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International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) was founded by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Srila Prabhupada) in the West in 1966. ISKCON belongs to Gaudiya (refers to Bengal) Vaishnavism, a devotional tradition based on the teachings of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam.
Garuda Head
The tale of Garuda and Vishnu is a well-known story from Hindu mythology, featuring two important figures: Garuda, the divine bird, and Lord Vishnu, one of Hinduism’s principal deities.
In Vaishnavism, a major Hindu tradition that worships Vishnu as the supreme divine being, followers believe that Garuda possesses "infinite physical power" and can bear the weight of the entire universe on a single feather. Garuda is said to be able to manipulate fire and to cause heaven, earth, and hell to stop spinning by flapping his massive wings.
During a battle to steal Amrita, the nectar of immortality, the god Indra struck Garuda with his powerful thunderbolt, the Vajra. The weapon caused no pain and simply knocked a single feather loose. In the same battle for Amrita, Garuda single-handedly overwhelmed all the other deities, who were no match for his strength.
Legends describe Garuda as being so vast that he can block out the sun when he flies.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) was founded by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (Srila Prabhupada) in the West in 1966. ISKCON belongs to Gaudiya (refers to Bengal) Vaishnavism, a devotional tradition based on the teachings of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam.
The precepts and practices of ISKCON were taught and codified by the 15th century saint and religious reformer Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1532), his brother Nityananda Prabhu and six of his principle associates, the Goswamis of Vrindavana (Sanatana, Rupa, Jiva, Gopal Bhatta, Raghunatha Dasa and Raghunatha Bhatta.)
The Bhagavad-gita was first put into writing about 5000 years ago. The Gita is the principal scripture of The Hare Krishna Movement™ Organization. Its origins are more than 5000-years-old.
ISKCON Durgapur is an extension centre of ISKCON Mayapur
An hand held mobile phone!
Chennakeshava Temple is built facing east. I visited the temple at sunset therefor it was backlit.
It is the main temple of the compound that is shared by several temples or shrines. Chennakashava Temple may not be an imposing structure but its interior and exterior are adorned with marvellous carvings of gods and celestial figures. It used to have a Shikara (tower) on the top.
The Hoysala kingdom originated in Angadi in Chikkamangalur, located 30 km northwest of Belur, in the 10th century and expanded its territory gradually to cover the whole Karnataka, parts of Tamil Nadu and Telangana States by the 11th century replacing the Chalukyas based in Badami in northern Karnataka.
The kingdom originally observed Jainism and converted to Vaishnavism, a sect of Hinduism, during the reign of King Vishnuvardhana (1108-1152) who commissioned the construction of Chennakeshava Temple.
Carvings on the exterior walls of the main temple facing west.
Hoysaleswara Temple is dedicated to Shiva but the carvings depict not only Shiva and Parvati but also deities of Vaishnavism such as Rama, Krishna, Varaha and Ganesh and Shaktism such as Kali, Lakshmi and Sarasvati.
The god holding the bow is probably Rama.
The goddess with a stick-like music instrument is Sarasvati.
Another god supporting the ground with his left arm is Krishna. Shiva is dancing on the elephant's head in the left.
Google Images know Hindu gods very well.
This is the most impressive part of the temple; therefore, there are always many people along with many gods and goddesses.
here after photography is not allowed inside the temple so I tried to cover the maximum.
if you zoom you can see same mark on the forehead of a man and on the wall. this is for vaishnavism (subsect in Hindu ) .
thanks for every one for views, faves & comments.
Vishnu and Garuda.
The tale of Garuda and Vishnu is a well-known story from Hindu mythology. It involves two important characters: Garuda, a divine bird, and Lord Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. This tale showcases the bond between devotion, duty, and the concept of dharma (righteousness).
Garuda's unwavering dedication to his mother and his determination to fulfill his duty to save her from slavery showcase his virtuous character. During his quest, Garuda encountered Lord Vishnu. Impressed by Garuda's devotion and determination, Vishnu granted him a boon. Garuda was asked to be the mount of Vishnu, carrying him on his back. Vishnu also blessed Garuda with immense strength and immortality.
In Vaishnavism, a major Hindu tradition that worships Vishnu as the supreme divine being, followers believe that Garuda possesses "infinite physical power" and can bear the weight of the entire universe on a single feather. Garuda is said to be able to manipulate fire and to cause heaven, earth, and hell to stop spinning by flapping his massive wings.
