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Name Nirmala generally means Clean or Virtuous, is of Indonesian, Indian origin, Name Nirmala is a Feminine (or Girl) name. This name is shared across persons, who are either Jain or Hindu by religion.
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The name Kala is primarily a female name of Indian origin that means Art. Pronounced "KAH-la."
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The distinctive Crested Caracara “combines the raptorial instincts of the eagle with the base carrion-feeding habits of the vulture” (Hudson 1920). Called ignoble, miserable, and aggressive, yet also dashing, stately, and noble, this medium-sized raptor, with its bold black-and-white plumage and bright yellow-orange face and legs, is easily recognizable as it perches conspicuously on a high point in the landscape. In flight it can be distinguished by its regular, powerful wing-beats as it cruises low across the ground or just above the treetops.
The name “caracara” is said to be of Guarani Indian origin, traro-traro, derived from the unusual rattling vocalization that the bird utters when agitated.
The Crested Caracara is a bird of open habitats, typically grassland, prairie, pastures, or desert with scattered taller trees, shrubs, or cacti in which it nests. Adult pairs are generally monogamous and highly territorial and exhibit strong site fidelity. Young remain with their parents for several months after fledging, and at some sites, two broods are raised per year.
I found this adult as a part of a family of three including a juvenile, at Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area in Hendry County, Florida.
The distinctive Crested Caracara “combines the raptorial instincts of the eagle with the base carrion-feeding habits of the vulture”. Called ignoble, miserable, and aggressive, yet also dashing, stately, and noble, this medium-sized raptor, with its bold black-and-white plumage and bright yellow-orange face and legs, is easily recognizable as it perches conspicuously on a high point in the landscape. In flight it can be distinguished by its regular, powerful wing-beats as it cruises low across the ground or just above the treetops. Known locally in some areas as the “Mexican buzzard”, the Crested Caracara is an opportunist and is commonly seen walking about open fields, pastures, and road edges, feeding on a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate prey, as well as on carrion, often in the company of other avian scavengers. The name “caracara” is said to be of Guarani Indian origin, traro-traro, derived from the unusual rattling vocalization that the bird utters when agitated.
While the Crested Caracara ranges from northern Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, in the United States it occurs only along the southern border, primarily in Texas and Arizona and occasionally in coastal areas of other Gulf states, and in Florida, where there is an isolated population in the south-central peninsula.
I found this one along Canoe Creek Road in Osceola County, Florida.
When Prince Wilhelm purchased Villa Marienwahl in 1878, he had just become a father. At the request of his wife Marie, the couple did not live in the Crown Prince building, nor in the Ludwigsburg Castle, but in the relatively modest villa built in 1826 by Freiherr Friedrich von Varnbühler. Since then it has been called the Marienwahl.
The villa was rebuilt and re-furnished according to the needs of the couple of princes. Special features include the so-called Arab room, whose ceiling paintings are still preserved today. In this room were also stored objects which had arrived in Württemberg with the horses imported from the Orient as guest gifts, among them rifles of Indian origin and firearms.
The last king of Württemberg left the Marian election as the private property of his daughter Pauline, who spent a large part of her teenage years there. Just like her father, she loved the animals and began her own horse breeding in 1906.
When Prince Wilhelm purchased Villa Marienwahl in 1878, he had just become a father. At the request of his wife Marie, the couple did not live in the Crown Prince building, nor in the Ludwigsburg Castle, but in the relatively modest villa built in 1826 by Freiherr Friedrich von Varnbühler. Since then it has been called the Marienwahl.
The villa was rebuilt and re-furnished according to the needs of the couple of princes. Special features include the so-called Arab room, whose ceiling paintings are still preserved today. In this room were also stored objects which had arrived in Württemberg with the horses imported from the Orient as guest gifts, among them rifles of Indian origin and firearms.
The last king of Württemberg left the Marian election as the private property of his daughter Pauline, who spent a large part of her teenage years there. Just like her father, she loved the animals and began her own horse breeding in 1906.
When Prince Wilhelm purchased Villa Marienwahl in 1878, he had just become a father. At the request of his wife Marie, the couple did not live in the Crown Prince building, nor in the Ludwigsburg Castle, but in the relatively modest villa built in 1826 by Freiherr Friedrich von Varnbühler. Since then it has been called the Marienwahl.
The villa was rebuilt and re-furnished according to the needs of the couple of princes. Special features include the so-called Arab room, whose ceiling paintings are still preserved today. In this room were also stored objects which had arrived in Württemberg with the horses imported from the Orient as guest gifts, among them rifles of Indian origin and firearms.
The last king of Württemberg left the Marian election as the private property of his daughter Pauline, who spent a large part of her teenage years there. Just like her father, she loved the animals and began her own horse breeding in 1906.
Ubosot (oridination hall) of Wat Phra Maharaj built on an islet in a pond in the centre of Khorat.
It is the same temple that installed the statue of King Narai the Great and is named after the Ayutthaya king. It is also called Wat Phra Narai Maharat. It is the central temple (Wat Klang) of Khorat.
Hindu god of Phra Narai in Thai or Narayana in Sanskrit is an avatar of Vishnu. Devaraja or god king, which is a cult that regards kings as avatars of Hindu gods, has an Indian origin. It is supposed that the cult made it possible to deploy a large number of people for large-scale construction works. It was first introduced to present-day Indonesia and then to Khmer. The naming of the Ayutthaya king is indicative of the Khmer influence of Devaraja on Ayutthaya Kingdom.
King Narai's reign is regarded as the golden era of Ayutthaya Kingdom. He engaged in active diplomatic activities, and Ayutthaya prospered with the trade not only with China but also with India, Middle East and Europe. He even hired Constantine Phaulkon, a Greek adventurer, to advise his diplomacy.
