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Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Nardò, Puglia, Italy
Meyer-Optik Görlitz Primoplan 1:1.9/75 V at f/1.9
Hanuman symbolises devotion and service
Full Moon Day at Sri Baktha Hanuman temple, Ramboda, Sri Lanka ~
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24th Annual Chariot festival of Sri Mayurapathy Paththirakaali temple is held today (6th of August 2011) in Colombo amidst heavy downpour. Five wooden carved chariots parade through the streets of Bambalapitty (Colombo 04) and Wellawatte (Colombo 06).
Devotees dressed elegantly and took part in religious rituals such as carrying clay pots of camphor, rolling themselves on the ground, smashing coconuts and hanging on hooks (Kaavadi ~ Men only). Few devotees who fulfill their vows, got into trance and danced on the streets. Devotional songs played throughout the dazzling parade. Traditional and non ~ traditional musical instruments added colour to the festival
Devotion 1996 Fall/Winter collection.
This is a Loomi watch, which means that if you press that top button, the face lights up.
This watch reminds me of the Introspective album by Pet Shop Boys. I KNOW it's a television test pattern, but it reminds me of Introspective more.
Shiites take to the streets during the holy month of Muharram to commemorate the death of the third Imam, Hussein, more than 1300 years ago in Karbala, Iraq. The Day of Ashura is an expiation day in which Muslims have the opportunity to redeem their minor sins. For weeks, the population of Iran slips into a state of sadness that is as contagious as it is intriguing. Numerous public displays of intense collective pain follow in processions throughout the cities, men's rows dressed in black parade melancholy accompanied by recitals of poetry and music while beating the chest with different rhythms to the sound of the drums or are flagellated with chains liveras back to echo their suffering while the audience watches with devotion.
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Rakher Upobash is a Hindu festival of lights, faith and devotion. It is also known as Kartik Brati. The festival is celebrated in the month of Kartik, which usually falls in November. Hindu worshipers fast and pray in the earnest to the Gods for their favors during the traditional ritual.
African tribal painting by Shirley Shelton
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URBAN DEVOTION
Shot by: Andrea Cremonini
Compagnia: Sosta Palmizi-Timet
Spettacolo: Il corpo come partitura viva. Ipotesi di narrazione non lineare.
Coreografo: De Filippi, Innocenti, Meossi, Vangeli
Anno:1997
Sito: www.sostapalmizi.it
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
-Unknown
Cropped this close, these two could almost pass as a couple. I get a sense of love from them.
And it is love, in a way, just not the romantic variety. This is the Fisher angel, standing protectively behind a maiden, whether she is a mourner or the dearly departed, guiding her on the last step of her journey.
Devotion
De*vo"tion\, n. [F. d['e]votion, L. devotio.]
1. The act of devoting; consecration.
2. The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination; strong attachment love or affection; zeal; especially, feelings toward God appropriately expressed by acts of worship; devoutness.
Genius animated by a fervent spirit of devotion. --Macaulay.
3. Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong attachment; act of worship; prayer. "The love of public devotion." --Hooker.
4. Disposal; power of disposal. [Obs.]
They are entirely at our devotion, and may be turned backward and forward, as we please. --Godwin.
5. A thing consecrated; an object of devotion. [R.]
…a monk meditates, to the soft, repetitive chant of ‘Ram, Ram Ram’ in one of the four monasteries in India (all of them in Rajasthan) created for the believers of Ramsnehi Sampradaya
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Acrylic painting depicting an alien Madonna & Child. The baby is wearing a crown of leaves and rhinestones. This mother has a pyramid in her jewelry reflecting she has been here since the days of the Egyptian Empire. The flower background represents nature and our connection to it. The grey in her hair symbolizes her old soul which has lived through l00's of lifetimes.
Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and arts, represents the free flow of wisdom and consciousness. She is the mother of the Vedas, and chants to her, called the 'Saraswati Vandana' often begin and end Vedic lessons.
Saraswati's birthday - Vasant Panchami - is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 5th day of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Magha. Hindus celebrate this festival with great fervor in temples, homes and educational institutes alike.
Guy at food court wearing girlfriend's purse since it's too inconvenient for her to wear when eating presumably.
Decoration for the festival.
This particular cow roams around Bambalapitty, Havelock Town and Wellawatte. People in these areas identify it as “Mayurapathy Cow”.
24th Annual Chariot festival of Sri Mayurapathy Paththirakaali temple is held today (6th of August 2011) in Colombo amidst heavy downpour. Five wooden carved chariots parade through the streets of Bambalapitty (Colombo 04), Havelock Town (Colombo 05) and Wellawatte (Colombo 06).
Devotees dressed elegantly and took part in religious rituals such as carrying clay pots of camphor, rolling themselves on the ground, smashing coconuts and hanging on hooks (Kaavadi ~ Men only). Few devotees who fulfill their vows, got into trance and danced on the streets. Devotional songs played throughout the dazzling parade. Traditional and non ~ traditional musical instruments added colour to the festival.