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Joshua Tree, CA - In December, former San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy Brian Derryberry was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison for sex crimes committed against female inmates at Morongo Basin Jail. t.co/MMh8RaX2yT (via Twitter twitter.com/LegalHerald/status/1082407803661238274)
We're committed to modernizing the Royal BC Museum, to protect its historic holdings and provide better access to its collections. As part of the process, the government is gathering people’s feedback through community meetings and an online forum.
The consultation runs until June 27, 2019. For more information, or to submit ideas online, visit: engage.gov.bc.ca/museummodernization/
I've scoured the hillsides of Malibu Creek State Park, peeking under rocks n boulders for magic potions.... searching for Box turtles and lizards that might take me back to that magic place of my youth.... wandering thru power line swamp infested fields of muck.... ahhhh... memories of childhood paint my cortex in awww.... the diagonal lines behind this amazing tree struck me... and the puffy clouds that hung in its canvas sky.... frozen like cotton props dangling on wires from the heavens.... i recommend a hike, early in the morning if you wish to catch a glimpse of pixies and elves dancing in the marine layer mist. Bring your Peter Pan slippers, you may need them. All hail the almighty TREE! As intelligent as you are, perceptively speaking of course, this tree is no fool... u may even think for a second that you’re looking at it..... but just maybe it's looking at you, and laughing of course at your puny size and fumbling legs. Perhaps you may even ponder that your mobility is a luxury.... oh you poor soul you.... think again, have you ever seen such a thing, so stable, unmoving, so loyal and committed to its surroundings, so naked, so strong and so present. Open your fragile mind you selfish beast... we are not alone. Take a walk.
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Jan Anderson, a committed Detroiter and poet, graciously collaborated with us on a projection series where she recited her poetry about Detroit. Text of the recited poems follows:
WHEN THE PEOPLE LEAVE
When the people leave
The siege begins,
And the windows fall
And the halls are spooked
And the roof rots
And the lot vacates
And the placated defacate
Until the weeds stand tall
And the ghetto palms appear
And the tears depart
And the garden grows
In the people’s hardened hearts.
DEATH IN THE FAMILY
Detroit sits motionless
Like a daughter with her mother’s lifeless body.
The place is a chamber eerily apart from space and time
A ball of light hovering above a hole.
Two forms unable to inhale the next moment or
To cling together to fill the hollow.
Only in perfect still can the echo of being still be felt
So the daughter turns to stone like the mound of clay on the table before her.
The corpse must be returned to the soil
Before energy can again be found –
The heat between them forging iron to last
Until she too is a mound bereft of anything.
Detroit is still
Like a mountain blocking the sun.
A cavern is inside, precious metals in sum.
But our loss is its loss
Such is the formlessness of grief that it blankets all things
The nothingness before it is a vacuum
Into which vitality is slowly drawn –
Such is the black hole of tragedy that all material is reformed.
When our lifeless generation is duly mourned and returned to the ages,
New life will be formed
And there will no weeping, no striking out,
Only the duty of remembering in a city that is no longer an innocent child.
THE LAST PACKARD COMPANY MAN
As a lover he didn’t read minds or chart the heart’s inner terrain with his hands.
Those hands were working hands, greasy leathery tools.
Steel was the vessel of his spirit, and everything he touched became this sort of flesh.
The last Packard Company man lived to work,
Strove to be a cog in the great machine.
His shift was the prayer that sanctified him to his wife and children,
Made them believe in God.
The City’s Committee on Plant Closings asked him who he was
and he told them that he fought two great wars building the planes that brought death to the first and second global conflicts.
The heat that forges memory is the same that bends metal.
What does a soldier do after the war is lost?
Is honor found in the hands or in the heart?
Is faith the whole, or only part?
Do you believe because it’s in your head, or is belief an act of defiance instead?
Chittorgarh Fort (Hindi/Rajasthani: चित्तौड दुर्ग Chittorgarh Durg) is the largest fort in India and the grandest in the state of Rajasthan. It is a World Heritage Site. The fort, plainly known as Chittor, was the capital of Mewar and is today situated several kilometres south of Bhilwara. It was initially ruled by Guhilot and later by Sisodias, the Suryavanshi clans of Chattari Rajputs, from the 7th century, until it was finally abandoned in 1568 after the siege by Emperor Akbar in 1567. It sprawls majestically over a hill 180 m in height spread over an area of 280 ha above the plains of the valley drained by the Berach River. The fort precinct with an evocative history is studded with a series of historical palaces, gates, temples and two prominent commemoration towers. These monumental ruins have inspired the imagination of tourists and writers for centuries.
The fort was sacked three times between the 15th and 16th centuries; in 1303 Allauddin Khilji defeated Rana Ratan Singh, in 1535 Bahadur Shah, the Sultan of Gujarat defeated Bikramjeet Singh and in 1567 Emperor Akbar defeated Maharana Udai Singh II who left the fort and founded Udaipur. Each time the men fought bravely rushing out of the fort walls charging the enemy but lost every time. Following these defeats, Jauhar was committed thrice by more than 13,000 ladies and children of the Rajput heroes who laid their lives in battles at Chittorgarh Fort, first led by Rani Padmini wife of Rana Rattan Singh who was killed in the battle in 1303, and later by Rani Karnavati in 1537 AD.
Thus, the fort represents the quintessence of tribute to the nationalism, courage, medieval chivalry and sacrifice exhibited by the Mewar rulers of Sisodia and their kinsmen and women and children, between the 7th and 16th centuries. The rulers, their soldiers, the women folk of royalty and the commoners considered death as a better option than dishonor in the face of surrender to the foreign invading armies.
GEOGRAPHY
Chittorgarh, located in the southern part of the state of Rajasthan, 233 km from Ajmer, midway between Delhi and Mumbai on the National Highway 8 (India) in the road network of Golden Quadrilateral. Chittorgarh is situated where National Highways No. 76 & 79 intersect.
The fort rises abruptly above the surrounding plains and is spread over an area of 2.8 km2. The highest elevation at the fort is 1,075 m. It is situated on the left bank of the Berach river (a tributary of the Banas River) and is linked to the new town of Chittorgarh (known as the 'Lower Town') developed in the plains after 1568 AD when the fort was deserted in light of introduction of artillery in the 16th century, and therefore the capital was shifted to more secure Udaipur, located on the eastern flank of Aravalli hill range. Mughal Emperor Akbar attacked and sacked this fort which was but one of the 84 forts of Mewar,but the capital was shifted to Aravalli hills where heavy artillery & cavalry were not effective. A winding hill road of more than 1 km length from the new town leads to the west end main gate, called Ram Pol, of the fort. Within the fort, a circular road provides access to all the gates and monuments located within the fort walls.
The fort that once boasted of 84 water bodies has only 22 of them now. These water bodies are fed by natural catchment and rainfall, and have a combined storage of 4 billion litres that could meet the water needs of an army of 50,000. The supply could last for four years. These water bodies are in the form of ponds, wells and step wells.
HISTORY
Chittorgarh Fort is considered to be the largest fort of India in terms of area. It is stated that the fort was constructed by the Mauryans during the 7th century AD and hence derives its name after the Mauryan ruler, Chitrangada Mori, as inscribed on coins of the period. Historical records show Chittorgarh fort as the capital of Mewar for 834 years. It was established in 734 AD by Bappa Rawal, founder ruler in the hierarchy of the Sisodia rulers of Mewar. It is also said that the fort was gifted to Bappa Rawal as part of Solanki princess’s dowry in the 8th century. The fort was looted and destroyed at the hands of Emperor Akbar in 1568 AD and subsequently never resettled but only refurbished in 1905 AD. Three important battles were fought for control of the fort; in 1303, Ala-ud-din Khilji besieged the fort; in 1535, Sultan of Gujarat Bahadur Shah besieged the fort; and in 1568, Mughal Emperor Akbar attacked the fort. Not that there were only defeats at the fort. Excluding the periods of siege, the fort had always remained in possession of the Sisodias of the Guhilot (or Gehlot/Guhila) clan of Rajputs, who descended from Bappa Rawal. There were also success stories of establishment of the fort and its reconstruction after every siege, before it was finally abandoned in 1568, all of which are narrated.
Chittor is cited in the Mahabharat epic. It is said that Bhima, the second of the Pandava brothers of Epic Mahabaharata fame, known for his mighty strength gave a powerful hit with his fist to the ground that resulted in water springing up to form a large reservoir. It is called Bhimlat kund, an artificial tank named after Bhima. Folk legend also mentions that Bhima started building the fort.
BAPPA RAWAL
The earliest history linked to the Bappa Rawal's fort is that of the Huna Kingdom of Sialkot (of Mihir Kula 515-540 AD) that was destroyed by Yashodharman. This was subsequently seized by a new dynasty of kshatriyas called Tak or Taxaka. According to historians, the Taxak Mori were the lords of Chittor from a very early period. After a few generations, the Guhilots supplanted them. From 725 to 735 AD, there were numerous defenders who appear to have considered the cause of Chittor their own, the Tak from Asirgarh. This race appears to have retained possession of Asirgarh for at least two centuries after this event and one of its chieftain Bappa Rawal was the most conspicuous leader in the lineage of Prithvi Raj. In the poems of Chandar he is called the "Standard, bearer, Tak of Asir."
SIEGE OF 1303
Ala ud din Khilji, Sultan of Delhi, rallied his forces against Mewar, in 1303 AD. The Chittorgarh fort was till then considered impregnable and grand, atop a natural hill. But his immediate reason for invading the fort was his obsessive desire to capture Rani Padmini, the unrivalled beautiful queen of Rana Ratan Singh and take her into his harem. The Rana, out of politeness, allowed the Khilji to view Padmini through a set of mirrors. But this viewing of Padmini further fired Khilji’s desire to possess her. After the viewing, as a gesture of courtesy, when the Rana accompanied the Sultan to the outer gate, he was treacherously captured. Khilji conveyed to the queen that the Rana would be released only if she agreed to join his harem. But the queen had other plans. She agreed to go to his camp if permitted to go in a Royal style with an entourage, in strict secrecy. Instead of her going, she sent 700 well armed soldiers disguised in litters and they rescued the Rana and took him to the fort. But Khilji chased them to the fort where a fierce battle ensued at the outer gate of the fort in which the Rajput soldiers were overpowered and the Rana was killed. Khilji won the battle on August 26, 1303. Soon thereafter, instead of surrendering to the Sultan, the royal Rajput ladies led by Rani Padmini preferred to die through the Rajput’s ultimate tragic rite of Jauhar (self immolation on a pyre). In revenge, Khilji killed thirty thousand Hindus. He entrusted the fort to his son Khizr Khan to rule and renamed the fort as 'Khizrabad'. He also showered gifts on his son by way of
a red canopy, a robe embroidered with gold and two standards one green and the other black and threw upon him rubies and emeralds.
