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Today I was scrounging around on my hardrive trying to free up space when I found a card copy that had never been transferred to my main drive. This was taken along the Sacramento river in Dunsmuir area while scouting for Mossbrea Falls. This is a spring that flows directly out of the hillside.
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there is some discussion for a possible dramatization of naked bulb's hissy fit and fall from grace.
we are not sure he can pull this off, but we figure it might be good for his morale.
he is still absolutely devastated after losing ms. bubble.
Tessin
My best photos are here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ticino-best-photos-of-southern-...
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My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (warning, it's a bit shocking): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2-Xszz7FI
AUDIO (if you want to hear the sounds of my garden in the early morning): www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfoCTqdAVCE
ABOUT THIS PHOTO:
Partly out of fear to bore the Flickr community with too many lizard photos, I thought it would make for a nice change - yet in keeping with the main theme of my gallery - to give interested nature and reptile fans the opportunity to get a sense of the lacerta bilineata habitat where I photographed all the animals on this page.
So this is the second of a (as yet planned) series of pictures (if people like them there will be more) that will show you where all the reptile "action" took place: my garden in the beautiful community of Monteggio in the Malcantone region of the Ticino, Switzerland.
The pictures were taken over a period of over a decade, so there were obviously some changes in the garden during that time, but If you focus on the palm tree - which has grown considerably over the years but is visible in all the photos I plan to upload - you get a sense of the geography of the place.
In summer, which is when this photo was taken, the micro-climate in this particular area of the Ticino can be almost tropical in the sense that it's hot and very humid with frequent thunderstorms and heavy rain, and I often refer to my garden (half-)jokingly as my "little Swiss rainforest". I guess you can see how animals - particularly lacerta bilineata and other lizards - would feel at home in this "tropical paradise" of mine :-)
Apparently - as I learned in the comments here on Flickr - the occurrence of this particular lizard species is a very good indicator that an ecosystem is intact, and my family and I always took great care not to interfere too much in our garden and let nature roam as free as possible.
In return, over the years we were rewarded for this "calculated inaction" with a wide variety of species of plants, insects, lizards and snakes visiting - or by now residing permanently in - our little nature refuge, some of which I managed to capture on camera.
As mentioned before, if people like these photos or are interested in other flora and fauna from my private jungle, I'll upload one every once in a while between lizards, so let me know in the comments if you're interested in seeing more of these or if I should stick to just reptiles ;-)
As always, thank you so much for your interest and feedback, stay safe - and have a great week everyone!
Lacerta
"With life I get involved.
I suffer if it is to suffer,
I celebrate if there's a reason,
love without guarantees,
mistake the path, correct whatever is possible,
I lose with the same dignity with which I gain.
Because the only thing I don't want to take with me is the misfortune of not having enjoyed every second of the adventure of being who I am."(Pe Fabio de Melo)
Credits:
LeLUTKA Briannon Head 3.0
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The Cristal peak is the sixth highest peak in Brazil, with 2,769.05 meters of altitude, according to the measurement made by the IBGE and the Military Institute of Engineering, through the Pontos Culminantes do Brasil Project, and revised by the IBGE through a new mapping of the geoid of the Brazilian territory in 2016.
It is located in the Serra do Caparaó, within the Caparaó National Park, in the municipality of Alto Caparaó, State of Minas Gerais, at 20º 26' 37" south latitude and 41º 48' 42" west longitude. A measurement on Google Earth shows the border of Espírito Santo just 930 meters east of Pico do Cristal, and Pico da Bandeira, the third highest mountain in Brazil and the highest in the Southeast Region, at 1,940 meters to the northeast. The two peaks are visible from each other.
Pico do Cristal is the highest mountain located entirely within the territory of Minas Gerais, as the other highest peaks in the state are on the border with Espírito Santo (Pico da Bandeira), São Paulo (Pedra da Mina) or Rio de Janeiro. January (Agulhas Negras peak).
Until recently, the peak of Cristal was considered the fourth highest mountain in Brazil, with 2,798 meters. Later, another measurement pointed to the summit of the peak at 2,780 meters. More recently, within the scope of the Pontos Culminantes do Brasil Project, where more precise technology was used, the IBGE confirmed the summit of the peak at 2,769.76 meters, which places Pico do Cristal as the sixth highest mountain in the country. In 2016, the IBGE revised the altitudes of the highest points in Brazil, based on the geoid mapping of the Brazilian territory, and confirmed the altitude of Pico do Cristal as being 2,769.05 meters.