Khorat is located in the western periphery of Khorat Plateau that is now called Isan or Northeast Thailand. It is a plateau with an average altitude of 200 m bounded by mountains and the Mekong. It had been the place of rivalry between present-day Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. Khorat had been an important frontier town for Ayutthaya Kingdom.
Old Keyaki tree (Japanese zelkova, Zelkova serrata) with sticks in the Yasaka shrine (弥栄神社) located by the Tsuwano river.
This is a re-edit of a previously uploaded photo with Lightroom.
Yasaka shrine was originally founded by the Yoshimi, the original ruler of Tsuwano, in 1428 by requesting the Gion shrine in Kyoto to impart its deity for the spiritual protection of Tsuwano Castle.
The deity enshrined in the Yasaka shrines found all over Japan is Gozu Tennou (午頭天皇 ox-headed heavenly king) that was a guardian of Buddha's Jetavana monastery in Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh State of India. Gion (祇園) is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese translation of Jetavana meaning "mango orchard." The Indian minor deity was syncretised with the Susano'o cult of Shintoism and other folk beliefs and promoted to a major deity status in Shintoism in charge of epidemic prevention.
The Meiji government did not like the syncretism as they wanted to purify Shintoism. They did not like the Gion shrine as the name is of an Indian origin. All the Gion shrines were forced to rename to Yasaka shrines including its headquarters in Kyoto. Gion, however, survives as place and festival names in Kyoto.
Kind of a different name, but it works for a granger type of railroad running some one time Santa Fe, Frisco, and Rock Island branches. For initial operations, Farmrail picked up a fleet of old GP-9's from various roads, and painted them into this very different looking scheme. All of them received Indian origin type names, which was a nice touch of something different and classy. For any Milwaukee Road fans, you will instantly know the heritage of the diesel because of that metal plate used for the road number. Why the Milwaukee did that, who knows, but it was cool that Farmrail used the metal plate as it was intended to be used.
The distinctive Crested Caracara “combines the raptorial instincts of the eagle with the base carrion-feeding habits of the vulture” Called ignoble, miserable, and aggressive, yet also dashing, stately, and noble, this medium-sized raptor, with its bold black-and-white plumage and bright yellow-orange face and legs, is easily recognizable as it perches conspicuously on a high point in the landscape. In flight it can be distinguished by its regular, powerful wing-beats as it cruises low across the ground or just above the treetops. Known locally in some areas as the “Mexican buzzard”, the Crested Caracara is an opportunist and is commonly seen walking about open fields, pastures, and road edges, feeding on a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate prey, as well as on carrion, often in the company of other avian scavengers. The name “caracara” is said to be of Guarani Indian origin, traro-traro, derived from the unusual rattling vocalization that the bird utters when agitated. A common subject of folklore and legends throughout Central and South America, the Crested Caracara is sometimes referred to as the "Mexican eagle."
I found this one along Canoe Creek Road finishing off some "Road Kill", in Osceola County, Florida.
Maya is a transgender person of Indian origin, living in the US. I met her when she came to Bangkok to undergo a series of operations resulting in her bodily transformation into a woman... She is an amazing person, full of strength and charisma.
She asked me take some snaps of her, some professional, some for social networking, and some of a more naughty kind - a selection is presented here. All are taken after she has almost completely recovered (only 2 weeks after the surgeries!).
Taken in Bangkok, 5.03.2011
© Kabir Orlowski
Thai massage follows almost similar energy lines than the meridians of acupuncture. It has Indian origins, from Ayurveda.
Laos massage is very close to Thai massage.
Both techniques are mainly done with clothes. They are efficient during a trek when it is not possible to undress in cool conditions.
Learning with a certified masseur physiotherapist able to give explanations about different Asian techniques is safer than doing anything without knowledge.
The basics of Thai massage are taught by Eric Lon when trekking in Himalaya.
Photo viewed 5.905 times on January 2012. Thanks.
Les lignes d’énergie sur lesquelles agit le massage thaïlandais ressemblent aux méridiens d acupuncture. Le massage thailandais a des origines indiennes.
Le massage thaïlandais est proche du massage laotien.
Les deux techniques se pratiquent à travers des vêtements. Ces massages sont indiqués lorsqu'il fait trop froid pour se dévêtir, comme en haute montagne.
Mieux vaut apprendre l' art du massage avec un masseur kinésithérapeute diplômé qui a étudié différentes formes de massage asiatiques plutôt que de s'improviser masseur.
L'enseignement des bases du massage thaïlandais fait partie des randonnées himalayennes auxquelles Eric Lon participe.
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Chettiars are a people of Indian origin, well known for their financial dealings and hospitality. They are followers of the Hindu religion and worship the Shiva and Muruga deities of the Hindu faith. They belong to a very prolific Business Community, who in olden days moved out of India to foreign lands like Burma, Ceylon, Java, Sumatra, Malaysia, Singapore & Vietnam (Saigon) and spread their Culture in those lands. Chettiars are basically Bankers who lend money at nominal interest. They are considered as the Pioneers of Modern Banking. They are the first to introduce what is called as " Pattru (debit), Varavu (credit), Selavu (expenditure), Laabam (profit), Nashtam (loss) " which are all, collectively, known as " Iynthogai (trial balance). "
The distinctive Crested Caracara “combines the raptorial instincts of the eagle with the base carrion-feeding habits of the vulture” . Called ignoble, miserable, and aggressive, yet also dashing, stately, and noble, this medium-sized raptor, is easily recognizable as it perches conspicuously on a high point in the landscape. In flight it can be distinguished by its regular, powerful wing-beats as it cruises low across the ground or just above the treetops. Known locally in some areas as the “Mexican buzzard”, the Crested Caracara is an opportunist and is commonly seen walking about open fields, pastures, and road edges, feeding on a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate prey, as well as on carrion, often in the company of other avian scavengers. The name “caracara” is said to be of Guarani Indian origin, traro-traro, derived from the unusual rattling vocalization that the bird utters when agitated.
