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at the Chung Ching Taoist temple complex. A number of sculptures in every hall surrounding the court yard. Very colourful and interesting
When Mike McLean and I decided to work on a filmswap project together, we were keen to try something a little different.. Knowing Mike’s expertise with pinhole cameras, we agreed to attempt a series of swaps using one of Mike’s Noon pinhole cameras (this image was shot with a 6x12), and a Lomography LC-A 120 (with overlapping frames on this image). The medium format 120 was chosen as they felt at that stage that this would allow for a better chance of getting frames accurately aligned.. For this image. I shot the observation balloon in France, and Mike shot a participant in Brighton's Pride Parade..
lc-a 120 and noon pinhole, kodak e100vs, x-pro (filmswap)
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Deity Of Traffic (Hayagriva) :
LEICA M4 / VOIGTLÄNDER COLOR-SKOPAR 35mm F2.5 P II /
XP2 super (EI200) /
November 12, 2020 / 1280px
Repainted the master model as i just couldn't wait to see Nathan in black color x)
I'm almost satisfied with his body and joints now, so i think i should be able to put him into production in late November or early December.
According to the legend once a deity descended down to earth and asked two mountains for a place to rest in exchange for blessings. The majestic Fuji san refused, believing it doesn't need any blessings. The humble Tsukuba though offered a place to stay as well as food and water. As the deity kept its word, Tsukuba san is blessed with lush vegetation and colors all year round, while Fuji san is cold and barren.
Tsukuba san in the background with its characteristic double peak.
Ibaraki, Japan
AvCON Productions show
Starring LionSkins
Soponsered By: [LeeZu!] Vanity Hair
Introducing deITY! "Jewelry Of Tomorrow"
Mikoshi, or portable Shinto shrines, are used to transport deities between the main shrine and the temporary shrine. To do this, Mikoshi are carried by people on their shoulders.
This one belongs to the Yasaka Shrine and is moved to a temporary shrine in the Gion district to purify and pacify the pathogenic entities in the area.
There are three of them and it took the porters almost 4 hours to get them to the temporary shrine. Each Mikoshi weighs between 1 and 2 tons, so you can imagine the effort (I even saw a man faint and be carried by an ambulance).
The mikoshi will stay there for a week before being taken back to the main shrine by the porters.
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Juuichimen Kannon 十一面観音
Sk: Ekadasamukha. Eleven-headed Kannon; a form of *Kannon 観音 with eleven miniature faces around the top of his head. One of the Six Kannon *Roku Kannon 六観音 and responsible for the human realm. In painting and sculpture, Juuichimen Kannon may be shown seated or standing, but standing images are more common, especially in sculpture. The deity usually is shown with two arms, although sometimes with four. When two armed, he usually carries a water jar with a lotus in his left hand which makes a mudra of the absence of fear *semui-in 施無畏印, and with his right hand makes the mudra of the granting of wishes *yogan-in 与願印. The number of faces is usually eleven, though this number may or may not include the main face of the image (thus making the total number eleven or twelve). A form with nine faces, Kumen Kannon 九面観音 also exists (ex. 8c *danzou 檀像 in Houryuuji 法隆寺). The placement of the heads varies. Bodhisattva heads bosatsumen 菩薩面 are situated in either one or two tiers with the head of a Buddha butsumen 仏面 at the top. The faces of the bodhisattvas usually include three benign faces jihimen 慈悲面, three angry faces shinnumen 瞋怒面, three plain faces with fangs kugejoushutsumen 狗牙上出面; also known as gejoushutsumen 牙上出面 and, at the back, a laughing face daishoumen 大笑面; also known as bouaku daishoumen 暴悪大笑面, daibakushoumen 大爆笑面. A small standing image of *Amida 阿弥陀, referred to as a *kebutsu 化仏, may be added in front of his crown as well.
There are different theories to account for the meaning of Juuichimen's multiple heads. On a folk level, there is a story that his head split into many because of his worry over sentient beings. On a higher level, he removes the eleven impediments of sentient beings. The positioning of the heads clearly indicates, that the elevated head of the Buddha rises above the others and iconography evokes the ten stages of the bodhisattva path, with the Buddha as the final result. The encapsulation of these processes into one image shows the presence of all within the bodhisattva, and suggests the fully enlightened bodhisattva as the ideal.
