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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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Hair : Exile - Alessa. At Cupid Inc Event.
Head : Lelutka - Aida. New in main store.
Halo : Air - Star Halo - Silver. At We Love Role-Play
Tattoo : Stardust.
Boots : Pure Poison - Rachel Boots. At C88.
Pose : Le Poppycock - Slow Motion - Sound of Fingertips.
Kynne (right) :
Outfit : Zenith - Tara Mage. At We Love Role-Play
Hair : Tableau Vivant - Hope Hair.
Head : Genus - Baby.
Skin : Glam Affair - Maya. At Epiphany.
Halo : Air - Star Halo - Gold. At We Love Role-Play
Boots : Eudora 3D - Domina.
Gloves : Cubic Cherry - Talis Gloves. At we Love Role-Play.
Decor :
Golden statue : 3rd Eye Perceptions - Masters Light Statue. At we Love Role-Play.
Thrones : Tia - The Aurelius Throne (left) and The Marquis Throne (right). At we Love Role-Play.
Daisy Grass : Moon Sha. At we Love Role-Play.
Blue Flowers : Anc - Setaria - Blue. At we Love Role-Play.
Topiary Stone Double Bench by Storax Tree. New at Swank (opening on the 7th).
The rich decorated entrance of the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Little India, George Town, Penang! (built in 1833)
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Image of God Shiva and Parvati - is one of many statues of Hindu deities inside the Batu Caves, which are limestone caves about 15 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur and home of several Hindu temples.
I took this photo handheld - no flash, in November 1983 with my analog Nikon FE camera on 35mm Kodakchrome slide film, and now scanned with Nikon Coolscan 4000D film scanner.
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Sun Deity
: www.poetrysoup.com/poem/sun_deity_698371
She looks at me with blushing face
At break of day she shyly peeps.
I watch her move with utmost grace
She looks at me with blushing face.
Her lovely smile a warm embrace,
My heart runs fast; it beats and leaps
She looks at me with blushing face
At break of day she shyly peeps.
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Featuring the Deity Rings from Peculiar things, found at the mainstore.
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The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae. The common sunflower is harvested for its edible oily seeds which are used in the production of cooking oil.
The Helianthus annuus has a variety of purposes e.g. food for livestock, bird food, and planted in domestic gardens for aesthetics. The Helianthus annuus is known for its multiple flower heads, whereas the domestic sunflower often possesses a single large flower head atop an unbranched stem.
In the binomial name Helianthus annuus, the genus name is derived from the Greek ἥλιος : hḗlios 'sun' and ἄνθος : ánthos 'flower'. The species name annuus means 'annual' in Latin.
Common sunflower was one of several plants cultivated by Native Americans in prehistoric North America as part of the Eastern Agricultural Complex. Although it was commonly accepted that the sunflower was first domesticated in what is now the southeastern US, roughly 5,000 years ago, there is evidence that it was first domesticated in Mexico around 2600 BCE. These crops were found in Tabasco, Mexico, at the San Andres dig site.
The earliest known examples in the US of a fully domesticated sunflower have been found in Tennessee, and date to around 2300 BCE. Other very early examples come from rockshelter sites in Eastern Kentucky. Many indigenous American peoples used the sunflower as the symbol of their solar deity, including the Aztecs and the Otomi of Mexico and the Incas in South America.
In 1510, early Spanish explorers encountered the sunflower in the Americas and carried its seeds back to Europe. Of the four plants known to have been domesticated in eastern North America and to have become important agricultural commodities, the sunflower is currently the most economically important.
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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Worshipers gathering for the evening Ganga aarti (deity prayers), Dashashwanedh Ghat, Varanasi, India.
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Vishnu is one of the three principal deities (Trimurti) of Hinduism along with Brahma and Shiva. This mural depicts Vishnu reclining on the bed of serpent god Shesha. This is also a popular theme of Hinduism and also found in Buddhist temples in Thailand and Cambodia.
Vishnu has ten avatars (Dashavatara), namely, Matsya (fish), Kurma (turtle), Varaha (boar), Narasimha (lion), Vamana (dwarf), Parashurama (destroyer of the evil with an axe), Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki (the last avatar on a horse heralding the coming of a new era). They may be depicted in the same mural.
I appreciate comments interpreting the figures in the mural.
The Zemo Nikozi church of the Deity, also known as Ghvtaeba (ღვთაება), is a medieval Georgian Orthodox cathedral in the Gori Municipality, in Georgia's east-central region of Shida Kartli. It is part of the complex which also includes a bell-tower, an episcopal palace, and a circuit wall. The complex is inscribed on the list of Georgia's Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance. The Zemo Nikozi church of the Archangel is a 10th-century Georgian Orthodox church in the Gori Municipality, in Georgia's east-central region of Shida Kartli.
