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There were apparently only 2,000 monks in 1959.
Ganden Monastery was completely destroyed by the People's Liberation Army during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. In 1966 it was severely shelled by Red Guard artillery, and monks had to dismantle the remains. The buildings were reduced to rubble using dynamite during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76). Most of Tsongkhapa's mummified body was burned, but his skull and some ashes were saved from the fire by Bomi Rinpoche, the monk who had been forced to carry the body to the fire.
Re-building has continued since the 1980s. Early in 1996, after a ban had been imposed on pictures of the Dalai Lama, 400 monks at Ganden rioted. They were fired upon by PLA troops, apparently causing two deaths and several injuries, followed by the arrest of one hundred monks. As of 2012 there were about 400 monks, and rapid progress was being made on rebuilding the monastery. The red-painted lhakang in the centre is the reconstruction of Ganden's sanctum sanctorum containing Tsongkapa's reliquary chorten called the Tongwa Donden, "Meaningful to Behold."
The San Benitos Sparrow (Passerculus sanctorum) is only found on the island of San Benitos off Baja. It was once treated as a subspecies of Savannah Sparrow but it is larger with a relatively bigger bill. It occupies a different habitat and has a different breeding season from mainland birds. Here's a Savannah Sparrow with a small bill for comparison: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/52410761711/in/photolist It is most similar to the Belding's race of Savannah Sparrow which occupies saltmarshes on the Pacific coast of California and Mexico. But Belding's Sparrow is rufous in colour and has a long, narrow bill. San Benitos Sparrow is classified as near threatened because of its highly restricted geographic range, and because there are concerns that the introduced Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus) could impact on the population. Needless to say, I photographed this San Benitos Sparrow on San Benitos Island off Baja.
2.7 mts tall sculpture of Lord Shiva inside the sanctum sanctorum of the 12th century Chaturbhuj temple in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India
There were apparently only 2,000 monks in 1959.
Ganden Monastery was completely destroyed by the People's Liberation Army during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. In 1966 it was severely shelled by Red Guard artillery, and monks had to dismantle the remains. The buildings were reduced to rubble using dynamite during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76). Most of Tsongkhapa's mummified body was burned, but his skull and some ashes were saved from the fire by Bomi Rinpoche, the monk who had been forced to carry the body to the fire.
Re-building has continued since the 1980s. Early in 1996, after a ban had been imposed on pictures of the Dalai Lama, 400 monks at Ganden rioted. They were fired upon by PLA troops, apparently causing two deaths and several injuries, followed by the arrest of one hundred monks. As of 2012 there were about 400 monks, and rapid progress was being made on rebuilding the monastery. The red-painted lhakang in the centre is the reconstruction of Ganden's sanctum sanctorum containing Tsongkapa's reliquary chorten called the Tongwa Donden, "Meaningful to Behold."
These lion pillars are found in the beautiful Vaikunta Perumal temple in Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu !!! The unique thing about this temple is the corridors around the sanctum sanctorum filled with wonderful stone reliefs. And all the pillars in the corridors are Lion pillars as seen above.
This is an 8th century temple built by the Pallava king Nandhivarman II. Built with sandstone it is a treasure house of beautiful relief sculptures, though ruined !!
Have a great weekend, friends !!!
சொல்லுவன் சொல்பொருள் தானவை யாய்ச்
சுவையூறொலி நாற்றமும் தோற்றமுமாய்
நல்லரன் நான்முகன் நாரணனுக்
கிடம்தான் தடம் சூழ்ந்தழ காயகச்சி
பல்லவன் வில்லவன் என்றுலகில்
பலராய்ப் பலவேந்தர் வணங்குகழல்
பல்லவன் மல்லையர் கோன்பணிந்த
பரமேச் சுரவிண் ணகரம் அதுவே !!!
திருமங்கையாழ்வார் பெரியதிருமொழி
நாலாயிர திவ்யப் பிரபந்தம்
There were apparently only 2,000 monks in 1959.
