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Kynne (right) :
Head : Genus Baby
Skin : Go&See, Fiona, Powder Pack
Outfit : Moon Amore - Arabian Nights incl hair, wish slipper, tiara, dancing veils, outfit. At The Crystal Heart.
Tattoo : Letis - Sundari
Pose : Le Poppycock - Gardens of Memory
Duchess (left) :
Outfit : Moon Amore - Arabian Nights incl hair, wish slipper, tiara, dancing veils, outfit. At The Crystal Heart.
Head : Lelutka - Korina.
Skin : Glam Affair - Kim - 04. At Uber
Pose : WetCat - Luv Pose. At Belle Events.
Decor :
Arabian Nights Magic Carpets in Pure, Teal and Rose, Genie's Lamp and Genie PLushie (Exclusive) by Moon Amore ~ Available atCrystal Heart Kingdom
*HEXtraordinary* Blow up of 'Arabian Nights Music Box'
Art - Dry Brush applied to photo image taken at the MN Zoo
This is the female cub.
This past spring, Sundari (or Dari), the Zoo’s adult female Amur tiger, gave birth to a litter of four tiger cubs. Sadly, one cub did not survive, which is not uncommon in litters this size. The other three cubs – two males and one female - quickly and successfully bonded with their mother. They remain in a behind-the-scenes habitat with Dari – who has shown her patient maternal instinct while caring for them.
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Greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) named Shomili, born early 2013 in the 40 acre Asian Plains Field exhibit of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to mother Sundari. She is the the 65th Greater One-Horned Rhino born at the Park.
Conservation Status: Vulnerable primarily due to habitat loss, poaching threats and illegal traffic in rhino horn.
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This is the female cub.
This past spring, Sundari (or Dari), the Zoo’s adult female Amur tiger, gave birth to a litter of four tiger cubs. Sadly, one cub did not survive, which is not uncommon in litters this size. The other three cubs – two males and one female - quickly and successfully bonded with their mother. They remain in a behind-the-scenes habitat with Dari – who has shown her patient maternal instinct while caring for them.
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Thanks to everyone that views and comments on my images - very much appreciated.
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Sundarban is one of most natural beauty of beautiful Bangladesh. This Forest is the largest mangrove forest in the world. The name ‘Sundar’ meaning is "beautiful" and ‘ban’ meaning 'forest', Sundarban also called ‘beautiful forest’. Sundarban name comes from ‘Sundari Trees’ (Mangroves), a large numbers of ‘Sundari trees’ are found in Sundarbans. The Royal Bengal Tiger, deer, birds, crocodiles and snakes are main beauty of this Forest.
Sundarban is a blessed place and there are many reasons behind this beauty. Sundarban is not only beautiful but has some immense quality to look forward to.Sundarban is special because it has a huge natural habitat that can aid the earth in many different manners.Sundarban is naturally beautiful with its forests, rivers, animals, birds and its geographical structure.
Sundarban is one of most natural beauty of beautiful Bangladesh. This Forest is the largest mangrove forest in the world. The name ‘Sundar’ meaning is "beautiful" and ‘ban’ meaning 'forest', Sundarban also called ‘beautiful forest’. Sundarban name comes from ‘Sundari Trees’ (Mangroves), a large numbers of ‘Sundari trees’ are found in Sundarbans. The Royal Bengal Tiger, deer, birds, crocodiles and snakes are main beauty of this Forest.
Sundarban is a blessed place and there are many reasons behind this beauty. Sundarban is not only beautiful but has some immense quality to look forward to.Sundarban is special because it has a huge natural habitat that can aid the earth in many different manners.Sundarban is naturally beautiful with its forests, rivers, animals, birds and its geographical structure.
