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Ponemos un poco de fe, le añadimos creer en algo superior , prendemos fuego y esperamos el milagro

Facil no?

  

Monastery on the banks of the Weser, Germany, Bursfelde

22 July 2023, Aberdeen Harbour

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Finally getting around to taking some pictures with the diorama panels from Deanna. They're SO GORGEOUS!!!

Antonio Canova's statue Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, first commissioned in 1787, exemplifies the Neoclassical devotion to love and emotion. It represents the god Cupid in the height of love and tenderness, immediately after awakening the lifeless Psyche with a kiss.

 

Once upon a time there was a king with three daughters. They were all beautiful, but the most beautiful was the youngest, Psyche. So beautiful, in fact, that people began to worship her instead of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. This made Venus very jealous, so she asked her son, Cupid, to make Psyche fall in love with a horrible monster. However, when Cupid saw how beautiful she was, he dropped the arrow meant for Psyche and pricked himself with it, falling in love with her.

 

Despite Psyche's beauty, her parents feared no one wanted to marry her. They were told by an oracle that she was destined to marry a monster, and they were to take her to the top of a mountain and leave her there. Instead, the wind kicked up and swept her away to a magnificent palace where she was taken care of by invisible servants. Every night, a visitor (her new husband) came to her. He told her he would only visit her at night and she must never try to see him.

 

While her invisible husband was very good to her and the invisible servants saw to her every desire, Psyche was homesick. She gained permission from her new husband to allow her sisters to visit. When they did, they became very jealous of her lavish lifestyle. The sisters coaxed Psyche into peeking at her husband by saying he was a monster who was fattening her up to be eaten and that she must kill him if she wanted to survive.

 

That night, armed with a lamp and a knife, Psyche visited her husband while he slept. She was so surprised to learn that he was Cupid that she dripped hot wax from the lamp onto his shoulder, waking him. When Cupid made sense of the situation, he immediately left Psyche, hurt by her quickness to think so badly of him.

 

Still angry, Venus set about in getting revenge by forcing Psyche to complete some extremely difficult tasks. Cupid, now recovered from his physical and emotional wounds, began to miss his beloved Psyche. He soon learned of his mother's shenanigans and convinced Jupiter to order Venus to stop her persecution of Psyche. That day, Psyche was delivered to Jupiter where he gave her a cup of ambrosia to drink, making her immortal. He then ordered the nuptials between the two lovers to be perpetual.

 

Location : Jakarta, Indonesia

 

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In the serene ambience of a Balinese temple, an elderly lady stands with quiet grace. Clad in a traditional kebaya, her attire is a vibrant tapestry of intricate patterns and rich colors, symbolizing the cultural heritage of Bali. She holds a woven prayer basket, filled with offerings of flowers and incense, poised for her ritual devotion. The temple's ancient stone carvings create a sacred backdrop, enhancing the sense of timeless spirituality and devotion in this poignant scene.

The photo is about a festival called Rakher upobash. When thousands of Hindu people sit together with lamps & fruits & they pray to God. They remember Baba Loknath who was an 18th Century Hindu saint of Bengal. Hindu devotees take fast whole day and pray in earnest to the gods for their favors during the ritual called Rakher Upobash traditionally.

“Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart - a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water - I accept with joy.”

(From the BHAGAVAD GITA)

 

These ladies made a long trip to Varanasi (Benaras) in order to be shaved along the holy waters of the Ganges.

This pilgrimage to the city of Lights must have been very special to them, they sacrificed their hair as a sign of devotion and they were happy showing a deep contentment...

 

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Macro Monday project – 01/20/14

"Clothing”

St. Christoffelkathedraal / Christoffel Cathedral - Roermond - the Netherlands

Taken at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima (Lewiston, New York)

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Devotion save me now

I don't wanna stray from the hallow ground

I'll turn temptation down

I'm asking you to take me to safety this time

    

Devotion, devotion...

I'm a slave unto the mercy of your love

For so long, I've been so wrong

I could never live without you.

    

Devotion, devotion...

Take me to safety

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Woman praying in Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

 

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It was incredibly touching to witness the interaction between this cow bison & her newborn calf. The baby couldn't stand for more than a minute or two, but mom kept trying to encourage it to stand & nurse. I realize experts say animals don't feel LOVE...but I think they're wrong. Seeing these two convinced me LOVE is felt by animals, too!

L'anziana donna in foto ha 100 anni...

The woman in photo is 100 years old...

 

Chiesa di Sant'Efisio, Cagliari, Sardinia

Just a few hours old the youngster wobbles about on unsteady legs :0)

Graffitiwear - 3-piece outfit includes the jacket, top and skirt. Includes a HUD of 12 textures (4 tops, 4 jackets, 4 skirts).

 

> Maitreya

> Hourglass

> Physique

> Freya

> Isis

> Tonic Curvy

> Tonic Fine

 

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yes, he's tying her shoes and trying to help her out of her mini fluffy skirt...

 

Backstage @ TiLT in Rochester

 

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King Charles Spaniel, beautiful Bella

Candle burning during the feast of Sto Nino de Mactan Parish Church. In honor of the patron sto nino.

 

Lapulapu City

Cebu Philippines

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