Ganden Monastery was completely destroyed by the People's Liberation Army during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. In 1966 it was severely shelled by Red Guard artillery, and monks had to dismantle the remains. The buildings were reduced to rubble using dynamite during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76). Most of Tsongkhapa's mummified body was burned, but his skull and some ashes were saved from the fire by Bomi Rinpoche, the monk who had been forced to carry the body to the fire.
Re-building has continued since the 1980s. Early in 1996, after a ban had been imposed on pictures of the Dalai Lama, 400 monks at Ganden rioted. They were fired upon by PLA troops, apparently causing two deaths and several injuries, followed by the arrest of one hundred monks. As of 2012 there were about 400 monks, and rapid progress was being made on rebuilding the monastery. The red-painted lhakang in the centre is the reconstruction of Ganden's sanctum sanctorum containing Tsongkapa's reliquary chorten called the Tongwa Donden, "Meaningful to Behold."
Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom, officially Hohe Domkirche St. Petrus, Latin: Ecclesia Cathedralis Sanctorum Petri, English: High Cathedral of Saint Peter) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996. It is Germany's most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day, currently the tallest twin-spired church at 157 m (515 ft) tall.
Construction of Cologne Cathedral commenced in 1248 and was halted in 1473, leaving it unfinished. Work restarted in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880.
The cathedral is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe and has the second-tallest spires. The towers for its two huge spires give the cathedral the largest façade of any church in the world. The choir has the largest height to width ratio, 3.6:1, of any medieval church.
Cologne's medieval builders had planned a grand structure to house the reliquary of the Three Kings and fit its role as a place of worship for the Holy Roman Emperor. Despite having been left incomplete during the medieval period, Cologne Cathedral eventually became unified as "a masterpiece of exceptional intrinsic value" and "a powerful testimony to the strength and persistence of Christian belief in medieval and modern Europe"
Die aktuelle Temperatur am Flughafen Stuttgart beträgt 2°C, die Luftfeuchtigkeit ist bei 100%.
Dichter Nebel, Sichtweite unter 50 m.
Bis in den Vormittag hinein erneut verbreitet Nebel. Auf den Gipfeln
der östlichen Mittelgebirge starke bis stürmische Böen.
Der Wind kommt mit einer Geschwindigkeit von 3 KMH aus SE (130°) . Das Barometer zeigt 1029 mb und die Sichtweite liegt bei 2 km.
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Wir alle sind berufen, auf dem Weg der Seligpreisungen Christus nachzufolgen, der uns in die ewige Heimat führen will. Dabei helfen uns die Heiligen durch ihr Vorbild und mit ihrer Fürsprache.
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Weil 365 Tage eines Kalenderjahres nicht ausreichen, um allen verehrten Menschen einen Gedenktag im Heiligenkalender zu gewähren, feiert die katholische Kirche Allerheiligen als allgemeinen Gedenktag. Zur Verdeutlichung: Allein während des Pontifikats von Papst Johannes Paul II. wurden 482 Personen heiliggesprochen.
Insgesamt kennt die katholische Kirche knapp 7.000 Heilige und Selige (die Vorstufe einer Heiligsprechung).
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Am Vorabend, dem 31. Oktober, wird in den Vereinigten Staaten und vielen Ländern Europas Halloween gefeiert. Das Wort Halloween leitet sich aus der englischen Bezeichnung All Hallows Eve, dem liturgischen Vorabend von Allerheiligen, ab.
In der heutigen, aus Nordamerika zurückgekommenen Form hat es eine stark kommerzialisierte und säkularisierte (entweihte) Form angenommen.
Keltisch-heidnische Volksbräuche fanden so Eingang in den Abend und in der Nacht vor dem Hochfest Allerheiligen. Diese Bräuche waren wohl vor allem im katholischen Irland verbreitet. Irischen Einwanderer brachten ihre Bräuche später mit in die USA und bauten sie aus.
