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This year, we were blessed to celebrate the auspicious night of Maha Shivaratri with Paramahamsa Vishwananda. The day began with the first abhishek to Hari Bhakta Poorna Shiva outside around midday. The air was cold, yet everyone was filled with enthusiasm as we witnessed Lord Shiva receiving this sacred abhishek.
At 6 pm, the celebrations continued in the temple. Every three hours were dedicated to a particular aspect of Lord Shiva. The entire night was filled with vibrant kirtan, leaving no opportunity for sleep. Guruji also graced us with His own kirtan, making the night truly special and unforgettable.
We were very fortunate to hear Guruji speak twice during this sacred night. The first satsang was given after the first abhishek. Guruji spoke about how we often run away from reality. Our heart feels one thing, but we rationalise everything with our mind, and as a result, we are constantly in inner conflict. He explained that Lord Shiva is always focused on the Divine Name.
Guruji reminded us that when we make excuses not to do our japam or to absorb our minds in satsang, we actually do have the time — we simply prioritise other things, such as social media.
His words were a powerful reminder to turn inward, to be honest with ourselves, and to place the Lord at the centre of our lives.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
Dedicated to San Baudilio 1125 AD.
XIV Century tower
XVIII Century door, coats-of-armor etc.
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Plaza de San Boal, Salamanca
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The Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Foundation Celebrity Invitational is dedicated to the memory and music of Frank Sinatra and benefits the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center at Eisenhower Medical Center. The Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Foundation Celebrity Invitational enjoys a rich history as one of the marquee golf and fundraising events in the Palm Springs, California desert. Each year, celebrities, amateur contestants, loyal sponsors and enthusiastic spectators from all over the country look forward to returning to this unique “celebrity friendly” event. Cameras are welcome!!
Known as “Frank’s little party in the desert,” Barbara and Frank Sinatra founded the Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Foundation Celebrity Invitational in 1988 to raise funds for the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center which opened in 1986. Through their efforts, and those of supporters throughout the world, the Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Foundation Celebrity Invitational is now one of the most successful events of its kind.
This showcase of inspiring employee projects and improvement ideas is dedicated to one cause: Enhancing Veteran-centered care! The event supports our I CARE core value of excellence, which promotes a culture of the highest quality and continuous improvement.
Darlingtonia State Natural Site is the only Oregon state park property dedicated to the protection of a single plant species. Concurrently, the plants it protects are the only carnivorous flora in the system.
This 18-acre botanical park provides parking and a boardwalk trail out into a fen that is home to Darlingtonia californica. Also called a cobra lily, the rare, strangely-shaped plant is the only member of the pitcher plant family (Sarraceniaceae) in Oregon.
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Firefighters dedicated to protecting lives and property converged at the Central Texas Wildfire Academy at Camp Bowie, Texas in preparation for the 2016 wildfire season, Feb. 11–14.
Dedicated to the main coach of the FC. Barcelona that get six football cups in his first year. Congratulations.
A ceramic moneybox found in a container, now full of holes, a new recycled object seems a brilliant planet in the midle of my cloister arts school.
GUARDIOLA in catalan language means moneybox in english.
Dedicat al entrenador del futbol club Barcelona que enguany ha assolit les sis copes. Amb aquesta guardiola plena de forats, hi he posat una espelma dins, com si fos un planeta brillant al claustre de la meva escola. Gràcies Pep!
The church is dedicated to St James. It dates from the 12th century, was altered in the 15th. South stoke is an exceptionally beautiful Somerset village just south of Bath. The village provides wonderful views south over the surrounding Cotswold hills and valleys.
dedicated to you my dear friends...
thanks for your emails and kind words..
i get to see the doc again this week and hopefully get to see
a new surgeon as things are not getting better..
im viewing tonight but cant comment much...
hope your all well and have a great weekend...
andrew..xo
New Hanover County Fire Rescue dedicated Fire Engine 16, the department’s newest fire truck on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Fire Station 16 in Ogden. With state-of-the-art technology, this new engine will help Fire Rescue continue to provide excellent fire and life safety services in New Hanover County and the Ogden community.
