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This is a multiple exposure of two different photos of the same theme placed ontop of each other. I did this by getting two different negatives and placing them in the carrier together, that way when i exposed them and put them through the different chemicals they came out joined. I think the final effect is clever and i didn't expect it to look as good as it came out.
Experimental multiple exposure of the tulips during the Tulip Time Festival at Corbett Gardens in 2011.
Nikon F65. Fuji Pro 160S 35mm C41 film.
Commander Matthew Mitchell, Commanding Officer HMCS FREDERICTON, and Lieutenant-Commander Andrew Tunstall, Executive Officer, discuss on the jetty as the ship is berthed in Souda Bay, Greece, during Operation REASSURANCE on 22 February 2023.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Le capitaine de frégate Matthew Mitchell, commandant du NCSM FREDERICTON, et le capitaine de corvette Andrew Tunstall, commandant en second, discutent sur la jetée alors que le navire est à quai dans la baie de Souda, en Grèce, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 22 février 2023.
Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes
Holly, Squeaky, Gypsy.
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please excuse the mass upload today, this is the most time I've spent working on photos in months
Members of HMCS FREDERICTON paint the hull of the ship from a floating scaffold during Operation REASSURANCE on 22 February 2023 in Souda Bay, Greece.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Des membres d’équipage du NCSM FREDERICTON peignent la coque du navire à partir d’un échafaudage flottant au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 22 février 2023, dans la baie de Souda, en Grèce.
Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes
Multiple world record holder, preparing for her upcoming 246 km (153 miles) SPATHALON. That is like six marathons in one go on a really challenging route!
Members of the embarked Air Detachment onboard HMCS FREDERICTON conduct maintenance on the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter’s main rotor head during Operation REASSURANCE on 21 February 2023 in Souda Bay, Greece.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Des membres du détachement aérien embarqué à bord du NCSM FREDERICTON effectuent l’entretien de la tête de rotor principal de l’hélicoptère CH-148 Cyclone au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 21 février 2023, dans la baie de Souda, en Grèce.
Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes
Members of the embarked Air Detachment onboard HMCS FREDERICTON conduct visual inspection of the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter’s main rotor blades during Operation REASSURANCE on 21 February 2023 in Souda Bay, Greece.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Des membres du détachement aérien embarqué à bord du NCSM FREDERICTON effectuent une inspection visuelle des pales du rotor principal de l’hélicoptère CH-148 Cyclone au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 21 février 2023, dans la baie de Souda, en Grèce.
Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes
A member of HMCS FREDERICTON’s force protection component stands watch as the ship enters Souda Bay, Greece, during Operation REASSURANCE, on 21 February 2023.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Un membre de l’élément de protection de la force du NCSM FREDERICTON assure la surveillance lors de l’arrivée du navire dans la baie de Souda, en Grèce, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 21 février 2023.
Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes
Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) NS 386 of the type Mat '54, plan Q, ElD2 serie 371 - 393, built in 1962 preserved at the Het Spoorwegmuseum / Railway Museum in Utecht Maliebaan former Station. July 15th, 2022.
After the railway company had recovered from the worst war damage, it was time to replace the oldest equipment with new. It is known that in 1958 the last steam train ran with the last wooden carriages. Steam locomotive 3737 and wooden carriage C 5055 of these came into the museum. But even the oldest electrical equipment had had its day. After the war, the ZHE men were no longer in service except for two carriages. And it was done for those two in 1947. The motor vehicle is in the museum as ZHESM 6. From 1956 the Block Boxes were withdrawn from the electric service and in 1959 the last train of this type ran under its own power. This was made possible by the influx of electrical equipment type 1954 (EM '54). 7 train series were ordered:
Plan F: 2-car multiple units 321 - 334: 4-car multiple units 711 - 741: 1956
Plan G: 2 car multiple units 335 - 350: 4 car multiple units 742 - 757: 1957
Plan M: 2 car trainsets 351 - 365: 1958
Plan P: 4-car multiple units 761 - 786: 1959 - 1962
Plan Q: 2-car multiple units 371 - 393: 1962
The equipment was fitted with steel (impact) noses for the cabs to better protect the driver in the event of a collision. Because of that nose the nickname was 'Dog's head equipment'. The equipment stood out because of its good driving characteristics and was therefore ideally suited for the Intercity services between the Randstad and the north and east of our country.
