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Looking toward University Heights from 1st Nat'l Bank, Moscow, Idaho
Olaf P. Larson, Stereoscopist
Date: 1908
Source Type: Stereocard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Olaf P. Larson
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This image is taken from a stereocard published by Olaf P. Larson from Squirrel, Fremont County, Idaho.
This photograph was taken atop the First National Bank located on the southern end of Main Street.
In the far upper left of the photograph, the University of Idaho Administration Building is visible and under construction (stone corners have not yet been placed on central tower). The original Administration Building was destroyed by fire on March 30, 1907, while its replacement was not completed and dedicated until 1909. Thus, it is believed that this photograph was taken during the late later months of 1907, or in 1908.
Olaf P. Larson was a photographer specializing in stereoscope photography. From 1895 to about June 1900, Larson resided in Moscow, owned and operated a photography studio, and is believed to have attended the University of Idaho. He later moved to Squirrel, Idaho, where he continued his photography business and also farmed.
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Probability and its applicability to gambling arose from a question that the polymath gambler Chevalier de Méré posed to mathematicians Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat, whose correspondence about it in 1660 gave rise to Pascal's Expected Values and more generally to probability theory.
The first casino built in 1865 by Prince Charles III of Monaco [Charles Honoré Grimaldi (1818–1889)] proved so successful that he commissioned the architect of the Paris Opéra, Charles Garnier, to design and build in 1878 the opulent, Belle Époque-style Casino Monte Carlo, which includes an opera house. Although citizens of Monaco are prohibited from the casino's gambling rooms, the Principality's controlling financial interest in this popular destination sustains Monaco's status as a tax haven. I took this photo on March 14, 2017.
@ Banasura Sagar Dam - @ Wayanad District of Kerala in the Western Ghats, India.
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Banasura Sagar Dam, which impounds the Karamanathodu tributary of the Kabini River, is part of the Indian Banasurasagar Project consisting of a dam and a canal project started in 1979. The goal of the project is to support the Kakkayam Hydro electric power project and satisfy the demand for irrigation and drinking water in a region known to have water shortages in seasonal dry periods.
In the dam's reservoir there is a set of islands that were formed when the reservoir submerged the surrounding areas. The islands with the Banasura hills in the background provide a spectacular view. It is the largest earth dam in India and the second largest of its kind in Asia. The dam is made up of massive stacks of stones and boulders.
The Banasura Sagar Dam is located 21 km from Kalpetta, in Wayanad District of Kerala in the Western Ghats. It is the largest earthen dam in India and the second largest in Asia and an ideal starting point for hikes into the surrounding scenic mountains. It is an important tourist attraction. Banasura Sagar Dam is at the foot of the Banasura Hill.
The Banasura Sagar Dam is named after Banasura, the son of Mahabali who was a very respected king of Kerala.
Another day, another shot from my 365 Project --- some slow shutter slices of life from Manchester,UK
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Very hot right now is the Falconer “sling” jobs with word that they are getting discontinued I figured I would get out, and “get the shot”.
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love is in the air, everywhere I look around
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A bunch of Tecoma flowers. A Macro shot. Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Tecoma capensis – Cape honeysuckle – Kaapse kanferfoelie
Versatile and hardy, Tecoma capensis is indigenous to South Africa and perfectly suited to our rugged climate. Fast growing with a scrambling form, Cape honeysuckle may grow up to 2 – 3 m tall and has a spread of approximately 2.5 m. In warmer areas the shrub is evergreen, but it can lose its leaves in colder locations.
Multiple branches with shiny green leaves give the plant and untidy appearance, but also provide ideal nesting spots for birds. An added attraction is the clusters of tubular flowers that appear at the ends of branches and entice birds and butterflies to the garden. The flowers are bold orange in colour and a number of cultivars have developed colours ranging from yellow to red. Flowering time is fairly erratic. In general, Cape honeysuckle will bloom from autumn to spring, but can flower all year round.
