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Varadharaja Perumal Temple or Hastagiri or Attiyuran is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in the holy city of Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu believed to have been visited by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.[1] It is located in part of Kanchipuram called the Vishnu Kanchi that is a home for a lot of famous Vishnu temples, including this one. One of the greatest Hindu scholars of Vaishnava VisishtAdvaita philosophy, Ramanuja is believed to have resided in this temple. The temple along with Ekambareswarar Temple and Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kanchipuram is called Mumurtivasam (abode of trio). While Srirangam is referred to as ‘ The Koil’ and Tirupathi as the ‘Malai’ among Divya Desams, Kanchipuram Varadaraja Perumal temple is known as the ‘Perumal Koil’. This is one of the most sacred places for Vaishnavites.
History
There is a belief that the temple was first built by the Pallava king Nandivarman II.[4] Varadharaja Perumal Temple was originally built by the Cholas in 1053[5] and it was expanded during the reigns of the great Chola kings Kulottunga Chola I and Vikrama Chola. In the 14th century another wall and a gopura was built by the later Chola kings. When there a Muslim invasion was expected in 1688, the main image of the deity was sent to Udayarpalayam, now part of Tiruchirapalli District.[6] It was brought back with greater difficulty after the involvement of local perceptor who enlisted the services of general Todarmal.[6] Robert Clive, the British general during the colonial period visited the Garuda seva festival and presented a valuable necklace (now termed Clive Maharkandi) which is adorned during the special occasion every year.
The temple
The Temple is a huge one on a 23-acre (93,000 m2) complex and shows the architectural skills of ancient Vishwakarma Sthapathis in temple architecture and is famous for its holiness and ancient history. The temple has 3 outer precincts (prakaram) namely Azhwar Prakaram, Madai Palli Prakaram and Thiru Malai Prakaram.[7] There are 32 shrines, 19 vimanams, 389 pillared halls (most having the lion type yali sculpture)[8] and sacred sacred tanks some located outside the complex.[7][9]
The main sanctum faces west and can be entered through a 130 feet tall, 7-tiered rajagopuram (main gateway tower).[10] The eastern gopuram is taller than the western gopuram, which is contrasting to large temples where the rajagopuram is the tallest one.[10] One of the most famous architectural pieces in the temple is the huge stone chain sculpted in a single stone.[11] There is a 100 pillared hall[12] has sculptures depicting Ramayana and Mahabarathastands the masterpiece of Vijayanagara architecture.[7][11]
The shrine of Varadarajaswamy is on a small hillock 10m tall and a fleet of 24 stps, termed "Hasthagiri" and has murals of the late Vijayanagara empire is found on the ceiling.[7] Another significant thing about the temple are beautiful carved lizards and platted with gold, over the sanctum.[11][13] The vimana over the sanctum of Vradaraja Swami is called Punyakoti Vimanam and the one over Perundevi Thayar shrine is called Kalyana Koti Vimanam.[10]
Apart from the main stone idol, the temple has the wooden image of Varadarajaswamy preserved within a silver box in water pumped out every 40 years.[14] There is a shrine of Narasimha on the hillock.[7] The origin of the mask of Narasimha is mysterious and believed to possess inexplicable powers.[15]
In the second precinct downstairs contains four shrines, the important one of which is of Malayala Nachiar (Kerala consort), presumably built during the Chera kings in the early 14th century.[7]
The third precinct has the shrine of Goddess Perundevi Thayar - it is customary for devotess to visit the shrine first before visiting the Perumal shrine.[6] There are four small pillared halls identical in strcutre called Thulabara Mandapas built during the 1532 for a ceremony of Achutaraya of the Vijayanagara empire.[6]
As Lord Vishnu accepted requests of everyone and gave what they wanted, he came to be called ‘Varadar’(one who gives).