From 1977 they were succeeded in these services by new Intercity rolling stock with continuous heads (ICM).
History of trainset 386:
In 1962 the 2-car train set in the grass green color entered service.
In 1965 she was equipped with ATB.
In 1969 the 386 was slightly modernized, with the conductor's room being converted into a mini kitchen, and a toilet into a new conductor's room.
In 1971 the train set was equipped with 3rd front signals.
In 1977 the 386 received a major overhaul, with the train being painted yellow.
In 1996 the train set was taken out of service and handed over to the Railway Museum.
In 2005 the house style yellow of the exterior was replaced by the original green. The ABDk was placed in the museum and the Bk stored in a shed in Utrecht. '
In 2008, the couple was reunited and made serviceable. As of April 1, 2009 ATB became mandatory for all equipment that travels faster than 40 km/h. Until 2011, the 386 was the only museum train set that ATB owned, with which it provided rides with the Heimwee Express every second weekend of the month.
The Mat '54 'Hondekopvier' Foundation is the owner of the also preserved four-car set 766 of plan P.
378212 Capitalstar electric multiple unit heads south with a Watford Junction - London Euston London Overground service at Headstone Lane. 4th March 2011.
New on my YouTube Channel, SE UK Rail 53 filmed during October and the start of November. Featuring class 37s, 66s and 73s on RHTT duties, 67s on the VSOE plus a variety of freight.
The development of multiple sclerosis (MS) involves cells of the immune system crossing the blood-barrier into the central nervous system (CNS), where they can promote inflammation, tissue damage and ultimately neurodegeneration.
To watch the video where this image is taken from go to: random42.com/multiple-sclerosis
Marine Technicians from HMCS FREDERICTON conduct routine maintenance on the outboard motor of a Zodiac during Operation REASSURANCE on 15 February 2023 in the Mediterranean Sea.
Photo by: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces
Des techniciens de marine du NCSM FREDERICTON effectuent les travaux de maintenance de routine du moteur hors-bord d’un zodiac au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 15 février 2023, dans la Méditerranée.
Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes
Brennan Schnell setting up for a tethered shoot on the set of Macgasm (Macgasm.net) Joshua Schnell can be seen in the background... lurking
This award-winning picture shows multiple verrucas in an 11-year old girl.
This picture was a silver award winner in the 2009 Institute of Medical Illustrators awards and was taken by Abbey Staplehurst at Addenbrooke's hospital.
Sunset light reflected off the water surface onto the interior of the Xixi Wetland Museum (Hangzhou). Multiple exposures, natural tones, only minimal processing.
© Andy Brandl / PhotonMix (2011)
Don´t redistribute / use on webpages, blogs or any other media without my explicit written consent
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It seems our whole beautiful USA will soon be studded with these white monsters. We need the energy I suppose, but what an assault to the eye!
Multiple arms stretch from the drill rig stationed at the cross-cut cavern entrance, where drill casings are ready to be installed during soil grouting.
Fun topic for week 32. Even though I had seen this option on my D5100 never tried earlier. Thanks to the group to make me use it. :)
Saw a group of youths walking up the hillock within the Lalbagh Garden. Their destination the watch tower at the summit. Tried giving a retro look during post processing.
August is the month when we have the Flower show at Lalbagh Gardens to celebrate the Indian Independence Day. Will upload the photos from the flower show as well.