Drought hardy, the shrub will tolerate poor soil conditions, heat, wind and coastal conditions. It is however sensitive to frost and should be protected accordingly. Ideal as an ornamental screening or hedge plant, Tecoma capensis can be pruned to form a tidier shape.
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Forgot about this beauty on Halloween.
With the election frights this week, it still seems applicable.
Interior of the M. E. Church, Moscow, Ida.
Date: Circa 1905
Source Type: Stereocard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Olaf P. Larson
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This image is taken from a stereocard published by Olaf P. Larson from Squirrel, Fremont County, Idaho.
Olaf P. Larson was a photographer specializing in stereoscope photography. From 1895 to about June 1900, Larson resided in Moscow, owned and operated a photography studio, and is believed to have attended the University of Idaho. He later moved to Squirrel, Idaho, where he continued his photography business and also farmed.
This church still stands and is located on the northwest of the intersection of Third Street and Adams Street.
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A sign on an elementary school playground (although the dictum should be applicable everywhere).
DeKalb County (Northlake), Georgia, USA.
28 November 2019.
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Let's put on a nice applicable support song first. There.
28/05/2012; As the weather reports were already predicting that the weather was going to become worse as this week passes by, I decided to use the Pentecost Monday to go out hunting for a shot for this week's entrance to the 52 weeks of 2012 project. And I had 3 locations in mind.
First I went to the Barcelonaplein, but I didn't really manage to shoot anything spectacular. Then I visited Park Frankendael, which turned out to be an epic fail. I just couldn't shoot anything decent in this lovely, however last Monday literally garbage piling park. Finally, I went to the Nesciobrug. And that's where I've hit gold. :D
And yes, I know the horizon curls up a bit in the ends of this panorama. However, this is as good as I could possibly make it, even with lens correction. Kind of bummed about that, but you can't have it all, can you?
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Images of this object in an alternate narrowband palette can be found at the link attached here - www.flickr.com/photos/homcavobservatory/52708453617/
With the start of the new year today and the skies in our area remaining cloudy, I thought I'd make some time to process my first 'proper' image from a recently acquired ASI2600MC Pro one-shot-color cooled astronomy camera and an applicable narrow-band filter.
Although I still have a variety of data to process, including some globular clusters I shot last summer, previously I did manage to make the time to process the 'first-light' short test exposures from this camera that can be found at the link attached here -
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Given the object's proximity in our skies at the time (in addition to being 'relatively' bright), although it only covers approximately one-sixth the available field-of-view, and thus would benefit from a longer focal-length; I decided to try the first long exposure on the Pacman Nebula (NGC 281).
Object Details: NGC 281 is an emission nebula which can be found glowing at magnitude 7.4 in the constellation of Cassiopeia. it spans just over 1/2 degree in our sky (e.g. slightly larger than the apparent diameter of the full moon), and although visible in binoculars under a dark sky, it's a stunning object when viewed in larger instruments.
Known as 'The Pacman Nebula' due to it's resemblance to the video game character, it lies approximately 10,000 light-years from Earth in the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy and is about 80 light-years in diameter.
Embedded within the nebula, and providing the energy which causes the nebula itself to glow, is the young open star cluster IC 1590. The very dark areas visible within the nebula are known as 'Bok Globules' (i.e. relatively small, dense, dark clouds of dust and gas in which stars may be forming), examples of which are shown as 2x enlargements via the insets at lower left and right.
Image Details: The data for the attached image were taken by Jay Edwards on October 16, 22 & 29, 2022 using an Orion 80mm f/6 carbon-fiber triplet apochromatic refractor (i.e. an ED80T CF) connected to a Televue 0.8X field flattener / focal reducer and an IDAS NBZ dual band filter which has narrowband passes centered on the emissions of Hydrogen-alpha (656.3 nanometers) and Oxygen III (495.9 & 500.7 nanometers) on an ASI2600MC Pro cooled astronomical camera.