He returned to Delhi after the fierce battle at the fort.
RANA HAMMIR & SUCCESSORS
Khizr Khan’s rule at the fort lasted till 1311 AD and due to the pressure of Rajputs he was forced to entrust power to the Sonigra chief Maldeva who held the fort for 7 years. Hammir Singh, usurped control of the fort from Maldeva by “treachery and intrigue” and Chittor once again regained its past glory. Hammir, before his death in 1364 AD, had converted Mewar into a fairly large and prosperous kingdom. The dynasty (and clan) fathered by him came to be known by the name Sisodia after the village where he was born. His son Ketra Singh succeeded him and ruled with honour and power. Ketra Singh’s son Lakha who ascended the throne in 1382 AD also won several wars. His famous grandson Rana Kumbha came to the throne in 1433 AD and by that time the Muslim rulers of Malwa and Gujarat had acquired considerable clout and were keen to usurp the powerful Mewar state.
RANA KUMBHA & CLAN
There was resurgence during the reign of Rana Kumbha in the 15th century. Rana Kumbha, also known as Maharana Kumbhakarna, son of Rana Mokal, ruled Mewar between 1433 AD and 1468 AD. He is credited with building up the Mewar kingdom assiduously as a force to reckon with. He built 32 forts (84 fortresses formed the defense of Mewar) including one in his own name, called Kumbalgarh. But his end came in 1468 AD at the hands of his own son Rana Udaysimha (Uday Singh I) who assassinated him to gain the throne of Mewar. This patricide was not appreciated by the people of Mewar and consequently his brother Rana Raimal assumed the reins of power in 1473. After his death in May 1509, Sangram Singh (also known as Rana Sanga), his youngest son, became the ruler of Mewar, which brought in a new phase in the history of Mewar. Rana Sanga, with support from Medini Rai (a Rajput chief of Alwar), fought a valiant battle against Mughal emperor Babar at Khanwa in 1527. He ushered in a period of prestige to Chittor by defeating the rulers of Gujarat and also effectively interfered in the matters of Idar. He also won small areas of the Delhi territory. In the ensuing battle with Ibrahim Lodi, Rana won and acquired some districts of Malwa. He also defeated the combined might of Sultan Muzaffar of Gujarat and the Sultan of Malwa. By 1525 AD, Rana Sanga had developed Chittor and Mewar, by virtue of great intellect, valour and his sword, into a formidable military state. But in a decisive battle that was fought against Babar on March 16, 1527, the Rajput army of Rana Sanga suffered a terrible defeat and Sanga escaped to one of his fortresses. But soon thereafter in another attack on the Chanderi fort the valiant Rana Sanga died and with his death the Rajput confederacy collapsed.
SIEGE OF 1534
Bahadur Shah who came to the throne in 1526 AD as the Sultan of Gujarat besieged the Chittorgarh fort in 1534. The fort was sacked and, once again the medieval dictates of chivalry determined the outcome. Following the defeat of the Rana, it is said 13,000 Rajput women committed jauhar (self immolation on the funeral pyre) and 3,200 Rajput warriors rushed out of the fort to fight and die.
SIEGE OF 1567
The final Siege of Chittorgarh came 33 years later, in 1567, when the Mughal Emperor Akbar invaded the fort. Akbar wanted to conquer Mewar, which was being ably ruled by Rana Uday Singh II, a fine prince of Mewar. To establish himself as the supreme lord of Northern India, he wanted to capture the renowned fortress of Chittor, as a precursor to conquering the whole of India. Shakti Singh, son of the Rana who had quarreled with his father, had run away and approached Akbar when the later had camped at Dholpur preparing to attack Malwa. During one of these meetings, in August 1567, Shakti Singh came to know from a remark made in jest by emperor Akbar that he was intending to wage war against Chittor. Akbar had told Shakti Singh in jest that since his father had not submitted himself before him like other princes and chieftains of the region he would attack him. Startled by this revelation, Shakti Singh quietly rushed back to Chittor and informed his father of the impending invasion by Akbar. Akbar was furious with the departure of Shakti Singh and decided to attack Mewar to humble the arrogance of the Ranas. In September 1567, the emperor left for Chittor, and on October 20, 1567, camped in the vast plains outside the fort. In the meantime, Rana Udai Singh, on the advice of his council of advisors, decided to go away from Chittor to the hills of Udaipur. Jaimal and Patta, two brave army chieftains of Mewar, were left behind to defend the fort along with 8,000 Rajput warriors under their command. Akbar laid siege to the fortress. The Rajput army fought valiantly and Akbar himself had narrowly escaped death. In this grave situation, Akbar had prayed for divine help for achieving victory and vowed to visit the shrine of the sufi saint Khwaja at Ajmer. The battle continued till February 23, 1568. On that day Jaymal was seriously wounded but he continued to fight with support from Patta. Jayamal ordered jauhar to be performed when many beautiful princesses of Mewar and noble matrons committed self-immolation at the funeral pyre. Next day the gates of the fort were opened and Rajput soldiers rushed out bravely to fight the enemies. Jayamal and Patta who fought bravely were at last killed in action. One figure estimates that 30,000 soldiers were killed in action. Akbar immediately repaired himself to Ajmer to perform his religious vow.
RETURN OF THE FORT TO MEWAR
But in 1616, Jehangir returned Chittor fort to the Rajputs, when Maharana Amar Singh was the chief of Mewar. However, the fort was not resettled though it was refurbished several centuries later in 1905 during British Raj.
PRECINCTS
The fort which is roughly in the shape of a fish has a circumference of 13 km with a maximum width of 3 km and it covers an area of 700 acres. The fort is approached through a zig zag and difficult ascent of more than 1 km from the plains, after crossing over a bridge made in limestone. The bridge spans the Gambhiri River and is supported by ten arches (one has a curved shape while the balance have pointed arches). Apart from the two tall towers, which dominate the majestic fortifications, the sprawling fort has a plethora of palaces and temples (many of them in ruins) within its precincts.
The 305 hectares component site, with a buffer zone of 427 hectares, encompasses the fortified stronghold of Chittorgarh, a spacious fort located on an isolated rocky plateau of approximately 2 km length and 155m width.
It is surrounded by a perimeter wall 4.5 kilometres long, beyond which a 45° hill slope makes it almost inaccessible to enemies. The ascent to the fort passes through seven gateways built by the Mewar ruler Rana Kumbha (1433- 1468) of the Sisodia clan. These gates are called, from the base to the hill top, the Paidal Pol, Bhairon Pol, Hanuman Pol, Ganesh Pol, Jorla Pol, Laxman Pol, and Ram Pol, the final and main gate.
The fort complex comprises 65 historic built structures, among them 4 palace complexes, 19 main temples, 4 memorials and 20 functional water bodies. These can be divided into two major construction phases. The first hill fort with one main entrance was established in the 5th century and successively fortified until the 12th century. Its remains are mostly visible on the western edges of the plateau. The second, more significant defence structure was constructed in the 15th century during the reign of the Sisodia Rajputs, when the royal entrance was relocated and fortified with seven gates, and the medieval fortification wall was built on an earlier wall construction from the 13th century.
Besides the palace complex, located on the highest and most secure terrain in the west of the fort, many of the other significant structures, such as the Kumbha Shyam Temple, the Mira Bai Temple, the Adi Varah Temple, the Shringar Chauri Temple, and the Vijay Stambh memorial were constructed in this second phase. Compared to the later additions of Sisodian rulers during the 19th and 20th centuries, the predominant construction phase illustrates a comparatively pure Rajput style combined with minimal eclecticism, such as the vaulted substructures which were borrowed from Sultanate architecture. The 4.5 km walls with integrated circular enforcements are constructed from dressed stone masonry in lime mortar and rise 500m above the plain. With the help of the seven massive stone gates, partly flanked by hexagonal or octagonal towers, the access to the fort is restricted to a narrow pathway which climbs up the steep hill through successive, ever narrower defence passages. The seventh and final gate leads directly into the palace area, which integrates a variety of residential and official structures. Rana Kumbha Mahal, the palace of Rana Kumbha, is a large Rajput domestic structure and now incorporates the Kanwar Pade Ka Mahal (the palace of the heir) and the later palace of the poetess Mira Bai (1498-1546). The palace area was further expanded in later centuries, when additional structures, such as the Ratan Singh Palace (1528–31) or the Fateh Prakash, also named Badal Mahal (1885-1930), were added. Although the majority of temple structures represent the Hindu faith, most prominently the Kalikamata Temple (8th century), the Kshemankari Temple (825-850) the Kumbha Shyam Temple (1448) or the Adbuthnath Temple (15th- 16th century), the hill fort also contains Jain temples, such as Shringar Chauri (1448) and Sat Bis Devri (mid-15th century) Also the two tower memorials, Kirti Stambh (13th-14th century) and Vijay Stambha (1433-1468), are Jain monuments. They stand out with their respective heights of 24m and 37m, which ensure their visibility from most locations of the fort complex. Finally, the fort compound is home to a contemporary municipal ward of approximately 3,000 inhabitants, which is located near Ratan Singh Tank at the northern end of the property.
GATES
The fort has total seven gates (in local language, gate is called Pol), namely the Padan Pol, Bhairon Pol, Hanuman Pol, Ganesh Pol, Jodla Pol, Laxman Pol and the main gate named the Ram Pol (Lord Rama's Gate). All the gateways to the fort have been built as massive stone structures with secure fortifications for military defense. The doors of the gates with pointed arches are reinforced to fend off elephants and cannon shots. The top of the gates have notched parapets for archers to shoot at the enemy army. A circular road within the fort links all the gates and provides access to the numerous monuments (ruined palaces and 130 temples) in the fort.
