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Hey guys,
Well last night I passed 300(+) followers! :D
I'm super excited!
Thanks for all of the support!
~RBC
somehow I've missed my 25th follower, so I take the opportunity with the 30th to say Thank You to everybody out there who likes and comments on my pictures.
Thirty might not mean much to some of you, but I'm just an amateur with a quite narrow portefolio and a cheap p&s camera, so I am happy about each and every follower.
KDD Sushi&Twitters Valencia.
Aquí estamos todos (yo detrás de la cámara). Abridla en grande por que los del fondo se verán muy pequeñetes.
Follower of Bernard Palissy, platter, last quarter of the 16th century, lead-glazed earthenware, 52.1 x 39.7 x 7.1 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Regular followers to my photostream will have noticed that it's been a while since I last uploaded any photos from my native North East England. Following my holiday in the London and Epsom areas I have had quite a backlog of photos to catch up on, but here we are back in my home City of Sunderland. However, the London connection continues... Here's Kiddies Playbus' Leyland Titan, KYV378X, captued in fading light on Chester Road, Sunderland, on the afternoon of the 11th November 2014. The bus was originally new to London Transport in October 1981 as their fleet number T378.
....in the military parade through Niagara-on-the-Lake. I believe there must have been several hundred re-enactors altogether. Many of them were from distant parts and there was a big tent encampment around Fort George over the weekend.
China and India
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is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. In the Shaiva tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is seen as the Supreme God. In the Smarta tradition, he is regarded as one of the five primary forms of God. Followers of Hinduism who focus their worship upon Shiva are called Shaivites or Shaivas (Sanskrit Śaiva).Shaivism, along with Vaiṣṇava traditions that focus on Vishnu and Śākta traditions that focus on the goddess Shakti, is one of the most influential denominations in Hinduism.
Lord Shiva is usually worshipped in the abstract form of Shiva linga. In images, He is represented as a handsome young man] immersed in deep meditation or dancing the Tandava upon Apasmara, the demon of ignorance in His manifestation of Nataraja, the Lord of the dance. It is said that He looks like an eternal youth because of his authority over death, rebirth and immortality. He is also the father of Ganesha and Murugan.
Etymology and other names
The Sanskrit word Shiva (Devanagari: शिव, śiva) is an adjective meaning "auspicious, kind, gracious". As a proper name it means "The Auspicious One", used as a name for Rudra. In simple English transliteration it is written either as Shiva or Siva. The adjective śiva, meaning "auspicious", is used as an attributive epithet not particularly of Rudra, but of several other Vedic deities.
The Sanskrit word śaiva means "relating to the god Shiva", and this term is the Sanskrit name both for one of the principal sects of Hinduism and for a member of that sect. It is used as an adjective to characterize certain beliefs and practices, such as Shaivism.
Adi Sankara, in his interpretation of the name Shiva, the 27th and 600th name of Vishnu sahasranama, the thousand names of Vishnu interprets Shiva to have multiple meanings: "The Pure One", or "the One who is not affected by three Gunas of Prakrti (Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas)" or "the One who purifies everyone by the very utterance of His name."Swami Chinmayananda, in his translation of Vishnu sahasranama, further elaborates on that verse: Shiva means "the One who is eternally pure" or "the One who can never have any contamination of the imperfection of Rajas and Tamas".
Shiva's role as the primary deity of Shaivism is reflected in his epithets Mahādeva ("Great God"; mahā = Great + deva = God),[14][15] Maheśhvara ("Great Lord"; mahā = Great + īśhvara = Lord),[16][17] and Parameśhvara ("Supreme Lord").
There are at least eight different versions of the Shiva Sahasranama, devotional hymns (stotras) listing many names of Shiva. The version appearing in Book 13 (Anuśāsanaparvan) of the Mahabharata is considered the kernel of this tradition. Shiva also has Dasha-Sahasranamas (10,000 names) that are found in the Mahanyasa. The Shri Rudram Chamakam, also known as the Śatarudriya, is a devotional hymn to Shiva hailing him by many names.
Attributes
•Shiva's Form: Shiva wears a deer in the left upper hand. He has a Trident in the right lower arm. with a crescent moon on his head. He is said to be fair like camphor or like an ice clad mountain. He has fire and Damaru and Malu or a kind of weapon. He wears five serpents as ornaments. He wears a garland of skulls. He is pressing with His feet the demon Muyalaka, a dwarf holding a cobra. He faces south. Panchakshara itself is His body.