While the Crested Caracara ranges from northern Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, in the United States it occurs only along the southern border, primarily in Texas and Arizona and occasionally in coastal areas of other Gulf states, and in Florida, where there is an isolated population in the south-central peninsula. This species was first described in the United States in 1831 by John James Audubon, who collected a specimen near St. Augustine, Florida .
I found this Juvenile perched in an Oak Tree at Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area in Osceola County, Florida.
Looking back, what appealed to me in Charles Gesner van der Voort's life story were the foreign adventures, the friendships made and finding the love of his life abroad.
It reminded me of my adolescent years when I first traveled abroad without my parents. In 1986 and 1988 I made Interrail train tours through Europe with my friend since childhood, Han Dirk Hekking. It brought us to exotic places like Istanbul, in a time you made telephone calls home in phone booths and got your money cashing a cheque. At the age of 21, in Greece I met my future wife (an intelligent woman, with beautiful eyes of Greek-Indian origin I often tell her, born from the people who traveled with Alexander the Great as far as India. You're a romantic fool she then tells me, which I have to admit...).
My friend became a journalist and redid our European train journey thirty years later in 2017, covering the current situation in each country visited for his newspaper. fd.nl/economie-politiek/1207892/spoor-door-europa-de-weg-...
It was a coincidence to find out that my friend was related to the Hekking family which lived in Shanghai and was interned in Chapei Civil Assembly Centre, where Charles Gesner van der Voort was also interned.
Raksha Bandhan (रक्षा बन्धन) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters; the festival is also popularly used to celebrate any brother-sister relationship between men and women who are relatives or biologically unrelated. It is called Rakhi Purnima, or simply Rakhi, in many parts of India. The festival is observed by Hindus, Jains, and many Sikhs. Raksha Bandhan is primarily observed in India, Mauritius and parts of Nepal. It is also celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs in parts of Pakistan, and by some people of Indian origin around the world.
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Havana is a town in Gadsden County, Florida, United States, and a suburb of Tallahassee. The population was 1,754 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named after Havana, Cuba, located about 530 miles (850 km) to the south.
Havana is of Indian origin and honors the name of Cuba's capital.
In 1902, following the completion of the of Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad, settlers moved a mile east to the present site of Havana, Florida. The railway town was important to the export of farming and tobacco. On December 5, 1906, Havana was incorporated into a town. The name "Havana" was proposed by James Mathewson, a schoolteacher. Shade tobacco was an important crop at that time.
On March 16, 1916, Havana was destroyed by a fire and 26 business-owned buildings were burned leaving only two remaining stores.
In recent times, much of the tobacco crop industry has declined and is known for its antiques, art galleries and specialty stores.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana,_Florida
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Havana is a town in Gadsden County, Florida, United States, and a suburb of Tallahassee. The population was 1,754 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named after Havana, Cuba, located about 530 miles (850 km) to the south.
Havana is of Indian origin and honors the name of Cuba's capital.
In 1902, following the completion of the of Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad, settlers moved a mile east to the present site of Havana, Florida. The railway town was important to the export of farming and tobacco. On December 5, 1906, Havana was incorporated into a town. The name "Havana" was proposed by James Mathewson, a schoolteacher. Shade tobacco was an important crop at that time.
On March 16, 1916, Havana was destroyed by a fire and 26 business-owned buildings were burned leaving only two remaining stores.
In recent times, much of the tobacco crop industry has declined and is known for its antiques, art galleries and specialty stores.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana,_Florida
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
Havana is a town in Gadsden County, Florida, United States, and a suburb of Tallahassee. The population was 1,754 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named after Havana, Cuba, located about 530 miles (850 km) to the south.
Havana is of Indian origin and honors the name of Cuba's capital.
In 1902, following the completion of the of Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad, settlers moved a mile east to the present site of Havana, Florida. The railway town was important to the export of farming and tobacco. On December 5, 1906, Havana was incorporated into a town. The name "Havana" was proposed by James Mathewson, a schoolteacher. Shade tobacco was an important crop at that time.
On March 16, 1916, Havana was destroyed by a fire and 26 business-owned buildings were burned leaving only two remaining stores.
In recent times, much of the tobacco crop industry has declined and is known for its antiques, art galleries and specialty stores.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana,_Florida
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_coat_(British_army)#Rationale_f...
From the modern perspective, the retention of a highly conspicuous colour such as red for active service appears inexplicable, regardless of how striking it may have looked on the parade ground. It should be noted, however, that in the days of the musket (a weapon of limited range and accuracy) and black powder, battle field visibility was quickly obscured by clouds of smoke. Bright colours enhanced morale and provided a means of distinguishing friend from foe without significantly adding risk. Furthermore, the vegetable dyes used until the 19th century would fade over time to a pink or ruddy-brown, so on a long campaign in a hot climate the colour was less conspicuous than the modern scarlet shade would be.[6]
As noted above, no historical basis can be found for the suggestion that the colour red was favoured because of the supposedly demoralising effect of blood stains on a uniform of a lighter colour. In his book "British Military Uniforms" (Hamylyn Publishing Group 1968), the military historian W.Y. Carman traces in considerable detail the slow evolution of red as the English soldier's colour, from the Tudors to the Stuarts. The reasons that emerge are a mixture of financial (cheaper red, russet or crimson dyes), cultural (a growing popular sense that red was the national English colour) and simple chance (an order of 1594 is that coats "be of such colours as you can best provide").