During the second siege, Prince Bagh Singh died at the Padan Pol in 1535 AD. Prince Jaimal of Badnore and his clansman Kalla were killed by Akbar at a location between the Bhairon Pol and Hanuman Pol in the last siege of the fort in 1567 (Kalla carried the wounded Jaimal out to fight). Chhatris, with the roof supported by corbeled arches, have been built to commemorate the spots of their sacrifice. Their statues have also been erected, at the orders of Emperor Akbar, to commemorate their valiant deaths. At each gate, cenotaphs of Jaimal (in the form of a statue of a Rajput warrior on horseback) and Patta have also been constructed. At Ram Pol, the entrance gate to the fort, a Chaatri was built in memory of the 15 year old Patta of Kelwa, who had lost his father in battle, and saw the sword yielding mother and wife on the battle field who fought valiantly and died at this gate. He led the saffron robed Rajput warriors, who all died fighting for Mewar’s honour. Suraj Pol (Sun Gate) provides entry to the eastern wall of the fort. On the right of Suraj Pol is the Darikhana or Sabha (council chamber) behind which lie a Ganesha temple and the zenana (living quarters for women). A massive water reservoir is located towards the left of Suraj Pol. There is also a peculiar gate, called the Jorla Pol (Joined Gate), which consists of two gates joined together. The upper arch of Jorla Pol is connected to the base of Lakshman Pol. It is said that this feature has not been noticed anywhere else in India. The Lokota Bari is the gate at the fort’s northern tip, while a small opening that was used to hurl criminals into the abyss is seen at the southern end.
VIJAY STAMBHA
The Vijay Stambha (Tower of Victory) or Jaya Stambha, called the symbol of Chittor and a particularly bold expression of triumph, was erected by Rana Kumbha between 1458 and 1468 to commemorate his victory over Mahmud Shah I Khalji, the Sultan of Malwa, in 1440 AD. Built over a period of ten years, it raises 37.2 metres over a 4.4 m2 base in nine stories accessed through a narrow circular staircase of 157 steps (the interior is also carved) up to the 8th floor, from where there is good view of the plains and the new town of Chittor. The dome, which was a later addition, was damaged by lightning and repaired during the 19th century. The Stamba is now illuminated during the evenings and gives a beautiful view of Chittor from the top.
KIRTI STAMBHA
Kirti Stambha (Tower of Fame) is a 22 metres high tower built on a 9.1 m base with 4.6 m at the top, is adorned with Jain sculptures on the outside and is older (probably 12th century) and smaller than the Victory Tower. Built by a Bagherwal Jain merchant Jijaji Rathod, it is dedicated to Adinath, the first Jain tirthankar (revered Jain teacher). In the lowest floor of the tower, figures of the various tirthankars of the Jain pantheon are seen in special niches formed to house them. These are digambara monuments. A narrow stairway with 54 steps leads through the six storeys to the top. The top pavilion that was added in the 15th century has 12 columns.
RANA KUMBHA PALACE
At the entrance gate near the Vijaya Stamba, Rana Kumbha's palace (in ruins), the oldest monument, is located. The palace included elephant and horse stables and a temple to Lord Shiva. Maharana Udai Singh, the founder of Udaipur, was born here; the popular folk lore linked to his birth is that his maid Panna DaiPanna Dhai saved him by substituting her son in his place as a decoy, which resulted in her son getting killed by Banbir. The prince was spirited away in a fruit basket. The palace is built with plastered stone. The remarkable feature of the palace is its splendid series of canopied balconies. Entry to the palace is through Suraj Pol that leads into a courtyard. Rani Meera, the famous poetess saint, also lived in this palace. This is also the palace where Rani Padmini, consigned herself to the funeral pyre in one of the underground cellars, as an act of jauhar along with many other women. The Nau Lakha Bandar (literal meaning: nine lakh treasury) building, the royal treasury of Chittor was also located close by. Now, across from the palace is a museum and archeological office. The Singa Chowri temple is also nearby.
FATEH PRAKASH PALACE
Located near Rana Khumba palace, built by Rana Fateh Singh, the precincts have modern houses and a small museum. A school for local children (about 5,000 villagers live within the fort) is also nearby.
GAUMUKH RESERVOIR
A spring feeds the tank from a carved cow’s mouth in the cliff. This pool was the main source of water at the fort during the numerous sieges.
PADMINI´S PALACE
Padmini's Palace or Rani Padmini's Palace is a white building and a three storied structure (a 19th-century reconstruction of the original). It is located in the southern part of the fort. Chhatris (pavilions) crown the palace roofs and a water moat surrounds the palace. This style of palace became the forerunner of other palaces built in the state with the concept of Jal Mahal (palace surrounded by water). It is at this Palace where Alauddin was permitted to glimpse the mirror image of Rani Padmini, wife of Maharana Rattan Singh. It is widely believed that this glimpse of Padmini's beauty besotted him and convinced him to destroy Chittor in order to possess her. Maharana Rattan Singh was killed and Rani Padmini committed Jauhar. Rani Padmini's beauty has been compared to that of Cleopatra and her life story is an eternal legend in the history of Chittor. The bronze gates to this pavilion were removed and transported to Agra by Akbar.
OTHER SIGHTS
Close to Kirti Sthamba is the Meera Temple, or the Meerabai Temple. Rana Khumba built it in an ornate Indo–Aryan architectural style. It is associated with the mystic saint-poet Mirabai who was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna and dedicated her entire life to His worship. She composed and sang lyrical bhajans called Meera Bhajans. The popular legend associated with her is that with blessings of Krishna, she survived after consuming poison sent to her by her evil brother-in-law. The larger temple in the same compound is the Kumbha Shyam Temple (Varaha Temple). The pinnacle of the temple is in pyramid shape. A picture of Meerabai praying before Krishna has now been installed in the temple.
Across from Padmini’s Palace is the Kalika Mata Temple. Originally, a Sun Temple dated to the 8th century dedicated to Surya (the Sun God) was destroyed in the 14th century. It was rebuilt as a Kali temple.
Another temple on the west side of the fort is the ancient Goddess Tulja Bhavani Temple built to worship Goddess Tulja Bhavani is considered sacred. The Tope Khana (cannon foundry) is located next to this temple in a courtyard, where a few old cannons are still seen.
JAUHAR MELA
The fort and the city of Chittorgarh host the biggest Rajput festival called the "Jauhar Mela". It takes place annually on the anniversary of one of the jauhars, but no specific name has been given to it. It is generally believed that it commemorates Padmini’s jauhar, which is most famous. This festival is held primarily to commemorate the bravery of Rajput ancestors and all three jauhars which happened at Chittorgarh Fort. A huge number of Rajputs, which include the descendants of most of the princely families, hold a procession to celebrate the Jauhar. It has also become a forum to air one's views on the current political situation in the country.
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Here is the start of some of my whimsies which I make out of air dry clay and fabric.
These are tiny creatures - the largest is two inches in length.
Some old photos that I'll give a B&W and vingetting treatment to. Any constructive comments welcome and appreciated.
I also did a Golden Ratio Crop here.
by John Mac Arthur
In 1 Peter chapter 2 and verse 21 we read this: "For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps."
There is little question in anyone's mind that the life of Christ is an example. But I daresay most people would not assume that the death of Christ is an example and yet that is exactly what Peter says. That Christ in suffering and dying has left us an example that we are to follow. Now we understand how we can follow the example of Christ in His life. The Bible tells us that He was the perfect person, the perfect man, that He knew no sin, that He was without sin, that He committed no sin, that He was holy, that He was innocent, that He was undefiled, that He was separate from sinners and that whatever a man could be He was. And so in life He is the perfect example. In fact the Bible says that looking at His life we are to be holy as He was holy. We are to be pure as He was pure. We are to be gentle as He was gentle. We are to be wise as He was wise. We are to be humble as He was humble. We are to be obedient to God as He was obedient to God. We are to be serving as He served. We are to be from the world as free as He was free from the world.
We understand that the life of Christ was an exemplary life. Even a French atheist once said that Jesus is the model of all human virtue. Few people would argue that Jesus lived an exemplary life. But the issue before us in this verse that Peter gives us is not the example in His living but the example in His dying. And that is so crucial because the truth of the matter is that you learn more about the character of a person in their dying then you do in their living.
You say, "What do you mean by that?" What I mean is to say this, that the truest revelation of you and me comes in the time of our deepest trial. Trials reveal character. Adversity reveals virtue or the lack of it. And the greater the trouble and the more severe the adversity, the purer the revelation of what we are. I am not convinced that I know a person whom I only know in the good times, I know a person whom I know in the difficult times, in the trying times, under stress, under duress. That's the truest purest revelation of what you are. And since that it is true it is also true that we find then the purest truest revelation of the character of Jesus Christ in the time of His greatest trial. And that was the time of His dying. And we find that in His dying He is as perfect as in His living. And His dying only confirms the pure perfect character manifest in His living.
But in His dying He gives us revelations of His character that teach us how to live. I think for the most part we look at His dying and we say, "Well, His dying shows us the significance of sin, it shows us how we had to have a Savior pay the price for our iniquity. His death was for us a substitutionary death by which He took our place, died our death, paid for our sin." But Peter says there's something more. He died not only for us but He died as an example to us. He died to show us how to live. That's what I want you to focus on this morning...the example of Christ in His death.
Now how are we going to know anything about Him in His death? How is His character revealed? It cannot be revealed in something He does because He is nailed to the cross and cannot do anything. It cannot be revealed to us in something that He thinks because we can't read His thoughts. Therefore the only thing we can know about the character of Christ in His dying is in what He says. And through the years, year after year after year, since perhaps the earliest years of the church people have celebrated the Easter season by looking at the seven last sayings of Christ. And that's exactly what I want us to do this morning for a reason that perhaps you have never entertained before, and that is that they reveal the truest purest character of Christ and they teach us how to live. What He said in dying became principles for living. And so we flow through the seven last sayings of Christ.