Legend
Indra, the king of celestial deities, after getting released from the curse of Goddess Saraswathi, installed the silver and golden lizards who were the witness of the ordeal.[10] Brahma performed a yagna here, which was washed away by the fast flowing river Vegavathi. The temple deity, Vishnu laid himself flat to stay the flow and the yagna was successfully performed. Vishnu emerged with brilliance of thousand Suns as Devarajaswamy and stayed here permananently.[10] As is the case with the association of South Indian temples with a sacred tree, the name of the temple, Attigiri is derived from Atti tree, considered sacred to Vaishnavas.
Посвященный Вишну храм Варадараджа Перумал (Varadarajaperumal), другое его название Девараджасвами (Devarajaswamy) - массивное и внушительное здание с богатым резным святилищем и хорошо сохравшимся колонным залом шестнадцатого века, примыкающим к западным входным воротам. Храм имеет две высоких башни, на востоке и на западе. 1000 колонный зал наполнен разнообразной и детально проработанной скульптурой. Внешние колонны центральной мандапы украшены фигурами львов и воинов на вздыбленных лошадах , олицетворявших военную доблесть его строителей Виджаянагаров
Этот храм находится в огромном, окруженном стеной комплексе с воротами с высокими гопурамами к юго-востоку от города.
One of the inaugural runs of the Northwestern Pacific under new Operators after California Northern terminated their operations of the railroad.
The SP and NWP were favorites of my friend Jamie Miller, a young and talented photographer, whom lost his battle with cancer in 2023. Jamie, this one is for you buddy!
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床前明月光
疑是地上霜
舉頭望明月
低頭思故鄉
[靜夜思, 李白]
The moonlight reflecting on the waves of the lake reminded me of frost. In turn, that play of moonlight and frost reminded me of a classic Chinese poem by Li Po (above) that I memorized in college.
It reminded me of my youth and to Li Po's reach out to me here on the other side of the world. This photo is vague and minimalist because it seems to me that the essence of nostalgia is nebulous and minimalist by nature.
As I took this photo, I recited the poem above. I still knew it by heart.
For most who might be reading this in English, the poem above in Chinese is lost on them. So below is my own English translation of its meaning. In its own language each line of the poem consists of five syllables, which are also five words. It has a clear rhythm. It also has a marvelous rhyming pattern. The last word of the first, second and fourth lines rhyme. The third line's last word breaks up the rhyme but in doing so accentuates the rhyme pattern by adding variety. All of that is lost in English.
A quiet night's contemplation
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Moonlight shines before my bed
Like frost on the ground
With a glance aloft I see its source, a bright moon
I drop my head, thinking fondly of my old home town*
*Note: LiPo's old home town, which skirted the foothills of the high mountains of the Himalayan Plateau, was in Sichuan, where the summer is hot and the winters have periods of frost. He served the Tang Dynasty (8th Century A.D.) as a translator and teacher in the faraway national capital of Chang'an (now Xian), with its dry winters.
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MISAWA, Japan (Oct. 5, 2020) A P-8A Poseidon, assigned to the “Screaming Eagles” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 1, lands at Misawa Air Base during a dedicated field work flight. VP-1 is currently deployed to NAF Misawa, Japan conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jan David De Luna Mercado)
Chapel of the Holy Cross dedicated to Saint Thomas More.
Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England, was executed for treason after he refused to take an oath attached to the Act of Succession, which recognised any children of the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne to be rightful heirs to the throne.
Sir Thomas' goats hair shirt is displayed in the centre of the Altar.
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The Cathedral, dedicated to St. Peter, is a very particular church, with seven hemispherical domes, built and expanded in the thirteenth century, rebuilt in the fifteenth century, the early sixteenth century, and finally in the eighteenth century. In the eighteenth century the existing grand Romanesque building was demolished to be rebuilt in neoclassical style by Andrea Memmo and Gian Antonio Selva, following the project of the castle Giordano Riccati. The facade of the Duomo today appears as it was formed in 1836: wide staircase crowned by an imposing portico with six Ionic columns.To the sides of the stairs are placed two lions of Verona red marble that held the previous porch of the Romanesque building.The old portal is the only specimen still rich Romanesque, rebuilt in 2005.