Shiva, meaning "The Auspicious One"), also known as Mahadeva ("Great God"), is a popular Hindu deity. Shiva is regarded as one of the primary forms of God. He is the Supreme God within Shaivism, one of the three most influential denominations in contemporary Hinduism. He is one of the five primary forms of God in the Smarta tradition, and "the Destroyer" or "the Transformer" among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine.
Shiva has many benevolent and fearsome forms. At the highest level Shiva is limitless, transcendent, unchanging and formless. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash, as well as a householder with wife Parvati and his two children, Ganesha and Kartikeya and in fierce aspects, he is often depicted slaying demons. Shiva is also regarded as the patron god of yoga and arts.
The main iconographical attributes of Shiva are the third eye on his forehead, the snake Vasuki around his neck, the crescent moon adorning, the holy river Ganga flowing from his matted hair, the trishula as his weapon and the damaru as his instrument.
Shiva is usually worshiped in the aniconic form of Lingam. Temples of Lord Shiva are called shivalayam.
ETYMOLOGY AND OTHER NAMES
The Sanskrit word Shiva comes from Shri Rudram Chamakam of Taittiriya Samhita (TS 4.5, 4.7) of Krishna Yajurveda. The root word śi means auspicious. In simple English transliteration it is written either as Shiva or Siva. The adjective śiva, is used as an attributive epithet not particularly of Rudra, but of several other Vedic deities.
The other popular names associated with Shiva are Mahadev, Mahesh, Maheshwar, Shankar, Shambhu, Rudra, Har, Trilochan, Devendra (meaning Chief of the gods) and Trilokinath (meaning Lord of the three realms).
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. He is the oldest worshipped Lord of India.
The Tamil word Sivan, Tamil: சிவன் ("Fair Skinned") could have been derived from the word sivappu. The word 'sivappu' means "red" in Tamil language but while addressing a person's skin texture in Tamil the word 'Sivappu' is used for being Fair Skinned.
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" and deva "god"), Maheśvara ("Great Lord"; mahā "great" and īśvara "lord"), and Parameśvara ("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.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND LITERARURE
The worship of Shiva is a pan-Hindu tradition, practiced widely across all of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
ASSIMILATION OF TRADITIONS
The figure of Shiva as we know him today was built up over time, with the ideas of many regional sects being amalgamated into a single figure. How the persona of Shiva converged as a composite deity is not well documented. According to Vijay Nath:
Visnu and Siva [...] began to absorb countless local cults and deities within their folds. The latter were either taken to represent the multiple facets of the same god or else were supposed to denote different forms and appellations by which the god came to be known and worshipped. [...] Siva became identified with countless local cults by the sheer suffixing of Isa or Isvara to the name of the local deity, e.g., Bhutesvara, Hatakesvara, Chandesvara."
Axel Michaels the Indologist suggests that Shaivism, like Vaishnavism, implies a unity which cannot be clearly found either in religious practice or in philosophical and esoteric doctrine. Furthermore, practice and doctrine must be kept separate.
An example of assimilation took place in Maharashtra, where a regional deity named Khandoba is a patron deity of farming and herding castes. The foremost center of worship of Khandoba in Maharashtra is in Jejuri. Khandoba has been assimilated as a form of Shiva himself, in which case he is worshipped in the form of a lingam. Khandoba's varied associations also include an identification with Surya and Karttikeya.
INDUS VALLEY ORIGINS
Many Indus valley seals show animals but one seal that has attracted attention shows a figure, either horned or wearing a horned headdress and possibly ithyphallic figure seated in a posture reminiscent of the Lotus position and surrounded by animals was named by early excavators of Mohenjo-daroPashupati (lord of cattle), an epithet of the later Hindu gods Shiva and Rudra. Sir John Marshall and others have claimed that this figure is a prototype of Shiva and have described the figure as having three faces seated in a "yoga posture" with the knees out and feet joined.