The first of His sayings is recorded in Luke 23 and verse 34. You don't need to look it up, it's familiar to you. The first thing He said from the cross was this, "Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing." And in so saying He revealed His character. The principle is this, He died forgiving those who sinned against them...He died forgiving those who sinned against Him. That, dear friends, is a principle for living. Jesus in His dying revealed a forgiving heart, even against those who took His life. Think about it. Men had done their very worst. The one by whom the world was made had come into the world but the world knew Him not. The Lord of glory had tabernacled among men but He was not wanted by men. The eyes which sin had blinded saw in Him no beauty that He should be desired. At His birth there was no room in the inn which foreshadowed the treatment He was to receive at the hands of men all His life and in His death. Shortly after His birth Herod sought to slay Him. And this hostility was only the beginning of a life long hostility which He experienced. Again and again His enemies sought His destruction. And now as we come to the time of the cross their vile treachery has reached its climax. The Son of God has yielded Himself into their hands and they are in the process of executing Him. They had gone through the motions of a mock trial with trumped up false accusations. And though the judge admitted he found no fault in him, he nevertheless yielded to the insistent clamoring of the crowd that hated Him and agreed to His crucifixion. No ordinary deed could satisfy earth or hell and so the implacable foes of Jesus made sure that He died the most painful intense shaming death imaginable, that of hanging on a cross.
And as He hangs on the cross the victim, as it were, from the human perspective of the hatred, animosity, bitterness, vengeance and vile wickedness of a world of men and a host of demons, what is His response? What is His reply? We would have expected as human beings that He might have cried out to God for pity, that He might have shaken His fist in the face of God as one unworthy of such an execution. We might have assumed that He would cry malediction or vengeance upon His killers. But He does none of that. The first thing He says is a prayer. The first prayer He prays is a prayer of forgiveness for the very people who have taken His life. And underlying His prayer for forgiveness is an understanding of the wretchedness of the human heart. And He expresses it in the words, "They do not know what they are doing."
You see, the Lord Jesus understood the sinfulness of men. He understood the blindness of the human heart. He understood the ignorance of depravity. He knew that they neither understood the identity of the victim, nor the enormity of the crime. They understood neither and He knew it. They did not know they were killing the prince of life. They did not know they were executing their creator. They did not know that they were slaughtering the Messiah, the Lord Christ, the Savior. And the deed and the expression of Christ's statement, "They don't know what they're doing," shows how much the carnal mind is at enmity against God.
But the truth of the matter is they needed forgiveness. Because the only way they would ever be ushered into the presence of holy God, the only way they would ever know the joy of walking with God and being with God, the only way they would ever experience heaven, the only way they would ever experience the joy that God gives one who was in fellowship with Him was if their sins were forgiven. And so He prays along the line of their profoundest need. He prays for these wicked murderers to be forgiven. He is more concerned about their forgiveness than He is vengeance upon them for what they've done to Him. He is more concerned about what happens to them than what has happened to Him. He is praying for the people who killed Him to be forgiven for doing what they've done to Him. This is the magnanimous heart of Christ. This is the truest revelation of a pure heart, for a pure heart seeks no vengeance. Peter says, "Being reviled He reviled not again, being insulted He did not insult back but rather He prayed for them who took His life."
Forgiveness is man's greatest need. Forgiveness is man's only way to enter into fellowship with God. Forgiveness is man's only way to be let out of hell. Forgiveness is man's only hope for blessing. Forgiveness is thus what Jesus prayed for. And the first important lesson which everyone needs to learn is that we are sinners and as sinners we are unfit for the presence of a holy God. And because of that it is vain for men to seek noble ideals. It is vain for men to form good resolutions. It is vain for men to adopt formal excellent rules to live by until the question of sin has been dealt with. It is of no use to attempt to develop a beautiful character and aim to do that which will meet with God's approval while there is no relationship between you and God and while there is sin between you and God. It is like fitting shoes to feet that are paralyzed, or getting glasses for eyes that are blind, it is irrelevant.
The question of the forgiveness of sin is the most basic fundamental vital question of all. It does not matter that I am highly respected in the circle of my friends if I am yet in my sins. It does not matter that I have attained a level of human goodness if I am still in my sins. And so the great truth here is that Jesus understood the deep need of man and He understood that the only way man could ever escape hell and know blessing was if His sins were forgiven, and it did not matter to Him that the sin for which He pleaded was the sin of killing Him. In fact, it was for the very sin of killing Him that He was dying. And what a beautiful picture do we see of the principle, He died praying for the forgiveness of those who sinned against Him. There, by friend, is a principle for living. There is a way to live your life, being more concerned with God forgiving the sin of the one who sinned against you than that you should receive vengeance. That's the way to live your life.
Stephen learned that. Stephen, that saint of God, who was stoned to death for loving Christ and preaching Christ as he was being crushed under the bloody stones in Acts 7 and verse 60 it says he said to God, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." He was praying for their forgiveness, too.
How should you live? You should live with a heart of forgiveness toward those who wrong you, being more concerned that they be forgiven than that you get vengeance.
The second word of Christ on the cross is recorded in Luke 23:43. The second utterance that Jesus made from the cross was this, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in paradise." You remember that there were two thieves crucified with Christ, one on the right hand and one on the left. One of those thieves said to Jesus, "Remember me when You come into Your Kingdom." To which Jesus replied, "Today you shall be with Me in paradise." And that teaches us the second great principle. Jesus died bringing the truth of eternal life to a damned soul. Jesus died bringing the truth of eternal life to a damned soul.
It's imagined...it's hard to imagine how Christ on the cross feeling...mark it...the venomous hate and wicked sin of all the sinners of all the ages, for He was bearing it all, could at the same time be concerned with the salvation of one of those sinners. But He was. Never was He too preoccupied, not even then, to be interested in leading someone to paradise. That's the way to live your life. Jesus in His dying shows His character and His life commitment was to bring men to God...was to bring people to paradise. And He was doing it in His dying as He had done it in His living.
It is quite remarkable and quite dramatic how this man came to trust in Christ. After all, look at the scene. What is there about Jesus Christ that is at all convincing? What is there at this particular occasion in the life of Christ that's going to convince you that He's the Christ of God, the Savior of the world, the Messiah, the King? Certainly not the circumstances. This is no victor, this is a victim from the human viewpoint. After all, this is one who is dying because He is totally rejected. The society to which He has come has no interest in Him at all. There is no one saying, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." There is no one yet affirming that this in fact is the Son of God, that happens later. Even His friends have forsaken Him. The people to whom He has come hate Him. He is weak and in disgrace. He is in a position of shame. His enemies are triumphing. His crucifixion is regarded as totally inconsistent with anything related to the Messiah. His lowly condition is a stumbling block to the Jews from the very first and the circumstances of His death can only intensify that. In fact, the thief speaks to Christ and Christ to him before any of the supernatural phenomena occurs that might have convinced him that this was a work of God. The rocks have not split, the earth has not quaked. The darkness has not come. The graves have not opened. The tombs have not released their victims. The centurion has not said, "This truly was the Son of God." None of that has happened yet.
In other words, in the most unfavorable, unconvincing circumstances imaginable this man is convinced that this is the Savior. He says to the other thief as they discuss the situation, the thief is casting insults at Jesus, and the one thief says to Him, "Why are you doing that, this man has done nothing?" And thus he affirmed Christ's sinlessness. He has done nothing wrong, the text actually says. He was convinced of His sinlessness.
Then he turns to Jesus and says, "Remember me." What does he mean by that? He is pleading for forgiveness. So he not only understands Christ's sinlessness, he understands His Saviorhood. He knows that this is the one who can bring him to the Kingdom, the Savior. And then he says, "Remember me when You come." Therefore he is affirming His resurrection and Second Coming. He knows that death isn't the end. And then the thief says, "When You come in Your Kingdom," and he also affirms His sovereignty. There he is on the cross, crucified next to Jesus Christ and in the most unlikely circumstances he sees the sinlessness, the Saviorhood, the sovereignty and the Second Coming of Christ.
Now how so? How can he see that? And the answer is very very simply this, it is not a work of man, salvation, it is a work of God...it is a work of God. And what you see there is the sovereign saving work of God. God moved on his heart to convince him of those things. And, beloved, I remind you that instead of attributing the salvation of lost sinners to the matchless grace of God, many professing Christians seek to account for salvation by the cleverness of human influences, instrumentalities and circumstances...not so...not so. Some think it was the preacher. Some think it was the person who was the individual who shared the gospel. Some think salvation is the direct result of prayer. It is not. It is the indirect result of all of that and the direct result of God's intervening grace. It didn't matter what the circumstances were. It didn't matter what might be negative. When God shattered the darkness of that thief's heart, he believed. But nonetheless it was through the instrumentality of Christ who was sensitive to be used of God to bring a damned soul to salvation.
It's always so with Him. The Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost, Luke 19:10 says. Paul writing to Timothy in 1 Timothy 1:15 says, "Christ came to save sinners." And that's what He's doing on the cross. What an example. He died forgiving those who sinned against Him and He died bringing the truth of eternal life to a damned soul. Beloved, may I submit to you that that's how to live? That's how to live. That's the truest revelation of what was in His heart.
The third saying of Christ on the cross is found in John 19 verses 26 and 27. On that occasion in John 19:26 and 27 Jesus said this, "Woman, behold your Son," and then He said, "Behold your mother." What is this about? Well the principle here is very simple. Jesus died expressing selfless love. Did you get that? Jesus died expressing selfless love. You see, standing at the foot of the cross was a little group of five people, different than the crowd, the throng, the multitude, the mad mob, different than the chief priests and the scribes and elders. There was this little group. They were huddled around the foot of the cross. Who were they? Well there was John, the only man that's named, John the Apostle. And then there were four women. There was Mary, Mary the mother of our Lord...Mary who by now realized the full force of that prophetic word spoken 30 years before by Simeon when he said her heart would be pierced through by this child; Mary who had all the love a mother could hold for an absolutely perfectly sinless son; Mary who is now hurt and pained and baffled and paralyzed, yet bound by love to the cross; Mary who stands there without strength yet with no hysteria; Mary without wailing and without fainting and yet suffering in weak silence, staring at the beloved Son, there is Mary. Then there is her sister, the Bible says...possibly Salome, the mother of James and John. And then there is Mary the wife of Cleophas who was probably her sister‑in‑law and then there is Mary Magdalene, her dear friend out of whom Jesus had cast the demons.