Церковь берет свое начало с 6-го века и стоит в районе, где в древнеримский период были храм, театр и, возможно, некоторые бани. В 11-12 веках церковь была реконструирована в романском стиле. В 1768 году его снесли и перестроили в неоклассическом стиле, от прежнего здания остался только склеп. Нынешний фасад здания датируется 1836 годом. Широкая лестница открыта с трех сторон и завершается внушительным портиком с шестью ионическими колоннами.
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Double Flowering Plum puts on quite a show with its gorgeous double, candy-pink flowers that seem to blanket each branch with fat pom-poms of color.
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E sereno weekend ai miei cari amici di Flickr……
And happy weekend to you, my dear Flickrfriends….
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... is what i need at the moment. It is still the time of more or less darkness for me... so everything what means light in any way is welcome... :=))) have a great week ahead...
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In passing, a friend mentioned that "Triumph" would be even better if there were more ODB (though I don't know that I agree with that sentiment), and I responded that life in general would be better with more ODB. In that spirit, I've had Return to the 36 Chambers on repeat since. Granted, this song is from his second album. But still. More ODB in my life which you know cannot be bad.
I've always always always wanted to use that lyric as a pick-up line, but not a one of my Wu-Tang related pick-up lines has ever succeeded. Which is a dealbreaker.
This song will always have a special place in my heart because of this one time I heard it in a club in Poland, a couple days after my 21st birthday. Been on my mind lately because I'm 23 today and I'm just not all that excited about it. Just an observation.
But enough about me.
Shot this one last weekend on my morning Chinatown photowalk with John. We were both instantly stoked to see a broken pay phone to shoot - says a lot about us as photographers, right? - and so we got to shooting. I took three pictures. This was the first and the best. It's all about getting the proper angle. At first I wished I'd either stopped it down or opened it up more, which I realize is conflicting. Now I kind of like the DoF - it's blurry enough in the background without losing anything up front. (f/5 apparently.)
This was shot outside a photo shop. Which makes me happy. And reminds me that I've got a good deal of film I should probably go get developed soon.
And that preset is basically my new favorite. Shot's better bigger, but I always think that.
♥ Dedicated to our daughter Riahta for her courage and diligence.♥
" ...You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."
~ 1 Peter 2: 9 ~
DEDICATED TO ALL THE NICE MALDIVIAN PEOPLE WHO HELPED ME!
As shot, not retouched or manipulated. Special FX by Maldives Islands only!
Every day a new emotion during twilight.. This one was really unforgettable, It becomes hard to think that maybe, you will see it only once in your life...!
I left my heart in Maldives since the first time i've been there: now you got why!
If you wish to watch a preview about the video we shot there:
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my heart is heavy of learning of an elite angelic 1's passing...
many blessings on ur journey..
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"For me, the essence of a medicine man's life is to be humble, to have great patience, to be close to the Earth, to live as simply as possible, and to never stop learning." --Archie Fir Lame Deer, LAKOTA
The Medicine people focus on their Being, not their doing. After all, we are human beings not human doings. The Medicine people are very patient and consciously trying to live a life of humility. Medicine people are servant leaders. Their main purpose is to serve the needs of others. By this service attitude, they become the leaders people listen to and the leaders the people want to follow. The Medicine people say everyone is their teacher. Maybe we should try to live this way ourselves; humble, patient, honoring the Earth and listening to our teachers. Grandfather, today, let me know all people are my teachers and I am the student.
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Stonehenge, Washington State near Maryhill. Dedicated 1918 as a memorial for the soldiers who died in World War I
IT IS DEDICATED TO EACH ONE WAS BORN UNDER THE SIGN OF LEO LIKE ME.
In the Tropical zodiac, the sun transits this area of the zodiac between July 22 to August 22 each year. In Sidereal astrology, the sun currently transits the constellation of Leo from August 16th to September 15th (approximately).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF YOU, MY FRIENDS;
MAY HAPPINESS COULD BE WITH YOU FOREVER
I WISH YOU THIS FROM THE DEEP OF MY HEART.