Garuda Head
In Vaishnavism, a major Hindu tradition that worships Vishnu as the supreme divine being, followers believe that Garuda possesses "infinite physical power" and can bear the weight of the entire universe on a single feather. Garuda is said to be able to manipulate fire and to cause heaven, earth, and hell to stop spinning by flapping his massive wings.
During a battle to steal Amrita, the nectar of immortality, the god Indra struck Garuda with his powerful thunderbolt, the Vajra. The weapon caused no pain and simply knocked a single feather loose. In the same battle for Amrita, Garuda single-handedly overwhelmed all the other deities, who were no match for his strength.
Legends describe Garuda as being so vast that he can block out the sun when he flies.
Galtaji is an ancient Hindu pilgrimage site located approximately 10 km east of Jaipur, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The site consists of a series of temples built into a narrow crevice in the ring of hills surrounding Jaipur. A natural spring emerges high on the hill and flows downward, filling a series of sacred kunds (water tanks) in which pilgrims bathe. Visitors can ascend the crevasse, continuing past the highest water pool to a hilltop temple, where panoramic views of Jaipur and its fortifications can be seen. It is believed that a saint named Galav lived here, practiced meditation, and performed penance (tapasya).
The Galtaji temple is set within a mountain pass in the Aravalli Hills. Since the early 15th century, it has been a retreat for Hindu ascetics belonging to the Ramananda Sampradaya of Shri Ramanand. It is said that the site was occupied by yogis for a long period, and Payohari Krishnadas, a Ramanandi saint, arrived at Galtaji in the early 15th century and became head of the Galta gaddi, replacing earlier yogis.
Galta was northern India's first Vaishnava Ramanandi Peeth and became an important center of the Ramanandi sect. The fame of Ramanandi saint Shri Krishnadas Payahari of Galta dham spread widely, and he initiated Shri Bhagwanji from Punjab into the order of Ramanandi Vaishnavism. Shri Bhagwanji later founded the Ramanandi center at Pandori dham in Gurdaspur, Punjab.
The temple also houses the shrine of Goswami Nabha Das Ji, a respected Ramanandi saint who met the famous Tulsidas, author of the Ramcharitmanas, at Galta Dham.
Beneath the Neem tree, Sri Chaitanyad Mahaprabhu, the 15th century saint, who founded a different stream of religious philosophy, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, in India
The birth place is located on the western bank of river Hooghly in Nabadwip town in West Bengal, India
Durga is seen as a motherly figure and often depicted as a beautiful woman, riding a lion or tiger, with many arms each carrying a weapon and often defeating demons. on the left and right are her sons and daughters who are also gods and goddess. She is widely worshipped by the followers of the goddess-centric sect, Shaktism, and has importance in other denominations like Shaivism and Vaishnavism.
Maa Durga bestow upon you and your family nine forms of blessings- Fame, Name, Wealth, Prosperity, Happiness, Education, Health, Power, and Commitment.
That dark dweller in
Is my only refuge.
O my companion, worldly comfort is illusion,
As soon you get it, it goes.
I have chosen the indestructible for my refuge,
Him whom the snake of death will not devour.
My beloved dwells in my heart all day,
I have actually seen that abode of joy.
Meera's lord is Hari, the indestructible.
My lord, I have taken refuge with you, your maidservant
-Meera
Templo Rama Vaikunth Nath Swami, también conocido como Nuevo Templo Rang Nath Ji, en Pushkar (Rajastán, India) Construido entre 1920 y 1925 por Seth Magniram Bangar de Didwana, Marwar. Pertenece a la Secta Jayakhyam de Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya y está dedicado al dios Vishnu y la diosa Lakshmi.
"Chennakeshava Temple of Belur, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in the Karnataka state of India. It was commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE, on the banks of the Yagachi River, an early Hoysala Empire capital. The temple was built over three generations and took 103 years to finish. It was repeatedly damaged and plundered during wars, repeatedly rebuilt and repaired over its history."
"The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and has been an active Hindu temple since its founding. It is reverentially described in medieval Hindu texts, and remains an important pilgrimage site in Vaishnavism. The temple is remarkable for its architecture, sculptures, reliefs, friezes as well its iconography, inscriptions and history. The temple artwork depicts scenes of secular life in the 12th century, dancers and musicians, as well as a pictorial narration of Hindu texts such as the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Puranas through numerous friezes."]