The 80mm was piggybacked on a vintage 1970, 8-inch, f/7, Criterion newtonian reflector and was tracked using a Losmandy G-11 mount running a Gemini 2 control system and guided using PHD2 to control a ZWO ASI290MC planetary camera / auto-guider in an 80mm f/5 Celestron 'short-tube' refractor, which itself was piggybacked on top of the 80mm apo.
The image consists of five hours of total integration time (not including applicable dark, flat and flat dark calibration frames) and was constructed using a stack of one-hundred 3 minutes sub-exposures. Although I am still working out an applicable workflow for this new camera, the data were processed using a combination of PixInsight and PaintShopPro. As presented here it has been cropped to a 2160 x 3840 resolution (approximately one-third the camera's field-of-view) and the bit depth has been lowered to 8 bits per channel.
Given that this data was taken using a dual-band filter; I'm hoping to split out the H-alpha & OIII data, synthesize a third channel and recombine them to produce a 'Hubble-palette' like version of this object in the future.
Wishing everyone clear, calm & dark skies; and of course a Happy New Year !!!
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Date: December 14, 1966
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Lewiston Morning Tribune
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The Associated Press description of this photograph is as follows --
REUBENS, IDAHO, Dec. 14 - ON THE BRINK - One freight car teetered on the brink Tuesday after a trestle collapsed near Reubens and three cars plunged near 100 feet into a canyon. The 39-car train was bound from Grangeville to Lewiston in Northern Idaho, and loaded with wheat. No one was injured. Eighteen cars had crossed the 400-foot long trestle when it collapsed.
The structure was known as the 90-foot high Big Canyon Trestle that was constructed in 1908 and 1909 three miles east of Reubens, Lewis County, Idaho. Other news reports indicate that 190 tons of wheat were lost as a result of this derailment; the wheat could not be recovered due to the depth and steepness of the terrain. It took approximately six weeks the repair the trestle.
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On Lewiston Spiral Highway
Date: Circa 1940
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Hodgin's
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Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This photograph was included in a 25¢ packet of seven photographs of "The Lewiston Spiral Hill Highway" published by Hodgin's Drug located in Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.
This is a view of the Old Spiral Highway (U.S. Route 95) located at the north end of Lewiston, Idaho. This ten mile section of highway climbs more than 2,000 vertical feet along Lewiston Hill (elevation 2,756 feet) to the rolling Palouse hills above the city.
U.S. Route 95 was later rerouted and the highway scene here is now commonly referred to as the Old Spiral Highway. The moniker is appropriate given that this road is riddled with twists and turns (64 curves). This highway was completed for use in 1917 and was the primary route north toward Moscow, Idaho, till 1977.
The 1950s rock-and-roll hit "Hot Rod Lincoln" mentions a race that actually took place on Lewiston Hill.
The Old Spiral Highway can still be driven, though it sees little use today due to its challenging route down the Lewiston Hill.
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Tower on Mount Tom built by the Boy Scouts of Koutz, Ind.
Date: 1917
Source Type: Photograph
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: E. Stillman Bailey
Postmark: Not applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The fire tower on Mount Tom was constructed by the Boy Scouts of Kouts, Porter County, Indiana, in 1916. By 1923, the tower had fallen into serious disrepair according to George A. Brennan's description of it in his book The Wonders of the Dunes.
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The following news item appeared in the October 12, 1916, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
KOUTS BOY SCOUTS BUILD OBSERVATORY ON MOUNT TOM.
Glory be to the Boy Scouts of Kouts. On the summit of Mount Tom is an observatory erected there by their patrol, and from its platform many visitors can now thoroughly enjoy the surrounding scenery over which the eye can reach for many miles in every direction.
