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Pair of Devas (middle), Devabot (left) and Thorakitai miniatures for the Infinity tabletop skirmish game, by Corvus Belli
This is a the depiction of the mythological hindu story where the devas and asuras decide to team together to churn the ocean using mount meru to extract amirt (that makes someone immortal). The asuras were deprived of it by Vishu and devas became immortal having the amrit.
More on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samudra_manthan
www.mahashivratri.org/samudra-manthan.html
I am also amazed how much of Hindu culture also prevails in Thailand which is a 95% Buddhist country.
Always used to baffele me as a kid how can that be done when my grandmother told me the story till i realized there is something called mythology :).
The fortress overlooking the town of Deva is built approximately 371 meters above sea level on a hill of volcanic origin.
The first written record mentioning the citadel of Deva dates back to 1269, when the King of Hungary and Duke of Transylvania, Stephen V, mentioned the “royal castle of Deva” in a grant of privilege granted to Count Chyl of Câlnic.
In 1273 writings attest to the involvement of the citadel during a military operation. The Cumans were defeated at the foot of the walls of the citadel by the army commanded by Peter I Csák, Palatine of Hungary. The latter was rewarded for his victory by Ladislas IV, King of Hungary.
At the end of the 13th century, the citadel was the property of Ladislas III Kán, voivode of Transylvania, who set up a court in addition to the military garrison.
In the 16th and 18th centuries, two new enclosures were built around the first. In 1848, the munitions depot exploded and greatly damaged the building.
Model:
Deva (Eugenia Spring Forward head on Monogram body)
Fashion credits:
lingerie and jewels by me.
Salida a Liébana de la Asociación Fotográfica La Otra Mirada, 4/02/12
El río Deva fue así denominado por los cántabros en honor a su diosa mater Deva.
La palabra, de origen céltico, probablemente esté emparentada con la voz "dios" (del indoeuropeo *deiwos; en latín, "divus, diva", "dios, diosa"), con significado de "sagrado" o "divino". El nombre se repite en Galicia, en los ríos Deva de las provincias de Pontevedra y de Orense, afluentes los dos del Miño, y en Guipúzcoa.
Su nacimiento se encuentra en Fuente Dé (Cantabria), de múltiples arroyos procedentes del deshielo, discurre por Cantabria y el Principado de Asturias y desemboca en el mar Cantábrico en la ría de Tina Mayor.
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I was fortunate enough to be given an old deva by Miss Melanie Parker a couple of weeks back and i thought i could use it as a fitter for my couture. She told me that the doll was dyed and painted. When it finally arrived, i couldnt help but to take this chance to salvage the doll from it's state and my first time to handle resin. so i tried to clean every part up until all paint and ye were gone, sanded it again and to find out most of the doll's resin is almost stained deeply. This is a challenge i thought.
I never gave up on the idea of giving this doll a second lease at her glamourous existence, so i went on a very ambitious project to do japanese style tattoos wherever there is a stain... then i arrived to this look... the birth of Hana (Japanese Female Name for flower and favorite)
btw, forgive my face up, not perfect, resin is still new to me... and its also the first time i did a full on wog ever. so fingers crossed. hehe...
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- Deva (देव Sanskrit and Pāli) in Buddhism is one of many different types of non-human beings who share the characteristics of being more powerful, longer-lived, and, in general, living more contentedly than the average human being.
- Topology (from the Greek τόπος, "place", and λόγος, "study") is the mathematical study of shapes and spaces. It is an area of mathematics concerned with the properties of space that are preserved under continuous deformations including stretching and bending, but not tearing or gluing. This includes such properties as connectedness, continuity and boundary.
The Ganges river (Ganga in Indian languages) is the most important river of India, spanning a length of over 2500 km (1560 mi), as it flows down from the Himalayan mountains and flows through the Ganges valley plains. The river is formed by the merger of five major sub-rivers that flow down the Himalayan mountains, as well as hundreds of smaller streams and creeks. Each of the five major mergers or confluences is called a "prayag" (pronounced "pra-yaag").
Deva Prayag Devprayag is the final confluence, where the last two components of the Ganges, known as Alakananda and Bhagirathi, merge. In fact, it is only after Deva Prayag that the Ganges river becomes known as Ganges or Ganga. Therefore the town is a very important destination for pilgrims.
Deva Prayag is a fairly small town of about 2,000 inhabitants at an elevation of about 830m (2723 feet). It is 70 km away from Rishikesh on National Highway 58 towards Badrinath. A big part of the town is located on one hillside at the junction of two rivers, looking like a house at the intersection of two streets.
This entire area is spectacularly beautiful, so I took several shots, and I have listed them here in no particular order.
Leica S2 + 70mm Summarit-S f/2.5
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Here's Deva, my latest Dal.
I bought her at Japan Expo, she's exactly what I wanted to replace my old doll Deva.
I sold her outfit, wig and body the very same day, I kepy only the head :D
She's a very beautiful doll, love her !
Model:
Deva (Eugenia Spring Forward head on Monogram body)
Fashion credits:
lingerie and jewels by me.
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Now consigned to history, the old Tramlines that led to the depot.
Of interest here is the assortment of cars on view: Morris Marina Coupe, Vauxhall Viva, and a Hillman Hunter amongst others.
In the background can be seen examples of the fleet at that time, Dennis Dominator (almost new) Daimler Fleetline, Leyland Leopard and a Guy Arab.