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Laxmi Niwas Palace is a former residential palace of the king of the former Bikaner state, Mahārāja Ganga Singh in Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was designed in 1896 in an Indo-Saracenic style by the British architect, Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, and built between 1898 and 1902. Upon its completion, plans were already drawn up, again by Jacob, to extend it into the much larger Lalgarh Palace which was constructed between 1902 and 1926.
It is now a luxury hotel owned by Golden Triangle Fort & Palace P. Ltd. The magnificent structure in red sandstone is one of the most popular destination for tourists in Bikaner. As Stanley Reed (UK politician), the official reporter of the 1905-06 India tour of Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King George V and Queen Mary of Great Britain) notes:
"The Laxmi Niwas Palace is the most perfect modern building in the Indo-Saracenic style in India - an entirely graceful pile of carved red sandstone, nobly proportioned and harmonising entirely with its environment. Their Royal Highnesses have not been more splendidly housed since they landed in Bombay"
拉克西米維拉斯皇宮(Laxmi Vilas Palace)華麗精緻的皇宮建築，係由巴拉特普爾國王建造於西元1890年。皇宮腹地廣大佔地約50英畝，在歷史上曾招待過英國公爵、伊朗及阿富汗國王等，也曾在此舉辦過多場盛大皇室貴族婚禮!此皇宮目前係由飯店經營，入住於此，彷彿進入時光隧道，回到過去，能感受百年前的歷史與皇宮生活的豪華氣派。
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The largest temple of Chamba,Himachal Pradesh.It was originally built by Raja Sahil Varman in the 10th century A.D and later added to by the various rulers of Chamba.The temples built in the Shikhara style are dedicated To Shiva and Vishnu.I took this shot with my old Sony. I will be off Flickr for a few days my friends.See you all next week.:-)
I met this young lady in Durbar Square, Kathmandu. She was happy to chat a while & even to pose for some photos.The red blob is a Tilaka, a Hindu blessing from her parents .
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Le temple de Birla est un point de repère pour la ville et voit chaque jour un grand nombre de touristes et de fidèles. Il est également connu sous le nom de temple Laxmi Narayan et est le sanctuaire du Seigneur Vishnu et de la déesse Lakshmi.
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Director Yoga Institute Jairam Ashrami: (Yog)Acharya Laxmi Narayan Joshi in lobby Bali-India Foundation during Yoga Bali-India Festival 3 March 2009 Denpasar Bali. Photo by Jan van der Meer www.Global-DVC.Org
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"It is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built till date and four times the size of Buckingham Palace. At the time of construction it boasted the most modern amenities such as elevators and the interior is reminiscent of a large European country house. It remains the residence of the Royal Family, who continue to be held in high esteem by the residents of Baroda.
Its ornate Darbar Hall, which is sometimes the venue of music concerts and other cultural events, has a Venetian mosaic floor, Belgium stained glass windows and walls with intricate mosaic decorations. Outside of the Darbar Hall is an Italinate courtyard of water fountains. The palace houses a remarkable collection of old armoury and sculptures in bronze, marble & terracotta by Fellici. The grounds were landscaped by William Goldring, a specialist from Kew Gardens. The palace is open to the public and an audio tour is available.
The Palace "compound" covers over 700 acres (2.8 km2) and houses a number of buildings, particularly the Moti Baug Palace and the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum building. Packs of langoors & peacocks can also be spotted around the palace compound.
The Museum building was constructed as a school for the Maharaja's children. Today a large number of works of art belonging to the Royal family have been displayed in the museum. The most remarkable of these is the fabulous collection of the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, who was specially commissioned by the then Maharaja of Baroda. The collection includes portraits of the Royal family in addition to the paintings based on Hindu mythology for which Raja Ravi Varma was famous."
Laxmi Bohora, 16, a student of Shree Himalaya Higher Secondary School, stands above the ruins of the main street of Saurpani village, Gorkha District, Nepal. 30 April 2015, a few days after the earthquake.
An outtake from the story I worked on for STERN magazine in Nepal last week.
More about making the story at: www.stern.de/panorama/erdbeben-in-nepal-was-stern-reporte...
Dusshera is celebrated in Autumn (Sept-Oct) every year in different parts of India.It signifies the victory of good over evil.
In the eastern Indian state of West Bengal we celebrate Durga Puja during this time.As per Bengali tradition,every year in Autumn(September-October) Goddess Durga comes to her parental home for 5 days accompanied by her four children - Saraswati(Goddess of Learning & Arts),Laxmi(Goddess of weath),Ganesha (the Elephant God)and Kartikeya( the Bachelor God).For 5 days her idol is placed in beautiful pavilions(pandals) and she is worshipped and treated with all the tender love and care that a married daughter receives in her parental nest.The beautiful pandals are made of bamboo,cloth,papier mache,wood,and other materials.On the last day of Vijaya Dashami the images are taken out in a procession and immersed in rivers or other water bodies.