•Third eye: Shiva is often depicted with a third eye, with which he burned Desire (Kāma) to ashes,[66] called "Tryambakam" (Sanskrit: त्र्यम्बकम्), which occurs in many scriptural sources.[67] In classical Sanskrit, the word ambaka denotes "an eye", and in the Mahabharata, Shiva is depicted as three-eyed, so this name is sometimes translated as "having three eyes".[68] However, in Vedic Sanskrit, the word ambā or ambikā means "mother", and this early meaning of the word is the basis for the translation "three mothers".[69][70] These three mother-goddesses who are collectively called the Ambikās.[71] Other related translations have been based on the idea that the name actually refers to the oblations given to Rudra, which according to some traditions were shared with the goddess Ambikā.[72]
•Crescent moon: Shiva bears on his head the crescent moon.[73] The epithet Chandraśekhara (Sanskrit: चन्द्रशेखर "Having the moon as his crest" - chandra = "moon", śekhara = "crest, crown")[74][75][76] refers to this feature. The placement of the moon on his head as a standard iconographic feature dates to the period when Rudra rose to prominence and became the major deity Rudra-Shiva.[77] The origin of this linkage may be due to the identification of the moon with Soma, and there is a hymn in the Rig Veda where Soma and Rudra are jointly implored, and in later literature, Soma and Rudra came to be identified with one another, as were Soma and the moon.[78] The crescent moon is shown on the side of the Lord's head as an ornament. The waxing and waning phenomenon of the moon symbolizes the time cycle through which creation evolves from the beginning to the end. Since the Lord is the Eternal Reality, He is beyond time. Thus, the crescent moon is only one of His ornaments.The wearing of the crescent moon in His head indicates that He has controlled the mind perfectly.
•Ashes: Shiva smears his body with ashes (bhasma).[79] Some forms of Shiva, such as Bhairava, are associated with a very old Indian tradition of cremation-ground asceticism that was practiced by some groups who were outside the fold of brahmanic orthodoxy.[80] These practices associated with cremation grounds are also mentioned in the Pali canon of Theravada Buddhism.[81] One epithet for Shiva is "inhabitant of the cremation ground" (Sanskrit: śmaśānavāsin, also spelled Shmashanavasin), referring to this connection.[82]
•Matted hair: Shiva's distinctive hair style is noted in the epithets Jaṭin, "the one with matted hair",[83] and Kapardin, "endowed with matted hair"[84] or "wearing his hair wound in a braid in a shell-like (kaparda) fashion".[85] A kaparda is a cowrie shell, or a braid of hair in the form of a shell, or, more generally, hair that is shaggy or curly.[86] His hair is said to be like molten Gold in color or being yellowish-white.
•Blue throat: The epithet Nīlakaṇtha (Sanskrit नीलकण्ठ; nīla = "blue", kaṇtha = "throat")[87][88] refers to a story in which Shiva drank the poison churned up from the world ocean.[89][90] (See Halāhala.)
•Sacred Ganges: The Ganges river flows from the matted hair of Shiva. The epithet Gaṅgādhara ("bearer of the river Gaṅgā") refers to this feature.[91][92] The Gaṅgā (Ganges), one of the major rivers of the country, is said to have made her abode in Shiva's hair.[93] The flow of the Ganges also represents the nectar of immortality.
•Tiger skin: He is often shown seated upon a tiger skin,[79] an honour reserved for the most accomplished of Hindu ascetics, the Brahmarishis.[94] Tiger represents lust. His sitting on the tiger’s skin indicates that He has conquered lust.
•Serpents: Shiva is often shown garlanded with a snake.[95] His wearing of serpents on the neck denotes wisdom and eternity.
•Deer:His holding deer on one hand indicates that He has removed the Chanchalata (tossing) of the mind. Deer jumps from one place to another swiftly. The mind also jumps from one object to another.
•Trident: (Sanskrit: Trishula): Shiva's particular weapon is the trident.[79] His Trisul that is held in His right hand represents the three Gunas—Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. That is the emblem of sovereignty. He rules the world through these three Gunas. The Damaru in His left hand represents the Sabda Brahman. It represents OM from which all languages are formed. It is He who formed the Sanskrit language out of the Damaru sound.
•Drum: A small drum shaped like an hourglass is known as a damaru (Sanskrit: ḍamaru).[96][97] This is one of the attributes of Shiva in his famous dancing representation[98] known as Nataraja. A specific hand gesture (mudra) called ḍamaru-hasta (Sanskrit for "ḍamaru-hand") is used to hold the drum.[99] This drum is particularly used as an emblem by members of the Kāpālika sect.[100]
•Nandī: Nandī, also known as Nandin, is the name of the bull that serves as Shiva's mount (Sanskrit: vāhana).[101][102] Shiva's association with cattle is reflected in his name Paśupati, or Pashupati (Sanskrit: पशुपति), translated by Sharma as "lord of cattle"[103] and by Kramrisch as "lord of animals", who notes that it is particularly used as an epithet of Rudra.[104] Rishabha or the bull represents Dharma Devata. Lord Siva rides on the bull. Bull is His vehicle. This denotes that Lord Siva is the protector of Dharma, is an embodiment of Dharma or righteousness.