The peak of Cristal is a massive point that has this denomination due to its abundant rock formations of quartz, in which it presents landscapes of extreme beauty, being considered by some the most impressive place than the peak of the Flag, where the vegetation is formed basically by bromeliads and lilies on rocky outcrops, the site being part of the highest altitude zone of the park.
For those departing from the Tronqueira campsite, in Minas Gerais, the trail goes up towards Pico da Bandeira, where, close to this, you head south to Pico do Calçado and then west.
For those coming from the Casa Queimada side, you can reach Pico do Cristal by going up the trail to Pico da Bandeira and heading east before climbing Pico do Calçado. From its summit, it is possible to see the imposing Pico da Bandeira, with its characteristic abyss on the Espírito Santo side and softer slopes on the Minas Gerais side.
It is possible that there was a church on this site in Saxon times, and it is known that a church was built here about 1250-70. The record of Rectors of Child Okeford Superior and of Child Okeford Inferior begins in 1297. In 1297 Galfrid de Stocks was presented to the Parish as priest, by his relative Roger de Stocks, who held the land under the King.
The old medieval church was largely knocked down in 1878 and a “new” church built. The new North Chancel Aisle, designed for 52 Sunday School children, was actually occupied by the new Organ. This was built to a specification set by Dr (later Sir) Arthur Sullivan. The Vestry, which had been in the Tower, was also moved to the new North Chancel Aisle, where it remains.
It would be possible to get this shot where I live HOWEVER that is not what happened.
The hawk is my shot that I took while out on a winter hike and although I do have trees like these around here, these particular trees are courtesy Unsplashed. I blended the two together for a little winter wonderland.
P1620960 - Little Egret - Size - 55-65 cm
# 361 - 20 Jul '2019 - 21:12 (15:42 GMT)
WONDERFUL FACTS - How many bird species are endangered ...
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at least 12% of the world's bird species are threatened with extinction and an additional 8% are near threatened ...
Number of bird species is between 9,800 and 10,400 depending on the taxonomic classification methods 🌼
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Happy birding 💧
P1100558 - Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee)
# 365 - 13 Aug '2019 - 18:45 (13:15 GMT)
Image taken from an open jeep safari at a close distance 🐾
At - Kaziranga National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Site - Eastern Himalayas.
Kaziranga is recognized as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International ...
WONDERFUL FACTS - The Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee) - also called Asian Buffalo, Asiatic Buffalo and Wild Asian Buffalo.
Is a large bovine native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
It has been listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List since 1986, as the remaining population totals less than 4,000.
A population decline of at least 50% over the last three generations (24–30 years) is projected to continue.
The global population has been estimated at 3,400 individuals, of which 3,100 (91%) live in India, mostly in Assam.
The wild water buffalo is the probable ancestor of the domestic water buffalo
(Wikipedia)
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Happy birding 🍁
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Ich bin jetzt stolze Patin eines Stückchens Blumenwiese.
Ein Landwirt hier stellt seinen Acker dafür zur Verfügung. Alle Arbeit und die Kosten für das Saatgut liegt bei ihm.
Die Paten ermöglichen ihm das durch eine einmalige oder dauerhafte Spende.
Eine tolle, nachahmenswerte Idee.
I am now the proud godmother of a piece of flower meadow.
A farmer here makes his field available for this. All work and the cost of the seeds is up to him.
The sponsors make this possible for him through a one-time or permanent donation.
A great, imitable idea.
(english follow)
OutreTerre - La nuit de tous les possibles
N’ayez crainte… Malgré ce que vos yeux vous disent, vous n’êtes pas seul. Fermez les yeux et vous verrez…
Dans le monde d’Outre Terre, l’aventure ne se déroule pas à l’ extérieur de vous, mais en vous. Et la réalité n’est qu’un des multiples possibles qui vous attendent.
Cet endroit se nomme Sautauriski, là où, selon une légende, les ancêtres du Nord se rassemblent durant les longues nuits de pleine lune, l’hiver.
Ne me demandez pas conseil avant d’avancer sur cette rivière gelée. Il n’existe pas de règles ou de méthodes sûres lorsqu’il s’agit d’entrer en contact avec ceux qui ont peuplés les mythes, les contes et les légendes de tant de générations humaines.
