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Swamy likens Sonia, Jaya, Mayawati to divinity
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Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy credited the outcome of the confidence vote to "three great ladies" -- Sonia Gandhi, J Jayalalitha and Mayawati -- describing them as Lakshmi, Saraswati and Durga.
Expressing happiness at the result, Dr Swamy said, "Our efforts now will be directed towards building a strong and secular coalition government at the Centre. Our first objective will be to build a strong India."
In a reference to the one vote that tilted the scales in the Lok Sabha, he said in a lighter vein, "Just see. Very soon this margin will swell to a hundred."
Swamy added that though credit goes to the Opposition MPs also, the main architect of the government's defeat was Jayalalitha, who risked her entire political career by withdrawing support to the A B Vajpayee-led coalition.
In response to a question, he said the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in Tamil Nadu would collapse "due to its own nervousness".
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Subramanian swamy (janata party) , who played a key role in toppling the vajpayee government, said " today is the day of nation's liberation from fascist and communal forces. " He said the three ladies -- sonia gandhi, jayalalitha and mayawati -- had saved the country from " catastrophe
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And why did he topple ABV Govt? Because USA wanted to teach ABV a lesson for Pokharan-2. How very patriotic.
The Wake Forest School of Divinity hosts its Fall Convocation in Wait Chapel on Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, the President of the North Carolina NAACP, greets audience members after his convocation address.
This is the Kuan Yin Temple (观音äş) located at Banting, Selangor of Malaysia. It was a cloudy evening and right before it rains I captured these shots with an under-exposed and customized picture profile, I am glad they bring out some gloomy and spooky mood.
Divinity School, Oxford, East bay. 6-light Perpendicular windows with panelling. Lierne vault with bosses and pendants 1483 by William Orchard, "One of the marvels of Oxford" (Pevsner). Sketched on site with fibretip and watercolour.
In every breath, a universe unfolds,
Each atom a testament, ancient and bold.
In rivers that flow, in mountains that rise,
The divine essence, a silent guise.
From the flutter of wings to the stars' dance above,
All intertwined in a tapestry of love.
— ChatGPT
Ilima Considine of The Sexbots and formerly Childhood Friends (among others) on her secret beach under the Marquam Bridge on the Willamette River, Portland, OR.
Accession Number: 1990:491
Display Title: "Portrait of Sultan Abu'l Hasan of Golconda, Standing"
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Media & Support: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Creation Date: ca. 1675
Creation Place/Subject: India
State-Province: Andhra Pradesh
Court: Golconda
School: Deccani
Display Dimensions: 8 11/16 in. x 5 11/16 in. (22.1 cm x 14.45 cm)
Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection
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The radiant Abul Hasan Qutb Shah (r. 1672- 1687), nicknamed Tana Shah the King of Taste, swaggers in his garden sniffing a flower, a shield hoisted aloft to protect him from the sun and magnify his importance. He seems to be an amiable, happy soul, fond of sweet flowers, luscious golden textiles of many types, jewels, and very good food. Tana Shah was a famous poet in Deccani Urdu, the language of the Deccan. He is accused by contemporary Mughal historians (in his enemy Aurangzeb's camp) of debauchery and religious heresy. The grounds for the religious heresy charge might have stemmed from his wearing gold, which from Aurangzeb's orthodox Islamic p[oint of view would have been forbidden.
Aurangzeb beseiged the fort at Golconda for 7 months in 1687 before it fell and Tana Shah was taken prisoner and confined until he died in 1704. Golconda was reduced to a province of the Mughal empire.
Power & Desire, 04/00
Sultan Abul Hasan is seen here, on a mid-morning walk stopping for a moment to take in the fragrance of a flower.
The image conveys several attributes of kingship. Abul Hasans divine status is suggested by a glowing halo. Brighter than the sun from which he is being shielded, the Sultan eclipses all, including the barefoot attendant, dressed in muslin and holding a parasol, who is all but crowded out of the picture. The Sultans presence is enlarged by layer upon layer of golden robes, jewels, and furs. As son-in-law of the reigning Sultan, he had retired from the world to follow the path of Islamic mysticism known as Sufism, when a palace coup propelled him to the throne.
October 2005
Domains of Wonder
Abu'l Hasan was known to be a man of good taste and a student of a renowned Sufi saint. Instead of the fly-whisk or parasol placed over the head-traditional signifiers of sovereignty or divinity-a decorative shield is held above the sultan. Perhaps this was the sultan's subtle attempt to confer status upon himself without offending his Mughal overlords.
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Repository: The San Diego Museum of Art
Renowned as being one of the most beautiful buildings in Oxford, the Divinity School is the oldest surviving medieval building built separately (c.1427-83) in connection with the University. It was constructed for lectures and disputations in theology, the "Queen of the sciences".
Small figures of bishops and kings inhabit little niches in the pendants of the vaulting in Oxford's Divinity School. Perhaps this vault is a reminder of Christ's words: "In my Father's house there are many mansions", whereby the vault represents heaven (i.e., God's 'habitation') and the little niches are the mansions of heaven...
Reflection of one of the gopurams of a sannidhi ,on a puddle,inside the jalakandeswarar temple in Vellore,Tamilnadu
CUENTA DESPACIO
que el tiempo se nos va, te quiero detener en mis manos. Amanecemos desnudos de cuerpo y de razon y deja ya de preguntar ¿no ves que muero por estar? Dejame creer que puedo ver, el mundo como lo soñamos, dejame creer que puedo ver hacerlo como imaginamos. Cuenta despacio, yo no sirvo para hacer tan simple las cosas y no son tan simples, amanecemos desnudos de cuerpo y de razon y deja ya de preguntar, ¿no ves que muero por estar?
I last visited Oxford about 15 years ago so it was definitely time to go back. I lucked out with the weather - it was a gorgeous day in mid-May 2022, actually too bright at first. I tried to check out as many attractions as possible but trying to navigate admission policies was a nightmare - some places required buying tickets a day in advance and others were closed even though they said they were open. One security guard told me "It's Oxford, things are different here". That is true. Next time I'll stay a few days.
I misplaced my notes, so if you know the names of any of the building, feel free to help me. Thanks.
William Orchard (d.1504) was a master mason and citizen of Oxford. He was the chief (possibly the only) architect of Oxford between 1460 and 1500. From 1468 Orchard was in charge of the building of Magdalen College, and is believed to have built the roof of the Divinity School, where five of the vault-bosses have the initials "WO" carved on them.
A great pic can happen when photographer and model get along very well. One can't do wiyhout the other! www.afrochic.book.fr