When the Kouts boys were at the lake in the hot summer weather, they conceived the idea of building the rustic tower. It is some fifteen feet high, and lifts the observer well over the scrubby treetops that crown the big sand dune. Four poles are set into the ground. They extend high enough above the platform, also made of poles, to afford a protection for those who climb the rude ladder. Sassafras and oak form the construction. A pine board, inscribed with black paint, informs the visitors there that the Kouts Boy Scouts did the job. -- Vidette.
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The following news item appeared in the August 14, 1919, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
Local, Personal, Social
A troop of boy scouts from Kouts is in camp at Waverly beach near the foot of Mount Tom. These boys for several years have been maintaining a camp here and a few years ago erected an observatory on the summit of Mount Tom. The troop is in charge of Scoutmaster Bert Tillotson.
Sources:
Bailey, E. Stillman. 1917. The Sand Dunes of Indiana. Chicago, Illinois: A. C. McClurg and Company. 165 p.
Brennan, George A. 1923. The Wonders of the Dunes. The Geographic Society of Chicago, Bulletin Number 8. Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. 326 p.
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; October 12, 1916; Volume 33, Number 30, Page 1, Column 3. Column titled "Kouts Boy Scouts Build Observatory on Mount Tom."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; August 14, 1919; Volume 36, Number 22, Page 5, Column 6. Column titled "Local, Personal, Social."
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Duga Puja - 2018 of our Association - South Madras Cultural Association - Chennai, India.
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Sandhi Puja -
An integral and important part of Durga Puja, Sandhi Puja is performed at the juncture of the 8th and 9th lunar day. Sandhi puja lasts from the last 24 minutes of Ashtami till the first 24 minutes of Nabami. During this juncture (the "Sandhikhan"), Durga is worshipped in her Chamunda form. Devi Durga killed, Chando and Mundo, the two asuras at "Sandhikhan" and thus acquired the name of "Chamunda".
Myth behind Durga being worshipped as Chamunda -
While the Goddess and Mahishasura were engaged in a fierce battle, the two generals of Mahisha, Chando and Mundo attacked the Devi from the the rear. Durga appeared to them, a brilliantly glowing woman with her hair knotted on her head, a crescent moon above her forehead, a 'tilak' on her forehead and a garland around her neck. With golden earrings and clad in a yellow saari she emitted a golden glow. Her ten hands possessed ten different weapons. Though she appeared beautiful her face turned blue with anger when she faced Chondo and Mundo. From her third eye then emerged a Devi with a large falchion and a shield. She had a large face, bloody tongue and sunken blood shot eyes. She was Chamunda. With a bloodcurdling shriek she leapt forward and killed them. This moment was the juncture of the 8th and 9th lunar day.
Age old yardsticks for measuring the "Sandhikhan" -
Long back devotees in order to perform the Sandhi Puja at the exact juncture used a number of methods. With the last 24 mins. of the Ashtami puja still left, a bronze bowl with a tiny hole was placed in a bucket full of water. The bowl with the tiny hole was made in such a way that it took exactly 24 minutes for the bowl to submerge in the water. The moment the bowl submerged in the water cannon balls were
fired announcing this moment of Sandhi Puja. This yardstick for measuring the "Sandhikhan" was very popular ages ago in many "Rajbaris". Many "Rajbaris", including, the zamindar of Sutanuti of Sobhabajar Rajbari fired cannon balls to announce the "Sandhikhan". People around Sobhabajar waited for this indication to proceed with their puja. King of Krishnanagar, Raja Krishna Chandra, was given the
cannon of Plassey as a gift from Robert Clive. In Shikharbhum Rajbari a platter with vermillion (sindur) used to be kept in front of the Devi. It is said the foot prints of the Devi could be seen in the platter. This moment indicated the commencement of Sandhi Puja. Sabarno Raychoudhury of Barisha worshipped the Chamunda Devi by burning 'Layta' and 'Pholui' (types of fishes) fishes.