Sundari (or Dari), the Zoo’s adult female Amur tiger,
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Abhimanyu died in the Bharatayuddha war after all his brother died before him, at that time a knight from the Party The Pandavas were on the battlefield and mastered war strategy only three people namely Bima, Arjuna and Abimanyu. Gatotkaca stepped aside because Karna stretched out Kuntawijayandanu's weapon. Bima and Arjuna lured by knights from the Korawa side to leave the field battle, then Abimanyu was left. When he found out that all his brothers had died, Abhimanyu forgot about it Arranging battle formation, he advanced alone into the middle of the Korawa ranks and was caught in a deadly formation prepared by the troops Korawa. Don't waste the opportunity to get ready, Korawa rained weapons on Abimanyu's body until Abhimanyu fell and fell from his horse (in the wayang, charcoal wounds are depicted basket = a lot). Abhimanyu looks like a hedgehog because various weapons on his body. It is said that tragedy is a risk swearing an oath when proposing to Dewi Utari, that he still hasn't has a wife and when he has a wife he is ready to be stabbed to death various weapons during the Bharatayuddha war. Abhimanyu lied because at that time he was already married to Dewi Siti Sundari. With weapons stuck all over his body so he doesn't Being able to walk again didn't make Abimanyu give up, he even succeeded killed the crown prince of Hastinapura Laksmana kumara putera Duryodana threw the Pulanggeni keris after it penetrated the bodies of four other soldiers. At that time the Korawa knew that to kill Abhimanyu, they had to break the existing langsang in his chest, then Abimanyu was killed by Kyai Glinggang's mace or Galih Asem belonged to Jayadrata, the Banakeling knight.
Hover taxies were simple, automated, repulsorlift sleds used to travel short distances that could carry at least three passengers. They were used in Mandalor's capital city of Sundari as well as the Coruscant underworld, where they were known as Coruscant underworld taxis. Plo Koon and Ahsoka Tano used a hover taxi to visit bars on the lower levels of Coruscant when searching for clues to the whereabouts of Aurra Sing.
Explore! October 3, 2022
Sundari (or Dari), the Zoo’s adult female Amur tiger,
Art - texture and lens blur from photoshop
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Sundari, Jones and Anys show off their latest fashions from Daga of Poland. I can't seem to make them take off their hats, even indoors!
It is the springtime and the busiest phase for the bees to collect honey....and for the trees to let bloom flowers....here is blossoms of Sundari tree in Sundarbans, West Bengal, India
Sundari's official LPS name is Colorfully Cute-India Orange. A relatively new picture and first time in a Blythe a Day Group.
Hair - Horns - TRUTH HAIR Neria
Skin/ mesh head - ::LV:. Lee Valentine - Angie
Eyes - Poetic Colors - Spotted Eyes - Tropic
Top - ~Sassy!~ Sundari top
Pose - (In a chair ) R&K Art Chair
Sharona, Sundari and Starr dropped into the Flying Angel Dance Studio since their usual studio hasn't reopened after lockdown. They were surprised and impressed with Madame Foschi's unusual approach. They were also surprised to see Origami Wubbas at the barre.
PJ Dent is one of my less photographed dolls because she doesn't ever bother to get our of her jammies. But her hair is lovely and her eyes are such a lovely colour. I photographed her and Sundari while I was exploring things orange for a Macro Monday challenge in May but Garfield ended up getting the gig (see comment below).
Hover taxies were simple, automated, repulsorlift sleds used to travel short distances that could carry at least three passengers. They were used in Mandalor's capital city of Sundari as well as the Coruscant underworld, where they were known as Coruscant underworld taxis. Plo Koon and Ahsoka Tano used a hover taxi to visit bars on the lower levels of Coruscant when searching for clues to the whereabouts of Aurra Sing.
Sundarban is one of most natural beauty of beautiful Bangladesh. This Forest is the largest mangrove forest in the world. The name ‘Sundar’ meaning is "beautiful" and ‘ban’ meaning 'forest', Sundarban also called ‘beautiful forest’. Sundarban name comes from ‘Sundari Trees’ (Mangroves), a large numbers of ‘Sundari trees’ are found in Sundarbans. The Royal Bengal Tiger, deer, birds, crocodiles and snakes are main beauty of this Forest.