C’est un monde enchanté, une nuit de tous les possibles.
Patrice photographiste - Chroniques de Poësia
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Outland - Night of Mystery
Have no fear ... Despite what your eyes are telling you, you are not alone. Close your eyes and you will see …
In the world of Outland, the adventure does not take place outside of you, but within you; and reality is just one of the many possibilities that await you.
This place is called Sautauriski, where, according to a legend, the ancestors of the North gather during the long nights of the full moon, in winter.
Do not ask me for advice before advancing on this frozen river. There are no sure rules or methods of coming into contact with those who have populated the myths, tales and legends of so many generations of humans.
It's an enchanted world, a night of all possibilities.
Patrice photographiste - Chronicles of Poësia
Possible geometries for an impossible daily life
Geometrias possíveis para um cotidiano impossível
São Paulo, Brazil, 2023
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O inevitável cotidiano / The inevitable daily
Coleção: A poesia dos movimentos invisíveis
É inevitável, pontos de conflito, linhas de organização e insurreição, invisbilidades. O tempo passa... por cima.
A poesia dos movimentos invisíveis: um olhar, um passo, um gesto, as linhas da cidade ou um detalhe qualquer, completados pelo olhar, criando uma poética nos movimentos que só existem no encontro entre corpos, fotógrafo, local, pessoas fotografados e quem vê a foto, e isso pode gerar uma potência de presença, uma dança estática.
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The inevitable daily
Collection: The poetry of invisible movements
It is inevitable, points of conflict, lines of organization and insurrection, invisibility. Time passes... over.
A look, a step, a gesture, the lines of the city or any detail, completed by the look, creating a poetics in the movements that only exist in the encounter between bodies, photographer, place, people photographed and who sees the photo, and this can generate a power of presence, a static dance.
I was so bummed. The long weekend was here and I was finally on my way back to Forster after having not been back for a few months.
I had been running through all the possible aerial opportunities that Forster would give me until I saw the forecast was calling for 25km/h+ winds and scattered showers.
In a bid to avoid the wind Dad and I jumped in the car and headed out to Edinborough falls – a giant 200m free falling waterfall an hour inland from the coast and safe from the wind.
A few hours later and we were back in town and to my surprise, the wind wasn’t too strong so with one battery left I headed off to the beach to see what I could find. Forster is known as the Dolphin capital but little did I expect to spend the next 30min chasing a giant pod of them through the break wall. Great fun.
Taken during a warm summer night in the Ancient Bristlecone Forest while on a Photoquest with Wayne Pinkston.
While scouting around Patriarch Grove looking for interesting trees we ran into Brad Goldpaint teaching a nightscape workshop. We had some time to kill while waiting for his patrons to finish taking their photos, so walked around with photopills to see if there where other possible compositions to be had when we spied this beauty. The tree looked interesting during the day, but at night with the milky way behind, it took on a surreal look with a fantasyland feel to it. :) Hope you like it. :)
If you have any questions about this photo or about photography in general, I will do my best to help, just post a comment or send me a Flickr mail and I will respond as quickly as possible.
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Tiefer Nebel lag über dem Fotospot, den ich ansteuerte. Ich entschloss mich daher höher zu einem Aussichtspunkt zu fahren, hier bot sich ein atemberaubender Blick auf die Nebeldecke. Leider war der Platz schon mit einigen Fotografen besetzt, Abstandsregel nicht mehr möglich. Ich schlug mich daneben in die Büsche, der Blick leider nicht so toll, dafür konnte ich die aufgehende Sonne durch die Bäume strahlen lassen.
Deep fog lay over the photo spot I was heading for. So I decided to go higher up to a viewpoint, here I had a breathtaking view over the fog cover. Unfortunately the place was already occupied by a few photographers, distance rule no longer possible. I hit the bushes next to it, but the view was not that great, I could let the rising sun shine through the trees.
As I already explained in my previous image of similar title, this is what is going on in this Northern Paradise. We passed by watching in horror and pushing the accelerator to the very bottom to get away from this madness as fast as possible. ... Call me selfish, call me a friggin individualist, but I will NEVER stand in a line experiencing such places in a melee ;)
Needless probably to add that their two minibuses were almost blocking a very narrow road while about 500 metres further there was a parking lot! Gosh I hate this new photographic vandalism!