Things needed to perform Sandhi Puja -
Sandhi Puja requires 108 lotus flowers, a single fruit, dry rice grain for "noibiddo", 108 earthen lamps, clothes, jewelry, hibiscus garlands and wood apple (bel) leaves. The almost non existent rituals which underwent changes with the changes in the society can still be seen in some of the 200-250 year old Pujas.
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Date: Circa 1910
Source Type: Stereocard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: J. R. Melcher
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Handwritten faintly in pencil on the reverse of this stereocard is "Orofino, Idaho photograph."
This thresher was powered by two horses hitched to a lever arm that would turn a main gear. The main gear meshes with additional gears to turn a tumbling rod, which is similar to a drive shaft on an automobile. Typically, the tumbling rod would be connected directly to the gearing on the threshing machine and powered by four, six, or eight horses pulling on lever arms. However, since it appears that this was a two-horse threshing operation, the shaft was attached to a large belt wheel, thereby increasing the power transferred to the thresher.
Photographer John Root Melcher was born February 18, 1863, in Hocking County, Ohio, the son of Henry and Sophrona (Root) Melcher. Melcher would move to Edgerton, Hanson County, South Dakota, and work as a photographer in that area. In the late 1890s, John and his family were living in Iowa. The family would remove to Washington in the early 1900s and then to Peck, Nez Perce County, Idaho, by 1910.
John R. Melcher appears in the 1910 federal census of Peck, Idaho, residing with his wife Harriet May (Hickey) Melcher, and their seven children; namely, Winona (age 17), Joy (age 13), Cleo (age 12), Bernice (age 10), Carmel (age 8), Gladys (age 4), and Glee (age 9 months). In Peck, John was still earning a living as a photographer.
John R. Melcher passed away on December 18, 1925, in Seattle, King County, Washington. He is interred at Crown Hill Cemetery in Seattle.
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Soochipara Falls at Vellarimala, Wayanad, North East Kerala, India.
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Soochipara Falls also known as Sentinel Rock Waterfalls is a spectacular three-tiered waterfalls in Vellarimala, Wayanad, surrounded by Deciduous, Wet Evergreen and Tropical Montane (Shola) forests. Locally referred to as Soochipara ("Soochi" meaning "Needle" and "Para" meaning "Rock"), the 15-20 minute drive from Meppadi to Sentinel Rock Waterfalls offers scenic views of some of the best tea estates in Wayanad. The Sentinel Rock Waterfalls is 200 metres (656 feet) and offers a cliff face that is ideal for rock climbing.
Once people reach the parking area, they have to pass through a security check at the entrance where they make sure you don't carry any plastic. It takes 10-15 minutes walk to the water falls and water flow is less during summer, which makes it easy to reach the rocks where water falls.
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A formation in executing the nearly extinct Gotipua Dance at our Durga Puja Cultural Festival of 2013 - of South Madras Cultural Association, Chennai, India.
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Gotipua is a traditional dance form in the state of Orissa, India, and the precursor of Odissi classical dance. It has been performed in Orissa for centuries by young boys, who dress as women to praise Jagannath and Krishna. The dance is executed by a group of boys who perform acrobatic figures inspired by the life of Radha and Krishna. The boys begin to learn the dance at an early age until adolescence, when their androgynous appearance changes. In the Oriya language Gotipua, means "single boy" (goti-pua). Raghurajpur, Orissa (near Puri) is an historic village known for its Gotipua dance troupes.
To transform into graceful feminine dancers the boys do not cut their hair, instead styling it in a knot and weaving garlands of flowers into it. They make up their faces with mixed white and red powder. Kajal (black eyeliner) is broadly applied around the eyes to give them an elongated look. The bindi usually round, is applied to the forehead, surrounded with a pattern made from sandalwood. Traditional paintings adorn the face, which are unique to each dance school.