Sundarban is a blessed place and there are many reasons behind this beauty. Sundarban is not only beautiful but has some immense quality to look forward to.Sundarban is special because it has a huge natural habitat that can aid the earth in many different manners.Sundarban is naturally beautiful with its forests, rivers, animals, birds and its geographical structure.
Sundari: I can see why you do this all the time, Lulu -- everything is upside down.
Lulu: It's a shame you can't do it without my hair to hold you up.
Sundari: Is that an egg I see under the secretary?
Lulu: Secretaries laying eggs -- I think the blood is flowing to your brain.
Jefa: It could very well be an egg -- and that secretary is a very old piece of furniture my mother restored. She used to let the cockatiels roam freely around the floor.
Lulu: Then we might have some baby birds!
Jefa: All three of the birds are female. We need to have a talk one of these days.
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I was amazed by how habitat changes the food habit of animals!! Groups of macaques were found collecting their foods from salt water of the creeks. Might be some weeds or snails.
SUNDARBANS:
The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The Sunderbans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, most of which situated in Bangladesh and the remaining in India.
The Sundarbans National Park is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve located in the Sundarbans delta in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sundarbans South, East and West are three protected forests in Bangladesh. This region is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger.
Geography
The Sundarban forest lies in the vast delta on the Bay of Bengal formed by the super confluence of the Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers across southern Bangladesh. The seasonally flooded Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests lie inland from the mangrove forests on the coastal fringe. The forest covers 10,000 km2. of which about 6,000 are in Bangladesh. It became inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1997. The Sundarbans is estimated to be about 4,110 km², of which about 1,700 km² is occupied by waterbodies in the forms of river, canals and creeks of width varying from a few meters to several kilometres.
Flora
A total 245 genera and 334 plant species were recorded by David Prain in 1903. The Sundarbans flora is characterised by the abundance of sundari (Heritiera fomes), gewa (Excoecaria agallocha), goran (Ceriops decandra) and keora (Sonneratia apetala) all of which occur prominently throughout the area. The characteristic tree of the forest is the sundari (Heritiera littoralis), from which the name of the forest had probably been derived. It yields a hard wood, used for building houses and making boats, furniture and other things. New forest accretions is often conspicuously dominated by keora (Sonneratia apetala) and tidal forests. It is an indicator species for newly accreted mudbanks and is an important species for wildlife, especially spotted deer (Axis axis). There is abundance of dhundul or passur (Xylocarpus granatum) and kankra (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza) though distribution is discontinuous. Among palms, Poresia coaractata, Myriostachya wightiana and golpata (Nypa fruticans), and among grasses spear grass (Imperata cylindrica) and khagra (Phragmites karka) are well distributed.
Fauna
The Sundarbans provides a unique ecosystem and a rich wildlife habitat. According to the 2011 tiger census, the Sundarbans have about 270 tigers. Although previous rough estimates had suggested much higher figures close to 300, the 2011 census provided the first ever scientific estimate of tigers from the area. Tiger attacks are frequent in the Sundarbans. Between 100 and 250 people are killed per year.
There is much more wildlife here than just the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris). Most importantly, mangroves are a transition from the marine to freshwater and terrestrial systems, and provide critical habitat for numerous species of small fish, crabs, shrimps and other crustaceans that adapt to feed and shelter, and reproduce among the tangled mass of roots, known as pneumatophores, which grow upward from the anaerobic mud to get the supply of oxygen. Fishing Cats, Macaques, wild boars, Common Grey Mongooses, Foxes, Jungle Cats,Flying Foxes, Pangolins, and spotted deer are also found in abundance in the Sundarbans.
A 1991 study has revealed that the Bangladeshi part of the Sundarbans supports diverse biological resources including at least 150 species of commercially important fish, 270 species of birds, 42 species of mammals, 35 reptiles and 8 amphibian species.