During the English Civil War red dyes were imported in large quantities for use by units and individuals of both sides. The ready availability of this pigment made it popular for military clothing and the dying process required for red involved only one stage. Other colours involved the mixing of dyes in two stages and accordingly involved greater expense. In financial terms the only cheaper alternative was the grey-white of undyed wool - an option favoured by the French, Austrian, Spanish and other Continental armies [7]. The formation of the first English standing army (Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army in 1645) saw red clothing as the standard dress. As Carman comments (p24) "The red coat was now firmly established as the sign of an Englishman".
High visibility was not considered a military disadvantage until the general adoption of rifles in the 1850s, followed by smokeless powder after 1880. The value of drab clothing was quickly recognised by the British Army, who introduced khaki drill for Indian and colonial warfare from the mid-19th century on. As part of a series of reforms following the Second Boer War, (which had been fought in this inconspicuous clothing of Indian origin) a darker khaki serge was adopted in 1902 for service dress in Britain itself. From then on, the red coat continued as a dress item only, retained for reasons both of national sentiment and its value in recruiting. On the whole, the British military authorities showed more foresight in their balancing of emotional and practical considerations than did their French counterparts, who retained highly visible blue coats and red trousers for active service until several months into World War I.
#429 on explore for Aug 27, 2008
So I see everyone going mad since its Wednesday, and apparently its the day to upload pictures with bokeh (whatever that is).
Before anyone gets excited, I caught this fella at a Service station by the motorway. Fancy that.
And yeah, I had some blokes giggle seeing a guy with Indian origins taking pictures of a flower...
Holi,el festival de primavera, també conegut com el dels colors i la festa d'amor, es tracta d'una antiga festa religiosa hindú que s'ha tornat popular entre els no hindús en moltes parts del sud d'Àsia, així com persones d'altres comunitats. Se celebra principalment a l'Índia, el Nepal i altres regions del món amb poblacions importants d'hindús o les persones d'origen indi. El festival ha estat, en els últims temps, celebrat a parts d'Europa i Amèrica del Nord com una festivitat primaveral de l'amor i colors.
Holi,el festival de primavera, también conocido como el de los colores y la fiesta de amor, se trata de una antigua fiesta religiosa hindú que se ha vuelto popular entre los no hindúes en muchas partes del sur de Asia, así como personas de otras comunidades. Se celebra principalmente en la India, Nepal y otras regiones del mundo con poblaciones importantes de hindúes o las personas de origen indio. El festival ha sido, en los últimos tiempos, celebrado en partes de Europa y América del Norte como una festividad primaveral del amor y colores.
Holi (pronunciation: /ˈhoʊliː/; Sanskrit: होली Holī) is a spring festival, also known as the festival of colours or the festival of love. It is an ancient Hindu religious festival which has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia.
It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, and other regions of the world with significant populations of Hindus or people of Indian origin. The festival has, in recent times, spread to parts of Europe and North America as a spring celebration of love, frolic, and colours.
SSC - A minimalist view of a single object.
This is a small, about three and a half inches tall with the lid on, brass dish. I think of Indian origin that I inherited from my parents. I always get carried away with the image and realise, in pp, that I should have dusted it first, but I could say that it adds to the patina!
I had this shot in the bag on Wednesday but took a second shot on Friday that also fits the brief and had difficulty deciding which one to use. See what you think in the first comment box.
Photographer/Illustrator: Fred H. Politinsky
Subject: Outside the Box Photography
*A beguine is a popular dance of W. Indian origin.
This image is based on a photograph of Stephen Taesler performing 'The Magic Trumpet,' A Beguine, Solo for Bb Trumpet (cornet) by James F. Burke (1923 - 1981).
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This is a close up of a decorative wall hanging. I thnk it has Indian origins. It is larger than a domestic door and this is one small fragment. For the last several years it has brightened the wall at the top of the stairs. The main background colour is that beautiful deep green with tiny mirrors, embroidery of many colours, a mix of seemingly random stitches and swirling patterns. Ths wall hanging is a thing of beauty and that is its main purpose in my house.
Thank you for comments, views and favs. Apologies for taking so long to get back to you.
The origins of the swastika are unknown. It has been used for thousands of years as a symbol of the sun, of infinity and continuing recreation and fertility in China, Sumeria, Egypt, India, Greece, Scandinavia, the Americas and elsewhere. It has been found on the textiles of the Incas, on the relics unearthed at Troy and in the catacombs of Rome. It is also one of the sacred signs of Buddhism.
The word comes from the Sanskrit ‘svastika’ meaning ‘prosperity’, and it was thought to bring good luck. As a decorative motif, it exists in many distorted forms on the doors of nearly all Seljuk and Ottoman buildings, notably on the gateways of Diyarbakir, and in the gateway of the Karatay Mosque in Konya.
Some extremist Teutonic nationalists in Austria began to use it in the mistaken belief that the swastika was of Indian origin and therefore an Aryan motif symbolising their self-designated racial superiority. Hitler himself saw it as symbolising, in his own words: ‘The fight for victory of Aryan man and of the idea of creative work, which in itself eternally has been anti-Semitic and eternally will be anti-Semitic’.
Ani, Eastern Turkey
This picture is #79 in the 100 Strangers project.
Meet Samantha.
Soon after I did pictures with Nicole (Stranger #78) I decided to call it a day and pick up some lunch and head back home. But even as I was awaiting my carryout order I happened to meet Samantha (or Sam) who was standing right behind me.