The costume has evolved over time. The traditional dress is a Kanchula, a brightly coloured blouse with shiny decorations. An apron-like, embroidered silk cloth (nibibandha) is tied around the waist like a ruffle and worn around the legs. Some dancers still adhere to tradition by wearing a pattasari: a piece of thin fabric about 4 metres (13 ft 1 in) long, worn tightly with equal lengths of material on both sides and a knot on the navel. However, this traditional dress is often replaced by a newly designed cloth which is easier to put on.
Dancers wear specially designed, beaded jewelry: necklaces, bracelets, armbands and ear ornaments. Nose-piercing jewelry has been replaced with a painted motif. Ankle bells are worn, to accentuate the beats tapped out by the feet. The palms of the hands and soles of the feet are painted with a red liquid known as alta. The costume, jewelry and bells are considered sacred.
Long ago, the temples in Orissa had female dancers known as devadasi (or mahari), who were devoted to Jagannath, which gave rise to Mahari dance. Sculptures of dancers on bas-reliefs in temples in Orissa (and the Konark Sun and Jagannath Temples in Puri) demonstrate this ancient tradition. With the decline of mahari dancers around the 16th century during the reign of Rama Chandra Dev (who founded the Bhoi dynasty), boy dancers in Orissa continued the tradition. Gotipua dance is in the Odissi style, but their technique, costumes and presentation differ from those of the mahari; the singing is done by the dancers. Present-day Odissi dance has been influenced by Gotipua dance. Most masters of Odissi dance (such as Kelucharan Mohapatra, from Raghurajpur) were Gotipua dancers in their youth.
Odissi dance is a combination of tandava (vigorous, masculine) and lasya (graceful, feminine) dances. It has two basic postures: tribhangi (in which the body is held with bends at the head, torso and knees) and chouka (a square-like stance, symbolizing Jagannath). Fluidity in the upper torso is characteristic of Odissi dance, which is often compared to the gentle sea waves which caress the Orissa beaches.
Each year, the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre organizes the Gotipua Dance Festival in Bhubaneswar.
Source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotipua
Mullimunth Toda temple @ Nilgiris. Snapped at isolated Nilgiri plateau of Tamil Nadu, India.
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According to the Todas, the goddess Teikirshy and her brother first created the sacred buffalo and then the first Toda man. The first Toda woman was created from the right rib of the first Toda man. The Toda religion also forbids them from walking across bridges, rivers must be crossed on foot, or swimming.
Toda temples are constructed in a circular pit lined with stones and are quite similar in appearance and construction to Toda huts. Ladies are not allowed to go inside the Temple.
From Frazer's Golden Bough, 1922:
"Among the Todas of Southern India the holy milkman, who acts as priest of the sacred dairy, is subject to a variety of irksome and burdensome restrictions during the whole time of his incumbency, which may last many years. Thus he must live at the sacred dairy and may never visit his home or any ordinary village. He must be celibate; if he is married he must leave his wife. On no account may any ordinary person touch the holy milkman or the holy dairy; such a touch would so defile his holiness that he would forfeit his office. It is only on two days a week, namely Mondays and Thursdays, that a mere layman may even approach the milkman; on other days if he has any business with him, he must stand at a distance (some say a quarter of a mile) and shout his message across the intervening space. Further, the holy milkman never cuts his hair or pares his nails so long as he holds office; he never crosses a river by a bridge, but wades through a ford and only certain fords; if a death occurs in his clan, he may not attend any of the funeral ceremonies, unless he first resigns his office and descends from the exalted rank of milkman to that of a mere common mortal. Indeed it appears that in old days he had to resign the seals, or rather the pails, of office whenever any member of his clan departed this life. However, these heavy restraints are laid in their entirety only on milkmen of the very highest class".
The Toda people are a small pastoral community who live on the isolated Nilgiri plateau of Southern India. Before the 18th century, the Toda coexisted locally with other communities, including the Kota, and Kuruba, in a loose caste-like community organisation in which the Toda were the top ranking. The Toda population has hovered in the range 700 to 900 during the last century. Although an insignificant fraction of the large population of India, the Toda have attracted (since the late 18th century), "a most disproportionate amount of attention because of their ethnological aberrancy" and "their unlikeness to their neighbours in appearance, manners, and customs." The study of their culture by anthropologists and linguists would prove important in the creation of the fields of social anthropology and ethnomusicology.