•Gaṇa: The Gaṇas (Devanagari: गण) are attendants of Shiva and live in Kailash. They are often referred to as the bhUtaganas, or ghostly hosts, on account of their nature. Generally benign, except when their lord is transgressed against, they are often invoked to intercede with the lord on behalf of the devotee. Ganesha was chosen as their leader by Shiva, hence Ganesha's title gaṇa-īśa or gaṇa-pati, "lord of the gaṇas".
•Mount Kailāsa: Mount Kailash in the Himalayas is his traditional abode. In Hindu mythology, Mount Kailāsa is conceived as resembling a Linga, representing the center of the universe.
•Varanasi: Varanasi (Benares) is considered as the city specially loved by Shiva, and is one of the holiest places of pilgrimage in India. It is referred to, in religious contexts, as Kashi.
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At first I wanted to make a follower based on Eir Stegalkin from Guild Wars 2 since I downloaded Muscular Women (a mod that changes the meshes of nords and orcs women), but then I took another road.. and I made Ionia. The warpaint is a grunge brush randomly splashed.
Hey everyone,
Yesterday I passed the 200 followers (or contacts) mark.
Thank you for all the support you all have given me over the last year and a half, it means a lot.
More builds coming soon, including the unveiling of the next LoR dragon!
Have a blessed day!
~RBC
Taken at Times Square, NYC.
McCain has just held a beautiful speech declaring Obama the winner of the election! Hooray!
This photo has been included in the publication Campaigning for the MDGs: Making Votes and Voices Count in Elections
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“Followers of the Way, the true man of no rank is always going in and out through your face.
Those who have not yet witnessed this—look, look!
Don’t be deceived.
If you love the sacred and despise the worldly, you will drift and sink.
The true man of no rank—he is the one right now before your eyes, hearing these words.”
— Linji Yixuan (9th century)
Mrs Deadman's Handle blends in quite well with this large print in Elizabeth Castle museum! Taken on our 2008 trip to Jersey.
Follower of Bernard Palissy, platter, last quarter of the 16th century, lead-glazed earthenware, 52.1 x 39.7 x 7.1 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Happy looking Linda catching me catching her as she is playing with the food bowls before the skirmish at Powick Bridge
camp followers
A term used to identify those civilians that followed in the wake of an army or served its needs while encamped or on campaign. From the start of organized warfare to the end of the 19th century and in some cases beyond, camp followers were a vital part of any army's support structure, responsible for cooking, laundry, nursing, and sexual services without which armies could not function in the field.
Camp followers shared the military fortunes of the armies they accompanied. At the battle of Lützen in 1632, Wallenstein used camp followers as decoys and their arrival on the field at Bannockburn was decisive. Even with the baggage train to the rear, the lives of camp followers were at risk. At Naseby in 1645, the royalist train was assaulted and many camp followers were massacred by New Model Army troopers, who mistook the followers of the king's Welsh infantry for ‘mercenary’ Irish
A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for payment: bawd, call girl, courtesan, harlot, prostitute, scarlet woman, streetwalker, strumpet, tart, whore. Slang hooker, moll. Idioms: lady of easy virtue, lady of pleasure, lady of the night
One who follows but does not belong to a main body or group
source for meaning of camp followers as defined on Answers.com
North Koreans walk in the square below a mosaic mural of the "great leader" Kim Jong Il. These public works of propaganda can be found throughout Pyongyang and all of DPRK.
Followers may be relieved to know that this is the last Upload from the superb Out There Festival put on by Seachange Arts. I only wish I could have gotten through to see more of the acts.
Regular followers know I like to pan with my photos. It's a natural outgrowth from my love of prop blur.
PHOTO CREDIT: Joe A. Kunzler Photo, AvgeekJoe Productions, growlernoise-AT-gmail-DOT-com
Followers of the @rdubaton, we have reached our goodbye moment. I am sad to see this day come to a close. I greatly appreciate all of the participation during my day with the baton. Living in this progressive and prosperous triad of southern love is life’s truest blessing. Our nightcap is sponsored by @whitestreetbrew - their brewery/tasting room is a gem in the heart of Wake Forest. We love having a brewery close to home to hang our hats on after long weeks. Thank you all again for your hospitality today. CHEERS! Up next is @The_SarahHannah (drops the baton) / on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/BDo7loWjhzB/