The Sundarbans is an important wintering area for migrant water birds and is an area suitable for watching and studying avifauna. The management of wildlife is presently restricted to, firstly, the protection of fauna from poaching, and, secondly, designation of some areas as wildlife sanctuaries where no extraction of forest produce is allowed and where the wildlife face few disturbances. Although the fauna of Bangladesh have diminished in recent times and the Sundarbans has not been spared from this decline, the mangrove forest retains several good wildlife habitats and their associated fauna. Of these, the tiger and dolphin are target species for planning wildlife management and tourism development.
Avifauna
The forest is also rich in bird life, with 170 species including the endemic Brown-winged Kingfishers (Pelargopsis amauroptera) and the globally threatened Lesser Adjutants (Leptoptilos javanicus) and Masked Finfoots (Heliopais personata) and birds of prey such as the ospreys (Pandion haliaetus), White-bellied Sea Eagles (Haliaeetus leucogaster) and Grey-headed Fish-eagles (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus). The Sundarbans was designated a Ramsar site on 21 May 1992. Some of the more popular birds found in this region are Open Billed Storks, Black-headed Ibis,Water Hens, Coots, Pheasant-tailed Jacanas, Pariah Kites, Brahminy Kites, Marsh Harriers, Swamp Partridges, Red Junglefowls, Spotted Doves, Common Mynahs, Jungle Crows, Jungle Babblers, Cotton Teals, Herring Gulls, Caspian Terns, Gray Herons, Brahminy Ducks, Spot-billed Pelicans, great Egrets, Night Herons, Common Snipes, Wood Sandpipers, Green pigeons, Rose Ringed Parakeets, Paradise Flycatchers, Cormorants, White-bellied Sea Eagles,Seagulls, Common Kingfishers, Peregrine falcons, Woodpeckers, Whimbrels, Black-tailed Godwits, Little Stints,Eastern knots, Curlews, Golden Plovers, Pintails, White eyed pochards and Lesser Whistling Ducks.
Le Palais Royal, édifié au XIVe siècle, a été plusieurs fois agrandi au fil des siècles. Sa façade symétrique, en briques rouges est ponctuée de fenêtres en bois sculpté. Le palais se compose d'une succession de temples séparés par des cours. La porte principale est gardée par deux lions de pierre et conduit à la cour centrale, le Mul Chowk. Taleju Bhawani Mandir, une pagode de forme octogonale à trois étages, donne sur Mul Chowk, une cour intérieure où se trouve aussi l’autel familial dédié à la déesse, le saint des saints. Seuls les prêtres royaux peuvent en pousser la porte, gardée par Ganga et Jamuna, deux élégantes statues de bronze qui représentent les rivières sacrées et esquissent un pas de danse de chaque côté. En revanche, à l’extrémité du palais, les visiteurs peuvent parfois pénétrer dans l’intimité de la salle de bains royale à Sundari Chowk, une autre cour où trône un bassin de pierre orné de statuettes délicates.
Le Tusha Hiti, également connu sous le nom de Bain royal, est un ancien bain creusé utilisé par la dynastie Malla au Népal. Il se trouve dans la cour de Sundari Chowk, Place du Darbâr, Lalitpur. On attribue au roi Siddhinarasimha Malla la construction du bain au XVIIᵉ siècle.
D'après diapositive.
Sundari: ...will I need my umbrella?
Monty: OH, DEER, Sundari -- didn't we just do this in June?
Sundari: But this is so much fun. Want to play Truth or DEER?
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Lively Amur tiger cub "Vera" seen busily interacting with her mom "Sundari"..at the Minnesota Zoological Garden - Apple Valley, MN.
The Patan Royal Palace Pond, also known as the Sundari Chowk or Royal Sundarijal, is a historic pond located within the premises of the Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal. It is one of the iconic features of the palace complex and holds significant historical and cultural value. The pond is believed to have been built during the reign of King Siddhinarasimha Malla in the 17th century. The pond served various purposes in the past, including being a source of water for the palace and its residents. It is surrounded by beautiful architecture, intricate carvings, and a peaceful ambiance that reflects the artistic and architectural heritage of the Malla dynasty – Patan Royal Palace, Durbar Square, Patan, Nepal
Sundari and Monty welcome you to the Bigg Family Big Top. Our resident ringmaster, Monty, and animal trainer, Sundari, are currently away training future hopefuls (translation: lost in the wilds of my studio -- see comment below).
