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Shot it at Gangasagar Fair.Gangasagar Mela is the largest fair celebrated in West Bengal (INDIA). This fair is held where the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal form a nexus. Hence the name Gangasagar Mela. This festival is celebrated during January every year and is a major attraction for millions of pilgrims from all over India.
The pilgrims come for a holy dip on Makar Sankranti (last day of the Bengali Month) Negha -Mid January. They take dips in the Ganges and offer water to the Sun God. The dip, as they say, purifies their 'self' and according to them, 'punya' can be obtained thus. When they are done with the ritual obligations, they head towards the Kapilmuni Temple situated nearby, to worship the deity as a mark of respect......
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Well of Shiuan - book 2 of the Morgaine cycle - C.J. Cherryh [fantasy novel - November 12, 2015 - 0656]
The Morgaine book series by C.J. Cherryh consist of four novels. The second book "Well of Ivrel"(1976) is commented upon in this report.
The following is my synopsis of the back-story for these four novels:
The ancient Qhal Empire expanded and dominated civilizations throughout the Galaxy. The Qhal are human in appearance and can breed, if desired, with other humanoid beings. The teleportation Gates technology the Qhal reversed engineered and utilized for interstellar travel were discovered in ruins on a dead world. The Qhal did not invent the Gates. Using the Gates the ruthless Qhal who despised other "native" beings imposed their wills without remorse. In the end the downfall of the Qhal was in the nature of the Gates. The Gates in addition to providing instantaneous travel between star systems could also be used to travel forward in time. It is speculated from analysis of ancient Qhal artifacts on many worlds that travel back in time unraveled the Qhal civilization. Qujalin are human offspring that have bred with Qhal beings. Morgaine is a Qujalin who has undertaken a quest to go from world to world destroying the master Gates since there influence corrupts societies, nature and individuals. It should be noted that all worlds contain many Gates but only one Master Gate. Shutting down the Master renders them all just dead stone monuments.
I have not been able to definitely determine the motivation that propels Morgaine to go from world to world closing the Gates. Certainly the Gates are inherently evil but I was she given a mandate by some council or organization or is she self - motivated, the latter appears to be the case as best I can determine. Her journeys are difficult and dangerous yet her persistence and dedication never waivers. There is enormous opposition to her task since those in power lose all when the Gates is sealed. Fortunately she is in possession of an incredibly magical sword - Changling by name - that is partnered with the mystical evil of the Gates and provides her a weapon that can irrevocably draws individuals to oblivion. How she aquired this incredibly powerful weapon is unknown. Use of the sword takes a psychic toll on her. All the books take place in medieval type world. The technologies evident are body armor and cross bows; horses are the only means of transportation. These pre industrial revolution locals makes for interesting stories but I question if the Qhal who were interstellar travelers what happened to their technology?
Vanye the bastard son of Nhi Rijan killed his half-brother Nhi Kandrys and cut off several fingers of his other half-brother Nhi Erij in a fight he was goaded into by the half-brothers. His father was incensed with grief and anger and cursed his son and pronounced him an "ilin" an outcast. Vanye was "claimed" by the Qujalin Morgaine to assist her in defeating a clan leader who aspires for the forbidden knowledge of the Gates. At the story unfolds her becomes her assistant is riding worlds of Master Gates.
Well of Shiuan - book 2 of the Morgaine cycle:
The setting for this book is alien planet that had in the distant past been an outpost of the Qhal. The planet has earth-like conditions and is populated with men and descendants of the Qhal who have breed with the humans. The planet's moon had experienced a cataclysmic event that results in a steadily rising sea level and a forbidding sense of dread among the inhabitants. The society is pre-industrial and feudal ruled by clans who maintain uneasy alliances and truces with adjoining clans. Warriors are respected for their skills with bows and swords and their horsemanship. Anything to do with the Qhal - the Gates or beings with Qhal blood - Qujalin - is an object of justified superstitious dread. Nonetheless some individual's lust for the powers Qhal items can provide. Morgaine and her sworn assistant Vanyn appear intent on closing the Master Gate. Degenerate Qhal, a being masquerading as Vanye's cousin and angry locals conspire to thwart their plan.