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An diesen „hohen“ un "stillen" Feiertagen herrscht im Gegensatz zu Sonntagen und einfachen Feiertagen generelles Arbeitsverbot.
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Cologne Cathedral is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996. It is Germany's most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day and currently the tallest twin-spired church at 157 m (515 ft) tall. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Cathedral
Al atravesar el denso callejero de la misma Jerusalén se produce de vez en cuando y desde el punto más inesperado, la aparición de una grandiosa y esquiva cúpula dorada, rotunda y pulida, que contrasta con el caótico caserío de piedra que nos rodea: es la Cúpula de la Roca, el más antiguo de los edificios musulmanes conservados. Si su apariencia es insólita, no lo es menos su aislamiento en medio del inmenso rectángulo del Haram al-Sarif (Monte del Templo o Explanada de las Mezquitas) y aún aparece sobreelevada en el centro de una amplia plataforma yerma, en la que únicamente florece la arquitectura. Es un ente de razón, riguroso y autosuficiente, que anula los tímidos intentos para acompañarla del resto de la ciudad.
Consta que se acabó en el año 72 de la Hégira (691 ó 692), durante el califato de Abd al-Malik; es indudable que se construyó en el solar del Templo de Salomón, sobre el Ara de los Sacrificios, y esto no puede ser casual, aunque la tradición afirma que sólo se quiso preservar el recuerdo del viaje del Profeta al Paraíso: de esta manera se formalizó un tercer lugar sagrado para el naciente Islam, cuya apariencia competía, además, con los edificios cristianos de la ciudad, como el Santo Sepulcro, la iglesia de la Ascensión y la tumba de la Virgen; por tanto, no se construyó una mezquita, sino un mashad, que significa lugar de martirio, aunque en este caso se refiera a la manifestación del Profeta.
La Explanada de las Mezquitas tiene una superficie aproximada de 15 hectáreas, y no solo alberga al Domo de la Roca, sino también a la mezquita de Al-Aqsa, de cúpula plateada.
El acceso a la explanada se realiza a través de la rampa que comienza en la plaza del Muro de los Lamentos, después de un estricto control de seguridad efectuado por musulmanes y si se observan estrictamente las normas en cuanto a vestimenta.
Los visitantes no musulmanes solamente tienen acceso a la explanada, no pudiendo ingresar al monumento.
Los musulmanes creen que la roca que se encuentra en el centro de la Cúpula es el punto desde el cual Mahoma ascendió a los cielos para reunirse con Dios, acompañado por el ángel Gabriel. En honor a dicho episodio de la vida de Mahoma, fue construido el edificio entre los años 687 y 691 por el noveno califa, Abd al-Malik.
Los credos judío y cristiano afirman que ese lugar fue donde Abraham estuvo a punto de sacrificar a su hijo Isaac por orden de Yahveh y donde Jacob vio a su vez la escalera al cielo, según los relatos del Génesis. El Islam recoge también la tradición del sacrificio de Abraham, aunque en la versión islámica el hijo no era Isaac sino el primogénito, Ismael. Según la tradición judía desde esta primera piedra se construyó el mundo. Allí fue erigido el Sanctasanctórum, la parte más sagrada del templo de Jerusalén.
Otras traducciones alternativas de Roca Fundacional son "Roca de la Fundación", "Piedra Fundacional", e incluso "Piedra de la Fundación"; el hábito y la usanza de la expresión "Domo de la Roca" justifican el empleo de Roca Fundacional, ya que la relacionan con el edificio construido para preservarla.
El uso de "roca" en vez de "piedra" potencialmente la relaciona con las palabras de Jesús respecto a Pedro, "Tú eres la roca sobre la cual edificaré mi iglesia" (lo que a su vez presenta conexión con varias preexistencias bíblicas y arqueológicas que relacionan al recinto más sagrado del Templo de Jerusalén con la Roca Fundacional).
