesh and in countries with large ethnic Indian populations including Fiji, Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago. Hindu denominations worship him regardless of affiliations.Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains and Buddhists.
Although he is known by many attributes, Ganesha's elephant head makes him easy to identify.Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect and wisdom. As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rites and ceremonies. Ganesha is also invoked as patron of letters and learning during writing sessions. Several texts relate mythological anecdotes associated with his birth and exploits.
Ganesha likely emerged as a deity as early as the 1st century CE,but most certainly by the 4th and 5th centuries CE, during the Gupta period, although he inherited traits from Vedic and pre-Vedic precursors. Hindu mythology identifies him as the restored son of Parvati and Shiva of the Shaivism tradition, but he is a pan-Hindu god found in its various traditions. In the Ganapatya tradition of Hinduism, Ganesha is the supreme deity. The principal texts on Ganesha include the Ganesha Purana, the Mudgala Purana, and the Ganapati Atharvashirsa. Brahma Purana and Brahmanda Purana are other two Puranic genre encyclopaedic texts that deal with Ganesha.
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ।
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥
The temple at Neasden, North West London, UK. No cameras inside at all so I took this over an eight foot gate in live view with the screen turned to face down. Shame about the scaffolding.
Aarti is a Hindu religious ritual of worship, a part of puja, in which light (usually from a flame) is offered to one or more deities.
Aarti is derived from the Sanskrit word आरात्रिक (ArAtrika) which means something that removes rātrī, darkness (or light waved in darkness before an icon).
Der Tempel liegt auf einer Felsspitze im Meer dicht am Ufer. Auf dem Fußweg ist Tanah Lot – ohne dabei nass zu werden – nur bei Ebbe zu erreichen. Vom Strand aus erreicht man den Tempel nach einem 50 Meter langen Gang über rundgewaschene Steine und feinen dunklen Sand, um zur Felseninsel zu gelangen. Dort angekommen folgt ein kurzer Aufstieg Richtung Tempel, wo ein Zaun den Eintritt zum eigentlichen Tempel verwehrt. Im inneren Hof (jeroan), dessen Zugang den Gläubigen vorbehalten ist, reihen sich die mehrstöckigen, pagodenähnlichen Schreine (merus) auf, die den Götterberg Meru repräsentieren. Im Falle von Tanah Lot ragen fünf merus in den Himmel. Der Zugang ist auch bei Flut möglich, wenn Tanah Lot seinen eigentlichen Inselcharakter erlangt, weil es dann komplett vom Wasser umspült ist.
In einer kleinen Höhle am Fuße des Tempelfelsens befindet sich eine Süßwasserquelle, die somit quasi im Meer entspringt. Sie gilt als heilig und wird ständig von Priestern bewacht. Gegenüber der Quelle befindet sich in den am Festland gelegenen Klippen eine weitere Höhle, die Ular Suci. Hier leben die heiligen Schlangen, die ebenfalls von Priestern betreut werden. Obwohl die Schlangen hochgiftig sind, haben sie angeblich noch nie gebissen.
Der Tempel ist neben Balis Reisfeldern das beliebteste und bekannteste Fotomotiv auf Bali.
Wishing light, love, health, happiness and prosperity to all of my Hindu and Sikh friends...
and to the rest of you all as well!
My mind has been all over the place with images which have appeared to me in this very old tree trunk which I photographed in a nearby park. From torah finials to Vishnu avatars . . . the symbolism and metaphors have grabbed me deeply, especially during this horrendous, unsettling political time . . .
From LOTUS SCULPTURE I quote:
"Vishnu is one of the principal Hindu deities, worshiped as the protector and preserver of the world and restorer of dharma (moral order). He is known chiefly through his avatars (incarnations), particularly Rama, Krishna and Buddha.
In theory, Vishnu manifests a portion of himself anytime he is needed to fight evil, and his appearances are innumerable;
but in practice, ten incarnations are most commonly recognized."
Bawaria Hindu Tribe is an ancient nomadic hunter tribe of Cholistan. They are son of the soil whose forefathers were primarily cultivators residing on the banks of the lost river Sarsvati. With the dried up of the river this area was deserted through desertification process and left only grazing land. Cholistan is a cradle of great Indus civilization and the Bawaria of Cholistan are representative of this civilization. Though nationalization has affected their culture. However, they are still staunch follower of their centuries old cultural traditions.
Scanned slide, image taken in December 2000.
Also written as Preah Vihear Temple is an ancient Hindu temple built by the Khmer Empire, located on top of a 525-metre (1,722 ft) cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains, in the Preah Vihear province of Cambodia. Construction of the first temple on the site began in the early 9th century and is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Varanasi costituisce il cuore dell’induismo e chi cerca completezza spirituale può trovarla lungo le sponde del grande Ganga Madre. Questo è il ritratto di un fedele indù giunto da lontano e che ha deciso di passare la notte accovacciato al riparo di una coperta sulle gratinate di uno dei ghat minori in attesa di immergersi per le abluzioni sacre.
Visit to Pura Taman Ayun, Bali, Indonesia. Modified sky to make the scene like Indiana Jones. Seldom I modify original images, but it had to be in this case. More like an art piece.
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