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Les Bishnoïs ou Vishnoï (de bish, « vingt » et noï, « neuf » en rajasthani, une forme dialectale de l'hindi), sont les membres d'une communauté vishnouïte surtout présente dans l'État du Rajasthan, majoritairement dans les régions de Jodhpur et de Bîkâner, et dans une moindre mesure dans l'État voisin de l'Haryana en Inde. Elle a été créée par le guru Jambeshwar Bhagavan, appelé communément Jambaji (1451-1536).
Les Bishnoïs sont des hindous vaishnav qui suivent vingt-neuf principes édictés par leur gourou (d'où leur nom). Ils se caractérisent par leur végétarisme, leur respect strict de toute forme de vie (non-violence, ahimsâ), leur protection des animaux et des arbres, leur tenue vestimentaire particulière1. On les définit souvent comme ayant une forte conscience écologique. Les Bishnoïs vivaient paisiblement dans des villages isolés loin des centres de peuplement, mais depuis une dizaine d'années, ils sont de plus en plus nombreux à vivre en ville. Ils seraient environ 700 000 dans l'ouest de l'Inde. Ce sont les rares hindous à enterrer leurs morts, du fait du bois vert (venant d'un arbre vivant, non mort) qu'il faudrait couper pour la crémation (les sadhus vishnouites, eux non plus, ne sont pas brûlés après leur mort, mais enterrés, généralement en position assise ; le site où ils sont enterrés devient un endroit
ISKCON Delhi temple, is a well known Vaishnav temple of Lord Krishna and Radharani in the form of Radha Parthasarathi.
Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari) is according to common Hindu tradition the eighth avatar of Vishnu. In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, he is seen as the Supreme Person (God) and thus the origin of all other incarnations.
Krishna and the stories associated with him appear across the spectrum of Hindu philosophical and theological traditions. Though they sometimes differ in details or even contradict each other reflecting the concerns of a particular tradition, some core features are shared by all. These include a divine incarnation, a pastoral childhood and youth and life as a heroic warrior and teacher. The immense popularity of Krishna in India also meant that various non-Hindu religions that originated in India had their own versions of him.
(source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna)
One of the largest fountain in the world, Buckingham fountain is pleasing to look at, specially in the backdrop of Chicago skyline.
Lovely location and must shoot for photographers, if you are in Chicago.
ISKCON Delhi temple, is a well known Vaishnav temple of Lord Krishna and Radharani in the form of Radha Parthasarathi.
Fall colors started appearing in few parts of state !
Taken at black hill regional park in montegomery county.
3 shots panorama stiched using Lightroom 6.
Baltimore downtown skyline view from inner harbor. Taken from near science center, early morning view.
It was accidental for me to see almost full moon rising over Jefferson memorial with lovely cherry trees on foreground.
couldn't resist myself to take a composite . multi exposure shot !
2 shots , composite done using 5D MKIII built in functionality.
Photo by: Darshan Vaishnav
Lovely fog was settling down in beautiful colored trees ..!! It was much more appealing and this picture doesn't justify the beauty I witnessed !!
Photo by: Darshan Vaishnav
EXPLORED #77
Location: Sunrise at St. Martins Island, Bay of bengal, Bangladesh
If you have few minutes, enjoy the Dhun Vaishnav Jan To based on Gujrati Bhajan on bansuri/flute by Prasad Bhandarkar composed on Raga Mishra Khamaj
NO GRAPHICS PLEASE
[Explored on 2011-11-08 # 246 and made it to # 49 . Thanks a lot to all flickr friends..]
Street tea stalls are most thriving places anywhere in India. I am pretty much sure they are doing more business then upscale coffee shops.
This photo was taken a place where daily "CASH" revenue is about $750 (That is way too much more then I make in USA..:( )
My fav photo so far .. and I am sure many of you will like it too..
It was bright sunny afternoon with clouds at Rehoboth Beach. So thought to take a long exposure shot with 10 stop ND filter. !!
Photo by: Darshan Vaishnv
Radha’s heart,
Paths to Kṛṣṇa,
Love’s journey unfolds.
In the Hindu tradition, Lord Kṛṣṇa is often depicted as having both male and female qualities, which is known as Ardhanarishvara. Therefore, some male devotees of Lord Krishna choose to dress as women to express their devotion and to emulate the gender fluidity of the deity.
