Ah, I see and you did make the distinction, but here too, I can't say that what I have seen it applied, or if I did, I did not realize the what it was or the purpose.
We are forever learning.
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Ah, I see and you did make the distinction, but here too, I can't say that what I have seen it applied, or if I did, I did not realize the what it was or the purpose.
We are forever learning.
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It is usually applied on the forehead and some other parts of the body. It has religious importance, you will find the priests or Brahmins with this paste applied. The sandalwood paste has a cooling effect, so when a person is praying or meditating or chanting mantras there is some about of energy that body generates, and so that the body does not overheat, people smear this paste. The style of the mark and the type of paste applied varies depending on the community one belongs to.
It makes me feel even more pale and sickly than I already am to see a place with sunlight.
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-Pi
@JuniperWoolf: Maybe this better suits your taste.![]()
Well... It is Christmas after all...
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Last edited by ClaesGefvenberg; 12-26-2011 at 12:55 PM.
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
Wow, Claes, your pictures are so cool that I can hardly believe they're real. That's your wife, right? She's beautiful, she looks sooo Swedish.
Magnificent Claes!
Creative use of the ornament and cat's eye reflection.
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
The one of my dog is with my old camera after editing, the other ones are with my new camera without editing.
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"We are animals with problems that no other animal has." - Radam J. Starkiller
Also for those who may be interested, my photography page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rustic...60287500743797
"We are animals with problems that no other animal has." - Radam J. Starkiller
Thanks for sharing Revolte.
My favorite is the pic of your dog in a sea of grass, I bet he/she enjoys wandering through it.
I recently had numerous slide photos, taken in 1988, converted to digital. Most of the photos are architectural in nature which I plan to share piece meal on Emil's architecture thread, for other subjects, I thought I would share a few here:
The "Rickmer Rickmers" in Hamburg Germany at the port on the Elbe river- 1988:
The devil in the form of a lion devouring a drunk, at the front of St. Peter cathedral in Bremen Germany - 1988
Note the can of beer in his hand
From the Bible; 2 Peter Chapter 5 Part 8 "Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour."
The devil nabs a schoolboy. Carving on a water well at St. Lorenz church in Nuremberg Germany - 1988:
A bridge over canal in Hamburg Germany 1988:
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"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.