The origin of the iconography is unclear, but in India, multi-headed, multi-armed figures were used by the 7c to express the complex religious truths and practices of Buddhism. Although few examples are extant in India, a sculpted 7-8c image of Juuichimen Kannon with four arms in the cave #41 at Kanheri is well-known. In China, Juuichimen was commonly portrayed from the early Tang dynasty (early 7c), and the extant examples are found in paintings in Dunhuang 敦煌 (Jp: Tonkou caves #321 and #334) as well as in bronze and stone sculptures. In Japan, belief in the power of Juuichimen Kannon is recorded from the mid 7c, and the deity was propitiated especially for aid in convalescense from illnesses. Sculptural and painted images were common in the Nara period (8c) and became extremely popular in the Heian period (9-12c). There are numerous extant examples, many of fine quality, such as a painted image on the walls of the *Kondou 金堂 (late 7c) in Houryuuji 法隆寺, Nara (burnt down in 1949). Devotion centered upon the practice of group confessions before an image of the deity, the most famous of which was the shuni-e 修二会 ceremony of the *Nigatsudou 二月堂 in Toudaiji 東大寺, Nara (commonly known as omizutori お水取り), which began in 752 and continues to the present day. In Esoteric Buddhism ｍikkyou 密教, Juuichimen appears in the *Taizoukai mandara 胎蔵界曼荼羅. In Shinto art *Shintou bijutsu 神道美術, Juuichimen Kannon is a common choice as the *honjibutsu 本地仏 (Buddhist counterpart) of female Shinto deities *kami 神 and is one of the two most common choices as honjibutsu of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Oomikami 天照大神 (the other being *Dainichi 大日). Juuichimen Kannon may be painted; 1) alone, as in the large Kamakura period (14c) painting held by Shidoji 志度寺 in Kagawa prefecture; 2) in his paradise *Fudaraku 補陀洛 (on a rock in the ocean) often accompained by Zenzai Douji 善財童子; or 3) in a setting like that of the large panel painting in Kaijuusenji 海住山寺, Kyoto, in which the deity descends from his paradise across the sea to welcome the deceased, *raigou 来迎, accompanied by the 25 bodhisattvas. In addition, the fame of distinct sculptural images of Juuichimen Kannon also lead their being the subject of paintings. One such example is the principal image of Hasedera 長谷寺 in Nara, which as a special feature holds a pewter staff *shakujou 錫杖 in its right hand and a lotus in a vase in its left. This very large image stands on a smooth, flat stone uncovered in a landslide, (instead of the lotus pedestal *rengeza 蓮華座, on which the deity first appeared). The story of the making of the image appears in the illustrated history of the temple *shaji engi-e 社寺縁起絵.
Georgetown '22
Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Classic Maya, 250-900 - God N Emerges from a Shell Holding a Strong of Beads in His Hands
Seen and photographed while wandering with NJ. Keefer Street, Chinatown, Vancouver. September 1, 2013.
Yokubo is full of places where you can relax, meditate, ... They allow to invoke deities for all kinds of reasons. If you are in search of spirituality, don't hesitate to do like me in this beautiful and magical place ⛩️
✈️ Yokubo
Mylai Arubathu Moovar Festival 2023
This festival is organised very well by the temple authorities and the contribution of the police is commendable.
In this festival, sixty-three idols of Nayanmars are taken in beautifully decorated palanquins with colorful and fragrant flowers .
Apart from idols of nayanmars, he presiding deities Kapaleeswarar (கபாலீஸ்வரர்) and Karpagambal (கற்பகாம்பாள்) are taken.
During Arupathu Moovar Festival , idols of Vinayakar,Thiruvalluvar, Kolavizhi Amman,Valeeswarar, Mundaka Kanni Amman are also taken.
A lunar deity or moon deity is a god or goddess who represents the Moon or an aspect of it. These deities are found in various mythologies across the globe, often associated with different phases of the moon, lunar cycles, or specific lunar events.
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This week 5 July→ 12 July our theme is:
~~~~~ Women in art ~~~~~