This practice is known as "Radha Bhava" or "Radha Bhakti" and is particularly popular among the followers of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism sect of Hinduism. Radha, who is believed to be a female companion and lover of Lord Krishna, is considered the embodiment of devotion and love for the deity. By dressing as Radha, male devotees hope to experience the same love and devotion that she had for Lord Krishna. The practice is also seen as a way to overcome gender and social barriers in expressing devotion to the deity.
The festival of Holi is celebrated because of a story in the old Hindu religion. In Vaishnavism, Hiranyakashipu is the great king of demons, and he had been granted a boon by Brahma, which made it almost impossible for him to be killed. The boon was due to his long penance, after which he had demanded that he not be killed "during day or night; inside the home or outside, not on earth or in the sky; neither by a man nor an animal; neither by astra nor by shastra". Consequently, he grew arrogant and attacked the Heavens and the Earth. He demanded that people stop worshipping Gods and start praising respectfully to him.
Hiranyakashipu, on the lap, being killed by Narasimha, an incarnation of Vishnu
According to this belief, Hiranyakashipu's own son, Prahlada, was a devotee of Vishnu. In spite of several threats from Hiranyakashipu, Prahlada continued offering prayers to Vishnu. He was poisoned by Hiranyakashipu, but the poison turned to nectar in his mouth. He was ordered to be trampled by elephants yet remained unharmed. He was put in a room with hungry, poisonous snakes and survived. All of Hiranyakashipu's attempts to kill his son failed. Finally, he ordered young Prahlada to sit on a pyre in the lap of Holika, Hiranyakashipu's demoness sister, who also could not die because she had a boon preventing her from being burned by fire. Prahlada readily accepted his father's orders, and prayed to Lord Vishnu to keep him safe. When the fire started, everyone watched in amazement as Holika burnt to death, while Prahlada survived unharmed. The salvation of Prahlada and burning of Holika is celebrated as Holi.
Vishnu Sanskrit: विष्णु, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism, and the Supreme Being in its Vaishnavism tradition. Vishnu is the "preserver" in the Hindu trinity (Trimurti) that includes Brahma and Shiva.
In Vaishnavism, Vishnu is identical to the formless metaphysical concept called Brahman, the supreme, the Svayam Bhagavan, who takes various avatars as "the preserver, protector" whenever the world is threatened with evil, chaos, and destructive forces. His avatars most notably include Rama in the Ramayana and Krishna in the Mahabharata. He is also known as Narayana, Jagannath, Vasudeva, Vithoba, and Hari. He is one of the five equivalent deities worshipped in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta Tradition of Hinduism.
In Hindu iconography, Vishnu is usually depicted as having a dark, or pale blue complexion and having four arms. He holds a padma (lotus flower) in his lower left hand, Kaumodaki gada (mace) in his lower right hand, Panchajanya shankha (conch) in his upper left hand and the Sudarshana Chakra (discus) in his upper right hand. A traditional depiction is Vishnu reclining on the coils of the serpent Shesha, accompanied by his consort Lakshmi, as he "dreams the universe into reality"
Tucked away in the Western part of Assam state (North East India), the island of Majuli lies on the Brahmaputra, one of Asia's greatest rivers. It is home to different tribal communities, such as the Mising people, and is the heart of neo Vaishnavism, a tolerant and nonconformist Assamese movement initiated in the 15th century by social and religious reformer Sankardeva and his disciple Madhavdeva. Several sattras (monasteries), remain important centres of Sattriya art and culture, where Sakardeva's philosophy is taught and where different generations of Bhakats (artist monks) live in peaceful harmony.
But behind the idyllic peacefulness of this rural and spiritual watery world the reality is quite harsh. Much of Majuli's land keeps disappearing under water every year, as the Brahmaputra erodes the island faster and faster after each Monsoon. 'Majuli is in danger', everyone says and it is both hard and painful to imagine that the greedy Brahmaputra waters may soon submerge what was once the greatest river island in the world.
The sandbanks of Majuli, Assam, India. 2016
ISKCON Delhi temple, is a well known Vaishnav temple of Lord Krishna and Radharani in the form of Radha Parthasarathi.
Teli ka Mandir, also known as Telika Temple, is a Hindu temple located within the Gwalior Fort in Madhya Pradesh, India. Dedicated to Vishnu, Shiva and Matrikas, it has been variously dated between the early 8th and early 9th century CE.
It is an unusual Hindu temple, as it has a rectangular sanctum instead of the typical square. It integrates the architectural elements of the Nagara style and the Valabhi prasada that looks like the Dravidian wagon-vault topped gopuram superstructure. The temple is based on a Pratihara-Gopagiri style North Indian architecture.
