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During Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in India, young boys partake in a cherished tradition of adorning blue paint to emulate Lord Krishna, a revered deity in Hindu mythology. Lord Krishna, often depicted with blue skin, represents divinity, compassion, and playfulness. His birth anniversary, Janmashtami, is marked by various rituals and festivities, including reenactments of his life events.
Krishna's mythology is rich with tales of his divine exploits, teachings, and playful antics as a cowherd in Vrindavan. He is celebrated for his wisdom, compassion, and unwavering devotion to righteousness, as depicted in sacred texts like the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana. Through Janmashtami celebrations and practices like wearing blue paint, devotees reaffirm their connection to Lord Krishna and seek to embody his virtues of love, devotion, and righteousness in their own lives.
This Eastern Bluebird mother was taking very good care of her hungry baby. It doesn't get any better than live mealworms!
I was thrilled to actually get to see the Bluebird fledgelings this weekend. I was bound and determined to get some shots of them so the chores and housework were put on hold. Even though these shots are on the rooftop and not on any of the nearby perches or tree branches I think it was time well spent.
Ellora Cave 16: the Kailasanatha Temple. 8th century.
Conceptualizing an idea that would take 200 years to complete, take 7500 people to finish, with buy-in from 10 generations of stake holders, detailing it to the T (a house of god cannot have a wrong cut), excavating 400000 tonnes of rock, all of these could only have been possible because of the sheer brilliance, love and devotion of those involved.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kailasa_temple,_Ellora
Ellora Caves Album:
The Hall of Pillars, or East Tazaung of Shwezigon Pagoda, in Myanmar, is a significant structure. The hall symbolizes devotion and is integral to the pagoda's religious and historical importance, attracting pilgrims and visitors seeking spiritual solace.
Devotion young boy delivering the new Torah to the alter in this early 70s shot on film, found in North Carolina.
She lowers her eyes to the dark,
not in fear, but in trust.
The night asks nothing gently,
and she gives herself to it anyway.
Her heart kneels before unseen hands
fate, memory, love that never stayed.
She has learned the grace of soft obedience:
to ache, to wait, to remain open.
Silk and shadow cling like promises
she never demanded be kept.
She is strongest in her surrender,
most alive when she does not resist.
She lets the darkness name her,
shape her, hold her still.
Not because she is weak
but because devotion
is its own kind of power.
...all I had to do was talking to the right Person to get myself back on the right path to feel safe, secure and respected.
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.
I've been running, trying to be one who sees
I've been working, this salvation out on my knees
There is nothing better than knowing
We are redeemed
I'm believing, trusting in creative hands,
I am praying for our world to bow to your plan
And this one thought is unmistakable
To take up my cross and follow You Lord
When You stand, the tall tress and mountains bow
When You speak, the fiercest of oceans is still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees
I'm forgiven by a Savior who did not deserve death
He was blameless and I was lost in shamefulness
Undelivered, but it doesn't seem right
Unless I keep my eyes focues on the Savior who gave His life
In the middle of a world that denies it believes
It is breaking apart at the very seams
There is one thing to be alive for
And it's to take up my cross and follow You Lord
When You stand, the tall trees and mountains bow
When You speak, the fiercest of oceans is still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees
I will take up my cross and follow Lord where You lead me
And I will take up my cross and follow wherever you go
When You stand, the tall trees and mountains bow
When You speak, the fiercest of oceans are still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees
Fall to my knees
A moving moment at the Mezquita, as a couple of young tourists used her phone to photograph a lady in front of a shrine. She had a mobility impairment, her walking sticks lying in front of her.
Shot on my birthday, and in near darkness. Very emotional scene ...
Here is Gallad, our 11 month-old puppy giving me that look...he loves to be talked to and like most dogs, he pricks up his ears, cocks his head and fixes his eyes on me as if trying to understand what the human is saying...and then he talks back in little yipes and hound howls. I love the look of utter trust in his eyes.
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A Temple In My Neighborhood.
The Girl Sitting Comes Everyday and Prays For More Then an Hour or So,A Scene I Seldom See In The Generation-x or whatever it's called.
True Devotion.
taking it was an ordeal as one usually doesn't start taking pictures of strangers praying in a temple,but i had to.i did get a few angry and bewildered looks but it was worth it.
Take With a Nokia N-72.
In front of the Jokhang temple, she and her family did a full body prostration.
This is very hard to do,
The actual prostration is performed by dropping the body forward and stretching it full length on the floor, the arms outstretched in front.... Again, with hands in the lotus bud mudra, bend your arms back and touch your hands to the top of your head (forehead touching the ground), a gesture that acknowledges the blessing flowing from Guru Rinpoche. Then stretch your arms out once more and push yourself up.... Bring your hands into the lotus bud mudra for the third time and touch your heart in a gesture of reverence. Then, walk forward in body length, with a smooth motion, bring your hands to your crown and perform the next prostration...........
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostration_(Buddhism)