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Novembre 18th, explore #176 THANKS TO ALL!
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"I thought you'd keep me warm
But I was shown
I was wrong"
E.Torrini
Another night view of the Statue of Gautam Buddha - at Hussain Sagar Lake - Hyderabad, India.
IN FLICKR EXPLORE ON 31-12-2012.
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Hussain Sagar (Telugu: హుస్సేన్ సాగర్) (Urdu: حسين ساغر) is a lake in Hyderabad, India, built by Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali in 1562, during the rule of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah. It was a lake of 24 square kilometres built on a tributary of the River Musi to meet the water and irrigation needs of the city. There is a large monolithic statue of the Gautam Buddha in the middle of the lake which was erected in 1992. In the end of the Hussain Sagar one can find the Masjid and Dargah of Sayed Maa.
Built in the 16th century the lake was named to express the gratitude of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah to Hussain Shah Wali who helped him to recover from illness. It is a sprawling artificial lake that holds water perennially, built during the reign of Ibrahim Qutub Shah, across a tributary of the river Musi in 1562. Linking the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the lake and its environs have several parks and scenic spots. The broad road on the tank bund is lined with lawns. The well laid out Lumbini park located in the Buddha Purnima project has a musical fountain.
An 18-meter high monolithic statue of Lord Buddha towers over the lake from atop the Rock of Gibraltar. The idea of erecting a giant monolith Buddha statue in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake on the Gibraltar rock was a part of the Buddha Poornima project in 1985. The statue was chiseled out of a white granite rock, weighting 450 tons. It was carved by 200 sculptors for two years. The statue was transported to Hyderabad in November 1988. After initial problems, the statue was erected on 12 April 1992 on a red lotus pedestal. Attached to it, Lumbini park was inaugurated with musical fountains, bonsai plants and a boat ride from Lumbini Park to the statue. The whole atmosphere reflects peace and perseverance.
Source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussain_Sagar
Gautama Buddha or Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम बुद्ध; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. The word Buddha is a title for the first awakened being in an era. In most Buddhist traditions, Siddhartha Gautama is regarded as the Supreme Buddha (P. sammāsambuddha, S. samyaksaṃbuddha) of our age, "Buddha" meaning "awakened one" or "the enlightened one." Gautama Buddha may also be referred to as Śākyamuni (Sanskrit: शाक्यमुनि "Sage of the Śākyas"). The Buddha found a Middle Way that ameliorated the extreme asceticism found in the Sramana religions.
The time of Gautama's birth and death are uncertain: most early 20th-century historians dated his lifetime as c. 563 BCE to 483 BCE, but more recent opinion dates his death to between 486 and 483 BCE or, according to some, between 411 and 400 BCE. UNESCO lists Lumbini, Nepal, as a world heritage site and birthplace of Gautama Buddha. There are also claims about birth place of Gautama Buddha to be Kapileswara, Orissa or Kapilavastu at Piprahwa, Uttar Pradesh He later taught throughout regions of eastern India such as Magadha and Kośala.
Gautama is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition, and first committed to writing about 400 years later.
Source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha
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Seems only a short time ago that I was posting last years Christmas greetings and here we are again.
Wishing all my friends and contacts out there the Best Christmas EVER!
Hoping that 2012 finds them Healthy and Happy!
The image was taken Dec 2010 sadly the tree was blown down in May 2011, by the gales that swept Scotland.
Published in readers gallery Photography Monthly Jan 2012 issue.
Vanessa fashion explorer in
Dress and hat: Giselle Glam Addict
Coat Andymy Designs
Shoes Adele paparazzi darling
Bag: Agnes - High Visibility
Accesories: Various
Magazine: DerPuppe
I hadn't checked Scout for some time, and when I had a look today, I found that all of these photos of mine were in Explore today! Because older photos are always being viewed, they can drop out and go back into Explore again ages after their first appearance.
1. Circles in the sun, 2. Trees in the snow, 3. Winter wonderland, 4. Christmas baubles, 5. A rainbow of colours, 6. We will remember them, 7. Summer colours, 8. Waning gibbous Moon,
9. Selfridges in Birmingham - curves and cirles, 10. Telephone boxes, 11. Boat at Goring, 12. Cream foxglove, 13. Waves on Chesil Beach, 14. Red tulip, 15. A bunch of Grape Hyacinths, 16. Happy Easter,
17. Christmas lights, 18. Foggy New Year's Eve, 19. Silver snowflake - HAPPY CHRISTMAS to everyone!, 20. Helter Skelter, 21. World War I medals, 22. Used tyres
procurando uma foto pra postar hoje encontrei essa da Linda e querida Denise
já faz um tempo que tirei mais não havia editado até então!!
editei gostei ta ai :)
ótima sexta ótimo fds e ótimo feriado :)
Explore on May 30th, 2011 #470.