The temple is a classic example of a design based on "musical harmonics" in architecture, one that Hermann Goetz called as a masterpiece of late Gupta era Indian art.
The Telika Mandir is generally dated to between 8th and 9th century based on paleography, art-style, architectural design and small inscriptions found within the temple premises. According to Michael Meister, an art historian and a professor specializing in Indian temple architecture, the temple was built by 750 CE, per the most recently discovered inscriptions in Gwalior. George Michell, another art historian and a professor specializing in Indian temples, the temple was complete by the 9th century. Bharne and Krusche place the temple between 700 and 750 CE, while Allen places it in the 8th century.According to Allen, some local literature states it to be from the 11th century, but the evidence suggests that this late chronology is inaccurate. According to Bajpai, the temple may have been built during the reign of the Gurjara-Pratihara Mihira Bhoja.
The temple shows signs of extensive damage and change. It was badly damaged in the plunder raids by Muslim army of Qutb-ud-din Aibak and his successor Iltutmish in 1232 CE along with other temples in the fort following a jauhar, parts of the ruins were then used to apparently build a mosque nearby. The mosque was in turn apparently destroyed by Hindu Maratha army centuries later. The temple was restored by the Hindus after the desecration by Iltutmish forces, which speculated Cunningham, may explain some of the features that appear from a later era. The temple has icons and inscriptions related to all three major traditions of Hinduism: Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism. One of the inscriptions, for example, is a metrical hymn about Durga. The relief work includes a prominent Garuda, the vahana of Vishnu. Inside the temple is a Shiva linga.
The temple was in ruins in the 19th century. Between 1881 and 1883, repairs to the temple were initiated by Major Keith, an officer of the Royal Scots Regiment stationed in Gwalior.
Radha Kund near the holy city of Mathura in the state of Uttar Pradesh,India.This little town containing the two lakes -Radha Kund and Shyam Kund- is considered the holiest in the Braj area by the Gaudia Vaishnavs or followers of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu,the Bhakti Saint of Bengal.The Braj area in western Uttar Pradesh is the land of Lord Krishna and the city of Mathura is his birthplace.
Was foggy and bit rainy weather but got lucky to get few shots of fall colors around Blackwater Falls state park.
Photo by: Darshan Vaishnav
Chennakeshava Temple, also referred to as Keshava, Kesava or Vijayanarayana Temple of Belur, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in, Hassan district of Karnataka state, India. It was commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE, on the banks of the Yagachi River in Belur, an early Hoysala Empire capital. The temple was built over three generations and took 103 years to finish. It was repeatedly damaged and plundered during wars, repeatedly rebuilt and repaired over its history. Chennakesava (lit, "handsome Kesava") is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. The temple is dedicated to Vishnu and has been an active Hindu temple since its founding. It is reverentially described in medieval Hindu texts, and remains an important pilgrimage site in Vaishnavism. The temple is remarkable for its architecture, sculptures, reliefs, friezes as well its iconography, inscriptions and history. The temple artwork depicts scenes of secular life in the 12th century, dancers and musicians, as well as a pictorial narration of Hindu texts such as the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Puranas through numerous friezes. It is a Vaishnava temple that reverentially includes many themes from Shaivism and Shaktism, as well as images of a Jina from Jainism and the Buddha from Buddhism. The Chennakeshava temple is a testimony to the artistic, cultural and theological perspectives in 12th-century South India and the Hoysala Empire rule.
Tucked away in the Western part of Assam state (North East India), the island of Majuli lies on the Brahmaputra, one of Asia's greatest rivers. It is home to different tribal communities, such as the Mising people, and is the heart of neo Vaishnavism, a tolerant and nonconformist Assamese movement initiated in the 15th century by social and religious reformer Sankardeva and his disciple Madhavdeva. Several sattras (monasteries), remain important centres of Sattriya art and culture, where Sakardeva's philosophy is taught and where different generations of Bhakats (artist monks) live in peaceful harmony.
But behind the idyllic peacefulness of this rural and spiritual watery world the reality is quite harsh. Much of Majuli's land keeps disappearing under water every year, as the Brahmaputra erodes the island faster and faster after each Monsoon. 'Majuli is in danger', everyone says and it is both hard and painful to imagine that the greedy Brahmaputra waters may soon submerge what was once the greatest river island in the world.
Assam, India. 2016