No prizes for guessing what drew my attention - yes the eyes- and that nose ring bringing in that extra touch. As she waited for her order, I approached the young lady and requested her permission for a few pictures. Samantha agreed and was even kind enough to step outside to do a few quick pics. We tried facing different directions for the best light and different expressions - but Samantha warned me that she finds it difficult to not smile and also that she is not photogenic. I completely agree with the first part - the second I completely disagree as I think she is very photogenic.
Sam works close-by at a paint-your-own-pottery studio. She is also a student - a major in psychology - but currently taking a break and contemplating moving towards "education" primarily because she loves working with children.
I was initially unable to place her ethnic background - with her distinctive look and unique accent - was more thinking a Middle-eastern background (which she said she gets a lot), Of course ended up feeling mighty silly when she said mentioned her Indian origins - in fact her parents hail from the same state Maharashtra and even city Mumbai that I come from. Now, when I see her pictures, I am still unable to fathom how I could completely miss that but I did.
Thanks Samantha for taking time from your lunch break to do these pictures - it was indeed nice to meet a "Marathi mulgi" (Maharashtrian girl) on the project. Wish you a lot of success for your future. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like copies of your pics.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
For my other pictures on this project: www.flickr.com/photos/vijaybrittophotography/sets/7215764...
Okay maybe not, but it is on a fence post, the favorite perch of many Meadowlarks, and it has its mouth open appearing to sing like a Meadowlark, but Alas that doesn't make it a Meadowlark. In fact not even close.
Audubon's Crested Caracara inhabits wet prairies with cabbage palms. It may also be found in wooded areas with saw palmetto, cypres, and scrub oaks. Caracaras will also inhabit pastures. Audubon's Crested Caracara is found throughout south central Florida, and also occurs in Texas, Arkansas, Mexico, Cuba, and Panama.
Crested Caracaras are often seen soaring with Black and Turkey Vultures, searching for carrion. However, they are generalists and will eat insects, vertebrates and eggs as well. When they aren't hungry, Caracaras can be found perched conspicuously on fence posts or dead snags. Crested Caracaras have been recorded in the panhandle but these individuals probably originated from the western U.S population. The subspecies in Florida is known as Audubon's Crested Caracara; it is present year-round. There are only 250 pairs of this federally threatened subspecies nesting in Florida.
The distinctive Crested Caracara “combines the raptorial instincts of the eagle with the base carrion-feeding habits of the vulture”. Called ignoble, miserable, and aggressive, yet also dashing, stately, and noble, this medium-sized raptor, with its bold black-and-white plumage and bright yellow-orange face and legs, is easily recognizable as it perches conspicuously on a high point in the landscape. In flight it can be distinguished by its regular, powerful wing-beats as it cruises low across the ground or just above the treetops. Known locally in some areas as the “Mexican buzzard”, the Crested Caracara is an opportunist and is commonly seen walking about open fields, pastures, and road edges, feeding on a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate prey, as well as on carrion, often in the company of other avian scavengers. The name “Caracara” is said to be of Guarani Indian origin, traro-traro, derived from the unusual rattling vocalization that the bird utters when agitated.
I found this one at Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area in Hendry County, Florida.
Great Support From Tamil Sri Lankans of Indian origin.
President Rajapaksa visited Nuwara Eliya today and addressed a public rally, speaking to an audience of primarily Tamil Sri Lankans of Indian origin.
දෙසැම්බර් 28 වන දින නුවරඑළියට පැමිණි ජනාධිපති රාජපක්ෂ මැතිතුමා එහිදී, මූලිකව ඉන්දියානු සම්භවයක් සහිත ද්රවිඩ ශ්රී ලාංකීය ජනයා සහභාගී වූ මහජන රැළියක් ඇමතීය.
டிசம்பர் 28ம் திகதி நுவரெலியாவிற்கு விஜயம் செய்த ஜனாதிபதி ராஜபக்ஷ் அவர்கள், அங்கு முக்கியமாக இந்திய வம்சாவளி தமிழ் இலங்கையர்கள் கலந்துகொண்ட பொதுக் கூட்டத்தில் உரையாற்றினார்.
(Photos by Sudath Silva)
The Congaree National Park is one of the least visited national parks in the US. In 2018, compared to more than 5 million recreational visitors to the nearby Great Smoky Mountain National park, only 145 thousand people visited this largest tract of old-growth hardwoods. Folks often ignore this ‘swampy’ floodplain forest, which is studded with bald cypress and water tupelo trees on one hand and atrocious stories of human history on the other. I won’t blame ya if ya move on to other glamor-s, but if you have a minute to sit down by this lovely creek (above), then let me tell ya Congaree’s real story. Y'all, me dear misses and misters, may find it quite engaging.
Ya see, the Cedar creek above empties into the mighty Congaree river nearby that meanders through this land and rules it whimsically by feeding or flooding it at will (see those water marks on tree trunks?). The river was named after a small tribe of native Indians – the Congaree – who lived on its northern bank peacefully 200-500 years ago. They – the Congarees – were a bunch of handsome men and beautiful women who spoke a Siouan-derived language of their own. But this was before the Europeans invaded the Carolinas with their greed and diseases, such as, typhus and small pox. Congaree tribesmen fought against white intruders in the Yemassee war of 1715, but lost a significant fraction of their population in the battle. As their numbers dwindled from the war and dreadful European diseases, they were at one point reduced to a solitary village of less than a hundred individuals. Those who survived the disease, were captured and sold off as slaves. Yes, slaves! Wait, did you not know about Indian slaves of the Carolinas? I don’t blame ya. The history of this country isn’t always pretty, and often we don’t talk about the reprehensible. But to portray the spirit of this land, I must tell ya the Congaree tribe’s story in all its nakedness.
