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La petite ville de Kanadukathan se trouve dans le Chettinad, une région où s'est développée, depuis l'époque des Chola(s), la communauté des Chettiars.
Les Chettiars appartiennent à une caste de commerçants qui se sont enrichis dans la banque et dans diverses activités lucratives, durant l'occupation britannique, notamment en Birmanie et à Ceylan.
Ils ont fait construire des maisons très luxueuses dans leur région d'origine comme à Kanadukathan mais n'y habitent plus depuis longtemps, ce qui donne à cette petite ville une ambiance étrange de ville déserte.
Les palais construits dans un style éclectique, se ressemblent tous au niveau architectural, ils ont été peints de couleurs criardes différentes pour se différencier les uns des autres.
Tous comportent sur leur façade un "kudu" (motif décoratif en fer à cheval) consacré à la déesse de la richesse Laksmi, la parèdre de Vishnou mais la communauté est shivaïste.
Parmi ces palais conformes à l'image de réussite sociale que leurs propriétaires voulaient donner, se trouvent quelques petits bâtiments de style art déco plus intéressants mais pas toujours entretenus.
Article de Wikipedia sur le Chettinad, pays des Chettiars
In Hinduism, Ganesha (Gaṇeśa, "lord of the hosts," also spelled Ganesa and sometimes referred to as Ganesh in Hindi, Bengali and other Indian languages) is a son of Shiva and Parvati, and the husband of Bharati, Riddhi and Siddhi. In art, he is depicted as a pot bellied yellow or red god with four arms and the head of a one-tusked elephant, riding or attended to by a mouse. Typically, his name is prefixed with the Hindu title of respect, 'Shri.'
Ganesha acquired his head through varying methods in different stories. In one, Shiva decapitated him because Ganesha refused to allow him to enter the bath while Parvati was bathing. Shiva had to give him the new head to placate his wife. In another version, Parvati showed the child off to Shiva, whose face burned his head to ashes, which Brahma told Shiva to replace with the first head he could find—in this case, that of an elephant. The lack of a second tusk is explained by different stories. An avatar of Vishnu, Parashurama, once went to visit Shiva but the way was blocked by Ganesha. Parasurama threw his axe at him and Ganesha, knowing the axe had been given to him by Shiva, allowed it to cut off one of his tusks. Yet another myth is that, in the process of writing the Mahabharata (at the dictation of Vyasa), Ganesh found that his pen had broken, and in the urgency of taking down the great words, snapped off his left tusk as a replacement quill.
Ganesha is known as Aumkara, because his body mirrors the shape of the Aum, the elephant god is thus seen as the embodiment of the cosmos. His elephantine head symbolizes the intelligence and beatitude of the elephant, powerful, yet gentle. His vehicle is a mouse (mooshikam), and this symbolizes the intellect, small enough to find out any secret in the most remote of places. It also signifies his humility, that he espouses the company of one of the smaller creatures.
He is the lord of wisdom, intelligence, education, prudence, luck and fortune, gates, doors, doorways, household and writing. He is the remover of obstacles, and as such it is normal to invoke him before the undertaking of any task with such incantations as Aum Shri Ganeshaya Namah (hail the name of Ganesha), or similar.
Info from wikipedia.
These images are far more moving when seen in a temple setting, with signs of devotion. In museums they look out of place, incongruous.
Ganesh, also spelled Ganesa or Ganesha and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon.
His image is found throughout India.Hindu sects worship him regardless of other affiliations. Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains, Buddhists, and beyond India.
Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles, patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom.
So, a a good omen for the new year!!!
making of ganesh idols in mapusa
Ganesh Chaturthi or "Vinayak Chaturthi" is one of the major traditional festivals celebrated by the Hindu community. It is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period). Typically the day falls sometime between August 20 and September 15.
Ganpati Bappa !
Idol of lord Ganesh and nice flower decoration around it, during Ganesh festival at my friend Amey's place in kandivali (Mumbai).
Today is Anant chaturdashi day, the last day of Ganesha Chaturthi so this is a time of misery and celebration. On the last day, the idols of the Ganesha are immersed in the waterway.
original handmade two layer acrylic ebru(turkish paper marbling) mono-print with Ganesh screen print on kozo paper.
19" x 24"
Handmade original, double layer acrylic ebru (turkish paper marbling) with Ganesh screen print embellishment on kozo paper.
18"x24"
For Ganesh's assistance in showing and selling the family home. That's why there is some money in the offering. The first viewers will be here soon.
Seen in a jewelry store window in Little India, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. I couldn't resist taking this, the light was so beautiful. Ganesh has an important place in the Hindu faith and is often thought of as a remover of obstacles. Legend has it that he was born with the head of a boy but had it chopped off and replaced with the head of an elephant. There are a few versions of the story so I don't know which one is the most accepted but I've always had a special feeling for Ganesh.
Magician Kudroli Ganesh has won many national and international awards] including the first ever Illusion Magic Award. He has held more than 1500 shows in the country .
hasta abajo.
Repito el esquema de iluminación de otra foto que hice hace tiempo, pero añadiendo un punto más de luz abajo del bordillo.
Por el guggenheim hay algún emisor fm que me dispara los flashes, y me los descarga, continuamente... cómo lo odio. Además de que hace interferencias y el disparador falla bastante. Ha sido imposible sacar un plano más general.
Mumbai gives a totally different definition to the farewell for Ganpati bappa!
It was an electrifying experience at Girgaun Chowpatty during Visarjan!!
Check the picture Large on Black.