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Knistern in der Luft
Tausend Farben, tausend Lichter
Und der Himmel
Hat sich langsam gedreht
Wir haben getanzt als gäb's kein Morgen mehr
Als gäb's kein Morgen mehr
Als gäb's kein Morgen mehr
Als gäb's kein Morgen mehr
Und der Himmel
Hat sich langsam gedreht
Ich hab geschrien vor Glück
In Chinese, the word for gecko (bihu) literally translates to 'wall tiger'.
The last gecko of the season I spotted here in Beijing was out as late as the end of October. They come back out of hibernation in April/May depending on the weather.
This was taken hand-held at night with a 105mm nikkor F2.8 lens on VR mode at 1/01th of a second with an ISO setting of about 12,800, if memory serves.
I removed some very distracting and unattractive leaves in the original image, then recreated sections of the wall with the clone tool in PS, then smoothed out some of the noise on the wall surface with the smudge tool.
(汗)結果還是惡搞出一張轟炸台北市了........
打混了好幾日，終於有了這個寶貴的颱風假可以好好休息，但其實也是用來還債的好日子啦(掩面)，趕緊把一些壓到快生香菇的庫存拿出來曬曬太陽..................(甜笑)
颱風過後豪雨將至，大家出門在外還是要小心ㄚ~!
In 北市內湖，碧山巌 & 碧湖 ~
@ Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan ~
The park features the lakeside walkways which was completed and opened to public in 2007 with a total distance of 1.4 km. There is also a nine-turn bridge. It houses various flora as well, such as willows, bald cypresses, cajeput trees, golden showers, royal poincianas, Chinese hibiscus, azaleas and Ixora westii. The park management center houses a 45-seating capacity reading room, tennis courts, swimming pool and other recreational facilities. Visitors can also fish and hike in its six mountain trails to choose from with rest pavilions along the way.
When song and dance is your religion, Bihu happens ! It is amazing to find so many ethnic group who has different socio-religious back ground , joining the same festival. Different ethnic groups of Assam ( like Mishing, Bodo, Rabha.... ) all has their own style of Bihu dance and song in their own language.
Bihu is a cultural extravaganza which has no par in India !
Dancing In The Autumn Wind
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記得無言的承諾..
Remember the unspoken promise...
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Take my heart if yours don't beat
And take my lungs if yours can't breathe
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Mangoes after rain.....
Sudden gust of wind after rain shook entire tree...half ripe mangoes looked awesome in that situation....
Happy new year to all friends from Assam (for Bihu), Kerala (for Vishu) , Tamilnadu (for Puthandu) & Manipur (for Meetei Cheiraoba)
Folk dances of Assam (India)
Assam is home to many ethnic groups. Many fairs and festivals are held in Assam. Nearly all tribal festivals are held in spring and celebrate cultivation or harvest. Among festivals in Assam, the Bihu is most noteworthy; it brings together all Assamese people, regardless of background.
Most popular traditional folk dances include the Bihu dance and the Bagurumba (both danced during festivals held in the spring), the Bhortal dance, the Ojapali dance etc.
(Dance performances at the Kaziranga National Orchid And Biodiversity Park)
Though the origins of the Bihu dance is unknown, the first official endorsement is cited to be when Ahom king Rudra Singha invited Bihu dancers to perform at the Ranghar fields sometime around 1694[1] on the occasion of Rongali Bihu or Bahag Bihu or Festival of Spring.
**Bohag Bihu or Rangali Bihu also called Haat Bihu (Assamese: ব’হাগ বিহু, Hindi: बोहाग बिहू) (seven Bihus) also festival of Spring (Basanta Utsab) is a festival celebrated in the state of Assam and north eastern India, and marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year on April 14th, historically signifying the time of arrival of spring in the region. It unites the population of Assam regardless of their religions or backgrounds and promotes the celebration of diversity. In India it is celebrated seven days after Vishuva Sankranti of the month of Vaisakh or locally 'Bohag' (Bhaskar Calendar). The three primary types of Bihu are Rongali Bihu, Kongali Bihu, and Bhogali Bihu. Each festival historically recognizes a different agricultural cycle of the paddy crops. [1] During Rangali Bihu there are 7 pinnacle phases: 'Chot', 'Raati', 'Goru', 'Manuh', 'Kutum', 'Mela' and 'Chera'.
