Taken in November of 2013 at Hampi
DAILY PHOTO: Two Takes on a Temple Tree
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DAILY PHOTO: Big Tree at Chennakesava Temple
Taken in January of 2016 at Chennakesava Temple in Somanathapura
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DAILY PHOTO: Chequered Path
Taken on November 28, 2015 in Pushkar
Pushkar Lake is in the background, and this is on the walk down toward the ghats. This is a particularly tidy piece of the town owing to its proximity to the sacred lake and a temple thereof.
The pic is a little overexposed, but I like it nonetheless.
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DAILY PHOTO: Festive Comings & Goings
Taken in October of 2015 in Khajuraho
This is a parade procession that we passed as we were walking out to a couple of the Eastern Group of Temples at Khajuraho.
It was pretty typical, a tractor with a squawky loudspeaker playing music at about 100db beyond the speaker’s rating, pulling a trailer with a figure. There was color throwing and garlands. The works.
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DAILY PHOTO: Ganga Aarti
DAILY PHOTO: Kandariya-Mahadeva Roof Details
Taken at the Khajuraho Western Group on October 22, 2015
I just got back from a trip to Khajuraho, Varanasi, and Sarnath, and I’ll be resuming posts–starting with pictures from this visit. Here is one of one of the details on the roof of one of the Western Group of temples. (The Western Group are the most well-preserved and extensive of the surviving temples.)
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DAILY PHOTO: Temple in the Haze
Taken in November of 2013 at Hampi (Virupaksha Temple)
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DAILY PHOTO: Shrine Amid Boulders
Taken in November of 2013 at Hampi
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DAILY PHOTO: Shiva at Nrityagram
Taken on August 8, 2015 at Nrityagram
I’m a neophyte with respect to Hindu iconography–plus I read no Indian languages, so I may be wrong about this being a Shiva. Shiva is usually depicted clean-shaven, but I’ve seen bearded images. I mostly based my conclusion on the tiger skin (or stylized representation thereof) that he’s sitting on, which is often associated with Shiva.
Shiva is part of the Hindu trinity, which also includes Brahma (the creator) and Vishnu (the sustainer.) This leaves Shiva, the destroyer.
If you’re someone who actually knows about such things, and know I’m wrong, please drop me a comment to let me know.
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DAILY PHOTO: Hidimba Devi Temple
Taken in June of 2015 at the Hidimba Devi Temple in Manali
The temple at this location dates to 1553, and is built over a cave that is said to be where Hadimbi Devi–sister of Hadimba–meditated. It sits amid a forest of deodars, which is a Himalayan species of cedar tree.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 