Pose/Lush Poses - Cowboy - Men Pose Pack
Tattoo / Leven Ink Tattoo - Crow Tattoo (unpacked)
Hair / Sintiklia - Hair Eric - Naturals
Pants / RKKN. Hooligan Combat Pants - Pink
The red eyed frog is one of the beautiful frogs that can be found in the fauna of Costa Rica.
They are really magnificent little creatures to see. They are often seen in the evening when the light is low but photographing them with flash can be very harmful to their eyes so you really try to find them when it is daylight if possible. These two seemed to be enjoying the day and we certainly enjoyed seeing them.
Wishing you a lovely Wednesday
Fungi of beechwood: The Deer Shield (Pluteus cervinus), I believe, was growing on a decayed beech log entirely covered with moss. The colour of the cap of this common mushroom is typically much lighter resembling the colour of the young deer (hence epithet ‘cervinus’ from the Latin word ‘cervus’ – ‘a deer’; though some say that you need to look at the gills under microscope to see stag-like edges). The cap of this young and probably recently emerged specimen is dark brown, almost black enhanced by wet weather. Pluteus in Latin means ‘screen’ or ‘protective fence’, hence a common name for this genus Shield mushrooms. Lansdown, Bath, BANES, England, U.K.
I try to give ID where possible but often it is not an easy task in the world of fungi without special examination, and I am not a mycologist. So, if you feel that I’m wrong, please do correct.
Not 100% sure but I suspect it's ticks that are damaging the birds eyes, if you zoom in just under the eye there's something that looks like a fresh tick. Sorry Jean Marie but your comment made sense, I think you are right it's the ticks that's damaging the eyes..
Possible geometries for an impossible daily life
Geometrias possíveis para um cotidiano impossível
São Paulo, Brazil, 2023
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Coleção: A poesia dos movimentos invisíveis
É inevitável, pontos de conflito, linhas de organização e insurreição, invisbilidades. O tempo passa... por cima.
A poesia dos movimentos invisíveis: um olhar, um passo, um gesto, as linhas da cidade ou um detalhe qualquer, completados pelo olhar, criando uma poética nos movimentos que só existem no encontro entre corpos, fotógrafo, local, pessoas fotografados e quem vê a foto, e isso pode gerar uma potência de presença, uma dança estática.
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Collection: The poetry of invisible movements
It is inevitable, points of conflict, lines of organization and insurrection, invisibility. Time passes... over.
A look, a step, a gesture, the lines of the city or any detail, completed by the look, creating a poetics in the movements that only exist in the encounter between bodies, photographer, place, people photographed and who sees the photo, and this can generate a power of presence, a static dance.
These two males kept this fight going for better part of two minutes .
The noise of the wings slapping actual bought our female Sparrow Hawk to the scene in hope of a possible ''distracted meal'' :-(
Thank you for taking the time to view.
My best regards .. Martin
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* Made possible by Hoodlem, The Rotting Lab & Tantrum
No one said that tears do not escorreriam by the face, but smiling maybe you can use those tears as spiritual cleansing and let it rain. Rain until the sun reappears and overflow you from light. No one said that you would be able to see clearly everything around you, but smiling maybe you will rediscover the path after tripping a few times. Nobody said it would be easy and its not!.
Hello my dears!! ^.^ I hope you are thrilled and impressed by this photo as I have enjoyed doing it. I’ve clearly tried to build on one of the scenes with Amanda Bear from the famous Saw Saga.
I wanted to convey a dirty and agonizing touch in the photo, to portray the scene as similar as possible, all wearing the new LANEVO mask, which does not lack any detail.
As always. I hope with emotion that you like it. A big hug!! <3
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¡Hola mis queridos!! ^.^ Espero que os emocione e impacte esta foto como lo que he disfrutado haciéndola. Claramente he intentado basarme en una de las escenas con Amanda Bear, de la famosa Saga Saw.
Quería transmitir un toque sucio y agónico en la foto, para retratar la escena lo más similar posible, todo ello portando la nueva máscara de LANEVO, a la cual no le falta detalle alguno.
Como siempre. Espero con emoción que os guste. Un fuerte abrazo!! <3
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"Let’s play a game".
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"Vamos a jugar a un juego".
P. Nem
I hope that you like it ^.^
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ein Gebäude, das ich seit ca. 10 Jahren fotografiere ...
und zum ersten Mal erlebte, ohne eine Wasserfüllung im Becken.
Das Wasser war sicher aus Sanierungsgründen abgelassen worden.