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Though the origins of the Bihu dance is unknown, the first official endorsement is cited to be when Ahom king Rudra Singha invited Bihu dancers to perform at the Ranghar fields sometime around 1694[1] on the occasion of Rongali Bihu or Bahag Bihu or Festival of Spring.
**Bohag Bihu or Rangali Bihu also called Haat Bihu (Assamese: ব’হাগ বিহু, Hindi: बोहाग बिहू) (seven Bihus) also festival of Spring (Basanta Utsab) is a festival celebrated in the state of Assam and north eastern India, and marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year on April 14th, historically signifying the time of arrival of spring in the region. It unites the population of Assam regardless of their religions or backgrounds and promotes the celebration of diversity. In India it is celebrated seven days after Vishuva Sankranti of the month of Vaisakh or locally 'Bohag' (Bhaskar Calendar). The three primary types of Bihu are Rongali Bihu, Kongali Bihu, and Bhogali Bihu. Each festival historically recognizes a different agricultural cycle of the paddy crops. [1] During Rangali Bihu there are 7 pinnacle phases: 'Chot', 'Raati', 'Goru', 'Manuh', 'Kutum', 'Mela' and 'Chera'.
Hongqiao Park is located in the east of Guangming District, Shenzhen. It consists of three areas, from west to east, namely the entrance area, the Bihu area and the forest area, which are connected by a red sky trestle bridge about 4,000 meters long.
Assamese new year entered from 15-04-2013 with Assamese new month Bahag. The spring comes to the region with a signaling of lovely cool rains on 14.04.2013 the last day of Assamese year of the last year and on 15.04.2013 the 1st day of Assamese year of this year. The people of Assam from young to aged welcoming the SPRING with observing *BAHAG BIHU* FESTIVAL, the festival of welcoming Spring in the region. *BIHU DANCE* is one of the prime cultural activity of the *BAHAG BIHU* THE FESTIVAL OF WELCOMING SPRING. The shot has been taken on a stage performance on 15.04.2013 at Guwahati the capital city of Assam.
Durga Puja is widely celebrated in the Indian states of Assam, Mithila region of Bihar and Nepal, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal, where it is a five-day annual holiday.[4] In West Bengal, Tripura, which has a majority of Bengali Hindus, it is the biggest festival of the year. In Assam due to presence of huge number of Bengali Hindus and quite a large number of Assamese Hindus of Shakta sect of Hinduism (Assam is predominantly Vaishnavite Hindu populous state), it is one of the biggest religious festivals, as the biggest festival is Bihu which is secular in nature. Not only is it the biggest Hindu festival celebrated throughout the state, it is also the most significant socio-cultural event in Bengali Hindu society. Apart from eastern India, Durga Puja is also celebrated in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Telengana, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim,Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. Durga Puja is also celebrated as a major festival in Nepal where 82% population is Hindu, and in Bangladesh where 8.5% population is Hindu. Nowadays, many diaspora Assamese and Bengali cultural organisations arrange for Durgotsab in countries such as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Singapore and Kuwait, among others. In 2006, a grand Durga Puja ceremony was held in the Great Court of the British Museum.[5]
Tea, Rain, Thousand rivulet - One Bramhaputra, Forest , Elephant, Bamboo, Tiger, Grass ,
Rhino, Chang ghar, Lau pani, Bihu, Love, Muga, Gua, Tantra, Sex, Tambul, Tenga, Baganiya -
Ahamiya ! This is Assam !
# Chang Ghar - House on stilt ; made with wood , bamboo and mat ; it's a big hall kind family house with very little privacy .
## Lau Pani - Rice wine
### Bihu - Festival of Assam
#### Muga - Kind of Silk for which Assam is famous
##### Gua / Tambul - Kind of Betel Nut , chewed with Betel leaf and a dash of lime
###### Tenga - Fish curry
###### Tantra - Assam is the land of Tantra , famous for Kamakhya temple where the Vulva of Sati could be found . In Assam you can find two extremes , on one hand you have the Bamachar of Tantra which needs , Wine , Women , Blood and gore ; on the other every village has a Naam Ghar which shows the Vaishnavite culture of Hare Krishna !
