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this couple was doing a photo shoot. this is a completely unretouched photo, just as the camera saw it. they had the leica version :)
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From ancient times the lotus has been a divine symbol in Asian traditions representing the virtues of sexual purity and non-attachment.
Hindus revere it with the divinities Vishnu and Lakshmi often portrayed on a pink lotus in iconography. In the representation of Vishnu as Padmanabha (Lotus navel), a lotus issues from his navel with Brahma on it. Goddess Sarasvati is portrayed on a white-colored lotus.
Often used as an example of divine beauty, Vishnu is often described as the 'Lotus-Eyed One'. Its unfolding petals suggest the expansion of the soul. The growth of its pure beauty from the mud of its origin holds a benign spiritual promise. In Hindu iconography, other deities, like Ganga and Ganesha are often depicted with lotus flowers as their seats.
The lotus plant is cited extensively within Puranic and Vedic literature, for example:
One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus is untouched by water.
— Bhagavad Gita 5.10:
In Chinese culture Confucian scholar Zhou Dunyi wrote - "I love the lotus because while growing from mud, it is unstained".
Most deities of Asian religions are depicted as seated on a lotus flower. In Buddhist symbolism, the lotus represents purity of the body, speech, and mind as if floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire. According to legend, Gautama Buddha was born with the ability to walk, and lotus flowers bloomed everywhere he stepped.
In the classical written and oral literature of many Asian cultures the lotus is present in figurative form, representing elegance, beauty, perfection, purity and grace, being often used in poems and songs as an allegory for ideal feminine attributes. In Sanskrit the word lotus has many synonyms. Since the lotus thrives in water - 'ja' (denoting birth) is added to synonyms of water to derive some synonyms for the lotus, like ambuja (ambu= water + ja=born of), neerja (neera=water + ja= born of), pankaj, pankaja, kamal, kamala, kunala, aravind, arvind, nalin,nalini and saroja and names derived from the lotus, like padmavati (possessing lotuses) or padmini (full of lotuses). These names and derived versions are often used to name girls, and to a lesser extent boys, in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, as well as in many other countries influenced by Indic culture, like Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia and Laos.
The Episcopal Divinity School offers a serene scene on my walk to Harvard Square from my parents' home in Cambridge, Mass.
The huge windows of the Divinity School reinterpret the outside reality through their web of often small and subtle distortions. (best view large)
Brief time exposure, December 1989.
This room housed the Parliament of England during the Civil War (1642-6), and to this day has no artificial lighting. It is still used for University ceremonies, notably for the election of the Chancellor.
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Pullip Custom Head by Sheryl Designs to Sinstresse
Sinstresse order me the same design on this face doll:
The Bodleian Library is one of the oldest in Europe and the 2nd largest in Britain. The main quadrangle and tower date from the early 17th century in a convincing Tudor Gothic, whilst the Divinity School and Duke Humphrey's Library to the west are genuine late medieval work (the Divinity School is renowned for it's superb vaulted ceiling).
i made divinity candy last night for the first time, and i'm sad to say it's too sweet for me! i've never met anything so sweet in my life, even cut with coffee. i never thought i'd see the day...
There is so much we are not taught about the spirituality or sacredness of our divinity that we fall out of touch with our sexuality. Our host, Amanda Biccum, takes us closer to our connection by reawakening our conscious sexuality. At the heart of it is the ancient practice of tantric sex that could increase and create mind-body connections. To know details in brief - read our blog at amandabiccum.com/reawakening-our-conscious-sexuality-what...!
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.
Miniature in polymer clay, handmade by me
It's devils food cake, chocolate mousse, quenelles and white and dark chocolate thins
detail of the head of the female enthroned divinity (Napirisha?) wearing a horned hat on the central panel of the Elamite Rock relief of Kurangun. Above her, a "ribboned" cloud of either smoke or vapor.
Taken in Seh Talan village, Fahlian district, Vicinity of Noorabad, Fars province, Iran, May 2009.
For a complete description and a better understanding, see also Kurangun’s contextual view, Panels closer view, and the sheme of the relief by Herzfeld
Other detailed images of the various panels are there:
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