Sin cambios esenciales durante más de trece siglos, la Cúpula de la Roca sigue siendo uno de los más preciosos y duraderos tesoros arquitectónicos del mundo.
El significado de este sitio emana de tradiciones religiosas monoteístas ligadas con la roca a la que preserva la cúpula dorada, conocida como la "Roca Fundacional". Su mantenimiento, como el de los santuarios de Meka y Medina, ha corrido siempre a cargo del gobierno central. Después de la conquista de Palestina y de Egipto por el sultán otomano Suleyman I en los años 1516-1517, pasó a estar a cargo de los turcos. Es en esa época cuando fue puesto el revestimiento exterior de cerámica según el estilo otomano, en 1552. Es casi el único edificio musulman que ha sobrevivido basicamente intacto en su forma original. Fue construido por CALIPH ABD AL-MALIK y completado en 691 d.C.
Es un edificio dotado de rigurosa simetría central, con perímetro octogonal y cúpula de madera de planta circular que se eleva unos 30 metros de altura sobre la Roca. La cúpula está situada sobre un tambor cilíndrico que descansa sobre ocho pilares separando arcadas de tres arcos. Cuatro portales se abren a los cuatro puntos cardinales, y permiten el acceso al interior del edificio. La luz penetra en el interior gracias a dieciséis ventanales abiertos en el tambor, y las cuarenta ventanas (cinco sobre cada lado) que circundan la base octogonal del edificio.
La arquería que sustenta el tambor de la cúpula y la intermedia ofrecen una inteligente alternancia de pilares y columnas, procedentes éstas de edificios romanos y bizantinos, aunque integrados en una organización tan novedosa en lo estructural como clásica en su decoración, pues los arcos aparecen atirantados con unos arquitrabes de madera recubiertos de metal damasquinado.
La ornamentación interior, que prácticamente conserva su estado original, resulta impresionante. Las zonas bajas están revestidas de magníficas piedras decoradas con motivos animados. Encima, las paredes se hallan revestidas de mosaicos con fondo de oro representando un jardín maravilloso. Los árboles representados por hojas de acanto y otros motivos vegetales, están cargadas de frutas y de joyas. Hasta los arquitrabes llevan un revestimiento de bronce decorado según el modelo antiguo con palmeras, acanto y uva.
Considerado también santo por los hebreos, el lugar en cuestión es no menos venerado por los musulmanes, quienes construyeron el Domo de la Roca para preservar dicho sitio.
Debido a que el Domo de la Roca se encuentra en lo que en la Antigüedad era el área del Templo, los judíos ortodoxos se abstienen de visitar este sector ya que de lo contrario estarían violando el Kodesh HaKodashim (sancta sanctorum) del desaparecido templo, es decir, la zona del mismo cuya entrada solo estaba permitida al sumo sacerdote.
The temple was originally built at the mouth of the river Chandrabhaga, but the waterline has receded since then. The temple has been built in the form of a giant ornamented chariot of the Sun god, Surya. It has twelve pairs of elaborately carved stone wheels which are 3 meters wide and is pulled by a see of seven horses (4 on the right and 3 on the left). The temple follows the traditional style of Kalinga architecture. It is carefully oriented towards the east so that the first rays of sunrise strikes the principal entrance. The temple is built from Khondalite rocks.
The original temple had a main sanctum sanctorum (vimana), which was supposedly 229 feet (70 m) tall. Due to the weight of the superstructure (70 m tall) and weak soil of the area, the main vimana fell in 1837. The audience hall (Jagamohana), which is about 128 feet (39 m) tall, still stands and is the principal structure in the surviving ruins. Among the structures, which have survived to the current day, are the dance hall (Nata mandira) and dining hall (Bhoga mandapa).
The Konark temple is also known for its erotic sculptures of maithunas.