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SIDE TWO
And so four women, three named Mary. Fitting, isn't it, that the word "Mary" means bitterness? Three Marys, a sister and John. Jesus was crucified close to the ground and it is reasonable to assume that they could have touched Him and perhaps they did. They were near enough to Him because He was so close to the ground that they could have heard Him speak, though He spoke in soft tones. And what does He say? He says, "Woman, behold your son." What's the point of that? Woman is Mary His mother. You say, "Why doesn't He call her mother?" Because that relationship is over now and she is not His mother. Once He began His ministry He identified her as woman in John 2 at the wedding at Cana. And now she is woman in the sense that she must look to Him not as her son but as her Savior. But He says to her, "Woman, behold your son." He's not calling attention to Himself because then He turns to John and says, "John, behold your mother." What is He doing? He is giving His mother into the care of John. He is saying, "Mary, John from now on is your son." "John, Mary from now on is yours to care for." He commits His mother to the care of John. As He is dying His mother is on His heart. Out of that little crowd His mother was the neediest of all. It is very likely that Joseph had by this time died. He disappears very early from the scene of gospel history and is no doubt dead or He wouldn't have had to make such a commitment. So Jesus could not commit him to Joseph...commit her to Joseph. He could not commit her either to His brothers, and He did have some brothers and sisters, but in John chapter 7 verse 5 it says they didn't believe in Him and He was not about to commit the care of His believing mother into the hands of His unbelieving half brothers and sisters.
And so out of compassion He commits Mary to John and John to the care of Mary. And what does this teach us? This is selfless love. Here out of the heart of one who is occupied with the weight of the world's sins, here out of the heart of one who is experiencing the most stupendous agony imaginable under the wrath of almighty God, far greater internal pain than the external pain, in the midst of all of this sin bearing His sympathy is directed towards somebody else...truly this is the purity of His character coming to the surface. This is how we are to live. Never so...mark it now...never so overwhelmed with our own pain that we lose sight of the needs of others. That's a great principle for living. Never so preoccupied with our own hurt that we miss the needs of those around us. Oh the magnificence of looking not on our own things but the things of others...the magnificence of selfless love.
How are we to live? Forgiving those who sin against us, bringing the truth of eternal life to damned souls, and expressing selfless love to others...perhaps even when they have less pain than we have. The fourth word from the cross is recorded in Matthew 27:46, this has the most pathos of all, Jesus said, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" What does this tell us? What lesson do we learn? What principle? This, Jesus died understanding the seriousness of sin. He died resenting the implications of sin, is another way to say it. He died resenting, refusing, rejecting the implications of sin. What implications? That sin separates from God. "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" That word "forsaken" is one of the most tragic in the English language, one of the most painful words that anyone can ever speak, to be forsaken, to be left alone and desolate. And when coupled with the opening statement, "My God, My God," we see that it is a forsaking out of intimacy. "My God, My God," with whom I have had eternal unbroken fellowship, "why have You forsaken Me?" It is against the background of an eternal intimacy that the forsaking has its profoundest significance. You see, sin could do...now mark it...sin could do what nothing else in the universe could do. Men could not separate the Father from the Son...demons could not separate the Father from the Son...Satan could not separate the Father from the Son...but sin separated the Father from the Son. It is the most devastating reality in the universe for it separates from God. And He experienced it.
He who was in the Father and the Father in Him, He who was one with the Father and the Father one with Him, He who had enjoyed eternally uninterrupted perfect communion within the trinity is now forsaken by God. Why? Because He's bearing sin and sin separates. God is too holy to look on sin, to pure to behold iniquity, says the prophet Habakkuk. Sin alienates from God.
And, beloved, that's what marks the climax of His suffering. The soldiers had cruelly mocked Him, the soldiers had arrayed Him with a crown of thorns, they had scourged Him and buffeted Him. The soldiers went so far as to spit upon His face and pluck out the hairs of His beard. The soldiers had given Him suffering beyond description but He had suffered in silence without response. They had pierced His hands, they had pierced His feet and yet He endured the cross despising the shame. The vulgar crowd had taunted Him. The thieves were crucified beside Him had flung their vile epithets into His face yet He never opened His mouth. But now something way beyond the pain of all of that, God has forsaken Him.
Beloved, may I warn you, don't you ever consider any vicissitude or struggle or trial or trouble in life to even come remotely close to the trouble that your own sin will bring because it will separate you from God. And no trouble when the believer is in communion with God is as severe as the separating impact of sin. Jesus experienced personally the profound pain that sin brings because it separates from God. That's how we're to live. We're to live understanding the implications of our sin that they wrench us away from God. Jesus experienced that. The separation that sin brings, the alienation, the loneliness, the forsakenness, the emptiness, the destruction, the devastation and thus teaches us how to live. We must live understanding the serious implications of sin.
The next word from the cross is recorded in John 19 verse 28. The next thing that Jesus uttered from the cross was the simple statement, "I am thirsty...I am thirsty." That indicates to me that He was experiencing the results of true humanity. That's not a spiritual statement. It doesn't mean He was thirsty for God, it means He was thirsty for something to drink. You see Him there in all His humanity and what lesson does that teach us? Simply this, He teaches us to live expressing the frailties of our humanity. He teaches us to live expressing the frailties of our humanity and our dependence. He needed a drink and He couldn't get it for Himself and He needed somebody to get it for Him. He was not unfamiliar with human need, that's why He is such a sympathetic and faithful high priest. He was fully man. He was thirsty. The New Testament says there were times when He was weary. There were times when He was hungry. There were times when He was sleepy. There were times when He was happy. There were times when He was grieved. There were times when He was groaning. He felt all the emotion of human life. And when He was hungry He needed food, and when He was sleepy He needed a place to lie down, and when He was thirsty He needed a drink and He depended on someone to give it to Him. Sometimes it was Mary and Martha, sometimes it was His mother and here He just cries, "I'm thirsty." And in so crying He shows us that we must live in the same way, we must live willing to show our human weakness and depend on someone else to supply what we need. We must learn to live dependently. We must learn to live sharing needs with others.
How are we to live? We are to live the way He died. We're to live forgiving those who sin against us even if it takes our life, being more concerned about their forgiveness and their relationship with God than about our vengeance. We are to live doing everything we can to be available to God that He might use us in bringing the truth to a damned soul. We are to live loving selflessly others who have less pain than we do and forgetting our own in compassion for theirs. We are to live understanding the serious implications of sin and thus avoiding its tremendous power to separate us from God and thus from blessing. And we are to live willing to acknowledge our human weakness and being dependent on those who can meet our needs.
The sixth saying of Christ and the next to the last one is recorded in John's gospel chapter 19 and verse 30, "It is finished." As He came near the end of His life He made a triumphant pronouncement, Tetelestai, it is finished. What principle do you see here? He died completing the work God gave Him to do. He died completing the work God gave Him to do.
May I give you an insight into what I'm saying here? It is one thing to end your life, it is another thing to finish it. It is one thing to have your life over, it is another to have your work done. I couldn't help but think of that as I noted the Los Angeles Marathon. Everybody started and everybody stopped, but not everybody finished. For most people in the world life ends and life is over but the work is not done. When Jesus said "it is finished," He had finished the redeeming work, He had come into the world, He had borne the sins of man, He had provided the sacrificial death, He had done the atoning work, He was finished. He came, it says, to take away sin by the sacrifice of Himself and He did it. He bore our sins in His own body. He condemned sin in the flesh. He defeated Satan with a blow to the head. He finished perfectly what God gave Him to do, and that's the way we must live. We must be more concerned with the work God's called us to do than the pain the work takes us through. He endured the pain because He could see the accomplishment. That's always the price of doing the work of God. It's being able to move through the pain and through the difficulty to do the work.
Paul learned from Jesus and at the end of his life could say, "I have finished my course." It wasn't easy, "I fought a fight to get it done, but I finished." That's the way to live your life. Don't just live it till it's over. Don't just live it till it ends. Live it to finish the work of God that He gives you to do.
Christ in His death gives us one other final principle for living. The last words of Jesus are recorded in Luke 23:46, this is the last statement He said on the cross, "Father, into Thy hands I commit My spirit...into Thy hands I commit My spirit." What principle is there here? Listen carefully. Jesus died entrusting Himself to the promised care of God. And that's how you're to live, casting all your care on the one who cares for you. You are to live putting your life and your death and your destiny in the promised care of God. You're to live trusting God...a life of faith, a life of trust. God had promised to raise Him from the dead way back in Psalm 16. God had confirmed that promise to Him as often times Jesus said that He would suffer and die but rise again. And He commits Himself to the promised care of God in His death. That's the only way to life, the only way to live is to commit your life to God. Commit your way unto Him, the psalmist said, trust also in Him, He shall direct your path.
Listen, we are to live a life that totally commits itself to God. Romans 12 says that we are to present to God as a living sacrifice ourselves, our life and trust Him for the outcome. Jesus, says Peter, in 1 Peter 2:23 kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously. He just kept giving Himself to God, saying, "God, I give You Myself, no matter how great the pain, no matter how much hostility, no matter how difficult the task, I commit Myself to You, You will do what's right, You will judge righteously, You will bring it to pass, You will care for Me, You've promised. I'll go to the grave, I'll go to death, I'll face the teeth of hell, I will face the one who has the keys now, that is Satan, and I'll take them out of His hand. I'll face death." The Bible says He even descended into the pit where the demons are bound after He died. "I'll face it all because I know You will not fail Me, You will lift Me out of the grave, You will lift Me to glory." That's the way to live...with confident trust in God.
And so the Lord Jesus Christ lived a perfect life and He died a perfect death. In His living He gave us an example of how to live and in His dying He gave us maybe the greatest example of how to live. And it seems as though in the words that He said He summed up all the greatest elements of life. And He said here is how to live...you are to live forgiving those who sin against you, you are to life giving the truth to those damned soul who without it are lost, you are to live loving selflessly and being compassionate about those whose pain may be less than yours, and making sure their needs are met, you are to live understanding the serious implications of sin and its separating power, you are to live not afraid to admit your weakness and allow others to meet your need that you might build the strength of fellowship, you are to live not until your life is over but you are to live to finish the work God gives you to do and you are to live and die trusting your life and your death and your soul and your eternity to the hands of a caring promising God. That's how to live.
