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Beauru of Monks

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

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A weird and wonderful Wat we found on our way upto to Phayao in Northern Thailand

Sri Chamundeshwari

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Indian Subcontinent. Tagged: #culture, #god, #hindu, #hinduism, #holy, #india, #indian, #landmark, #palace, #religion, #statue, #temple, #tourism, #tower, #traditional, #travel, #worship, amazing, asian, beauty, chamundeshwari, chamundeswari, chamundi, decoration, deity, diversity, famous, historical, history, idol, karnataka, lakshmiramana, mysore, ornate, place, religious, shiva, shrine, south, spiritual, spirituality, sri, swamy, touristic, varahaswamy, vertical. Leave a comment

In 2015 I spent 5months travelling around Southern India. One of the things that struck me the most was there were so many Temples! This one in Mysore is the second in my video collection.

Chamundi Hill is about 13 kms from Mysore, which is a prominent city in Karnataka State of India. Chamundi Hills is famous not only in India but also abroad. ‘Chamundi’ or ‘Durga’ at atop of the hil, the famous Sri Chamundeswari Temple is the fierce form of ‘Shakti’. She is the slayer of demons, ‘Chanda’ and ‘Munda’ and also ‘Mahishasura’, the buffalow-headed monster.

She is the tutelary deity of the Mysore Maharajas and the presiding deity of Mysore. For several centuries they have held the Goddess, Chamundeswari, in great reverence.

In ‘Skanda Purana’ and other ancient texts, it is mention a sacred place called ‘Trimuta Kshetra’ surrounded by eight hills. lying along side of west is the Chamundi Hills, it is one among the eight hills. In the earlier days, the hill was identified as ‘Mahabaladri’ in honour of God Shiva who resides in the ‘Mahabaleswara Temple’; this is the oldest temple on the hills.

Janta Manta-The Maharaja’s Observatory in Jaipur

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

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Jantar Mantar of Jaipur is one of the five observatories constructed by Jai Singh II. Ujjain, Delhi and Varanasi are the other cities that house the remaining Jantar Mantars but there remain no traces of the one at Mathura.

Among the many instruments that are part of this observatory is the world’s biggest sundial. Jantar Mantar is located just a stone’s throw from City Palace and Hawa Mahal and features instruments made of stone and brass that were built using instrument design principles from ancient texts.

In all there are 19 instruments that help observe astronomical positions with the naked eye. Jantar Mantar is a fine example of Ptolemaic positional astronomy and has instruments that operate in each of the three main classical celestial coordinate systems: the ecliptic system, the horizon-zenith local system and the equatorial system.

When it suffered some damage in the 19th century, Major Arthur Garrett, an amateur astronomer who was posted as the Assistant State Engineer in Jaipur, undertook the first major restoration work on Jantar Mantar. As of 2010, Jantar Mantar has been included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites and remains a gem of Jaipur that cannot be missed.

Kathakali

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Indian Subcontinent. Tagged: #costume, #cultural, #culture, #dance, #drama, #expression, #face, #festival, #hindu, #hinduism, #illustration, #india, #indian, #kerala, #people, #performance, #performer, #religion, #ritual, #tourism, #tradition, #traditional, #vector, #worship, actor, auspicious, ceremony, concept, dancer, decoration, design, editable, greeting, happy, holiday, kathakali, kerala festival, malayalam, man, occasion, onam, onam festival, onashamsakal, religious, south indian, sravanmahotsav, wallpaper. Leave a comment

In 2015 I journeyed round the southern part of the Indian Continent. Starting in Goa and working my way round the peninsula to Chennai. In the beautiful state of Kerala I stopped in Varkala and after my amazing experience with the Theyyam traditional worship of the Gods in Malabar, I was keen to see the Kathakali.

Madurai

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

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The Amzing Temples at Maduri which I visited in 2015 on my 5mth trip round southern India. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

Havelis of Shekhawati, Rajasthan

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

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In 2007 I visited India in the Rajistan region. During my search for the famous Hevelis I visited Shekhawati, Nawalgarh, Mandawa, Jhunjuno, Fatephur and Dunlod. This slideshow is the collection from all these locations. They were all in different conditions ranging from derelict and falling down to part lived in to completely restored. I have tried to reflect this in my selection of images and even put a couple of images of the restoration drawings put on the walls to guide the artists during restoration. Haveli- Is a huge private mansion in India or Pakistan. The Rajasthani havelis were constructed by the wealthy Marwari community in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan in the 19th century. A haveli typically has two courtyards one for the men and the inner one for the women, the walls were adorned with beautiful colourful frescoes painted by commissioned artists. The themes were usually images of Gods, Goddesses & animals. Mandawa, Ramgarh, Fatehpur are dusty little towns in the Shekhawati area that have many old havelis, which in their glorious days would have been a treat to the eyes, but even today have not lost their timeless beauty. A handful of these havelis are being restored and given a new lease of life by private organizations, historians & architects. Some of them have been converted into heritage hotels.

Sri Chamundeshwari Temple

Posted by Annette Johnson on April 10, 2018

Posted in: Indian Subcontinent. Tagged: #culture, #god, #hindu, #hinduism, #holy, #india, #indian, #landmark, #palace, #religion, #statue, #temple, #tourism, #tower, #traditional, #travel, #worship, amazing, asian, beauty, chamundeshwari, chamundeswari, chamundi, decoration, deity, diversity, famous, historical, history, idol, karnataka, lakshmiramana, mysore, ornate, place, religious, shiva, shrine, south, spiritual, spirituality, sri, swamy, touristic, varahaswamy, vertical. Leave a comment

Sri Chamundeshwari temple is the most famous temple in Mysore, a city in the Southern state Karnataka. It is located on the top of Chamundi hill which is about 3,489 ft. above sea level and situated at a distance of 13 kms from Mysore. Named after the Goddess Chamundeshwari or Durga, this temple is considered as one of the Shakti Peethas. It is known as Krouncha Pitham. I was visiting it on my 5mth tour round southern India

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