So konnte ich in die Beckenmitte gehen, bis zu einer kleinen Regenpfütze, die sich gebildet hatte.
Dort nahm ich einen tiefen Standpunkt ein um die Teilspiegelung des Gebäudes auf der Wasseroberfläche in mein Bild aufzunehmen.
Ich hatte damit die garantiert richtigen Spiegelungsproportionen des bildwichtigsten Bereiches, eines Teiles des Gebäudes.
Den Rest habe ich dazu gemalt und kann sicher sein, dass so schnell ein ähnliches Bild nie wieder entstehen kann.
Durch das Sichtfenster in der Betonwand, im inneren des Gebäudes, beobachtet das Kassenpersonal den Eingangsbereich und stürmt bei gestiefelten Regelüberschreitern direkt nach draußen ;-) ...
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The little wizard heads to school...
Come one! Come all! There is an exciting new event in town. It's called The World of Magic, and it is now open! Be enchanted as you enter a wondrous universe where anything is possible and magic is all around us!
Skippy envisioned his universe with the help of the following magical creations:
KraftWork's The Wizard Express, Wizard Books, and Wizard Open Luggage, which are all part of The Wizard Express Collection!
random Matter's Textbook, and Jelly Beans, which are part of the Study Break Collection!
Yokai's Kittypendo, which is part of the Fluffy Magic Collection!
Tentacio's Harry Books, which are part of the It’s Magical Collection!
All of the above can be found at The World of Magic!
Keep dreaming, creating, and shining so bright, everyone!
I do not believe in the phrase "less is more", it is possible that a scene photographs at least, it would be attractive, open to the collective imagination, of those who see it. But I mean something else, when words are important or when gestures are even more. I do not believe in what to say I love you, I can be replaced by, I love you, and sometimes it is not enough to say I love you if it is not accompanied by a gesture. For this photo I love you is explicit, but it has no sound. I have no doubt that you heard it.
No creo en la frase "menos es más", es posible que esta escena fotografica, sea atractiva, abierta a la imaginación colectiva. Pero quiero preguntar o preguntarme : cuando las palabras son importantes o cuando los gestos son aún más?. No creo en qué decir Te amo, puedo ser reemplazado por Te quiero y, a veces, no es suficiente decir Te amo si no va acompañado de un gesto. Para esta foto te amo es explícito, pero no tiene sonido. No tengo dudas de que lo escuchaste.
Possible geometries for an impossible daily life
Geometrias possíveis para um cotidiano impossível
São Paulo, Brazil, 2023
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Coleção: A poesia dos movimentos invisíveis
É inevitável, pontos de conflito, linhas de organização e insurreição, invisbilidades. O tempo passa... por cima.
A poesia dos movimentos invisíveis: um olhar, um passo, um gesto, as linhas da cidade ou um detalhe qualquer, completados pelo olhar, criando uma poética nos movimentos que só existem no encontro entre corpos, fotógrafo, local, pessoas fotografados e quem vê a foto, e isso pode gerar uma potência de presença, uma dança estática.
[ENGLISH]
Collection: The poetry of invisible movements
It is inevitable, points of conflict, lines of organization and insurrection, invisibility. Time passes... over.
A look, a step, a gesture, the lines of the city or any detail, completed by the look, creating a poetics in the movements that only exist in the encounter between bodies, photographer, place, people photographed and who sees the photo, and this can generate a power of presence, a static dance.
Earlier I already posted a picture of this roe in between the bushes where she has fled into it because of a passing cyclist (www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/53962995818/in/datepo...). This was a moment before when she was grazing very peacefully although she had found out there was somebody pointing a camera at her.
It is one of those moments that you remember for the rest of your life because the whole setting breathed peace and tranquillity. For me the reason to go out as much as possible. With nature I connect, far away as possible from human society.
This capture was taken on our third night in Acadia / Bar Harbor area. The colorful sunset was over ... but a late blue hour capture with the clouds hanging was still possible.
Here I warmed up the white balance and then reduced the orange color saturation to give this balanced lighting from the town of Bar Harbor out onto the boats and pier over the water.
Did not want too long of an exposure here, just enough to smooth out the water and reflection, but not enough to have the boats moving too much. So I set the aperture to f/8 and shutter to 30 seconds, and this then required ISO 800 for the exposure I wanted.
Panorama de la vallée de la Vésubie, jour de pluie. Photos assemblées avec Hugin software.