This book screams for a glossary of terms - alas there isn't one. The author with a masters of arts in mythology fills her books with cryptic terms for places and locations that, frankly, were unfamiliar to this reader. Alas I had to slow down take a few notes and use some page index tabs to refer back too and I was ok and good to go. It was worth the effort - this is a many-layered story with several very strong personalities competing for the reader attention. The climax of this story, a stand-alone book as published, begs for sequel. Fortunately for us there was one.
I have read several of Ms. Cherryh's books and to be honest they are an acquired taste and put demands on the reader not accustomed to her writing style and narrative pacing. In this book the narrative pacing proceeded glacially. Nonetheless I enjoyed this book and will eventually read the two remaining sequels.
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Miku é verdadeiramente apaixonada pela Rin, mas eu não gosto que fiquem pegando nos nendoroids, vai que quebra/arranha/mancha?! Mas sempre que estou longe a Miku vai lá e fica agarrando a bichinha.
Tadinha da Rin... ela não parece gostar nem um pouco desses abraços apertados. xD
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Blue is the Ocean, Lung of the Earth! Paul Watson is FREE!
Great happiness for this news! Finally good news not only for marine fauna, but for all animals, because it means respect and justice for them and for those who defend them!
Blu è l'Oceano, Polmone della Terra! Paul Watson è LIBERO!
Grande felicità per questa notizia! Finalmente una bella notizia non solo per la fauna marina, ma per tutti gli animali, perché significa rispetto e giustizia per loro e per chi li difende!
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This photograph was taken at an altitude of Eight hundred and forty one metres, at 13:13am on Wednesday 11th May 2016 off the Alaska Highway 97 at Muncho Lake, located at Mile 462 within the Muncho Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.
The park's location along the Alaska Highway falls as it transits the northernmost Canadian Rockies west of Fort Nelson. The park is part of the larger Muskwa-Kechika Management Area
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A walk from Snake pass to Bleaklow and the Superfortress Crash site to lay some poppies , then onto the Bothy and back to Snake Pass
Photos taken for a friend who is unable to walk with us any longer and wanted to pay his respects to the Aircrew from 1948. Photos taken with respect and no one touched or moved any wreckage. We left poppies and footprints.
A Canada Goose guards the entrance to one of the docks, ensuring that any interlopers respect the Keep Out signs. Goodman Zone, Ilford FP4+, Rodinal 1:50.
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MALO-LES-BAINS ,
Dès le début du XX è siècle, la « Reine des Plages du Nord », fréquentée et animée connaît son heure de gloire. Le long de la digue, on ne se lasse pas d’admirer les belles façades des villas à l'architecture unique. Malo-les-Bains est le quartier résidentiel de Dunkerque.
MALO-LES-BAINS,
From the beginning of XX è century, " Queen of the Beaches(Ranges) of the North ", frequented and livened up knows its hour of glory. Along the dike, we do not grow tired of admiring the beautiful facades of villas in the unique(only) architecture. Malo-les-Bains is the residential area of the Dunkerque.
Knowing you’ve injured a player after a huge hit can be quite scary. Thankfully the youngster made a full recovery and walked off the field. TREVSTAR, (kneeling left) a rising player in this new aged sport walked off the field and knelt down, and was quickly met by a team mate who comforted him. It was surely a scary moment for him as well. It amazes me his strength and equally his professionalism. After this shot he walked over to the opposing team sidelines and gave the player an equally huge hug. I’m pretty sure we will see this kid in professional sports, he is surely feared in the region.
Random shot from SPARKcon Street Art Fest 2009, Raleigh, NC.
Now this one touched a nerve....being an Army Vet.....I noticed the chain of the dog tags breaking near the top....or being weaved through the flag, either way, this was a touching piece of Art work for me. My thoughts are always with those that gave "all" for their Country....and those currently serving. Thank You!!
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“ON THE COVER we picture an event which will occur by 1970 when two Apollonauts will descend onto the lunar surface from their LEM spacecraft while their Apollo mothership orbits above. They will spend one day exploring the moon, leave an experiment package on the surface, and then return to earth. Artist John Desatoff at TRW illustrates a momentous scene from historic event.”