Two smaller ruined temples have been discovered nearby. One of them is called the Mayadevi Temple and is located southwest from the entrance of the main temple. It is presumed to have been dedicated to Mayadevi, one of the Sun god's wives. It has been dated to the late 11th century, earlier than the main temple. The other one belongs to some unknown Vaishnava deity. Sculptures of Balarama, Varaha and Trivikrama have been found at the site, indicating it to be a Vaishnavite temple. Both temples have their primary idols missing.
According to Bhavishya Purana and Samba Purana, there may have been a sun temple in the region earlier than current one, dating to the 9th century or earlier. The books mention three sun temples at Mundira (possibly Konark), Kalapriya (Mathura), and Multan.
According to the scriptures, Samba, the son of Krishna, was cursed with leprosy. He was advised by the sage, Kataka, to worship the sun god to cure his aliment. Samba underwent penance for 12 years in Mitravana near the shores of Chandrabhaga. Both the original Konark temple and the Multan temple have been attributed to Samba.
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Allerheiligen (lateinisch Festum Omnium Sanctorum) ist ein christliches Fest, zu dem aller Heiligen gedacht wird – auch solcher, die nicht heiliggesprochen wurden – sowie der vielen Heiligen, um deren Heiligkeit niemand weiß als Gott. (Wikipedia)
In Bayern besuchen an Allerheiligen die Christen die Gräber ihrer Verstorbenen.
The Brahadeewarar templeat Thanavur called the Big Temple, is dedicated to Lord Siva. It was built by the great Chola King Raja Raja 1 (985 -1012 A.D). It is an outstanding exmple of Chola architecture. Recognizing its unique architectural excellence, UNESCO has declared it a World Heritage Monument as "Great Living Chola Temples".The entire temple structure is made out of granite. The 64. 8 Mt. tall vimanam (tower over the sanctum sanctorum) is testimony to the engineering skill of the Cholas.
It is jewel among of all four temples of Chola architectural wonder . The other temples are are Gangai Konda Cholapuram, Darasuram and Thirubhuvanam.
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This is what you see when you enter the gudha-mandapa - the prayer hall.
At the far end is the garbagriha - the sanctum sanctorum or shrine. It had 2 floors, each measuring 3.6 x 3.6 x 3.6m on the inside. The upper chamber housed the image of the diety. The lower one was possibly used as a treasury, mainly for jewels and money belonging to the temple.
The upper chamber along with its roof has completly collapsed, and all that exists today is a dark pit. The entrance is thus shuttered.
Burgess and Cousens in their work The Architectural Antiquities of Northern Gujarat write 'The Muhammadans, not content with defacing the figure sculptures of this Modhera temple, are said to have placed bags of gunpowder in the underground shrine, and blew it up with the upper cell, destroying the Shikara or tower.' These would have been the marauding armies of Mahmud of Ghazni.
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The Sun Temple at Modhera, Gujarat, India - a temple dedicated to the Sun - was built around 1026 CE, by King Bhimdev of the Solanki dynasty.
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Il sanctum sanctorum che ospita la statua di Nataraja è chiamato Chit Sabha o Ponnambalam. I cinque pilastri di Chit Sabha indicano i cinque sensi. Il tetto di questo Sabha contiene 9 kala raffiguranti le 9 nane (porte) nel corpo umano (ovvero 2 occhi, 2 narici, 2 orecchie, bocca, retto, genitali). Il tetto ha 22600 piastrelle che indicano il numero di volte che una persona può respirare in un giorno. Le piastrelle sono fissate al tetto con 72000 chiodi che raffigurano il numero di nadi (canali del prana nel corpo).