This claim has been criticised, with some academics like Gavin Flood and John Keay characterizing them as unfounded. Writing in 1997 Doris Srinivasan said that "Not too many recent studies continue to call the seal's figure a 'Proto-Siva'", rejecting thereby Marshall's package of proto-Siva features, including that of three heads. She interprets what John Marshall interpreted as facial as not human but more bovine, possibly a divine buffalo-man. According to Iravatham Mahadevan symbols 47 and 48 of his Indus script glossary The Indus Script: Texts, Concordance and Tables (1977), representing seated human-like figures, could describe Hindu deity Murugan, popularly known as Shiva and Parvati's son.
POSITION WITHIN HINDUISM
Shaivism (Sanskrit: शैव पंथ, śaiva paṁtha) (Kannada: ಶೈವ ಪಂಥ) (Tamil: சைவ சமயம்) is the oldest of the four major sects of Hinduism, the others being Vaishnavism, Shaktism and Smartism. Followers of Shaivism, called "Shaivas", and also "Saivas" or "Saivites", revere Shiva as the Supreme Being. Shaivas believe that Shiva is All and in all, the creator, preserver, destroyer, revealer and concealer of all that is. The tantric Shaiva tradition consists of the Kapalikas, Kashmir Shaivism and Shaiva Siddhanta. The Shiva MahaPurana is one of the purāṇas, a genre of Hindu religious texts, dedicated to Shiva. Shaivism is widespread throughout India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, mostly. Areas notable for the practice of Shaivism include parts of Southeast Asia, especially Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.
PANCHAYATANA PUJA
Panchayatana puja is the system of worship ('puja') in the Smarta sampradaya of Hinduism. It is said to have been introduced by Adi Shankara, the 8th century CE Hindu philosopher. It consists of the worship of five deities: Shiva, Vishnu, Devi, Surya and Ganesha. Depending on the tradition followed by Smarta households, one of these deities is kept in the center and the other four surround it. Worship is offered to all the deities. The five are represented by small murtis, or by five kinds of stones, or by five marks drawn on the floor.
TRIMURTI
The Trimurti is a concept in Hinduism in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of Brahmā the creator, Vishnu the maintainer or preserver and Śhiva the destroyer or transformer. These three deities have been called "the Hindu triad" or the "Great Trinity", often addressed as "Brahma-Vishnu-Maheshwara."
ICONOGRAPHY AND PROPERTIES
- Shiva's form: Shiva has a trident in the right lower arm, and a crescent moon on his head. He is said to be fair like camphor or like an ice clad mountain. He wears five serpents and a garland of skulls as ornaments. Shiva is usually depicted facing the south. His trident, like almost all other forms in Hinduism, can be understood as the symbolism of the unity of three worlds that a human faces - his inside world, his immediate world, and the broader overall world. At the base of the trident, all three forks unite.
- Third eye: (Trilochana) Shiva is often depicted with a third eye, with which he burned Desire (Kāma) to ashes, called "Tryambakam" (Sanskrit: त्र्यम्बकम् ), which occurs in many scriptural sources. 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". 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". These three mother-goddesses who are collectively called the Ambikās. 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. It has been mentioned that when Shiva loses his temper, his third eye opens which can destroy most things to ashes.
- Trident: (Trishula): Shiva's particular weapon is the trident. 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.
- Trident: (Trishula): Shiva's particular weapon is the trident. 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.
- Ashes: (The epithet "Bhasmaanga Raaga") - Shiva smears his body with ashes (bhasma). The ashes are said to represent the end of all material existence. 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. These practices associated with cremation grounds are also mentioned in the Pali canon of Theravada Buddhism. One epithet for Shiva is "inhabitant of the cremation ground" (Sanskrit: śmaśānavāsin, also spelled Shmashanavasin), referring to this connection.
- Nandī: (The epithet "Nandi Vaahana").Nandī, also known as Nandin, is the name of the bull that serves as Shiva's mount (Sanskrit: vāhana). Shiva's association with cattle is reflected in his name Paśupati, or Pashupati (Sanskrit: पशुपति), translated by Sharma as "lord of cattle" and by Kramrisch as "lord of animals", who notes that it is particularly used as an epithet of Rudra. 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.