In early 18th century, the nearby Charleston area was the epicenter of commercial slavery where slaves of African and Indian origins were sold off to Southern plantations or West Indian sugar farms. While ships brought “blackamoor” souls from Africa, local slave-catchers – mostly Cherokee Indians befriended by Europeans – invaded “tawny” tribes scattered in the interiors and decimated entire villages. Men were usually killed, women and children were enslaved. Selling thus captured slaves became a profitable trade that returned better dividends than fur or skin. It was a common practice in Southern plantations to pair African men with native Indian women in fields and works. To escape their despicable circumstances, these enslaved human beings began to rely on the richness of each other’s cultural heritage and spiritual beliefs. Off-springs resulting from such intimate bonding of the red and black were call “mustezoes”, or “mustees”. Over generations, owing to larger number of Africans in the slavery establishment, the Indian blood finally lost its identity and integrated with the black race.
Back to the Congaree… extirpated by wars, diseases and slavery, this tribe is now completely extinct. Although their genetic descendants may be traced in Bermuda and other West Indian islands and also among Catawba and other contemporary Carolinian tribes, but the Congaree tribe and its cultural heritage is lost forever. Nothing about them exist anymore; no scriptures, no artifacts, and not their language. There is one poignant exception. Like a phantom of the past, a single word, which was their name and whose meaning – as the tribe – is now lost in tawny waters of the lush land, is immortalized by the namesake national park: Congaree.
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Remi (amazingly repainted by Emilia) and Dominique , brother and sister of Indian origin.
Today is a public holiday here in commemoration of the 1st landing anniversary (30th May 1845) of East Indian indentured labourers who were brought to Trinidad from India, to work on the sugar cane estates here at that time. Today, there are no sugar cane estates anymore and people of East Indian origin form a major percentage of the island's population. As seen, some people did not make the 3 month journey over the "kala pani" - dark water- alive.
The photo is a grab from a cell phone video I took of the original General Register A 1-10581 which is located in the National Archives in 2013. They allow photography and someday I may go back with a DSLR. This pic is not intended to be a work of art but just a bit of our recorded history.
This morning, my photographer friend Harmon Caldwell and I set out on an adventure up the Tallullah River Road into one of the most remote regions in the North Georgia Mountains. We were headed to Tate City, Georgia, which is located in an area so remote, it was the last city in Georgia to receive electricity. It also lays claim to the smallest voting precinct in the state of Georgia. Tate City is the last inhabited area up Tallulah River Road which lies south of the Appalachian Trail and "Standing Indian" in North Carolina in the Nantahala National Forest. This morning, we hiked up Denton Creek to the beautiful and imposing Denton Falls. This video features but one of the many photogenic cascading sections of the river upstream. What does Tallulah mean? Tallulah is a maiden name of Native American Choctaw Indian origin meaning "leaping water, lady of abundance". She was certainly leaping today after all the rain we've had!... Denton Creek Falls, Tate City, Georgia, North Georgia Appalachian Blueridge.
Lux mundi, Light of the World, is one of the names given this beautiful plant by Georg Eberhard Rumphius (1627-1702). Rumphius - who was to become blind and yet persevered as a botanist - was employed by the Dutch East Indies Trading Company (VOC) on the Indonesian isle of Ambon, Maluku. He is famous for his naturalist descriptions, especially for his series of great plant books (kept a company trading secret by the VOC until 1743!).
In most of the literature our pretty plant is described as a native of the West Indies, hence one of its names: The Pride of Barbados (see also my posting: www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/2731465723/in/photolis...). But the fine new edition of Francis Ng's, Tropical Horticulture & Gardening stimulated me to delve a bit deeper. Ng mentions the debate over Caesalpinia origins, whether in the West or in the East. To get things a bit clearer in my mind I went to Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol 25 (1806-7) and discovered there that it had already been brought to Holland in the 1670s presumably by VOC ships. Of the West-Indian origins, the Magazine writes: 'Although long since widely diffused through the West Indies and frequently found in spontaneous growth, it is doubtful whether it be originally indigenous there.' So I went to Rumphius's massive Herbarium Amboinense, vol. 4, p.55 and a clear drawing Tab.XX. Rumphius gives a long description of the plant and its provenance (China, and brought to Ambon by a Chinese skipper in the 1650s).
One of the names Rumphius gives it is Crista pavonis, and he mentions a whole range of other names in local languages. He devotes a paragraph also to this yellow form and says it is less frequently seen than the 'peacock' flower; he thinks it to be the female form of the flower.
It's rather curious that Carolus Linnaeus does not refer explicitly to Rumphius. I think it's due to the Great Swede that the West-Indian provenance is generally accepted. How did this happen? Well, Rumphius work was suppressed, kept secret until the middle of the eighteenth century just when Linnaeus was writing. He apparently just missed it... or at least Rumphius's articulate and learned exposition about this flower.
Here in Kerandangan 'she' is being visited by an Asian Honeybee, Apis cerana.
And I myself was reminded of a famous scholar of Groningen, Wessel Gansfort (1419-1489), who in 1614 at the founding of the university there was designated as 'Altera Lux Mundi' (after Christ, of course), which brings us back to the name Crista pavonis.
Cheyava Falls is the tallest waterfall in Arizona - beating out Angel Falls, Seven Cataracts and Carr Falls. On the World Waterfall Database Cheyava also rates as the highest in Magnitude and Aesthetics in AZ. www.world-waterfalls.com/database.php?s=T&t=G&cat...