###### Baganiya - Population of tea garden workers who migrated from various parts of Bihar and Santal pargana .
NAMASTE INDIA 9-11 OCTOMBRIE 2010 BUCURESTI ~ PRIMUL FESTIVAL DEDICAT CULTURII INDIENE
India este tara unitatii in diversitate, spectacol multicolor ce imbina o varietate coplesitoare de culturi, traditii, religii si limbi vorbite.
India este mai mult decat un loc pe harta. Este o experienta unica. Este sarbatoarea vietii, taramul fascinant al contradictiilor si surprizelor.
Orice incercare de a defini India in vorbe este saraca, insuficienta. De aceea, vrem sa va oferim o calatorie in timp si spatiu, in cultura polimorfa a Indiei.
Veti trai India prin imagini si culori, miresme, muzica, dans, ganduri pline de intelepciune si povesti captivante.
Pregatiti-va pentru 7 zile cu gust intens, care va vor cuceri toate simturile!
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Sambata(09 oct) si Duminica (10 oct) – Sala Dalles
10:00 – 20:00
* Intrarea libera
•Expozitie foto
•Bucatarie indiana
•Standuri cu vanzare (carti, haine si accesorii, cosmetice)
•Proiectii de scurt metraje
•Ateliere de dans
•Introducere in Yoga si Ayurveda
•Mehendi si demonstratie de sari
•Prezentari
Luni (11 octombrie) – Vineri (15 octombrie)
O saptamana in care se desfasoara zilnic diverse evenimente:
•Seara de film
•Prezentari de carte
•Povesti de calatorie
•Introducere in Ayurveda
•…..
Sambata, 16 octombrie
Spectacol de incheiere cu artisti romani si indieni.
•Muzica clasica si moderna
•Dansuri
•Bharatnatyam
•Kathak
•Mohiniyattam
•Bollywood
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Eveniment anterior – Celebrate India
16 aprilie 2010, Palatul Copiilor din Bucuresti
Spectacol de muzica si dansuri indiene cu ocazia festivalurilor Baisakhi, Bihu, Vishu si Holi.
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Bahag Bihu or Rangali Bihu also called Haat Bihu (Assamese: ব’হাগ বিহু, Hindi: बोहाग बिहू) (seven Bihus) is a festival celebrated in the state of Assam, India seven days after Vishuva Sankranti of the month of Vaisakh (Bhaskar Calendar). It unites the population of Assam regardless of their social standing and it promoted diversity amongst all. The three types of Bihu are Rongali Bihu, Kongali Bihu, and Bhogali Bihu. Each festival recognizes a different agricultural cycle of the paddy crop. Rongali Bihu celebrates the beginning of the Assamese New Year on April 13, according to Hindu calendar and the sowing season of rice.[1] During Rangali Bihu there are 7 pinnacle phases all named: Chot Bihu, Raati Bihu, Manuh Bihu, Kutum Bihu, Mela Bihu and Chera Biha.
Chot Bihu (চ'ত বিহু): This is the second day of the month of Cheitra. On this day, unmarried youths freely exercise Bihu songs and dances at either an open place, field, tiniali, or a naamghor bakori (yard of community prayer hall) till uruka (one day before Rongali Bihu). That is also called Bali Husori.
Raati Bihu (ৰাতি বিহু): The is the first night of month of Cheitra till uruka night performs the Raati Bihu. It is now obsolete. Many years ago it was recognized all over Assam especially in Chowdang villages. Only females could participate in Raati Bihu. If a male wanted to participate, he could take on the role in this celebratory role playing as pepa or buffalo hornpipe. Respectively this could only be done from the distance. An essential musical instrument of this phase was the bholuka baahor toka. This is a split bamboo musical instrument. Raati Bihu was performed beneath a big tree or in an open field illuminated by burning torches. It was quite popular that region.