Now listen very carefully as I bring this to a climax. Jesus lived a perfect life and Jesus died a perfect death. And as a result of that the Bible says God did something. You know what it says God did? It says it over and over and over again in the book of Acts, about a dozen times, God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. And then God set Him at His right hand in glory. Listen carefully. God raised Jesus from the dead and gave Him eternal glory because of His perfect life and His perfect death. That was God's affirmation of the perfection of His Son's person and work. Listen carefully. It is because of the perfection of Christ that He was raised from the dead. God has promised that He would raise those who are perfect.
You say, "Well that doesn't sound like good news to me. As much as I would like to be forgiving of those who sin against me, I'm not. I wish I were. As much as I would like to be sensitive to the lost souls around me to bring them the truth, I'm not always. As much as I wish I were selflessly loving and compassionate toward others whose pain may be less than mine, as much as I wish I applied in my life the implications of sin, but I don't. As much as I would like to admit my human need and be dependent on others, my pride holds me from doing it. As much as I would like to finish God's word, I'm lazy so much of the time. As much as I want to trust God I don't do it, I'm imperfect. I will never rise because the Father will never affirm that kind of life." You're right. You're right. And it is precisely the failure to live like that that sends the whole human race to hell. You can't live like that.
You say, "Well then what hope do I have?" I give you great hope in the words of the Holy Spirit in Hebrews 10:14. It says this, "For by one offering...that is the offering of Himself on the cross...Jesus Christ has perfected for all time those who are set apart."
Did you hear that? Listen carefully, you could never attain to resurrection, neither could I. You could never live a life that God would honor like He honored the life of Christ. You could never die a death that God would honor like He honored the death of Christ. You can never be perfect and that's why you're damned and that's why I'm damned. So do you know what God does through Christ? He gives us the very perfection of Christ. He has perfected us. God gives us the perfection of Christ. He covers us with Christ's perfection. He places us in Christ so that Christ's perfection hides us so we can say we are perfect in Christ. That's why Christians are all the time saying, "I'm in Christ...I'm in Christ..." because if I wasn't in Christ I wouldn't be perfect and if I wasn't perfect God wouldn't raise me to glory. But I'm perfect in Christ because Christ is perfect and I'm hidden in Him. That's the gospel. His perfection becomes ours when we receive Him as Savior. When you give your life to Jesus Christ His righteousness clothes you, His perfection hides you. And thus God will lift you to glory as well. In fact the Bible says He will raise you to glory and He will seat you on the very throne with Christ because you are as perfect as Christ in Christ. That's the gospel.
You say, "Well does that mean that once you become a Christian you are actually perfect?" No. We still struggle in this life, we will some day be perfect when we get to heaven. But in the meantime we are covered by the perfection of Christ so that our sin is hidden from an otherwise intolerant holy God. That's the gospel. Because He lives we can live.
He taught us how to live. He made us face the fact that we don't live that way. And then He said for your imperfections I'll cover you with My perfections. And God now sees us as perfect. You say, "But what about living that way?" Well that becomes the pursuit of every Christian. Because Christ has covered me with His perfection I want to do all I can to live as perfectly as possible. I want to be the kind of person that He was. I want to walk as He walked. I want to be forgiving. I want to be evangelizing lost people. I want to be lovingly selfless. I want to be free from sin. I want to be open to share my needs. I want to finish the work God's given me and I want to totally trust God. But I'm motivated to do that not to earn perfection but to live up to the perfection Christ gave me when I received Him as Savior, that's the gospel.
Father, we thank You for the great truths that Jesus teaches us in His dying. We pray that every one of us will be students of these truths and see them become reality in our own lives. Father, I know that in this congregation this morning there are some who have fallen short of Your perfection, who haven't lived up to this standard, but who do not have the perfection of Christ because they've never received Him as Lord and Savior. O God, may this be the day when they open their heart to the living Christ and receive His perfection for their imperfection and with that the hope of eternal heaven.
For those of us as Christians who have received the perfection of Christ, may we with a new zeal commit ourselves to live according to His life and death and follow the pattern that He set. And may the purest revelation of His character as we see it on the cross become the goal of our own living that He might be glorified and that we might be blessed. Amen.
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-Tires/Rims
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Participants / The Dream Rocket Project Project
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★What IS THE INTERNATIONAL FIBER COLLABORATIVE?
As the leading voice for collaborative public art projects around the world, the International Fiber Collaborative is dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of contemporary art & craft through educational experiences. We are committed to developing vital education programs that elevate, expand, modernize and enhance the image of collaboration and education today.
★WHAT IS THE DREAM ROCKET PROJECT?
The Dream Rocket Team is collecting nearly 8,000 artworks from participants around the globe. The artwork will be assembled together to create a massive cover in which will wrap a 37 story Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. We will also be displaying submitted artwork in dozens of national venues prior to the wrapping of the Saturn V. Additionally, we are posting images of submitted artwork & their stories on our Website, Flickr, and Facebook.The Dream Rocket project uses the Saturn V Moon Rocket as a symbolism of universal values of the human spirit. Optimism, hope,
caring for our natural resources, scientific exploration, and harnessing technological advancements for a better quality of life while safeguarding our communities, are all common desires across national and international boundaries. Participants are able to express and learn about these values through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, participants are asked to write an essay explaining their artwork, and the dream theme in which they chose.
★How can I Participate & Have my Artwork Displayed?
The Dream Rocket project would like to challenge you to ‘Dare to Dream’. To dream about your future and the future of our world through dream themes such as health, community, conservation, science, technology, space, peace, and so on. We would like you to use your selected Dream Theme to express, explore, and create your vision on your section of the wrap. We hope that you are able to express and learn through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, you are asked to write a brief essay explaining your artwork, and the dream theme in which you chose.
“The Saturn V is the ideal icon to represent a big dream. This rocket was designed and built as a collaboration of nearly half-a-million people and allowed our human species to venture beyond our world and stand on ANOTHER - SURELY one of the biggest dreams of all time. ENABLING THE DREAMS of young people to touch this mighty rocket sends a powerful message in conjunction with creating an educational curriculum to engage students to embrace the power of learning through many important subjects”
-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, New York
★I VALUE THE ARTS!!!!
The International Fiber Collaborative is able to share the power of a collaboration and art, thanks to the support of generous individual donors. We welcome any amount of donations and remember the International Fiber Collaborative is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, making this gift tax deductible.
Donate Today at: www.thedreamrocket.com/support-the-dream-rocket
See our Online Flickr Photo Album at: www.flickr.com/photos/thedreamrocket/
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We are committed to this project as our shop car. We are under the process of conducting the following:
-S52 engine swap
-body work (wrap/repaint, body kit, etc.)
-suspension (Lead Tech, Jason will be making one for this project)
-Tires/Rims
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Stay tuned for the latest updates on our launch party, and many exciting events.
Also a chance to vote and win prizes throughout the building process.
We are committed to this project as our shop car. We are under the process of conducting the following:
-S52 engine swap
-body work (wrap/repaint, body kit, etc.)
-suspension (Lead Tech, Jason will be making one for this project)
-Tires/Rims
and we are open to suggestions, give us your feedback here or under the "Review" tab on our fan page www.facebook.com/brianjesselautohaus
Stay tuned for the latest updates on our launch party, and many exciting events.
Also a chance to vote and win prizes throughout the building process.
After Compliments,
Dear Prospective Student,
Academy of Art & Design offers several professional courses in art, design and allied fields. We are committed to providing our students with quality & professional educational experience. Many opportunities to enhance your education are provided beyond the traditional classroom experience. You'll have the opportunity to participate in profession related organizations, specialized workshops, guest lectures, field trips, and study programs.
Selecting a career in ART & DESIGN can be the correct choice for you if you desire to be in a creative field that combines artistic abilities with technical knowledge and skills.
These are exhilarating times. Life moves fast and is ever-changing. Everyday we are bombarded with information and images that stimulates and energizes our imagination. In this exciting climate, design professionals are being called upon to bring order to the environments that we experience daily-the places we live, work and play. Academy of Art & Design is devoted to preparing students and professionals to respond and compete in this expanding field. This is an exciting time. You are on the threshold of an important decision. Clearly one of the most important decisions that you'll ever have to make. Your " CAREER."
We have also started short-term professional courses, which may be of your interest. You can take admission in any of our professional course and avail the best education in the field. We recommend that you apply early no matter what course you are interested. Call on 9987002023 / 2771 4343 to discuss getting started today or for further details, SMS your name & email id on 9892521443.
Our expert core faculties :
Prof. Salam Khan, Director - Interior Design & Space Management - Responsible for achieving the set target and developing new designs & layouts. He is a visiting lecturer at L. S. Raheja School of Architecture (Bandra), Istituti Callegari Milano (Chandivali), INIFD (Bandra), Garodia School of Professional Studies (Ghatkopar), Late Bhau Saheb Hiray College of Architecture (Bandra), S. N. D. T. (Juhu), CKT (Panvel), Bharatiya Vidyapeeth College of Architecture (Belapur) and many more reputed colleges in Mumbai & Navi Mumbai.
Ms. Shabnam Deshmukh, Director – Fashion Design & Technology – Responsible for generating good clientele for our ever growing business. She is a visiting faculty in Indian Fashion Academy (Dadar/Thane), CKT (Panvel), INIFD (Vashi) and many more reputed colleges in Mumbai & Navi Mumbai.
Kindly check our Academys details on :
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labs.google.co.in/smschannels/subscribe/DesignEducation
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Sincerely,
Ms. S. Deshmukh. - 9987002023
(Director - Academy of Art & Design )
Creative Educational & Charitable Trust’s (Govt. Regd.)
Academy of Art & Design (Govt. Regd.)
College of Fashion Design & Interior Design
C-212, 2nd Floor, Nerul Railway Station Complex,
Nerul (E), Navi Mumbai – 400706.