Cheyava cascades from the North Rim on the southern end of the Walhalla Plateau north of Honan Point. Often the Falls are merely a wet streak on the Canyon Wall. But in the Spring after a wet winter as the snow on the North Rim melts, Cheyava Falls become truly impressive - cascading 800 feet down the Redwall Limestone. The longest drop is about 400 feet, then it cascades another 400 feet through a brushy slope and into Clear Creek. Thick foliage keeps you from reaching the base of the falls. Seeing Cheyava Falls flowing strong is high on the list for avid Grand Canyon Hikers.
Ellsworth Kolb named the Falls. www.grandcanyonhistory.org/09.html "After the USGS river trip in the summer of 1923, Colonel Claude H. Birdseye suggested that Ellsworth give it a name, preferably of Indian origin. Ellsworth supposed the water flowed only intermittently, and he suggested Cheyava, a Hopi word meaning intermittent river, " [25]
Here is my Hike Description and TripLog from HikeArizona.com
Guanyin
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Venue: Cincinnati Art Museum
It is a beautiful robe she is wearing. The head has long ears that signify age and wisdom. Her face is a kind face. Is that a smile? The feet are bare–something quite unusual with women in Chinese portraits but not when it comes to Guanyin's images. It seems to me those bare feet probably harken back to her more ancient Indian origins. Guanyin's right hand offers a small vase filled with pure water.
Even the Mahāyāna Buddhist name in Chinese, Guanyin (觀音), the one who hears the cries, informs that this is a Bhodisattva. Guanyin mercifully intercedes on behalf of souls when eternity would warrant harsh justice. As someone who saves souls, she voluntarily occupies a position just a notch short of Buddha.
A. The tsuzumi is a traditional Instrument Commonly Used by the Geisha (The Geisha is represented by the doll on the left.)
Besides other traditional arts like poetry writing and reciting, flower arrangement, tea ceremony and calligraphy, geisha are also expected to be adept at elegant song and dance. They were trained musicians and artists who brought refined and tasteful entertainment to clients.
One of the instruments the Geishas plays is called the tsusumi.
The tsuzumi, or shouko, has Chinese and Indian origins, and looks much like a tribal drum. It has an hourglass body and 2 drumheads with adjustable cords that may be used to compress the drumheads to alter the pitch while playing. It is also used in other forms of Japanese theater, as well as in folk music called min-you 民謡. The lower pitched small tsuzumi is played on the shoulder, as opposed to the big tsuzumi, which is played on the side.
B. The Erhu, is a traditional Chinese instrument: (The Chinese doll on the right.)
(From Wikipedia): "The erhu (Chinese: 二胡; pinyin: èrhú; [aɻ˥˩xu˧˥]), is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a Southern Fiddle, and sometimes known in the Western world as the Chinese violin or a Chinese two-stringed fiddle.
It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles and large orchestras. It is the most popular of the huqin family of traditional bowed string instruments used by various ethnic groups of China. As a very versatile instrument, the erhu is used in both traditional and contemporary music arrangements, such as in pop, rock and jazz."
Both dolls were purchased in their respective countries.
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This picture is #66 in the 100 Strangers Project - Round 2
Meet Gigi
Gigi instantly caught my attention as she walked past me in a haste. I knew I wanted to photograph her but I doubted if she would be open to the idea. Still taking a chance I excused myself and explained my request and to my luck she agreed. Yes the lady is really beautiful and can turn heads but even as I was speaking to her her eyes and ability to gaze unflinchingly was something that just stood out (and the nose ring just added that extra touch to her personality). The challenge I was facing is that it was past sunset and I didn't really have the confidence of using external light especially in a rushed set-up like this. So instead I bumped up the ISO (to 1600) and slowed my shutter to get the ambient light and shot a few frames with a white reflector near her waist. I am still cursing myself that I ended up with harsh shadows due to the overhead lights but still glad I got to shoot a few pics. After a few head-shots given that Gigi was so comfortable and confident we shot a few posed shots as well.
Gigi's is of Indian origins - her grandparents hail from Kashmir in India plus she has a Polish connection too. She is studying towards her graduation and is currently working as a therapist for autistic kids. Her favorite quality of herself is her friendly nature and her ability to meet and get along with people. I will add that I was really impressed with how articulate she was in expressing herself and how clear she appeared with her thinking.
Thank you Gigi for doing these pictures - I do appreciate you going out of your way despite being in a rush. Do let me know if you would like a copy of your pics. Wish you all the very best as you embark on your professional career.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
For my other pictures on this project: 100 Strangers - Round 2.
For pictures from my prior attempt at 100 Strangers: 100 Strangers - Round 1.
Known as "human horses" these poor men live short lives, exhausted by their work. They have to rent the rickshaws at high prices from unscrupulous owners. They are paid almost nothing.
Havana is a town in Gadsden County, Florida, United States, and a suburb of Tallahassee. The population was 1,754 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named after Havana, Cuba, located about 530 miles (850 km) to the south.
Havana is of Indian origin and honors the name of Cuba's capital.
In 1902, following the completion of the of Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad, settlers moved a mile east to the present site of Havana, Florida. The railway town was important to the export of farming and tobacco. On December 5, 1906, Havana was incorporated into a town. The name "Havana" was proposed by James Mathewson, a schoolteacher. Shade tobacco was an important crop at that time.
On March 16, 1916, Havana was destroyed by a fire and 26 business-owned buildings were burned leaving only two remaining stores.