Garu Bihu (গৰু বিহু): Bihu is an agricultural festival of Assam. Rural people of Assam greatly depend on cattle. The last date of Cheitra month or the day of Sankranti, the first day of Rongali Bihu dedicated to cattle, is called Garu Bihu (Bihu for cattle). That day, early morning all cattle of the village are brought to a water source like a pond, river or deep open non-plugged cultivation field etc. The cattle are washed with a combination of ; maah-halodhi (black gram and turmeric paste), whipped dighloti (litsea salicifolia, a plant with long leaf), makhioti (flemingia strobilifera, a plant with flower like soft plastic butter-fly) and throwing pices of lau (bottle gourd) bengena (brinjal). People sing the following passage: "Dighloti dighal paat, maakhi marru jaat jaat; lau khaa bengena khaa, bosore bosore bardhi jaa, maare haru baapere horu toi hobi bor bor goru" . This is roughly translated as :
"with long leaf of dighloti, we kill different types of flies; eat bottle gourd eat brinjal, and grow year to year; your mother is small father is small, you be bigger one". After washing cattle the remaining branches of dighloti-makhioti and lau-bengena chak etc. are hung on the roof of the house of cattle. Village people, wander and collect exho ebidh haak (101 types of vegetable), they also collect amlori tup (larvae of weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina), bind betel leaf plant, give soil on bamboo plant root, and many other symbolic harvest related rituals. There is also time to have an egg fight, also known as Kori Khel, Paakha Khel and koni-juj. There are several other types of games to keep the celebration going till the end of the day. In the evening the cattle return in a parade type concession. There is burning rice bran to create smoke. The cattle are dressed and tethered with new ropes and wearing as garland a collection of different kinds of leaves, aromatic oils have been massaged into the whole body and horn and after the ceremonial walk back home, they are then feed pitha (Assamese sweets) while they are fanned with a handheld fans.
Manuh Bihu (মানুহ বিহু): The first date of Vaisakh month is Manuh Bihu (Bihu for Human). In the early morning, baths with maah halodhi, put on new dress and lit chaki at Gohai Ghor (household prayer place). Then bow the elder at the family. It is a tradition giving Bihuwan or Gamusa as a gift and wearing that day.
Kutum Bihu (কুতুম বিহু): The second date of Visakh is Kutum Bihu (Bihu for kinfolk). That day people visit to friends, relatives without formal invitation.
Mela Bihu (মেলা বিহু): Mela Bihu is open for all. That day people can freely meet each other. Friends & relative visits their relatives. There is no bar to see gos tolor bihu. In older days, King and his staff came out to bihutoli to see bihu. It is the base idea of recent organised Bihu Melas or Bihu functions.
Chera Bihu (চেৰা বিহু): It is the finishing day of Rongali Bihu. It is also called Bohagi Bidai, Faat Bihu etc. In the different places Assam, people celebrate it differently. In the Western Assam it is also called haat haak tula bihu (collecting seven types of vegetable). That day women collect vegetables along with singing song. Many places people exchange their pithas.
Vishu is a Malayalum festival held in the state of Kerala (and adjoining areas of Tamil Nadu) in Indian on the first day in the Malayalum month of Medam (April-May). Festival of Vishu is also known as the Malayalum New Year day and thus it becomes all the more important for the Malayalees regardless of their religion or sect. Similarly this festival is celebrated in almost all the places in India by the Hindus but by the different names. In Assam this day is called Bihu, in Punjab Baisakhi and in Tamil Nadu Puthandu.
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They are performing Bihu Dance !! The female dancers are called as ‘Nachoni’. ! They are dancing with the rhythmic music played by the male. The Beautiful dresses they are wearing is made by the famous "Golden silk of Assam",India,the dress is locally known as ‘Muga r Mekhela Sador" !! this ethnic Assamese dance is very rhythmic and energetic! And the Bihu songs are also very sweet ! Bihu Dance use to perform during the Bohag Bihu, the spring festival of Assam, India!!!
The Bihu Festivals is one of the most popular festivals in the state of Assam, India. Bohag Bihu or Rangali Bihu is a festival celebrated in Assam and north eastern India, and marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year. The Assamese people, irrespective of caste, creed, faith, religion and belief, take part in the Bihu Festival.
Taken from a paddy field in kuttanadu, kerala.