In the northwest corner of the complex stands a 16th–17th-century two-storey bell-tower, measuring 5.45 × 5.35 m., with its façades faced with grey hewn stone slabs. The ground floor acts as a vaulted porch with three bearing arches; the top storey a pyramidal structure containing bells. Façades contain several now barely legible asomtavruli inscriptions. The base between openings is a round pillar adorned with a capital. Each of the four façades of the bell-tower terminates in a gable, the peak of which is topped with a sculpted head of a ram. The bell-tower is flanked on either side by a stone wall, which is a later addition.
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Ptah was created in Stability Ai.
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A contemporary sculptural bust rather than a classical or famous historical work. The horned headdress, organic textures, and hybrid human/mythic styling are common in modern figurative sculpture and fantasy-influenced art…says ChatGPT.
Seen in an Ashbourne art shop undergoing refurbishment and so no one to ask about its provenance.
Fuji XT5 and Viltrox 75mm f1.2 using the latest FRGMT BW recipe based on ACROS
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The ghost hunter
El cazador de fantasmas
Pintura de Xia Jingshan
The ghost hunter
El cazador de fantasmas
Pintura de Xia Jingshan
Zhong Kui (钟馗) is a Taoist deity considered the vanquisher of evil ghosts. He has a long black beard, bulging eyes, and an angry expression. According to legend, he took the imperial examination to obtain a civil service position. He was very wise and righteous, but although he achieved the highest score on the exam, he was rejected because of his ugliness and committed suicide. Upon learning of this, the emperor granted him the red uniform of a civil servant and ordered that he be buried with honors, as he had indeed obtained the highest score on the imperial examination. Later, the emperor, who had become very ill and incurable, dreamed one night that a large, ugly man captured and ate the ghost that was causing the emperor's illness, and upon waking, he found himself miraculously recovered. In the dream, the hideous man told him his name was Zhong Kui. The emperor then ordered that a painting be made of him as he had seen in his dream and that the painting be hung in the palace to ward off all evil spirits. From then on, the people also began to hang images of Zhong Kui in their homes, and Taoism accepted him as the god who vanquishes evil spirits.
Zhong Kui (钟馗) es un dios taoísta al que se considera vencedor de los fantasmas malvados. Tiene gran barba negra, ojos saltones y una expresión airada. Según la leyenda, participó en el examen imperial para conseguir un puesto de funcionario. Era muy sabio y recto, pero, aunque realizó el mejor exámen, por lo feo que era no le admitieron y se suicidó por ello. Al enterarse, el emperador le concedió el uniforme rojo de funcionario y ordenó que le enterraran con honores ya que realmente había obtenido la puntuación más alta en el examen imperial. Más tarde, el emperador, que se puso muy enfermo y sin curación, una noche, soñó que un hombre grande y feo capturó y se comió al fantasma que provocaba la enfermedad del emperador y, al despertar, notó que ya estaba recuperado milagrosamente. En el sueño, aquel hombre horrible le dijo que se llamaba Zhong Kui. El emperador, entonces, ordenó que lo pintaran según lo vio en su sueño y que colgaran la pintura en el palacio para así alejar a todos los espíritus malignos. Desde entonces, el pueblo también empezó a colgar la imagen de Zhong Kui en sus casas y el taoísmo lo aceptó como el dios que vence a los fantasmas malvados.
THEOPHANY
manifestation or revelation of a deity
TEOFANÍA
manifestación o revelación de una deidad.
TEOFANIA
manifestació o revelació d'una deïtat.
Small Torii Ema at Fushimi Inari Taisha:
Fushimi Inari Taisha, located in Kyoto, Japan, is renowned for its thousands of vermilion torii gates that form a stunning pathway up the sacred Mount Inari. Among these gates, visitors can find small torii ema, which are wooden plaques shaped like torii gates. These ema hold significant cultural and spiritual meaning in Japanese Shinto practices.
The torii ema at Fushimi Inari Taisha serve as a medium for worshippers to convey their wishes and prayers to the kami (deities). The torii shape symbolizes the gateway between the physical and spiritual worlds, making it a fitting form for these prayer plaques. By writing their wishes on these ema, visitors hope to receive blessings and guidance from the kami.
Wishes and Prayers:
Visitors to Fushimi Inari Taisha write a variety of wishes and prayers on the torii ema. Common themes include:
• Health and Well-being: Many people pray for good health, recovery from illness, and overall well-being for themselves and their loved ones.
• Success and Prosperity: Wishes for success in business, academic achievements, and financial prosperity are frequently seen.
• Love and Relationships: Prayers for finding love, strengthening relationships, and family harmony are also common.
• Protection and Safety: Some visitors seek protection from harm, safe travels, and general safety in their daily lives.
The process of writing and hanging a torii ema is a ritual in itself. Visitors purchase the ema from the shrine, write their wishes or prayers on it, and then hang it on designated racks or walls within the shrine grounds. This act is believed to help manifest their desires and connect them with the spiritual realm.