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The dances of the old capital comes to life in the Second Life Hanamachi.
Blue Lotus Okiya Presents it's 8th annual celebration. Featuring an intricate stage performance of traditional beauty. For more details please visit our blog at www.bluelotusokiya.com/?p=420
Thank you for your continued support in keeping the Blue Lotus Okiya a thriving community of geisha enthusiasts alive for almost a decade in Second Life.
Date: 11th April 2015
Time: 10am SLT
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Note: This poster was not done by me but I have the permission to upload it.
Pookalam is an intricate and colourful arrangement of flowers laid on the floor.Tradition of decorating Pookalam is extremely popular in Kerala and is followed as a ritual in every household during ten-day-long Onam celebrations.
'Pookalam' consists of two words, 'poov' meaning flower and 'kalam' means colour sketches on the ground. It is considered auspicious to prepare Pookalam, also known as 'Aththa-Poo' during the festival of Onam.
According to a popular legend, the festival is celebrated to welcome King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to visit Kerala at the time of Onam. It falls in the beginning of Chingam, a month in Malayalam Calendar which corresponds to August/ September in the Gregorian Calendar.
Carnival of Onam lasts from four to ten days. First day, Atham and tenth day, ThiruOnam are most important of all. Popularity and presentation of rich culture of the state during the carnival made Onam the National Festival of Kerala in 1961. Elaborate feasts, folk songs, elegant dances, energetic games, elephants, boat-races and flowers all are a part of the dynamic festival called Onam.
People believe the spirit of their dear King Mahabali visits Kerala at the time of Onam. Besides making several other arrangements, people, especially adolescent girls prepare elaborate Pookalams to welcome their most loved King.
More on Onam, visit:www.onamfestival.org/
Onam (Malayalam: ഓണം) is a fesitival celebrated by the people of Kerala, India. It falls during the month of Chingam (August–September) and marks the homecoming of the legendary Emperor Mahabali. The festival lasts for ten days and is linked to many elements of Kerala's culture and tradition. Intricate flower carpets, elaborate banquet lunch, snake boat races, Puli Kali, and the Kaikottikkali dance all play a part in the festival.
Onam is an ancient festival which still survives in modern times. Kerala's rice harvest festival and the festival of rain flowers, which fell on the Malayalam month of Chingam, celebrated the Demon King Mahabali's annual visit from Patala (the underworld). Onam is unique since Mahabali has been revered by the people of Kerala since prehistory.
According to the legend, Kerala witnessed its golden era during the reign of King Mahabali. Everybody in the state was happy and prosperous and the king was highly regarded by his subjects, so much so that even the gods under Indra became jealous of Mahabali, and they approached Mahavishnu claiming that Mahabali is now equivalent to an Indra. Since a world with two Indras represents imbalance, Mahavishnu assumed the form of a dwarf: the Vamana avatara had tricked him to Patala. However, as Mahabali was equivalent to an Indra, he had to wait until the next Yuga where he would be the Indra. In the meantime, with the grace of Mahavishnu, Mahabali visited his people on an annual basis. Mahavishnu served Mahabali as a gatekeeper in Patala as the Lord himself serves his greatest devotees.
It is this visit of Mahabali that is celebrated as Onam every year. People celebrate the festival in a grand way and impress upon their dear King that they are happy and wish him well.
My favorite flower, the Stargazer Lily, in backlit sunlight - bringing out the intricate textures and vibrant colors.
Looking close... on Friday! theme: Hearts on Black Background
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Intricate lace work in the metal dome top & sides of this Memorial in the Launceston Botanical Gardens Tasmania
The intricate work of Manda Lane always blows me away, such delicate fine paper cutting. In a Collingwood laneway.
The Dao Thanh Phan are an ethnic minority group in the Binh Lieu district of Quang Ninh province, north Vietnam. They are known for their elaborate traditional costumes, which often feature red colors and intricate embroidery. The women wear red box hats with tassels and silver ornaments, red patterned scarves, and shirts and pants with decorative motifs. Married women shave their heads and eyebrows, and cover their teeth with gold.
Pelargonium 'Tacari' lavender unfolding - Isn't nature wonderful!
Stack of 16, HeliconFocus, Method B, R4,S4
From a sunrise shoot with friend and fellow Flickr photographer Archie McCafferty.
The lace patterns in the foreground rocks intrigued me.
The geological features in this rock are so elaborate that one might think it was done by an abstract artist.