Proprio come il cuore umano non è al centro, anche la statua di Nataraja è leggermente spostata di lato. Si può notare questo se si guarda la statua dalle due corna del Nandikeshvara (il veicolo di Shiva). Inoltre, si può notare che i percorsi di ingresso al sanctum sanctorum non sono diritti come nella maggior parte dei templi. Invece, i percorsi di ingresso sono attraverso i lati che rappresentano il fatto che il sangue umano circola solo attraverso i lati del cuore e non dritto.
The sanctum sanctorum housing the Nataraja statue is called the Chit Sabha or Ponnambalam. The five pillars of the Chit Sabha indicates the five senses. The roof of this Sabha contains 9 kalasas depicting the 9 dwaras (gateways) in the human body (namely 2 eyes, 2 nostrils, 2 ears, mouth, rectum, genitals). The roof has 22600 tiles denoting the number of times a person can breathe in a day. The tiles are fixed to the roof using 72000 nails depicting the number of nadis (channels of prana in the body).
Just as the human heart is not at its centre, the Nataraja statue is also slightly shifted to the side. One can notice this if you view the statue from within the two horns of the Nandikeshvara (Shiva’s vehicle). Also, one can notice that the entrance paths to the sanctum sanctorum are not straight as is the case in most of the temples. Instead, entrance paths are through the sides representing the fact that human blood circulates only through the sides of the heart and not straight.
Hace un tiempo, no sé si recordaréis, Don Vicente y un servidor mantuvimos una "batalla" fotográfica temática y dedicada al "Sol de Levante". Fue un "cañonazo va, cañonazo viene" que, parece ser, tuvo daños colaterales en, por ejemplo, mi buen amigo Gelete.
No, no se vuelve a las andadas, tranquilos... Es solamente subir esta que se quedó colgada y creo merece la pena. Y es que no podía faltar este mítico estrella en un no menos mítico lugar como es Masalfa, verdadero "Sancta Sanctorum" de los fotógrafos foráneos y al que todos vienen una vez, al menos, en la vida.
Massalfassar (Valencia) 26-06-2004
Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom, officially Hohe Domkirche St. Petrus, Latin: Ecclesia Cathedralis Sanctorum Petri et Mariae, English: High Cathedral of Saints Peter and Mary) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne, currently, since his 2014 transfer from Berlin, Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki, and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site.[3] It is Germany's most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day.[4]
Construction of Cologne Cathedral commenced in 1248 and was halted in 1473, leaving it unfinished. Work restarted in the 19th century and was completed, to the original plan, in 1880. The cathedral is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe and has the second-tallest spires (after Ulm Minster. See info-box below.) Its two huge spires give it the largest façade of any church in the world. The choir has the largest height to width ratio, 3.6:1, of any medieval church.[5]
Cologne's medieval builders had planned a grand structure to house the reliquary of the Three Kings and fit its role as a place of worship for the Holy Roman Emperor. Despite having been left incomplete during the medieval period, Cologne Cathedral eventually became unified as "a masterpiece of exceptional intrinsic value" and "a powerful testimony to the strength and persistence of Christian belief in medieval and modern Europe".
There were apparently only 2,000 monks in 1959.
Ganden Monastery was completely destroyed by the People's Liberation Army during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. In 1966 it was severely shelled by Red Guard artillery, and monks had to dismantle the remains. The buildings were reduced to rubble using dynamite during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76). Most of Tsongkhapa's mummified body was burned, but his skull and some ashes were saved from the fire by Bomi Rinpoche, the monk who had been forced to carry the body to the fire.
Re-building has continued since the 1980s. Early in 1996, after a ban had been imposed on pictures of the Dalai Lama, 400 monks at Ganden rioted. They were fired upon by PLA troops, apparently causing two deaths and several injuries, followed by the arrest of one hundred monks. As of 2012 there were about 400 monks, and rapid progress was being made on rebuilding the monastery. The red-painted lhakang in the centre is the reconstruction of Ganden's sanctum sanctorum containing Tsongkapa's reliquary chorten called the Tongwa Donden, "Meaningful to Behold."