Nowhere is this festival celebrated with as much fanfare as in Kolkata(Calcutta).All Calcuttans irrespective of their religion come together to celebrate this festival in a spirit of love and brotherhood.It is a time for new clothes,good food,meeting up with friends and relatives,romancing and of course pandal hopping to see the best idols.:-)
I thought my friends would like to see a close-up of one of these lovely idols in full splendour.Here Goddess Durga is shown slaying the evil demon Mahishashura.To the left of the shot is Lakshmi(the Goddess of Wealth) and Ganesha the Elephant God and to the right is Saraswati (the Goddess of Learning & Arts) and Kartikeya the Bachelor God.
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Birla Mandir, Jaipur (temple Lakshmi Narayan) est un temple hindou situé à Jaipur, en Inde et est l'un des nombreux mandirs Birla. Il a été intégré par la Fondation BM Birla en 1988 et est uniquement intégré en marbre blanc. Il est dédié à la déesse hindoue Lakshmi et au Seigneur Vishnu (Narayan), dont les images apparaissent à l'intérieur, ainsi que d'autres dieux et déesses hindous et des sélections de la Gita et des Upanishads. Festivals tels que Diwali et Janamashtami sont attribués au temple. Le temple est situé dans le quartier Tilak Nagar de Jaipur, près de la colline Moti Dungari.
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Laxmi Niwas Palace is a former residential palace of the king of the former Bikaner state, Mahārāja Ganga Singh in Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was designed in 1896 in an Indo-Saracenic style by the British architect, Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, and built between 1898 and 1902. Upon its completion, plans were already drawn up, again by Jacob, to extend it into the much larger Lalgarh Palace which was constructed between 1902 and 1926.
It is now a luxury hotel owned by Golden Triangle Fort & Palace P. Ltd. The magnificent structure in red sandstone is one of the most popular destination for tourists in Bikaner. As Stanley Reed (UK politician), the official reporter of the 1905-06 India tour of Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King George V and Queen Mary of Great Britain) notes:
"The Laxmi Niwas Palace is the most perfect modern building in the Indo-Saracenic style in India - an entirely graceful pile of carved red sandstone, nobly proportioned and harmonising entirely with its environment. Their Royal Highnesses have not been more splendidly housed since they landed in Bombay"
Portrait of a young girl with a beautiful face!
Shot with Sigma DP2 Merrill.
[JPG straight out of camera. I forgot to turn on RAW saving option.]
I suddenly realised that last Xmas I was in a place called Toranmal in Maharashtra. Far removed from the modern day vagaries of the urban civilisation it was a heavenly place with a huge lake in the middle of the valley.
The place is about 4700 feet high and the heavy boots of civilisation are marching into this tribal area where there is still innocence and humanity and peace and quiet. Of course there are no schools... or if there is a Government one, no kids go there.
I was there last Xmas, I suddenly realised that, only today. Time does fly.
This is Laxmi on the Bathing Ghats of Toranmal and she is halfway through her bath. Open public ghats have a different style of bathing and this is something I realised only later in the evening as I wondered what she was washing in the water. She appeared to be an anachronistic presence in a hamlet of people where au naturel seemed to be the state of existence.
So where were your Last Xmas ?
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Laxmi Niwas Palace is a former residential palace of the king of the former Bikaner state, Mahārāja Ganga Singh in Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was designed in 1896 in an Indo-Saracenic style by the British architect, Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, and built between 1898 and 1902. Upon its completion, plans were already drawn up, again by Jacob, to extend it into the much larger Lalgarh Palace which was constructed between 1902 and 1926.
It is now a luxury hotel owned by Golden Triangle Fort & Palace P. Ltd. The magnificent structure in red sandstone is one of the most popular destination for tourists in Bikaner. As Stanley Reed (UK politician), the official reporter of the 1905-06 India tour of Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King George V and Queen Mary of Great Britain) notes:
"The Laxmi Niwas Palace is the most perfect modern building in the Indo-Saracenic style in India - an entirely graceful pile of carved red sandstone, nobly proportioned and harmonising entirely with its environment. Their Royal Highnesses have not been more splendidly housed since they landed in Bombay"
Paris Laxmi, an exponent of Bharathanatyam performing in a fusion dance of Kathakali and Bharathanatyam in Calicut in an annual cultural festival that began yesterday. She is of French origin, born and brought up in Paris
Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
The Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed by the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace. Vilas Palace was styled on the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890 at a cost of £180,000 (₹27,00,000).
it is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built until that time, and four times the size of Buckingham Palace. At the time of construction, it boasted the most modern amenities such as elevators and the interior is reminiscent of a large European country house. It remains the residence of the royal family, who continue to be held in high esteem by the residents of Baroda. The Palace compound is of over 500 acres and houses a number of buildings, particularly the LVP Banquets & Conventions, Moti Bagh Palace and the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum building. In the 1930s Maharaja Pratapsinh created a golf course for use by his European guests. In the 1990s, Pratapsinh's grandson Samarjitsinh, a former Ranji trophy cricket player, renovated the course and opened it to the public.
Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
The Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed by the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace. Vilas Palace was styled on the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890 at a cost of £180,000 (₹27,00,000).
it is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built until that time, and four times the size of Buckingham Palace. At the time of construction, it boasted the most modern amenities such as elevators and the interior is reminiscent of a large European country house. It remains the residence of the royal family, who continue to be held in high esteem by the residents of Baroda. The Palace compound is of over 500 acres and houses a number of buildings, particularly the LVP Banquets & Conventions, Moti Bagh Palace and the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum building. In the 1930s Maharaja Pratapsinh created a golf course for use by his European guests. In the 1990s, Pratapsinh's grandson Samarjitsinh, a former Ranji trophy cricket player, renovated the course and opened it to the public.
Deze zomer verrijzen in de Delftse wijk Buitenhof twee monumentale muurschilderingen als onderdeel van het NOBIS Community Art Programma van CANIDREAM in samenwerking met Museum Prinsenhof Delft en de Japanse prefectuur Saga. Na drie succesvolle edities breidt het programma zijn collectie uit met een krachtig artistiek tweeluik van de Japanse kunstenaar Kensuke Miyazaki en de Nederlands-Surinaamse kunstenaar Laxmi Manuela. Beiden geven hun eigen visuele interpretatie van het overkoepelende thema Restoring the Balance, en reageren op de historische relatie tussen Nederland en Japan én op elkaar.
Lakshmi (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी lakṣmī) is the Hindu goddess of wealth, light, wisdom, the lotus flower and fortune, and secondarily of luck, beauty, courage and fertility.
She is also kind to children and gives presents.
Due to Her Motherly feelings and being the consort of Narayan (Supreme Being), She is believed as the Mother of the Universe.
She is the consort of Vishnu and married his incarnations Rama (in her incarnation as Sita), Krishna (as Rukmini) and Venkateshwara (as Alamelu).
In Vaishnava traditions, She is believed to be the Mother Goddess and the Shakti of Narayan.
Physically, goddess Lakshmi is described as a fair lady, with four arms, seated on a lotus, dressed in fine garments and precious jewels.
Her expression is always calm and loving.
The most striking feature of the iconography of Lakshmi is her persistent association with the lotus.
The meaning of the lotus in relation to Shri-Lakshmi refers to purity and spiritual power.
Rooted in the mud but blossoming above the water, completely uncontaminated by the mud, the lotus represents spiritual perfection and authority.
Hindus worship Lakshmi the most on Diwali, the festival of lights.
According to tradition people would put small candles outside their homes on Diwali and hope Lakshmi will come to bless them.
Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped by those who wish to acquire or to preserve wealth. It is believed that Lakshmi (wealth) goes only to those houses which are clean and where the people are hardworking.
Aadrika is an other name of goddess Lakshmi, this is why I am giving the features of this goddess to my niece Aadrika.
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Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
The Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed by the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace. Vilas Palace was styled on the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890 at a cost of £180,000 (₹27,00,000).
it is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built until that time, and four times the size of Buckingham Palace. At the time of construction, it boasted the most modern amenities such as elevators and the interior is reminiscent of a large European country house. It remains the residence of the royal family, who continue to be held in high esteem by the residents of Baroda. The Palace compound is of over 500 acres and houses a number of buildings, particularly the LVP Banquets & Conventions, Moti Bagh Palace and the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum building. In the 1930s Maharaja Pratapsinh created a golf course for use by his European guests. In the 1990s, Pratapsinh's grandson Samarjitsinh, a former Ranji trophy cricket player, renovated the course and opened it to the public.
Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
The Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed by the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace. Vilas Palace was styled on the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890 at a cost of £180,000 (₹27,00,000).
it is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built until that time, and four times the size of Buckingham Palace. At the time of construction, it boasted the most modern amenities such as elevators and the interior is reminiscent of a large European country house. It remains the residence of the royal family, who continue to be held in high esteem by the residents of Baroda. The Palace compound is of over 500 acres and houses a number of buildings, particularly the LVP Banquets & Conventions, Moti Bagh Palace and the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum building. In the 1930s Maharaja Pratapsinh created a golf course for use by his European guests. In the 1990s, Pratapsinh's grandson Samarjitsinh, a former Ranji trophy cricket player, renovated the course and opened it to the public.