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Hindus are the largest population group in Mauritius. The island has several Hindu temples. The largest is located at the sacred lake “Ganga Talao”, representing the Ganges River of India. This ancient volcano crater is tucked away in the mountains of the southwest and is surrounded by colourful Hindu temples and deities.
This four-armed beauty is Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity in all forms, both material and spiritual.
The front two arms represent material pursuits, the back two arms spiritual realm.
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The rich decorated entrance of the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Little India, George Town, Penang! (built in 1833)
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Some pretty spectacular crepuscular light (you know... god-light) in Alaska.
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Según antigua leyenda de la tribu Toromaimas de Caracas. Este monte sagrado (Waraira Repano) se formó de una Ola Gigante que creó como castigo Guaira (dios del Mar). Los nativos asustados se disculparon por sus ofensas y el Dios los perdonó y la Petrificó . Por una senda a 2.160 m de altura logré fotografiar a una deidad que posó amable para luego desaparecer en el bosque...F.O.G.
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According to ancient legend of the Toromaimas tribe of Caracas. This sacred mountain (Waraira Repano) was formed of a Giant Wave that created as punishment Guaira (god of the Sea). The terrified natives apologized for their offenses and God forgave them and Petrified. On a path at 2,160 m high I managed to photograph a deity who posed kindly and then disappeared in the forest ... F.O.G.
The Batu Caves are limestone caves around 15 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur and house several Hindu temples.
The largest is the 100 meter high so-called temple or cathedral cave, in which several Hindu shrines were built and numerous statues of Hindu deities and paintings can be seen.
I took this photo in November 1983 with my analog Nikon FE camera on 35mm Kodachrome slide film, and later digitalised by using a Nikon Coolscan 4000D film scanner.
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View of the Center Tower of the Angkor Wat through a window in the Ta Kou Entrance to Angkor Wat complex. (Please enlarge to the highest magnification)
Angkor Wat ("Capital Temple") is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world measuring 162.6 hectares. It was originally constructed in early 12th century by King Suryavarman II as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire and gradually transforming into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious center since its foundation. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia (national flag) and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors.
Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple-mountain and the later galleried temple. It is designed to represent Mount Meru. Within the moat is the outer wall 3.6 kilometers long and there are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the center of the temple stands a quincunx of towers. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west; scholars are divided as to the significance of this. The temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture, its extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas (deity) adorning its walls.
Varanasi (Inde) - Après ses ablutions ritualisées dans les eaux du Gange, le croyant termine son long cérémonial par une prière à l’un des dieux de l’hindouisme. Il a le choix car cette religion, considérée comme l’une des plus anciennes au monde, ne compte pas moins de 33 millions de divinités. Chacune est sollicitée pour une raison particulière. Pas de guichet unique. Mais les plus importantes sont connues sous les noms de « dieux de la trinité hindoue » : Brahma, le dieu créateur du monde et des êtres vivants ; Vishnu, est chargé de veiller et protéger l’univers ; Shivâ, dieu destructeur (il détruit l’univers pour le recréer) ; Ganesh, le dieu à tête d’éléphant, représente la sagesse, il est aussi protecteur du foyer, de l’éducation et de la chance. Enfin, Krishna, dieu de la compassion, de la bienveillance et de l’amour.
Morning prayer
Varanasi (India) - After his ritualized ablutions in the waters of the Ganges, the believer ends his long ceremony with a prayer to one of the gods of Hinduism. The devotee has the choice because this religion, considered one of the oldest in the world, has no less than 33 million deities. Each is called upon for a specific reason. No one stop shop. But the most important are known under the names of “gods of the Hindu trinity”: Brahma, the creator god of the world and of the living beings; Vishnu, is in charge of watching over and protecting the universe; Shiva, destructive god (he destroys the universe to recreate it); Ganesh, the elephant-headed god, represents wisdom, he is also protector of home, education and luck. Finally, Krishna is the god of compassion, benevolence and love.
This Assyrian relief comes from the royal palace in Nimrud and is made of alabaster. The area in the middle of the piece looks like it is damaged, from this distance, but it is actually an area covered writing (in cuneiform) about the king Ashurnasirpal II, reigning 883-859 BC. He built Nimrud as a new capital of the Assyrian kingdom (in Assyrian called Kalḫu).
Now on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
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The statue of "Guanyin with eighteen arms" at Wat Plai L
at Wat Plai Leam, a modern Buddhist temple at Koh Samui, Thailand. The temple's design incorporates elements of Chinese, and Thai traditions and was in part designed by distinguished Thai artist Jarit Phumdonming.
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The town of Sorano is located in southern Tuscany, in the extreme east of the High Maremma, on the slope of a tufa hill above the Lente River, which is fed here by the smaller watercourses Cercone and Castelsereno. Like Pitigliano and Castell'Azzara, it is one of the "tufa towns" (città del tufo).