A view of the inside of the sabha-mandapa - the assembly hall - from the entrance in the east.
At the far end is the entrance to the gudha-mandapa - the prayer hall. The white framed structure in the dark area is actually a screen door serving as a barrier to the garbagriha - the sanctum sanctorum.
There are 52 intricately carved pillars within the sabha-mandapa. 44 of these hold up the roof. The innermost 8 hold up a central corbelled dome.
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The Sun Temple at Modhera, Gujarat, India - a temple dedicated to the Sun - was built around 1026 CE, by King Bhimdev of the Solanki dynasty.
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I had been wanting to tackle a Rathtar shot for some time now, even though I think the whole Rathtar scene in The Force Awakens is pretty ridiculous.
I tried a few builds, but none really worked out well enough to shoot. Well, in walks Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum set. I know nothing about Doctor Strange, but I do know that the monster in this set makes for a pretty plausible Rathtar.
With that in mind, I scooped up the set via eBay (sans minifigs) for cheap, just for this photo.
I lit the shot with two LED flashlights - one with a red gel, and one with a blue gel, and used the overhead lights to fill in the foreground.
It was a rush shot (needed to shoot it before the kiddo woke up from his nap) but even still I'm happy with the way it came out.
Hope you like. Please feel free to comment either way below. Thanks for looking and have a LEGO day!
There were apparently only 2,000 monks in 1959.
Ganden Monastery was completely destroyed by the People's Liberation Army during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. In 1966 it was severely shelled by Red Guard artillery, and monks had to dismantle the remains. The buildings were reduced to rubble using dynamite during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76). Most of Tsongkhapa's mummified body was burned, but his skull and some ashes were saved from the fire by Bomi Rinpoche, the monk who had been forced to carry the body to the fire.
Re-building has continued since the 1980s. Early in 1996, after a ban had been imposed on pictures of the Dalai Lama, 400 monks at Ganden rioted. They were fired upon by PLA troops, apparently causing two deaths and several injuries, followed by the arrest of one hundred monks. As of 2012 there were about 400 monks, and rapid progress was being made on rebuilding the monastery. The red-painted lhakang in the centre is the reconstruction of Ganden's sanctum sanctorum containing Tsongkapa's reliquary chorten called the Tongwa Donden, "Meaningful to Behold."
OmoGirando la mostra Roma Medievale a Palazzo Braschi
27 novembre 2022
ROMA MEDIEVALE
Il volto perduto della città
Roma, Palazzo Braschi
21/10/2022 - 05/02/2023
www.museodiroma.it/it/mostra-evento/roma-medievale-il-vol...
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Patrimonio de la Humanidad: 91: Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Artículo en Wikipedia: Sancta Sanctorum
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There were apparently only 2,000 monks in 1959.
Ganden Monastery was completely destroyed by the People's Liberation Army during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. In 1966 it was severely shelled by Red Guard artillery, and monks had to dismantle the remains. The buildings were reduced to rubble using dynamite during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76). Most of Tsongkhapa's mummified body was burned, but his skull and some ashes were saved from the fire by Bomi Rinpoche, the monk who had been forced to carry the body to the fire.
Re-building has continued since the 1980s. Early in 1996, after a ban had been imposed on pictures of the Dalai Lama, 400 monks at Ganden rioted. They were fired upon by PLA troops, apparently causing two deaths and several injuries, followed by the arrest of one hundred monks. As of 2012 there were about 400 monks, and rapid progress was being made on rebuilding the monastery. The red-painted lhakang in the centre is the reconstruction of Ganden's sanctum sanctorum containing Tsongkapa's reliquary chorten called the Tongwa Donden, "Meaningful to Behold."
the three Masters of the Mystic Arts emerge from their fiery portals.
built for LOLUG’s contest, ‘Forged in Fire.’ credit to numb-to-it-all, nobodyquitelikeme, oiggamed, and Jesse’s Brick Galaxy for the ring of fire idea
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is an ancient and famous Hindu Vaikhanasa temple in Bengaluru, India, dating back to the 16th century C.E dedicated to Lord Ranganathaswamy. The temple is built in the Vijayanagara style of architecture and has beautifully carved granite pillars reminiscent of Hoysala influence. The sanctum sanctorum which houses idols of Sri Ranganatha Swamy, and his consorts Sri Bhudevi and Neela Devi. The temple is located in the Chikkapet area of central Bangalore on Rangaswamy Temple Street.