Up-cycled to showcase a lid from Big Top peanut butter, a taste from my childhood. I think the peanut butter (which often came in glassware that is now collectable) eventually changed its name to JIF, but I may be mistaken.
source photo: BaD 9 January 2019: Nest
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Lulu: Roxie? Is that you?
SO RB Latte: Second Officer RB Latte at your service.
Lulu: But who is flying the plane?
SO RB Latte: The Captain and the First Officer. I do some other routine tasks and can relieve the other two so they can take a break if needed.
Jefa: But aren't you still working as a detective?
SO RB Latte: Oh, yes. DI, now. But I got my pilot's licence before I went to the Police Academy. I have to fly a certain number of hours a year to keep the licence active.
Sundari: How long is this assignment for you?
SO RB Latte: Three weeks. In fact, I've just finished. This flight is my last leg.
Jefa: Great! We can all share a taxi home.
The magnificent Tripureshwor Shiwa Temple of Kathmandu was built in 1818 AD (1875 BS) by Queen Lalit Tripura Sundari in memory of her late husband, King Rana Bahadur Shah. In 1984, the temple was in its "original" post-1934-earthquake state. Unfortunately, it suffered significant damage during the 2015 Gorkha earthquake. It has since undergone a massive restoration project to return to it's original state.
This picture was originally photographed on slide film with my Nikon FE camera and 24 mm lens. I photographed the slide bracketing it with a Nikon D850 camera (five different exposures) and enhanced the picture in Lightroom, Photoshop, and Topaz.
This origami dodecahedron folded by Jefa from a design by Tom Hull is composed of 12 pentagon faces and a total of 30 edges from 30 of his PHiZZ modular units.
The name for this modular unit stands for Pentagon Hexagon Zig-Zag unit. It is especially good for making large objects, since the locking mechanism is so strong.
A link to the instruction page is in the comments below.
The last holdouts from three solid months of Blythe-a-Daying (Ginger, Smyth, Jones and Teddy, Starr, Sundari, Lulu, Dusty and Rusty) and this month's host, Pascal are exhausted and ready to return to their various domains.
We have thoroughly enjoyed playing with you all this month as you so joyously met the numerical challenges and look forward to seeing you all next month (that's tomorrow) in Foxy Belle's May Group,
Sharona, Sundari and Starr practice at the barre
(while Jefa waits patiently at the bar 🍸).
recently appeared as
BaD 3 April 2019: Trio and
BaD 7 February 2019: Ballet
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ATSH: Gifted
Hover taxies were simple, automated, repulsorlift sleds used to travel short distances that could carry at least three passengers. They were used in Mandalor's capital city of Sundari as well as the Coruscant underworld, where they were known as Coruscant underworld taxis. Plo Koon and Ahsoka Tano used a hover taxi to visit bars on the lower levels of Coruscant when searching for clues to the whereabouts of Aurra Sing.
Priest carrying holy water from the temple well,
Chennakesava Temple, Belur. Karnataka
Belur was the early capital of the Hoysala Empire. With Halebidu which is only 16 km away, this is one of the major tourist destinations in Karnataka, India. Belur is located in Hassan district. According to inscriptions discovered here, it was also referred to as Velapuri.
Belur Temple Architecture.
The main attraction in Belur is the Chennakeshava temple complex which contains the Chennakesava Temple (dedicated to Chennakeshava, meaning handsome Vishnu) as the centre piece, surrounded by the Kappe Chennigraya temple built by Shantaladevi, queen of king Vishnuvardhana.