- 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 to be 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.
- 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".
- Crescent moon: (The epithets "Chandrasekhara/Chandramouli")- Shiva bears on his head the crescent moon. The epithet Candraśekhara (Sanskrit: चन्द्रशेखर "Having the moon as his crest" - candra = "moon"; śekhara = "crest, crown") 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. 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. 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.
- Lingam: Apart from anthropomorphic images of Shiva, the worship of Shiva in the form of a lingam, or linga, is also important. These are depicted in various forms. One common form is the shape of a vertical rounded column. Shiva means auspiciousness, and linga means a sign or a symbol. Hence, the Shivalinga is regarded as a "symbol of the great God of the universe who is all-auspiciousness". Shiva also means "one in whom the whole creation sleeps after dissolution". Linga also means the same thing - a place where created objects get dissolved during the disintegration of the created universe. Since, according to Hinduism, it is the same god that creates, sustains and withdraws the universe, the Shivalinga represents symbolically God Himself.
FORMS AND ROLES
According to Gavin Flood, "Shiva is a god of ambiguity and paradox," whose attributes include opposing themes. The ambivalent nature of this deity is apparent in some of his names and the stories told about him.
DESTROYER AND BENEFACTOR
In the Yajurveda, two contrary sets of attributes for both malignant or terrific (Sanskrit: rudra) and benign or auspicious (Sanskrit: śiva) forms can be found, leading Chakravarti to conclude that "all the basic elements which created the complex Rudra-Śiva sect of later ages are to be found here". In the Mahabharata, Shiva is depicted as "the standard of invincibility, might, and terror", as well as a figure of honor, delight, and brilliance. The duality of Shiva's fearful and auspicious attributes appears in contrasted names.
The name Rudra (Sanskrit: रुद्र) reflects his fearsome aspects. According to traditional etymologies, the Sanskrit name Rudra is derived from the root rud-, which means "to cry, howl". Stella Kramrisch notes a different etymology connected with the adjectival form raudra, which means "wild, of rudra nature", and translates the name Rudra as "the wild one" or "the fierce god". R. K. Sharma follows this alternate etymology and translates the name as "terrible". Hara (Sanskrit: हर) is an important name that occurs three times in the Anushasanaparvan version of the Shiva sahasranama, where it is translated in different ways each time it occurs, following a commentorial tradition of not repeating an interpretation. Sharma translates the three as "one who captivates", "one who consolidates", and "one who destroys". Kramrisch translates it as "the ravisher". Another of Shiva's fearsome forms is as Kāla (Sanskrit: काल), "time", and as Mahākāla (Sanskrit: महाकाल), "great time", which ultimately destroys all things. Bhairava (Sanskrit: भैरव), "terrible" or "frightful", is a fierce form associated with annihilation.
In contrast, the name Śaṇkara (Sanskrit: शङ्कर), "beneficent" or "conferring happiness"reflects his benign form. This name was adopted by the great Vedanta philosopher Śaṇkara (c. 788 - 820 CE), who is also known as Shankaracharya. The name Śambhu (Sanskrit: शम्भु), "causing happiness", also reflects this benign aspect.
ASCETIC AND HOUSEHOLDER
He is depicted as both an ascetic yogi and as a householder, roles which have been traditionally mutually exclusive in Hindu society.[185] When depicted as a yogi, he may be shown sitting and meditating.[186] His epithet Mahāyogi ("the great Yogi: Mahā = "great", Yogi = "one who practices Yoga") refers to his association with yoga.[187] While Vedic religion was conceived mainly in terms of sacrifice, it was during the Epic period that the concepts of tapas, yoga, and asceticism became more important, and the depiction of Shiva as an ascetic sitting in philosophical isolation reflects these later concepts.[188] Shiva is also depicted as a corpse below Goddess Kali, it represents that Shiva is a corpse without Shakti. He remains inert. While Shiva is the static form. Mahakali or Shakti is the dynamic aspect without whom Shiva is powerless.