Tel. : +91 22 27714343 Cell. : +91 9987002023
Email : academyenquiry@yahoo.com
Website : www.designcareer.in
www.facebook.com/academyofartanddesign
Office Timings : All 7 Days of the week from 10 am to 6:30 pm
UGC Govt. of India Approved Degree Offered :
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design (3 Years)
Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design (3 Years)
Autonomous Professional Diploma Courses Offered :
Department of Interior Design & Space Management :
3 Years Professional Diploma in Interior Designing & Space Management
2 Years Advance Diploma in Interior Designing & Decoration.
1 Year Diploma in Interior Designing.
Department of Fashion Design & Apparel Management :
3 Years Professional Diploma in Fashion Designing & Apparel Management
2 Years Advance Diploma in Fashion Designing & Technology.
1 Year Diploma in Fashion Designing.
3 Months Certificate in Fashion Tailoring
3 Months Diploma in Fashion Tailoring
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An American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis - Washington State's bird) committed to seed extraction on a fluffy branch. Photographed at Union Bay Natural Area (aka Montlake Fill) in Seattle.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 + Lumix 100-300mm
On Rescuer's Day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the personnel of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, congratulated them on their professional holiday, and awarded state honors.
He emphasized that today is the professional holiday of all those whose job and calling is to save lives.
"Whatever happens, the SES of Ukraine is always there to help, and always promptly. They remain fully committed to their most important mission: saving lives," said the President.
The President inspected samples of automotive and robotic equipment. In particular, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko and SES Head Andriy Danyk reported on the use of surface drones and robotic systems for mine disposal.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian rescuers have responded to over 170,000 shelling occasions and extinguished more than 20,000 fires. SES sappers have neutralized over half a million explosive devices.
As a result of Russian aggression, 97 SES personnel have been killed, 395 injured, and 4 are currently held in Russian captivity.
The attendees observed a minute of silence to honor all those Ukraine has lost due to the war.
The President presented the Order of the Golden Star to the family of the fallen Hero of Ukraine, Lieutenant Colonel of the Civil Protection Service Artem Kostyria. The Lieutenant Colonel participated in over 70 operations to mitigate the consequences of Russian attacks. After the liberation of the Kharkiv region, he organized the restoration of nearly 100 damaged fire and rescue units. Thanks to his efforts, over 2,400 people were evacuated. Artem Kostyria was killed on July 13 this year while responding to the aftermath of an enemy missile strike when Russian forces launched a second ballistic missile attack.
The President also awarded SES employees the Orders "For Courage", II and III class, and the Order of Danylo Halytskyi.
Additionally, in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s presence, the winners of the nationwide "Hero – Rescuer of the Year" campaign were honored. Eight Ukrainians received awards:
Oleh Holubchenko, a maxillofacial surgeon from the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital. On July 8 of this year, during a Russian missile strike, he was performing surgery. Medical equipment failed, but he found alternative ways to maintain breathing and carried the child to shelter. Despite his injuries, he assisted rescuers and volunteers in clearing the hospital’s rubble.
Artem Makarov, a cadet at Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs. In April of this year, he saved an eight-year-old boy whom his own mother tried to drown.
Andriy Bibik, a police officer in the Novopillia community. In one of the villages, he noticed thick smoke near the houses. An outbuilding was on fire, and the flames were spreading toward homes. Andriy rescued a 13-year-old girl, an infant, and two dogs.
Yuliia Oholikhina, a personnel specialist at the SES in the Zaporizhzhia region. While on vacation, she saw a child drowning in a pool. She pulled the girl out of the water and provided first aid.
Andriy Lubenets, a Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman. Severely wounded in the war, last September, near a pond, he heard a 17-year-old boy’s cry for help. Despite his injured leg, Andriy swam to the boy and pushed him 20 meters to safety with one arm. Patrol police officers helped pull the boy out of the water and resuscitate him.
Ihor Kalashnyk, an electrician at a construction hypermarket. In May of this year, after Russian aerial bombs hit the hypermarket, he fully shut down the power to the building and helped evacuate four visitors from a smoke-filled area. He also removed generator barrels with fuel from the premises to prevent another explosion.
Polina Sholokh, a SES signaller. While at a car wash, she heard a woman screaming. Next to her was a boy with no signs of life, who had been pulled out of a drainage pit. Polina immediately began CPR, and after several minutes, the boy was breathing again.
Oleksandr Zhuk, a physical education teacher. Near a lake, he heard cries for help and saw three girls in the water. One had already lost consciousness and was pulling another down. Oleksandr rescued two of the girls from the water, while the third made it to the shore on her own.
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-S52 engine swap
-body work (wrap/repaint, body kit, etc.)
-suspension (Lead Tech, Jason will be making one for this project)
-Tires/Rims
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These Muslim woman were attempting to deliver a mandate to the United Nations proclaiming human rights abuses by the Indian Army during its continued occupation of Kashmir. They were barred from doing so and took to the streets in protest with chants of "Shame on the United Nations!"
Jan Palach, a student who committed suicide by self-immolation in political protest, killed himself on January 16, 1969, after the Soviet Union invaded his native Czechoslovakia to crush the reforms of Alexander Dubček’s government during the Prague Spring. A bronze cross marks the spot where Palach set himself on fire, followed by Jan Zajíc one month later in the entrance of the building at No. 39 on Wenceslas Square, where today a small plaque reminds of his act.
We are committed to this project as our shop car. We are under the process of conducting the following:
-S52 engine swap
-body work (wrap/repaint, body kit, etc.)
-suspension (Lead Tech, Jason will be making one for this project)
-Tires/Rims
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Stay tuned for the latest updates on our launch party, and many exciting events.
Also a chance to vote and win prizes throughout the building process.
St Baldricks Brevard at The Avenue Viera by commercial photographer Rich Johnson of Spectacle Photo. Dedicated to the St. Baldrick's Foundation Events on the Space Coast of FL and raising awareness for Childhood Cancer. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, stating that they are extremely committed to preventing irregular migration flows to Europe, "we will in this issue is absolutely full," he said. Tsipras, made in Turkey, hosted by the Prime Minister's office in Izmir Turkey-Greece High Level Cooperation Council meeting of 4 and then held a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu. Tsipras, the refugee crisis in the negotiations said also on the agenda, of any other country in a better drama they live in the Aegean Sea, the road to the immigrants to find life in terms of cultural values of both countries stressed that shame. "What one of us does not dictate how to solve. Solving extremely passionate about," said Tsipras, who organized to dry the sources of illegal immigration was underlined their commitment to take all necessary steps in.
Jan Anderson, a committed Detroiter and poet, graciously collaborated with us on a projection series where she recited her poetry about Detroit. Text of the recited poems follows:
WHEN THE PEOPLE LEAVE
When the people leave
The siege begins,
And the windows fall
And the halls are spooked
And the roof rots
And the lot vacates
And the placated defacate
Until the weeds stand tall
And the ghetto palms appear
And the tears depart
And the garden grows
In the people’s hardened hearts.
DEATH IN THE FAMILY
Detroit sits motionless
Like a daughter with her mother’s lifeless body.
The place is a chamber eerily apart from space and time
A ball of light hovering above a hole.
Two forms unable to inhale the next moment or
To cling together to fill the hollow.
Only in perfect still can the echo of being still be felt
So the daughter turns to stone like the mound of clay on the table before her.
The corpse must be returned to the soil
Before energy can again be found –
The heat between them forging iron to last
Until she too is a mound bereft of anything.
Detroit is still
Like a mountain blocking the sun.
A cavern is inside, precious metals in sum.
But our loss is its loss
Such is the formlessness of grief that it blankets all things
The nothingness before it is a vacuum
Into which vitality is slowly drawn –
Such is the black hole of tragedy that all material is reformed.
When our lifeless generation is duly mourned and returned to the ages,
New life will be formed
And there will no weeping, no striking out,
Only the duty of remembering in a city that is no longer an innocent child.
THE LAST PACKARD COMPANY MAN
As a lover he didn’t read minds or chart the heart’s inner terrain with his hands.
Those hands were working hands, greasy leathery tools.
Steel was the vessel of his spirit, and everything he touched became this sort of flesh.
The last Packard Company man lived to work,
Strove to be a cog in the great machine.
His shift was the prayer that sanctified him to his wife and children,
Made them believe in God.
The City’s Committee on Plant Closings asked him who he was
and he told them that he fought two great wars building the planes that brought death to the first and second global conflicts.
The heat that forges memory is the same that bends metal.
What does a soldier do after the war is lost?
Is honor found in the hands or in the heart?
Is faith the whole, or only part?
Do you believe because it’s in your head, or is belief an act of defiance instead?
We are committed to this project as our shop car. We are under the process of conducting the following:
-S52 engine swap
-body work (wrap/repaint, body kit, etc.)
-suspension (Lead Tech, Jason will be making one for this project)
-Tires/Rims
and we are open to suggestions, give us your feedback here or under the "Review" tab on our fan page www.facebook.com/brianjesselautohaus
Stay tuned for the latest updates on our launch party, and many exciting events.
Also a chance to vote and win prizes throughout the building process.
St Baldricks Brevard at The Avenue Viera by commercial photographer Rich Johnson of Spectacle Photo. Dedicated to the St. Baldrick's Foundation Events on the Space Coast of FL and raising awareness for Childhood Cancer. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.
After Compliments,
Dear Prospective Student,
Academy of Art & Design offers several professional courses in art, design and allied fields. We are committed to providing our students with quality & professional educational experience. Many opportunities to enhance your education are provided beyond the traditional classroom experience. You'll have the opportunity to participate in profession related organizations, specialized workshops, guest lectures, field trips, and study programs.
Selecting a career in ART & DESIGN can be the correct choice for you if you desire to be in a creative field that combines artistic abilities with technical knowledge and skills.
These are exhilarating times. Life moves fast and is ever-changing. Everyday we are bombarded with information and images that stimulates and energizes our imagination. In this exciting climate, design professionals are being called upon to bring order to the environments that we experience daily-the places we live, work and play. Academy of Art & Design is devoted to preparing students and professionals to respond and compete in this expanding field. This is an exciting time. You are on the threshold of an important decision. Clearly one of the most important decisions that you'll ever have to make. Your " CAREER."