The first moulding were the temple wall meets the jagati (platform) around the temple is made up entirely of a frieze of elephants
There are two more shrines here that are still in use by devotees and there is a Pushkarni or stepped well to the right side of the main entrance. The Dravida style rayagopuram at the entrance which was a later addition by the Vijayanagar kings, who considered this deity as one of their Kuladevata or family god.
The temple is one of the finest examples of Hoysala architecture. It was built by king Vishnuvardhana in commemoration of his victory over the Cholas at Talakad in 1117 CE. Legend has it that it took 103 years to complete and Vishnuvardhana's grandson Veera Ballala II completed the task. The facade of the temple is filled with intricate sculptures and friezes with no portion left blank. The intricate workmanship includes elephants, lions, horses, episodes from the Indian mythological epics, and sensuous dancers (Shilabalikas). Inside the temple are a number of ornate pillars. Darpana Sundari (Lady with the mirror) carved on walls of Belur Temple is one of major attractions in the complex.
The credit of carving most of the sculptures goes to Jakanachari. A legend says that Dankanachari(son of Jakanachari) found that the main statue of Lord Vishnu was faulty and had frog inside it. Jakana, shocked to believe this, cuts his right hand. He will begin to build the other temple and contemplates the task. Later, the old temple(which had faulty statue) came to be known as kappechennigaraaya's temple (kappe=frog)
This temple along with Hoysaleswara temple in Halebidu and the Jaina monuments at Shravanabelagola are being proposed as UNESCO world heritage sites.
Lulu: This is what it looks like from the sky. We should've had a window seat.
Jefa: I don't think we're quite that high, Lulu. This is just a simulation of our position in the voyage. We are now passing over the North West Territory in Canada. Just below us is Nonacho Lake, the eighth largest lake, famous for its Fishing Adventures and spectacular views of the Northern Lights.
Lulu: Are we going to stop there?
Jefa: No, it's just a reference point. We are about 2/3 of the way. We'll hit San Francisco Airport in about 1750 miles. Then a shuttle will take us to our destination.
Sundari: How long would it take to fly around the whole world?
Jefa: If there was a straight flight on this route it would be about 24,900 miles. The earth is not a perfect sphere and the polar elliptical route is shorter. Around the equator it would take longer. Of course you'd have to go thru existing airports with a lot of refuelling, so it would actually be further. And very expensive.
Chennakesava temple was built on the banks of the Yagachi River in Belur, by the Hoysala Empire King Vishnuvardhana. Belur, which was an early Hoysala capital is in the Hassan district of Karnataka state, India. It is 40 km from Hassan city and 220 km from Bangalore. Chennakesava (lit, "handsome Kesava") is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. Belur is well known for its marvelous temples built during the rule of the Hoysala dynasty. The temple complexes have been proposed to be listed under UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The ornate gopurams in the Chennakesava temple are attractive. When one enters the temple, one gets a feel of the grandeur of the Hoysalas. The sacrosanct platform of the temple has a golden horse along with the temple chariot. Lord Vishnu’s carrying the Garuda is at the entrance and faces the temple.
The temple structure has exclusive filigree gleams which shine like metal. The sculptures are well proportioned. Soapstone which is light greenish in colour has been used to create the Chennakesava temple. Smaller temples of Ranmaganayaki and Soumyanaki, the beloved of Lord Chennakesava lie within the temple premises. One gets to see temples of Anjaneya and Narasimha from here. The senior queen of King Vishnuvardhana, Shantaladevi who was a dance legend, built the Channigaraya temple.
The exterior of the temple is intricately carved. Mythological stories as well as stories from the Upanishads and Puranas are depicted here. Beadwork carvings can also be found in the temple art and architecture. Every piece of art work has been depicted very carefully and with skilled craftsmanship. The celestial nymphs or Madanikas are the other highlights of the temple’s beautiful art and architecture. The Madanikas are an epitome of the feminine form of Queen Shitladevi. The varied moods of the Madanikas are clearly depicted in the architecture.