The rocky plateau of Sorano was probably inhabited since the Bronze Age. At the time of the Etruscans the area was certainly inhabited, but the Etruscan name of the settlement has not been handed down. The current place name probably derives from the Latin name of an Etruscan deity, Pater Soranus.
Die Stadt Sorano liegt in der südlichen Toskana, im äußersten Osten der Hochmaremma, am Hang eines Tuffsteinhügels über dem Fluss Lente, der hier von den kleineren Wasserläufen Cercone und Castelsereno gespeist wird. Wie Pitigliano und Castell’Azzara ist sie eine der „Tuffsteinstädte“ (città del tufo).
Das Felsplateau von Sorano war vermutlich seit der Bronzezeit besiedelt. Zur Zeit der Etrusker war das Gebiet sicher besiedelt, der etruskische Name der Siedlung ist allerdings nicht überliefert. Der heutige Ortsname leitet sich vermutlich von dem lateinischen Namen einer etruskischen Gottheit, Pater Soranus her.
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This is a sculpture of Bastet, an Egyptian deity.
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The Sri Mariamman Temple is Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.
It is built in the South Indian architecture| style.
Due to its architectural and historical significance, the temple has been gazetted as a National Monument. Historically, the temple was the registry of Hindu marriages. At that time, only the priest of the Sri Mariamman Temple was authorized to solemnize Hindu marriages in Singapore.
Der Hinduismus stammt aus Indien und hat mehr als eine Milliarde Anhänger. Damit sind Hindus die drittgrößte Glaubensgemeinschaft der Welt.
Sie verehren zahlreiche Götter und Göttinnen, die unterschiedliche Aspekte des Göttlichen repräsentieren.
Nicht nur Kühe sind dem Hindu heilig, auch Elefanten, die eine rituelle Bedeutung haben und als Glücksbringer dienen.
Die Gläubigen führen zu Hause und/oder im Tempel eine Zeremonie namens Puja durch, bei der sie Götter mit Blumen, Essen und Wasser verehren.
Für mich als absoluten Neuling in dieser Sache war es daher sehr spannend zu erleben - was passiert bei einer solchen Puja eigentlich?
Wie es Lutz bereits im Kommentar unter dem vorherigen Bild schrieb, werden Götter mit Ritualen um etwas gebeten.
Auf mich wirkten die Gottheiten ein bisschen amüsant - Shiva ist schlumpfblau, Ganesha trägt einen Elefantenkopf und andere haben einen Rüssel, Durga hantiert mit mehreren Armen... die Darstellungen besitzen oft weibliche Attribute - und alle mögen Blumen, Süßigkeiten, Milch...
Die anwesenden Gläubigen bringen Schalen mit Obst, aber auch Geldgeschenke und Zettel, auf denen geschrieben steht, was sie sich wünschen.
Das vermittelnde Element zwischen ihnen und den Gottheiten stellt der Priester dar.
Er nimmt alles entgegen, tritt vor die Schreine oder auch in sie hinein und trägt seine Gebete und Mantren in einem für europäische Ohren eigentümlich klingenden Singsang vor - der heiligen Sprache Sanskrit.
Anschließend segnet er die Bittsteller, indem er ihnen goldene Kurkumamilch auf die Stirn tropft.
Der hier von mir besuchte Tempel hatte mehr als 15 Gebetsschreine in seinem Inneren aufgestellt und meine Augen konnten die knallbunte Vielfalt so nah beieinander kaum ertragen.
Dennoch war es eine spannende Veranstaltung, bei der ich im Anschluss noch Gelegenheit hatte, mit dem Vorsitzenden des deutschen Hinduismusvereins ein längeres Gespräch zu führen.
Hierbei erfuhr ich, was ich euch aufgeschrieben habe...
⋇⋆✦⋆⋇ KOLYADA WINTER GOD ⋇⋆✦⋆⋇
The Slavic god Kolyada gave people a calendar, the etymology of this word is simple - Kolyada's Gift.
Kolyada not only gave a convenient system for calculating years, months and days. He was also a god who sowed peace between neighboring nations. Legends say that the peoples following Kolyada always lived in complete harmony.
Kolyada is a young deity. It symbolizes the young sun, which replaces the old one, tired from a year of work in the sky, shining during the holiday dedicated to this deity. The birth of Kolyada, the young sun, is identified with the birth of Jesus Christ. Many ancient pagan traditions were converted into a Christian way with the arrival of a new religion in the Slavic lands. Churches were built on the sites of the temples, and pagan holidays replaced Christian ones. However, Christmas, as you know, does not coincide with the winter solstice, which is celebrated on December 21-22 and is considered the first day of Kolyada.