MY BEST GREETINGS FROM VENICE, ITALY
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SOME NOTES ON ST. MARK'S LION
The winged lion has long been a traditional symbol of Venice. It is one symbol of Mark the Evangelist, who has been the is the city's patron saint ever since his remains were taken from a tomb in Alexandria, Egypt, and brought to Venice in 828 AD. Venice's original patron saint had been St. Theodore, a soldier-saint perhaps best known for battling a dragon (or, as a statue of him in Venice depicts it, a crocodile), but as Venice grew and became an important player in world affairs, it was felt that a more prestigious saint was needed. And so, St. Mark was chosen.
The lion of Venice is usually depicted with its paw on an open book that contains the text "Pax tibi, Marce, Evangelista meus." This Latin phrase translates as "Peace be upon you, O Mark, my Evangelist." Venetian legend has it that, while visiting the region of Italy that would later become the Veneto, Mark was approached by an angel, greeted with those words, and told that the Venetian lagoon would be his ultimate resting place. The actual story is most likely as described above, with the Venetians taking it upon themselves to fulfill the angel's prophecy (which they probably wrote themselves, too).
Interestingly, during times of war, the lion was depicted with a sword in one paw and the book, closed, safely kept under the other. Other depictions sometimes show a halo about the lion's head, the words on the book abbreviated to their initials, and the lion in moleca (showing only the head, top of the body, and paws). As one might expect, the lion could be found everywhere throughout the city – as statues on buildings, carved into wellheads, in patere, and every other place imaginable.
After the republic fell following Napoleon's invasion, however, over 1,000 lions were removed throughout the city in an effort to suppress Venetian pride. A Venetian stonemason was contracted to carry out their removal, but he did a poor job (undoubtedly on purpose), overlooking many of the lions in the city. The ones that did get erased left behind empty decorative panels on whatever they had previously adorned, something one can still find throughout the city today.
Essays in Love by Alain de Botton.
Dedicated to jam343. Thanks for the amazing testimonial. jamさん、ありがとう❤
I still cough a lot but feeling much better now. Thanks :)
The lenses are plain - I like to wear plain glasses over the contacts sometimes. NO I still don't need reading glasses ....yet. :p
まだ咳は出ますが元気になりました。ありがとう。
この眼鏡、度なしです、時々コンタクトしながら眼鏡かけます。まだ老眼鏡はいりません。ｗ
Have a great weekend! <3
BTW you can enjoy the lovely work me and kktp_ has done as a collab. This has opened my eyes so much... I've got to learn so much more... Thanks K. xxx なんと、kktp_と、とうとうコラボしました！うれしいいい！やる気がないとか言ってたけど、これを見たらもっとやらんきゃ、勉強しなきゃと力が出てきた。頑張ります。しっかしこの差はなにっ！違いすぎｗｗｗｗｗ
Dedicated in 1845. The French Protestant Huguenot Church, located on Church Street in Charleston, is the oldest Gothic Revival Church in South Carolina. This is the only remaining independent Huguenot Church in America.
The original Huguenot Church was founded and built on this site in 1687. Since then the church has been restored three times. Architect Edward Brickell White (1806-1882) and contractor Erphraim Curtis built the present church which was Charleston's first Gothic structure. The church has been designated a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Turin, Museo Egizio, October 2025
A stela dedicated by the foreman Baki. The upper half shows two rams facing each other, wearing the crown with tall plumes that is Amun's, and protected by ostrich feather sunshades. They are identified as imn-ra pA rhny nfr (Amun-Re the Good Ram). Note that the winged solar disk at the top also forms part of the hieroglyphic group mn-mAa.t-ra (Menmaätre), i.e. the throne name of Seti I.
S. 1549. New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reigns of Seti I and Ramesses II (c. 1290 – 1213 BCE). From Deir el-Medina. Limestone. H. 45 cm.