The Toda traditionally live in settlements consisting of three to seven small thatched houses, constructed in the shape of half-barrels and spread across the slopes of the pasture. They traditionally trade dairy products with their Nilgiri neighbour people. Toda religion centres on the buffalo; consequently, rituals are performed for all dairy activities as well as for the ordination of dairymen-priests. The religious and funerary rites provide the social context in which complex poetic songs about the cult of the buffalo are composed and chanted. Fraternal polyandry in traditional Toda society was fairly common; however, this has now largely been abandoned. During the last quarter of the 20th century, some Toda pasture land was lost due to agriculture by outsiders or afforestation by the State Government of Tamil Nadu. This has threatened to undermine Toda culture by greatly diminishing the buffalo herds; however during the last decade both Toda society and culture have also become the focus of an international effort at culturally sensitive environmental restoration. The Toda lands are now a part of The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO-designated International Biosphere Reserve and is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site.
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A bee on the flower - @ the Great Himalayan National Park - Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Date: Circa 1920
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Habitat:
Foliage in parks, gardens, hills or villages. Usually larger and more abundant in cooler areas.
Notes:
These beautiful spiders (applicable only to females) are so-called because of the "X" shape resting position they assume while resting. Stabilimenta i.e. zig-zag shaped webs which act to strengthen the spider web can often be seen on the webs of these spiders (especially larger ones).
Although the abdominal patterns on females remain more or less similar, female Argiope spiders tend to become darker with each moult, and the abdomen becomes more pentagonal as well. (*photos of female show progression from young to adult)
Male Argiope versicolor spiders are almost entirely brown, while some show net-like patterns on the abdomen. They are very much smaller than females and their pedipalps are often tucked below the body- not visible when viewed from the top. it is very difficult to differentiate male Argiope versicolor spiders from males of different species unless if seen during mating with a female, or when DNA technology is applied.
Eggs are often laid in cone-like sacs and the mother will often stay close by.
Distribution: Common throughout Malaysia
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A formation in executing the nearly extinct Gotipua Dance at our Durga Puja Cultural Festival of 2013 - of South Madras Cultural Association, Chennai, India.
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Gotipua is a traditional dance form in the state of Orissa, India, and the precursor of Odissi classical dance. It has been performed in Orissa for centuries by young boys, who dress as women to praise Jagannath and Krishna. The dance is executed by a group of boys who perform acrobatic figures inspired by the life of Radha and Krishna. The boys begin to learn the dance at an early age until adolescence, when their androgynous appearance changes. In the Oriya language Gotipua, means "single boy" (goti-pua). Raghurajpur, Orissa (near Puri) is an historic village known for its Gotipua dance troupes.
To transform into graceful feminine dancers the boys do not cut their hair, instead styling it in a knot and weaving garlands of flowers into it. They make up their faces with mixed white and red powder. Kajal (black eyeliner) is broadly applied around the eyes to give them an elongated look. The bindi usually round, is applied to the forehead, surrounded with a pattern made from sandalwood. Traditional paintings adorn the face, which are unique to each dance school.
The costume has evolved over time. The traditional dress is a Kanchula, a brightly coloured blouse with shiny decorations. An apron-like, embroidered silk cloth (nibibandha) is tied around the waist like a ruffle and worn around the legs. Some dancers still adhere to tradition by wearing a pattasari: a piece of thin fabric about 4 metres (13 ft 1 in) long, worn tightly with equal lengths of material on both sides and a knot on the navel. However, this traditional dress is often replaced by a newly designed cloth which is easier to put on.