**Presiona (L) en tu teclado para ver con fondo negro. Luce mucho mejor así.
Mar adentro,
mar adentro.
Y en la ingravidez del fondo
donde se cumplen los sueños
se juntan dos voluntades
para cumplir un deseo.
Un beso enciende la vida
con un relámpago y un trueno
y en una metamorfosis
mi cuerpo no es ya mi cuerpo,
es como penetrar al centro del universo.
El abrazo más pueril
y el más puro de los besos
hasta vernos reducidos
en un único deseo.
Tu mirada y mi mirada
como un eco repitiendo, sin palabras
'más adentro', 'más adentro'
hasta el más allá del todo
por la sangre y por los huesos.
Pero me despierto siempre
y siempre quiero estar muerto,
para seguir con mi boca
enredada en tus cabellos.
.- Ramón Sampedro
Escúcha este conmovedor poema recitado por Javier Bardem aquí
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The Sea Inside
Inside the sea,
Inside the sea.
And in the weightlessness of the bottom
where dreams come true,
two souls meet to fulfill a single wish.
A kiss lights up life
with a lightning and a thunder,
and in a metamorphosis,
my body is no longer my body.
It is like entering the center of the universe.
The most childish embrace
and the purest of kisses
until we are reduced
by a single desire.
Your gaze and mine,
silently repeating like an echo,
'Deeper', 'Deeper'
beyond all blood and bones.
But I always awake,
and I always want to be dead
to keep my lips forever
entangled in your hair.
.- Ramón Sampedro
In the spirit of celebrating Julia Child’s 100th birthday coming up on 8/15/12, I baked Madeleines.
Story available on my wordpress blog, Baking is my Zen.
bakingismyzen.wordpress.com/2012/08/14/cookforjulia-lemon...
Celebrate Julia Child’s 100th Birthday – August 5 -15 (2012)
www.pbs.org/food/chefs/julia-child/
PBS Food is celebrating Julia Child 100th birthday and you’re invited! Cook a recipe in August, watch never before streamed episodes of her classic shows, read tributes from celebrity chefs, and more. Bon appetit!
[EXPLORED, 8/13/12, #419]
Here is the Explore Scientific ED140 CF Triplet APO Refractor.
So far, I have been able to capture a handful of impressive deep sky astrophotography images through this telescope, including the Hercules Cluster and the Trifid Nebula.
For more information about this carbon fiber refractor, feel free to check my blog and video on the subject: astrobackyard.com/explore-scientific-ed140/
1. __IGLESIA DE STA. MARIA DEL MONTE__, 2. __LOS PUENTES DE PARIS__, 3. __LOS PUENTES DE PARIS__, 4. ___PATOS, EN EL PARQUE DE FUENTES BLANCAS - BURGOS__, 5. __MANUALIDADES (Bordados)__, 6. __EL HERRERO__, 7. __MURALLA DEL CASTILLO DE MORELLA__, 8. __ESCALERAS Y MOSAICO EN EL PAIS VASCO__, 9. __MIS ÁRBOLES Y LA NUBES__, 10. ___ " PLATERO " ___, 11. __RUINAS DE POMPEYA__, 12. __CALLES DE SOS DEL REY CATÓLICO__
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Explored #458 - 6 May 2013
A very small but elegant cascade at the local rock pools which I managed to capture on the weekend.
it was very peaceful out here at this time of the morning, no one to bother me. The water was a bit chilly though and the rushing water certainly doesn't do much for the bladder.
Sunflowers
Tournesol
Helianthus annuus
La Brenne, Frankrijk
*** made it to Explore#384, July 24 ***
********** THANKS A LOT **************
not the best picture (I know) but we went to see the crows fly in to roost and it was pretty dark and all I had was my p&s. This is only a very small part of the roost. There is alot more back where there are trees. There was thousands of crows there! Amazing sight to see!
Yay and thank you, my diptych with Vickie made the front page of explore!
Thanks to Bern@t for capturing it.