The new fire engine is a 2016 Pierce Enforcer. It is rated to provide more than 1,500 gallons of water per minute, while carrying 1,000 gallons of water. The unit features a Class-A Foam System, which helps extinguish fires, as well as updated displays and readouts to monitor the unit’s performance. The engine has increased safety features and a redesigned compartment configuration that allows more equipment to be carried.
Photo by Brett Cottrell, New Hanover County
Having broken his engagement to Regine Olsen, Soren Aabye Kierkegaard had the returned engagement ring made into this ring for himself, with the diamonds arranged in a cross, and wore it until he died.
In a couple of posthumous notes, he explained:
"What I wish to express is that for me an engagement was and is just as binding as a marriage, and that therefore my estate is to revert to her in exactly the same manner as if I had been married to her....."
and
" 'The unnamed person, whose name will one day be named,' to whom the entirety of my authorial activity is dedicated, is my former fiancee, Mrs. Regine Schlegel." (Mr. Schlegel was still alive at the time that this became public.)
For the benefit of my younger readers, this is an example of "keeping it real."
Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga
Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deities Shiva and Parvati, located at Srisailam in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is significant to the Hindu sects of both Shaivam and Shaktam as this temple is referred to as one of the twelve Jyothirlingas of Lord Shiva and as one of the eighhteen Shakti Peethas of goddess Parvati. Shiva is worshiped as Mallikarjuna, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Brahmaramba. It is the only temple in India which is revered as both Jyotirlinga and Shaktipeeth.
When Shiva and Parvati decided to find suitable brides for their sons, Ganesha and Kartikeya argued as to who is to get wedded first. Shiva bade that the one who goes round the world in Pradakshinam could get married first. By the time Kartikeya could go round the world on his vahana, Ganesha went round his parents 7 times (for according to Shastras, going in pradakshinam round one's parents is equivalent to going once round the world (Bhupradakshinam)). Siva got Buddhi(intellect), Siddhi (spiritual power), and Riddhi (prosperity) married to Ganesha. kartikeya on his return was enraged and went away to stay alone on Mount Kraunja in the name of Kumarabrahmachari. On seeing his father coming over to pacify him, he tried to move to another place, but on the request of the Devas, stayed close by. The place where Siva and Parvati stayed came to be known as Shrishailam
Srisailam Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple is one of the 18 Maha Shakti Peetha. The legend of Daksha yaga and Sati's self immolation resulted in the emergence of Sri Parvati in the place of Sati Devi and making Shiva a house holder. This mythology is the story behind the origin of Shakti Peethas. They are holy abodes of Adiparashaktiformed due the falling of Sati Devi's corpse when Shiva carried it and wandered. It is believed that Sati Devi's Upper lip has fallen here
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This photo dedicated to Annemiel. One of the BEST flower photographers on flickr. Pink Rose says Thank you and this is my way of saying thanks to one from whom I have learned a lot and from whom I have received lots of love also.
Gloucester Cathedral, (formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity), Gloucester, England, Photograph by James Russiello, September 10, 2010.
The cathedral stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter (dissolved by King Henry VIII).
"The cathedral, built as the abbey church, consists of a Norman nucleus (Walter de Lacy is buried there), with additions in every style of Gothic architecture. It is 420 feet (130 m) long, and 144 feet (44 m) wide, with a fine central tower of the 15th century rising to the height of 225 ft (69 m) and topped by four delicate pinnacles, a famous landmark. The nave is massive Norman with an Early English roof; the crypt, under the choir, aisles and chapels, is Norman, as is the chapter house. The crypt is one of the four apsidal cathedral crypts in England, the others being at Worcester, Winchester and Canterbury.