Dancers wear specially designed, beaded jewelry: necklaces, bracelets, armbands and ear ornaments. Nose-piercing jewelry has been replaced with a painted motif. Ankle bells are worn, to accentuate the beats tapped out by the feet. The palms of the hands and soles of the feet are painted with a red liquid known as alta. The costume, jewelry and bells are considered sacred.
Long ago, the temples in Orissa had female dancers known as devadasi (or mahari), who were devoted to Jagannath, which gave rise to Mahari dance. Sculptures of dancers on bas-reliefs in temples in Orissa (and the Konark Sun and Jagannath Temples in Puri) demonstrate this ancient tradition. With the decline of mahari dancers around the 16th century during the reign of Rama Chandra Dev (who founded the Bhoi dynasty), boy dancers in Orissa continued the tradition. Gotipua dance is in the Odissi style, but their technique, costumes and presentation differ from those of the mahari; the singing is done by the dancers. Present-day Odissi dance has been influenced by Gotipua dance. Most masters of Odissi dance (such as Kelucharan Mohapatra, from Raghurajpur) were Gotipua dancers in their youth.
Odissi dance is a combination of tandava (vigorous, masculine) and lasya (graceful, feminine) dances. It has two basic postures: tribhangi (in which the body is held with bends at the head, torso and knees) and chouka (a square-like stance, symbolizing Jagannath). Fluidity in the upper torso is characteristic of Odissi dance, which is often compared to the gentle sea waves which caress the Orissa beaches.
Each year, the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre organizes the Gotipua Dance Festival in Bhubaneswar.
Source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotipua
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Taking off - @ Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary - Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Pulicat lake bird sanctuary is a saline backwater lake lying along the T.N.-A.P coast; part extending to Chengalpattu district of T.N. It has an area of 481 sq.KM and it is the 2nd largest brackish water lagoon in India after Chilka lake in Orissa. The area on the TN side is 153.67 sq.km.
The Pulicat sanctuary is drained by Arni river while the Buckingham canal brings in the city’s drainage water. At the southern end is an opening on to Bay of Bengal through a shallow mouth of 200 m in width. The rest of the lake is closed by a sand bar running parallel to the Bay of Bengal in the form of the Sriharikota island.
The sanctuary has an area of 321 Sq. KM with 108 sq.KM of National Park area.
It lies within 11o 30’ N to 11o 42’ N and 76o 30’ E to 76o 45’ E.
Rainfall ranges from 800 - 2000mm. Temperature varies from 14o C to 33o C.
Altitude ranges from 100’ MSL to 1200’ MSL.
The wetlands eco system are considered as among the richest areas of bio diversity. Pulicat, by virtue of the mixing of fresh water with sea water is found to be an ideal habitat for diverse life-forms. 160 species of fish, 25 species of polychaete worms, 12 species of prawn, 19 species of mollusk and 100 speceis of birds are well documented apart from a number of other aquatic flora and fauna.
Among the most spectacular is the flamingo-a tall gaunt, white-coloured bird with a touch of pink on the wings, pink beak and legs, seen feeding in shallow water. The squat, large-billed grey pelican with gular pouch and a number of ducks are commonly seen. Flocks of sea gulls and terns circling in the sky or bobbing up and down on the water are an added attraction at pulicat. Besides, there are a number of waterside birds and waders such as curlews, stilts, plovers, sand pipers, lapwings, redshank. Egrets, herons, kites etc. are some other birds found here. The lake is also home to crabs, clams, mussels, oysters, snails, fish worms, insects, spiders, sponges, anemone, prawns, plankton and so on including rare endemic species like gilled leech, an unidentified bloodred fish, etc., Rapid siltation has caused loss of bio diversity. It is seen that mangrove opllen is found on Sriharikota Island indicating their existence some years back. Loss of mangroves may be one of the resons hastening siltation, reducing biodiversity and hence depriving fisherfolk of their livelihood.
Source : www.forests.tn.nic.in/wildbiodiversity/bs_plbs.html
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