As a family man and householder, he has a wife, Parvati and two sons, Ganesha and Kartikeya. His epithet Umāpati ("The husband of Umā") refers to this idea, and Sharma notes that two other variants of this name that mean the same thing, Umākānta and Umādhava, also appear in the sahasranama. Umā in epic literature is known by many names, including the benign Pārvatī. She is identified with Devi, the Divine Mother; Shakti (divine energy) as well as goddesses like Tripura Sundari, Durga, Kamakshi and Meenakshi. The consorts of Shiva are the source of his creative energy. They represent the dynamic extension of Shiva onto this universe. His son Ganesha is worshipped throughout India and Nepal as the Remover of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles. Kartikeya is worshipped in Southern India (especially in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka) by the names Subrahmanya, Subrahmanyan, Shanmughan, Swaminathan and Murugan, and in Northern India by the names Skanda, Kumara, or Karttikeya.
Some regional deities are also identified as Shiva's children. As one story goes, Shiva is enticed by the beauty and charm of Mohini, Vishnu's female avatar, and procreates with her. As a result of this union, Shasta - identified with regional deities Ayyappa and Ayyanar - is born. Shiva is also mentioned in some scriptures or folktales to have had daughters like the serpent-goddess Manasa and Ashokasundari. Even the demon Andhaka is sometimes considered a child of Shiva.
NATARAJA
The depiction of Shiva as Nataraja (Tamil: நடராஜா,Kannada: ನಟರಾಜ, Telugu: నటరాజు, Sanskrit: naṭarāja, "Lord of Dance") is popular. The names Nartaka ("dancer") and Nityanarta ("eternal dancer") appear in the Shiva Sahasranama. His association with dance and also with music is prominent in the Puranic period. In addition to the specific iconographic form known as Nataraja, various other types of dancing forms (Sanskrit: nṛtyamūrti) are found in all parts of India, with many well-defined varieties in Tamil Nadu in particular. The two most common forms of the dance are the Tandava, which later came to denote the powerful and masculine dance as Kala-Mahakala associated with the destruction of the world. When it requires the world or universe to be destroyed, Lord Śiva does it by the tāṇḍavanṛtya. and Lasya, which is graceful and delicate and expresses emotions on a gentle level and is considered the feminine dance attributed to the goddess Parvati. Lasya is regarded as the female counterpart of Tandava. The Tandava-Lasya dances are associated with the destruction-creation of the world.
DAKSHINAMURTHY
Dakshinamurthy, or Dakṣiṇāmūrti (Tamil:தட்சிணாமூர்த்தி, Telugu: దక్షిణామూర్తి, Sanskrit: दक्षिणामूर्ति), literally describes a form (mūrti) of Shiva facing south (dakṣiṇa). This form represents Shiva in his aspect as a teacher of yoga, music, and wisdom and giving exposition on the shastras. This iconographic form for depicting Shiva in Indian art is mostly from Tamil Nadu. Elements of this motif can include Shiva seated upon a deer-throne and surrounded by sages who are receiving his instruction.
ARDANARISHVARA
An iconographic representation of Shiva called (Ardhanārīśvara) shows him with one half of the body as male and the other half as female. According to Ellen Goldberg, the traditional Sanskrit name for this form (Ardhanārīśvara) is best translated as "the lord who is half woman", not as "half-man, half-woman". According to legend, Lord Shiva is pleased by the difficult austerites performed by the goddess Parvati, grants her the left half of his body. This form of Shiva is quite similar to the Yin-Yang philosophy of Eastern Asia, though Ardhanārīśvara appears to be more ancient.