"The south porch is in the Perpendicular style, with a fan-vaulted roof, as also is the north transept, the south being transitional Decorated Gothic. The choir has Perpendicular tracery over Norman work, with an apsidal chapel on each side: the choir vaulting is particularly rich. The late Decorated east window is partly filled with surviving medieval stained glass. Between the apsidal chapels is a cross Lady chapel, and north of the nave are the cloisters, the carrels or stalls for the monks' study and writing lying to the south. The cloisters at Gloucester are the earliest surviving fan vaults, having been designed between 1351 and 1377 by Thomas de Canterbury.
"The most notable monument is the canopied shrine of King Edward II of England who was murdered at nearby Berkeley Castle (illustration below). The building and sanctuary were enriched by the visits of pilgrims to this shrine. In a side-chapel is a monument in coloured bog oak of Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror and a great benefactor of the abbey, who was interred there. Monuments of Bishop Warburton and Dr Edward Jenner are also worthy of note.
"Between 1873 and 1890, and in 1897, the cathedral was extensively restored by George Gilbert Scott."
The church is dedicated to St Magnus the Martyr, earl of Orkney, who died on 16 April 1118. He was executed on the island of Egilsay having been captured during a power struggle with his cousin, a political rival. Magnus had a reputation for piety and gentleness and was canonised in 1135.
The identity of the St Magnus referred to in the church's dedication was only confirmed by the Bishop of London in 1926. Following this decision a patronal festival service was held on 16 April 1926. In the 13th century the patronage was attributed to one of the several saints by the name of Magnus who share a feast day on 19 August, probably St Magnus of Anagni (bishop and martyr, who was slain in the persecution of the Emperor Decius in the middle of the 3rd century). However, by the early 18th century it was suggested that the church was either "dedicated to the memory of St Magnus or Magnes, who suffer'd under the Emperor Aurelian in 276 [see St Mammes of Caesarea, feast day 17 August], or else to a person of that name, who was the famous Apostle or Bishop of the Orcades." For the next century historians followed the suggestion that the church was dedicated to the Roman saint of Cæsarea. The famous Danish archaeologist Professor Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821–85) promoted the attribution to St Magnus of Orkney during his visit to the British Isles in 1846-7, when he was formulating the concept of the 'Viking Age', and a history of London written in 1901 concluded that "the Danes, on their second invasion ... added at least two churches with Danish names, Olaf and Magnus". A guide to the City Churches published in 1917 reverted to the view that St Magnus was dedicated to a martyr of the third century, but the discovery of St Magnus of Orkney's relics in 1919 renewed interest in a Scandinavian patron and this connection was encouraged by the Rector who arrived in 1921. www.stmagnusmartyr.org.uk/history/history-church
The Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Technologies Celebrity Invitational is dedicated to the memory and music of Frank Sinatra and benefits the Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children. This event enjoys a rich history as one of the marquee golf and fundraising events in the Palm Springs, California desert. Each year, celebrities, amateur contestants, loyal sponsors and enthusiastic spectators from all over the country look forward to returning to this unique "celebrity friendly" event.
Known as "Franks little party in the desert", Barbara and Frank Sinatra founded this event in 1988 to raise funds for the Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children at Eisenhower Medical Center, which opened in 1986. Through their efforts, and those of supporters throughout the world, the Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Technologies Celebrity Invitational is now one of the most successful events of it's kind.
This is a five (5) player team gross and net scramble golf tournament held at Eagle Falls Golf Course in Indio, California. One (1) celebrity and four (4) contestants are a team. The team of four (4) amateur players remains together for two (2) consecutive days. The celebrity contestant changes teams for the second day. Current USGA handicaps are verified and applied to all contestants.
Dear Fly,
I swatted you out of the air and I thought I smashed you with a large free weekly newspaper, but you kept spinning around on your back like a breakdancer on the floor. I covered the paper with a jar and moved you to the refrigerator where I thought you'd sleep the sleep of Bonn Scott. When you came to your senses, you angrily banged on the glass for 13 days. My friends and I even would come in buzzed at night and blow smoke under the glass with a straw. You played possum a couple of times. After 13 days when you moved no more, I flushed you down the toilet. You're probably doing the backstroke somewhere right now.