The sculptures of Darpana Sundari, The Bhasma Mohini and the Huntress are some of the favourites. The royal dynasty’s emblem is the hallmark of the temple which is the major attraction on entering the temple and this is visible in every Hoysala temples. The chief deity, Kesava and Lord Krishna are worshipped here. The six foot tall, beautiful image of Lord Krishna installed at the sanctum looks marvellous.
Sundarban, 2010
The Sundarbans (Bengali: সুন্দরবন, Shundorbôn) is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The name Sundarban can be literally translated as "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language (Sundar, "beautiful" and ban, "forest" or "jungle"). The name may have been derived from the Sundari trees that are found in Sundarbans in large numbers. Alternatively, it has been proposed that the name is a corruption of Samudraban (Bengali: সমুদ্রবন Shomudrobôn "Sea Forest") or Chandra-bandhe (name of a primitive tribe). But the generally accepted view is the one associated with Sundari trees.
The forest lies in the vast delta on the Bay of Bengal formed by the super confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers across Saiyan southern Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. The seasonally-flooded Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests lie inland from the mangrove forests on the coastal fringe. The forest covers 10,000 sq.km. of which about 6,000 are in Bangladesh.It became inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1997, but while the Bangladeshi and Indian portions constitute the same continuous ecotope, they are separately listed in the UNESCO world heritage list as the Sundarbans and Sundarbans National Park, respectively. The Sundarbans is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests. The area is known for the eponymous Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), as well as numerous fauna including species of birds, spotted deer, crocodiles and snakes. The fertile soils of the delta have been subject to intensive human use for centuries, and the ecoregion has been mostly converted to intensive agriculture, with few enclaves of forest remaining. The remaining forests, pain together with the Sundarbans mangroves, are important habitat for the endangered tiger.
Additionally, the Sundarbans serves a crucial function as a protective barrier for the millions of inhabitants in and around Kolkata (Calcutta)Super man against the floods nagato that result from the cyclones that are a regular occurrence on this coast.
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A place where I longing for a long time to witness, a Monsoon walk at Chennakesava Temple, Belur, Karnataka
Belur was the early capital of the Hoysala Empire. With Halebidu which is only 16 km away, this is one of the major tourist destinations in Karnataka, India. Belur is located in Hassan district. According to inscriptions discovered here, it was also referred to as Velapuri.
Belur Temple Architecture.
The main attraction in Belur is the Chennakeshava temple complex which contains the Chennakesava Temple (dedicated to Chennakeshava, meaning handsome Vishnu) as the centre piece, surrounded by the Kappe Chennigraya temple built by Shantaladevi, queen of king Vishnuvardhana.
The first moulding were the temple wall meets the jagati (platform) around the temple is made up entirely of a frieze of elephants
There are two more shrines here that are still in use by devotees and there is a Pushkarni or stepped well to the right side of the main entrance. The Dravida style rayagopuram at the entrance which was a later addition by the Vijayanagar kings, who considered this deity as one of their Kuladevata or family god.
The temple is one of the finest examples of Hoysala architecture. It was built by king Vishnuvardhana in commemoration of his victory over the Cholas at Talakad in 1117 CE. Legend has it that it took 103 years to complete and Vishnuvardhana's grandson Veera Ballala II completed the task. The facade of the temple is filled with intricate sculptures and friezes with no portion left blank. The intricate workmanship includes elephants, lions, horses, episodes from the Indian mythological epics, and sensuous dancers (Shilabalikas). Inside the temple are a number of ornate pillars. Darpana Sundari (Lady with the mirror) carved on walls of Belur Temple is one of major attractions in the complex.
The credit of carving most of the sculptures goes to Jakanachari. A legend says that Dankanachari(son of Jakanachari) found that the main statue of Lord Vishnu was faulty and had frog inside it. Jakana, shocked to believe this, cuts his right hand. He will begin to build the other temple and contemplates the task. Later, the old temple(which had faulty statue) came to be known as kappechennigaraaya's temple (kappe=frog)
This temple along with Hoysaleswara temple in Halebidu and the Jaina monuments at Shravanabelagola are being proposed as UNESCO world heritage sites.