TRIPURANTAKA
Shiva is often depicted as an archer in the act of destroying the triple fortresses, Tripura, of the Asuras. Shiva's name Tripurantaka (Sanskrit: त्रिपुरान्तक, Tripurāntaka), "ender of Tripura", refers to this important story. In this aspect, Shiva is depicted with four arms wielding a bow and arrow, but different from the Pinakapani murti. He holds an axe and a deer on the upper pair of his arms. In the lower pair of the arms, he holds a bow and an arrow respectively. After destroying Tripura, Tripurantaka Shiva smeared his forehead with three strokes of Ashes. This has become a prominent symbol of Shiva and is practiced even today by Shaivites.
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My necklaces from l-r;
1. Multiple chains from Forever21
2. Old glasses from Springfield
3. Old one, forgot where it's from.
4. Bulb, from Sg. Wang
5. Watch/Necklace, first gift from the loverboy
6. Fish, from Topshop
7. Seahorse, from Topshop
8. Letter, with 'I Love You' note, another gift from the bf
9. I forgot about this one, I think Zai gave it to me?
10. Glasses, bought on Trademe
11. Locket from an antique shop
考えてみたらECで初多重かも。。
うまくいきません・・・
※干渉縞が多すぎ
Zenza Bronica EC + Nikkor-P 75mm f2.8
kodak Ektar100
@Tamagawadai-park, Ota-ku
Self-Portrait - Epilogue
I’m extremely late again with posting my June blood test results (from 4 weeks ago). I’m getting my energy back each day and still get fatigued due to my cancer.
I’ve been reflecting on how alive I feel each day and how I enjoy doing things. Sun makes me happy!
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My cancer levels (m protein) were 5, up a bit from May when they were between 3 and 4. However, this is still pretty good, as they are reasonably stable, and remain single digits. I’m feeling alright and remaining positive about life.
M protein (g/L) (if 0, means no cancer detected)
June = 5
May = between 3 and 4 (done chemo)
Apr = 3
Mar = between 1 and 2
Feb = 3
Jan = between 5 and 6
Dec = between 5 and 6
Nov = 11
Late Oct = 27 (started chemo)
Early Oct = 48
Sept = 41
I have Multiple Myeloma and anemia, a rare cancer of the immune system. It is incurable, but treatable.
From October 2018 - May 2019 I was on Kyprolis (carfilzomib), an IV chemo with Cyclophosphamide + dexamethasone.
Participants in CIMMYT's 2011 advanced-level Wheat Improvement and Pathology training program in the field with CIMMYT wheat breeder Karim Ammar (third from right, in white). The course ran from 15 August to 15 September 2011 and was attended by 24 early- to mid-career scientists from North and East Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. Its key objective was to improve participants’ knowledge on wheat pathology and the latest wheat breeding technologies, and how these are integrated with other disciplines such as agronomy, statistics, physiology, biotechnology, GIS, and the social sciences. A major focus was to increase participants’ understanding of selection for durable and multiple disease resistance. The program was largely field-oriented, enabling participants to improve teamworking skills and gain confidence in conducting field experiments. Most of the course was conducted at CIMMYT’s El Batán and Toluca stations, but participants also attended the 8th International Symposium on Mycosphaerella and Stagonospora Diseases of Cereals, held in Mexico City during September 11-14.
Photo credit: X. Fonseca/CIMMYT.
For more information, see CIMMYT's blog story at: blog.cimmyt.org/index.php/2011/09/advanced-training-progr....
According to information about the bridge provided on line by Fairfield County Parks, the full name of this relatively short (51 feet) bridge is the longest of any covered bridge in the country: The Mink Hollow Covered Bridge in Oil Mill Hollow over Arney Run Near Borcher's Mill. The multiple-kingpost bridge was built in 1887 and is still on its original abutments. On line information from the Ohio Department of Transportation says the Mink Hollow bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places, but I can't find it. It is one of 16 historic covered bridges in Fairfield County,