Above is from the verso of the insert’s cover page.
It’s disappointing, infuriating actually, that the first & only time I’ve come across this dramatic and creative work - by one of the most recognized (at least in my world) space flight/Apollo artists - is ONLY because I stumbled upon this beat-up June 19, 1966 LA Times space-themed Sunday edition insert. And ONLY because it happened to be featured on the cover.
WRONG answer.
I should’ve come across this image here: images.nasa.gov/, or a sub-section within it.
Maybe even some sort of online TRW ‘heritage/legacy’ presence. Like the arrogant greed-fueled ‘proprietary’ thing Boeing has. Meh, whatever...right?
Maybe it was part of the 1968 Smithsonian Institute’s traveling museum/exhibition entitled “Exploring Space: Paintings by John Desatoff”, which also hopefully, still resides in the Institution's archives.
If so, fantastic, at least with respect to the preservation of the rich visual/artistic history. However, who the hell’s going to see it there? Other than space "historians", archivists, researchers, space art connoisseurs, aficionados & lowly oddballs like me, who’s even aware of its existence? The fingers on one hand - thumb excluded - probably suffice to count the number.
20/20 hindsight, but the systematic & methodical digitization of this visual history, by whomever, should've started long long ago. I don't think it would've been that expensive. Tedious & time consuming, absolutely, but that comes with the territory of conscientiously, and hopefully, accurately attempting to preserve history. At the very least, just to have digitized them would’ve been leaning forward. Maybe something a rookie intern, student volunteer, retiree, etc., etc., could've done...idk.
Too late now. Most of the institutional knowledge to draw from is gone. Sadly, I suppose I'll have to take it wherever I can get it.
9.75” x 12.75”. I’m pleasantly surprised the colors are still as ‘vivid’ as they are. Speaking of colors, the work was also featured on the cover of the February 1967 issue of "Space World" magazine, with a repulsive monochromatic pink/purple hue. What was Ray Palmer thinking? 😉
BTW, while I’m down this particular rabbit hole - good & informative Space World/Ray Palmer reading and more, at:
criticalenquiry.org/wp/space-world-issues/
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Happy Chinese New Year / Gong Xi Fa Chai
Chinese New Year - often called Chinese Lunar New Year although it actually is lunisolar - is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. Despite its winter occurrence, in China it is known as "Spring Festival," the literal translation of the Chinese name 春节 (Pinyin: Chūn Jié), owing to the difference between Western and traditional Chinese methods for computing the seasons. The festival begins on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: Zhēng Yuè) in the traditional Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day. Chinese New Year's Eve, a day where Chinese families gather for their annual reunion dinner, is known as Chú Xī (除夕) or "Eve of the Passing Year."
Built in 1847, The Man Mo Temple is a picturesque tribute to the God of Literature (Man) and the God of War (Mo), both of whom were worshipped by ambitious students looking to succeed in the civil examinations of Imperial China. These involved rigorous systems aimed at finding the best administrative officials for the state.
Joss sticks are a type of incense used in many East Asian and Southeast Asian countries, traditionally burned before a Chinese religious image, idol or shrine. They can also be burned in front of a door, or open window as an offering to heaven, or devas.
Joss stick burning is an everyday practice in traditional Chinese religion. There are many different types of joss sticks used for different purposes or on different festive days. Many of them are long and thin and are mostly colored yellow, red, and more rarely, black.
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From 2006 to 2023 the Dennis Head Old Beacon was shrouded in scaffolding as part of its restoration and conservation. You see, it's a scheduled monument and worthy of respect.
That's why just out of shot all that ratty old scaffolding remains in an untidy pile. They even shovelled out centuries of guano and put in mesh to stop the birds from filling it up again.
This whole thing was so mired in bureaucracy that they even needed an application and approval to take down the scaffolding and remove the heritage listing from the keeper's cottage because it was supposed that it was already included in the listing for the tower!
These things are why I wonder if that rusty old chair, these pieces of rotting wood, a lobster pot and that blue plastic sandal inside the ruins of the cottage effectively reflect the true respect held for this treasured monument.