Once this paddy fields were a typical feature of kerala. It was so much connected with the social,political and cultural life of people there. Their main art forms or rituals are some way or other connected with the harvest season. The paddy cultivation plays a major role in socio-cultural life of rural India. Many festivals such as Onam in Kerala, Bihu in Assam, Sankranthi in Andhra Pradesh Thai Pongal In Tamil Nadu, Makara Sankranthi in Karnataka, Nabanna in West Bengal celebrates harvest of Paddy.
Righ now all our Hindu Friends celebrating Durga Puja . This Photo is for Them .
Durga Puja (Bengali: দুর্গাপূজা or Assamese: দুৰ্গা পূজা or Odia: ଦୁର୍ଗା ପୂଜା [d̪urɡa pudʒa], listen: About this sound listen (help·info), "Worship of Durga"), also referred to as Durgotsava (Bengali: দুর্গোৎসব or Odia: ଦୁର୍ଗୋତ୍ସବ Bengali pronunciation: [d̪urɡot̪ʃɔb], listen: About this sound Durgotsava (help·info), "Festival of Durga") or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Nabami and Vijayadashami.
Durga Puja festival is celebrated from the sixth to tenth day of bright lunar fortnight (shukla paksha/শুক্লপক্ষ) in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin(আশ্বিন).[3] This period falls in the fortnight corresponding to the festival is called Devi Paksha(Bengali: দেবী পক্ষ), "Fortnight of the Goddess"). Devi Paksha is preceded by Mahalaya(মহালয়া/ମହାଳୟା), the last day of the previous fortnight Pitri Paksha(পিতৃপক্ষ/ପିତୃପକ୍ଷ), "Fortnight of the Forefathers"), and is ended on Kojagori Lokkhi Puja ("Worship of Goddess Lakshmi(লক্ষ্মী/ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ) on Kojagori Full Moon Night(কোজাগরী পূর্ণিমা/କୋଜାଗରୀ ପୂର୍ଣିମା)").
Durga Puja festival marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura(মহিষাসুর/ମହିଷାସୁର). Thus, Durga Puja festival epitomises the victory of Good over Evil.
Durga Puja is widely celebrated in the Indian states of Assam, Mithila region of Bihar and Nepal, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal, where it is a five-day annual holiday.[4] In West Bengal, Tripura, which has a majority of Bengali Hindus, it is the biggest festival of the year. In Assam due to presence of huge number of Bengali Hindus and quite a large number of Assamese Hindus of Shakta sect of Hinduism (Assam is predominently Vaishnavite Hindu populous state), it is one of the biggest religious festivals, as the biggest festival is Bihu which is secular in nature. Not only is it the biggest Hindu festival celebrated throughout the state, it is also the most significant socio-cultural event in Bengali Hindu society. Apart from eastern India, Durga Puja is also celebrated in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. Durga Puja is also celebrated as a major festival in Nepal where 82% is Hindu, and in Bangladesh where the 8.5% population is Hindu. Nowadays, many diaspora Assamese and Bengali cultural organisations arrange for Durgotsab in countries such as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Singapore and Kuwait, among others. In 2006, a grand Durga Puja ceremony was held in the Great Court of the British Museum.[5]
The prominence of Durga Puja increased gradually during the British Raj in Bengal and erstwhile Assam.[6] After the Hindu reformists identified Durga with India, she became an icon for the Indian independence movement. In the first quarter of the 20th century, the tradition of Baroyari or Community Puja was popularised due to this. After independence, Durga Puja became one of the largest celebrated festivals in the whole world. It is also the largest open Air Art Exhibition in the World.
Durga Puja also includes the worship of Shiva, who is Durga's consort (Durga is an aspect of Goddess Parvati), in addition to Lakshmi, Saraswati with Ganesha and Kartikeya, who are considered to be Durga's children.[7] Worship of mother nature is done, through nine types of plant (called "Kala Bou"), including a plantain (banana) tree, which represent nine divine forms of Goddess Durga.[8] Modern traditions have come to include the display of decorated pandals and artistically depicted sculptures (murti) of Durga, exchange of Vijaya greetings and publication of Puja Annuals.