We have also started short-term professional courses, which may be of your interest. You can take admission in any of our professional course and avail the best education in the field. We recommend that you apply early no matter what course you are interested. Call on 9987002023 / 2771 4343 to discuss getting started today or for further details, SMS your name & email id on 9892521443.
Our expert core faculties :
Prof. Salam Khan, Director - Interior Design & Space Management - Responsible for achieving the set target and developing new designs & layouts. He is a visiting lecturer at L. S. Raheja School of Architecture (Bandra), Istituti Callegari Milano (Chandivali), INIFD (Bandra), Garodia School of Professional Studies (Ghatkopar), Late Bhau Saheb Hiray College of Architecture (Bandra), S. N. D. T. (Juhu), CKT (Panvel), Bharatiya Vidyapeeth College of Architecture (Belapur) and many more reputed colleges in Mumbai & Navi Mumbai.
Ms. Shabnam Deshmukh, Director – Fashion Design & Technology – Responsible for generating good clientele for our ever growing business. She is a visiting faculty in Indian Fashion Academy (Dadar/Thane), CKT (Panvel), INIFD (Vashi) and many more reputed colleges in Mumbai & Navi Mumbai.
Kindly check our Academys details on :
www.facebook.com/academyofartanddesign
labs.google.co.in/smschannels/subscribe/DesignEducation
www.lsraheja.com/architecture/faculty.asp
Sincerely,
Ms. S. Deshmukh. - 9987002023
(Director - Academy of Art & Design )
Creative Educational & Charitable Trust’s (Govt. Regd.)
Academy of Art & Design (Govt. Regd.)
College of Fashion Design & Interior Design
C-212, 2nd Floor, Nerul Railway Station Complex,
Nerul (E), Navi Mumbai – 400706.
Tel. : +91 22 27714343 Cell. : +91 9987002023
Email : academyenquiry@yahoo.com
Website : www.designcareer.in
www.facebook.com/academyofartanddesign
Office Timings : All 7 Days of the week from 10 am to 6:30 pm
UGC Govt. of India Approved Degree Offered :
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design (3 Years)
Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design (3 Years)
Autonomous Professional Diploma Courses Offered :
Department of Interior Design & Space Management :
3 Years Professional Diploma in Interior Designing & Space Management
2 Years Advance Diploma in Interior Designing & Decoration.
1 Year Diploma in Interior Designing.
Department of Fashion Design & Apparel Management :
3 Years Professional Diploma in Fashion Designing & Apparel Management
2 Years Advance Diploma in Fashion Designing & Technology.
1 Year Diploma in Fashion Designing.
3 Months Certificate in Fashion Tailoring
3 Months Diploma in Fashion Tailoring
Well I have committed to a 'photo a week' project this year. I really missed doing a photo project last year. Unfortunately I've been so busy that I haven't really got around to taking any photos yet this week, so to make sure I don't fail in the first week I grabbed a shot of my Springer Spaniel Mac earlier on today whilst playing around with a new speedlight, because one of my photographic new years resolutions is to learn how to use it thoroughly. My last flash was so simple even a child could understand it, this one is quite a bit more complicated, lol. My other new years resolution is to calibrate my damn monitor, the brightness is way up so apologies if this is too dark, lol.
Reading Elizabeth Gilbert's sequel to 'Eat Pray Love'. Liz's thoughts on getting married a 2nd time.
Events on the stage of Shonan area of Japan , aimed at the development of the Hawaiian culture . Dancers of about 1,000 people gathered from Kanagawa prefecture , I committed showcase technology of hula daily , polished .
Pretty girl with very . You are dancing hard .
Committed To Memory: A History of Johnstown in Objects
Heritage Discovery Center, Johnstown PA 2016
Johnstown Area Heritage Association (JAHA)
BPD added this phrase a few weeks back, and I have several shots of vehicles with it, but none with a close-up view. No idea why they went with it or why it's in a script font, but can't say I'm a huge fan.
my first page of my 2008 art journal!
using the word committed. created digitally, as a lot of my art and photos are these days!
Ratne Deshapriya Senanayake
Ratne Deshapriya Senanayake was a popular name of the 70s which slowly faded away from the political scenario after 1977. But, his political character would not fade away similarly. He was a man of many facets; a committed family man and humane political revolutionary with Marxist origins, who mixed Marxist ideologies with the aspirations of the common man, woven into a democratic focus. He was feared as a vehement politician, but in proximity, this was never observable.
He was the Deputy Minister of Planning and Employment under Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike. He in his gruff voice would swear punishment seeing fault, but it was nA leading light in social activitiesever executed. Instead, he showered advice on the defaulter.
He was a journalist who was a Deputy Editor of Lankadeepa and the Secretary General of the Afro Asian Writers’ Bureau; a live wire of the editorial team of Dinakara. He was our ambassador in China; a lawyer who did not fleece clients and a speaker who could address issues to be heard by everyone.
My first meeting with him was during the Dedigama by-election when his brother Dharmasiri Senanayake contested against Rukman Senanayke. Later I had the good fortune of working with him in Polonnaruwa from 1975 to 1977, as the Additional Government Agent. Our experiences with him are memorable; especially, when political character in society has now deteriorated to Kelaniya or Kolonnawa or Siri Kotha levels.
We the public officials had two wonderful MPs in Polonnaruwa- Leelaratne Wijesinghe and Deshapriya Senanayake. The two were different in certain aspects such as dress, language capabilities, firmness etc but had common attributes such as being humane, friendly, people-oriented etc. These commonalities and differences have remained as mixed attitudinal hallmarks of successor politicians from Polonnaruwa.
In retrospect I reminisce a few episodes among many. Deshapriya Senanayake [who was the final authority for the Decentralized Budget then] monitored it with GAs to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and economy of fund management for the wellbeing of the people, not only in Minneriya, but everywhere. His coordinating it at the District Coordinating Committee was so pleasant it gave us a great satisfaction to be working with a political leader like him.
He always had a personal approach in dealing with issues. Once he summoned me to Giritale circuit bungalow when Government Agent (GA) Amaradasa Gunawardena was away in India and asked me how the water shortfall in Parakrama Samudra could be resolved, irrespective of irrigation authorities’ rigid stipulations from Colombo. There was only one way; it was to become “terrorists” in water management by breaking the spills at Radavige Oya and “stealing” water. He wanted it done and repairs made afterwards for which I had the concurrence of an obliging Engineer.
I obliged. Deshapriya Senanayake did not mind breaking rules and regulations or spills for the greater good of the farmers.
The next week he thanked me for resolving the problem. I was told by his Private Secretary and journalist late Karunaratne Saputhanthri, who was killed by terrorists when the plane he was travelling in was blown up, that a certain SLFP supporter from Medirigiriya had complained against me as I was taking action against him for underhand disposal of state land reservations in Kaudulu Weva Stage II. He was angered when Deshapriya Senanayake refused to take action against me and said “Sir, you can do politics with the Additional GA and not with us.” Deshapriya Senanayake had reportedly said, “For heavens sake get lost. He (meaning me) does more valuable service than you do in colonization in Stage II and in providing water, which are more important to the people than illegally disposing reservations!” He had his evaluation of everyone.
Were these good turns to the people and public officers what defeated him at the 1977 elections, or the wave of defeat against the incumbent government?
We felt that the Sirimavo Bandaranaike government would be defeated at the 1977 elections, which was proved when the UNP won with a 5/6ths majority. After completing the count of Polonnaruwa where H.G.P. Nelson won, I met Deshapriya Senanayake seated opposite the GA, vehemently insisting that he should proceed to Colombo through Minneriya. But we had information that his good work and humane qualities were to be ‘rewarded’ with physical assault at Minneriya.
The GA, as a last move told Deshapriya Senanayake, “Sir, for several years as District Political Authority you ordered me. But today I order you to go through Bakamuna for your own safety.” Though he was unwilling we had late Major (later Brigadier) Tissa Jayatunga who ensured with Police assistance that Deshapriya Senanayake proceeded to Colombo safely via Bakamuna. It was history repeated with the more or less comparable fate faced in 1970 by the late Minister C.P. de Silva who “created the new Polonnaruwa District,” when ‘outsider’ Deshapriya Senanayake won.
I was GA Polonnaruwa for two years. In those two years he telephoned me only once –to tell me that a very qualified candidate was being discriminated in the appointment of Marriage Registrars and request justice be done. I did what he wished, as it was a rightful demand. He understood the difficulties faced by public officers in standing against a very strong government and was not a bother at any moment- when in power and out. Personally speaking I remember him as an extremely sociable personality.
There was always a dinner or lunch invitation when he was around. Of course, Leelaratne Wijesinghe went a step further and always had some delicious dish or two prepared to add to the cuisine, especially on circuits to places like Yakkure, where the Maduru Oya Scheme stands now. Those added to satisfying our taste buds especially in Yakkure when we had Mudiyanse Iskolemahattaya’s kurakkan pittu and curd, which Deshapriya Senanayake relished.
Once I was hosting him and some officers from the Kachcheri for dinner at home and we were in high spirits by about 10 p.m. when a man walked into my house and sought his intervention in a land dispute. Deshapriya Senanayake verbally ‘blasted’ him. “This is not the time to discuss land matters though I am with DLOs, the GA and Additional GA. They too should relax at home. Go to the Kachcheri tomorrow and make representations.” As soon as the man left, he said “Please look after that fellow’s case. But he shouldn’t have come here to tell his grievances. He should have come to Giritale.” I am confident the intruder heard him. That was Deshapriya Senanayake. No wonder we loved him; people loved him.
Quite recently I dreamt of him and I called Gloria Senanayake, his amiable wife and told her that I dreamt of him and promised to visit him, which I could not fulfil. But I do not regret it much because had I gone he would have revisited old memories that could not have been communicated, and he would have been sad since he was not communicating with visitors during the last days of his life, as I learnt from Gloria. It would have been equally painful for me to see a great communicator silent, as I experienced on January 22, seeing his lifeless body laid in a coffin.
His life was full of lessons to everyone in humane politics and if learnt and practised by present day and future politicians it would be the best tribute paid to a great gentleman politician. Due to a change in the political environment this may be a tough challenge.
May Ratne Deshapriya Senanayake attain the supreme bliss of Nibbana.
Austin Fernando