One year later (i.e. fall 2020), the Alex tempest made the Vésubie river that you can see, raging and devastating villages, houses and roads. Many victims and isolated people were accounted. We, scientists, have good reasons to think that such intense storms are direct consequences of the climate warming.
Please, take a few minutes and have a visit to the" World Scientist's Warning to Humanity" and share the article as widely as possible. Thanks.
(French, Spanish and Portuguese translations are available in the supplementary information file S1 of the original article)
academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/67/12
Also this recent one :
academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/b...
Possible geometries for an impossible daily life
Geometrias possíveis para um cotidiano impossível
São Paulo, Brasil, 2022
by John Cordeaux Delpiaz | "I've been thinking how I possible could tell you how much you mean to me. I remember when I first started to fall in love with you like it was last night. [..] Before that I was just living my life like I knew everything, and suddenly this bright light hit me and woke me up. That light was you..." ― Quote 72
To be able to find beauty in small things makes it possible for you to find beauty in everything.
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Yesterday I'm gone in the field and I found in a pond a lot of tadpoles and I thought to take some to breed them and when they become a toads, I will lead them home to leave free!
Obviously, I've taken the opportunity to try some underwater shots with my MP-E... This is my first attempt to this technique.
Handheld stack (16shots) taken with 6D, MP-E, at about 2,5X, flash MK320 over the aquarium.
I think it possible to do it better but for now I hope you like it and I thank you for your visits, faves and comments that are always very appreciated!
In 1990, Archaeological Survey of India discovered a sunken apsidal stepped well along with few sculptures inside it. This stepped well is located immediately to the north of the Shore Temple, its south edge abutting the northern wall of the Shore Temple. On the extreme south of this newly discovered shrine is placed a monolith statue of Varaha (Boar)in its zoomorphic form. This image is carved in round from a single boulder. The statue was found severely damaged, however, with efforts from ASI restorers, we now see this image in its near original glory. The other element of this stepped well is a slender cylindrical shrine constructed partly in rock and partly in stone. Beyond this cylindrical shrine, further northward, is a circular cistern or mini-well. This is cut downwards with a circular rim-like stone placed at the ground level.
ASI report mentions that this well provides potable water though situated near the ocean. Though Rabe accepts these sockets for the capstones of a well, however, he suggests that these might be constructed to hold the ‘pillar of victory’ taken by Narasimhavarman I from Vatapi (Badami) which probably was installed here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rabe2 tries to explain political reason behind the systematic destruction of this Varaha image. Rabe suggests that this Varaha monolith was severely and systematically butchered when the Chalukya king Vikramaditya I invaded the Pallava kingdom. The rationale behind this destruction was the submissive and prostrated attitude of the Varaha (Boar) Varaha was the dynastic crest of the Chalukyas. This specific posture of Varaha might be taken as a reference to the subjugation of the Chalukyas by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I. And to take revenge, the Chalukyan army destroyed this Varaha image while marching forward into the Pallava kingdom.
Inscriptions On the Varaha (boar) monolith –
The Varaha sculpture is carved out of the mother rock like the three other animal sculptures in the Five Rathas nearby. It has four birudas (titles) of Rajasimha Pallava, some of his favorites, inscribed upon the base, in Sanskrit in the Pallava Grantha script. The birudas on the side are “Sri RajasimhaH” “Sri RanajayaH” and “Sri BharaH”. The biruda on the rear, under the varaha’s tail, is “Sri Citra KaarmukaH”. Between the legs of the boar on both the and under its tail, leaves of acquatic plants are sculpted. These are similar to those at the base of the Varaha and Gajalakshmi panels in the Varaha Mandapam. These indicate that the boar which represents Vishnu, is diving under water, not merely digging.
However, how to explain the engraved titles of Rajasimha, as the Chalukyan attacked the Pallava kingdom before the reign of Rajasimha. To explain it, Rabe tells that it was most possible that like other monoliths, this Varaha was also executed during the period of Narasimhavarman I(630–668 AD). Therefore, when the Chalukyas attacked the Pallavas, during the reign of Narasimhavarman I and Parameshvaravarman I, this monolith was present in the temple complex. As the Varaha was destroyed before the reign of Rajasimha (695 to 722 AD), it was Rajasimha who restored it and that’s how we find his titles engraved on it. (Above description source Internet). Location - Mada Koil St, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu 603104, India