In recent times, much of the tobacco crop industry has declined and is known for its antiques, art galleries and specialty stores.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana,_Florida
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Holi (English pronunciation: /ˈhoʊliː/) (Sanskrit: होली) is a spring festival also known as the festival of colours or the festival of love.[3][4] It is an ancient Hindu religious festival which has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia.[5]
It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, and other regions of the world with significant populations of Hindus or people of Indian origin. The festival has, in recent times, spread to parts of Europe and North America as a spring celebration of love, frolic, and colours.[6][7][8]
Holi celebrations start with a Holika bonfire on the night before Holi where people gather, sing and dance. The next morning is a free-for-all carnival of colours,[5] where participants play, chase and colour each other with dry powder and coloured water, with some carrying water guns and coloured water-filled balloons for their water fight. Anyone and everyone is fair game, friend or stranger, rich or poor, man or woman, children and elders. The frolic and fight with colours occurs in the open streets, open parks, outside temples and buildings. Groups carry drums and musical instruments, go from place to place, sing and dance. People move and visit family, friends and foes, first play with colours on each other, laugh and chit-chat, then share Holi delicacies, food and drinks. Some drinks are intoxicating. For example, Bhang, an intoxicating ingredient made from cannabis leaves, is mixed into drinks and sweets and consumed by many.[9][10] In the evening, after sobering up, people dress up, visit friends and family.[1][11]
Holi is celebrated at the approach of vernal equinox,[5] on the Phalguna Purnima (Full Moon). The festival date varies every year, per the Hindu calendar, and typically comes in March, sometimes February in the Gregorian Calendar. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair ruptured relationships source wikipedia.org
India, Heritage Food with Twist, Appam with sautéed tender spinach leaves, Scottish smoked salmon, poached egg, hand whisk sauce hollandaise & sprinkled with a hint of Curry & dill.
Appam, also called Hopper, a very popular Kerala dish, of South Indian origin. The batter is of fermented rice batter & coconut milk, baked in a wok-shaped small cast iron frying pan. Appams are a kind of pancakes, soft & spongy in the centre with a thin lacy border, it is very good for health as it does not require much oil. Appams are most frequently consumed for breakfast or dinner. There some variations of Appams, but the basic preparation is more o less the same.
Most typically especial for breakfast Appams are served with a vegetable stew, prepared with coconut milk. The South Indian cuisine, like in the Thai cuisine, does not use dairy products, like butter, cream, milk etc., instead coconut milk/cream & oil are used for food preparation.
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India, Heritage Food with a Twist, …my creation, a "Samudree Bhojan Mulligatawny" with lobster, prawns, green shell mussels, clams, baby octopus, squid, pomfret filet, mud crab, curry leafs & coconut cream, based on the classic curry spiced soup.
Mulligatawny is a Tamil name, literally meaning “Pepper Water”.
The original soup is of Anglo-Indian origin, a curry-flavoured soup created during the British occupation of India. There are many variations of the recipe for Mulligatawny in the western cuisine; basically the soup has a typical turmeric-like yellow colour, prepared with chicken stock, some curry & other spices, chicken meat or lamb & thickened with rice, which is added uncooked while preparing the soup.
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Holi (English pronunciation: /ˈhoʊliː/) (Sanskrit: होली) is a spring festival also known as the festival of colours and the festival of love. It is an ancient Hindu religious festival which has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities.
It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, and other regions of the world with significant populations of Hindus or people of Indian origin. The festival has, in recent times, spread in parts of Europe and North America as a spring celebration of love, frolic and colours.
Holi celebrations start with a Holika bonfire on the night before Holi where people gather, sing and dance. The next morning is a free-for-all carnival of colours, where everyone plays, chases and colours each other with dry powder and coloured water, with some carrying water guns and coloured water-filled balloons for their water fight. Anyone and everyone is fair game, friend or stranger, rich or poor, man or woman, children and elders. The frolic and fight with colours occurs in the open streets, open parks, outside temples and buildings. Groups carry drums and musical instruments, go from place to place, sing and dance. People move and visit family, friends and foes, first play with colours on each other, laugh and chit-chat, then share Holi delicacies, food and drinks. In the evening, after sobering up, people dress up, visit friends and family.
Holi is celebrated at the approach of vernal equinox, on the Phalguna Purnima (Full Moon). The festival date varies every year, per the Hindu calendar, and typically comes in March, sometimes February in the Gregorian Calendar. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair ruptured relationships.
For more about holi: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi
Known as "human horses" these poor men live short lives, exhausted by their work. They have to rent the rickshaws at high prices from unscrupulous owners. They are paid almost nothing.
This is a screengrab from "of indian origin" an influential and beautifully designed publication brought out by Nisha John Rao currently based in UK.
This is a ferment house of ideas, creativity, design and all that originating from India or Indians now spread all over the world. Go see for yourself - the designwork and the content is simply wonderful.
An interesting aside here. I have known Nisha briefly from my time in Cochin from 2005 to 2008, as she is the daughter of a friend of mine. When I read the email requesting for high res pictures of the photographs, a few days ago, I knew straight away who Nisha was but she could not place me. Good for me. Who wants to obtain publicity by wheedling and scurrying favors from magazine editors and media personalities ( they all do right ;-))) ). Nah Not me !
So till the time this article went up I kept the information that I knew her to my self.
Nisha John Rao is originally from the field of advertising. The aim of her site in her words
"" is to celebrate the explosion of creativity that is widespread in India and the Indian Diaspora. Being a land of multiple cultures, it is exciting to find different kinds of work created by various designers and artists linked to India by body, mind or soul. I hope you enjoy the site and exploring the creations as much as I am going to enjoy finding and sharing them. """
The exact url of the story is as follows --
Anoop Negi of stocks-and-shares and photography
The photograph visible in the screen grab is that of Badami situated in Karnataka, India and not in Tibet as some other hallowed publication mentioned while including this in their list of 18 amazing photographs from Tibet -- Now that is another story . ;-))