DAILY PHOTO: The Mountains Around Manali
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DAILY PHOTO: An Abundance of Barriers, Manali
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DAILY PHOTO: Manu Temple, Manali
Taken in June of 2015 in Manali
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DAILY PHOTO: Manali Bazaar
DAILY PHOTO: Common Indian Monitor & Amber Waves
Taken in June of 2015 near Manali
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DAILY PHOTO: Deodar Forest
DAILY PHOTO: Colorful Character
Taken in June of 2015 in Manali
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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.
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DAILY PHOTO: Pine Cone, Not In Its Natural Habitat
Taken on June 16, 2015 in Manali
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DAILY PHOTO: Prayer Flags, With Fun Facts
Taken on June 16, 2015 in Manali at Gadhan Thekchoking Gompa
Now heavily associated with Tibetan Buddhism, colorful prayer flags are believed to have originated with Bon–an indigenous religion of Tibet that predated Buddhism’s arrival.
Traditionally, the color progression from left to right is blue, white, red, green, and yellow (i.e. as seen in the top row), but variations can be seen.
Besides monasteries and temples, one will often see strings of flags out in natural settings on mountains.
The day and time of placement of the flags is considered carefully because it’s believed that if they are hung at inauspicious times they may bring bad fortune instead of the desired compassion and peace.
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