The temple's Chariot Festival( takes place in Chaitra Shuddha Pournami every year and thousands of people come to see the Chariot Festival.
The Heroic Hoysalas :
The Hoysalas dynasty reigned from 11th to 14th century, over the area between the rivers Kaveri and Tungabhadra, which covers most of the modern day Karnataka and some parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Their origin is shrouded in various myths and legends and inscriptions dating back to 1078 and 1090 indicate that the Hoysalas trace their origins to Yadavas in north india,but there are no proper records to substantiate the claim.
Hoysala Art and Architecture :
Hoysalas were great patrons of art and architecture. The reign of Vishnuvardhana, Narasimha I and Veera Ballala II marked the epitome of temple art and architecture in Karnataka. Shantladevi, the beautiful queen of Vishnvuvardhana, encouraged dancers,musicians,painters and sculptors.The best known examples of the surviving Hoysala temples are - the Chenna Keshava temple at belur,the Hoysalaleswara temple at Halebeedu and Kesava temple at Somnathupur.
Temples in those days were not only meant for worship or religious activities. They also played important roles of courst for providing justice, treasure house,imparting ethical education and encouraging various art forms like literature,music and dance.The state of karnataka is regarded as the 'Cradle' of Indian temple architecture.
General Architecture Style of Hoysala :
Various dynasties like Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas,Hoysalas and Vijayanagar empire contributed significantly towards the development of major temple styles. The Chalukyas of Kalyani evolved a cruciform plan of the temple and Hoysalas further developed it into stellate or star plan. Other distinct variation in Hoysala temples is presence of more than one cell, each with antarla or sukhnasi (Vestibule) connected to a common navaranga (Pillared hall), mostly with three mukhamandapas (entrance porches) as compared with earlier southern temples that had a single garbhagriha attached to a navaranga through a sukhanasi. The Jagati (elevated platform ) on which the temple stands follows the stellate shape of the temple, unlike the northern temples, where the Jagati is a rectangular or square shaped platform, irrespective of the contours of the superstructure built upon it.The provision of Jagati in Hoysala temple served as a open circumambulatory (Pradakshinapatha) passage for the ritual of circumambulation around the temple for the devotees, as the inner garbhagriha (Sanctum sanctorum) is devoid of such feature and the open space could also be used to admire the great work of the sculptors on the outer walls. The star or stellate plan of the Hoysala temples increased the number of offsets,providing more space for sculptural decoration on the walls and a plan which accentuated the play of light and shade.Th high plinth (adhisthana) embellished with highly organised horizontal bands off friezes in one plane, makes the temple look like an orantely carved "Jewel box".Another noteworthy feature of Hoysala temple its sikhara or vimanam (tower), built in VESARA STYLE , which blends the Dravidian (south) and Nagara (north) styles. The stepped sikhara also known as Kadamba sikhara are low as compared to other styles of temple architecture and the stellate plans extends to the tower through the eave from the Sukhasana or richly carved horizontally treated outer walls.
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"My temple is the swamp… When I would recreate myself, I seek the darkest wood, the thickest and most impenetrable and to the citizen, most dismal, swamp. I enter a swamp as a sacred place, a sanctum sanctorum… I seemed to have reached a new world, so wild a place…far away from human society...They represent the stark twilight and unsatisfied thoughts which we all have."
- Henry David Thoreau