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Dondi, A ritual

nobody@flickr.com (SaumalyaGhosh.com) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:39:21 -0700

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Feeling uncomfortable in a foreign country - Little India, Singapore

nobody@flickr.com (Sam Antonio Photography) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:08 -0700

“When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.” - Clifton Fadiman

Singapore is more than just the Marina Bay Sands Resort. Venture around this compact city-state and you will be amazed by the amount of diversity. On a leisurely walk around the city I would come across a Mosque, Christian church, Buddhist temple and a Hindu temple all in one morning.

Singapore maybe diverse when it comes to its culture, food and religion, but one thing they are uniformly known for is their stifling heat and humidity. Coming from a Mediterranean climate of Southern California it took some time to get use to (it took me over a month to condition my body for the Southeast Asia climate).

In Little India is the Sri Veerama Kaliamman Temple a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Kali. I could tell you about how it was built in 1855 by Tamil laborers or that the goddess Kali is the destroyer of evil or that in 1942 the locals took refuge in the temple to protect themselves from the invading Japanese army. All I can remember was that is was a very hot day and even hotter inside the temple.

I stared at amazement at the intricate details of the statues along the walls then my mind would wander off about the dangers of dehydrating.

It started to sizzle in the temple.

I listened to the little bells the devotees would ring as they entered the temple to ask for the God’s mercy upon their prayer requests.

As more devotees entered the temple it now became a sauna. I desperately needed a drink of water otherwise I probably would have passed out on the floor and nobody would assist me since they would probably mistaken me as another local prostrated on the ground deep in prayer.

The heat was now escalating to a point of suffocation.

Fatigue began to set in due to the overbearing heat and carrying my heavy DSLR camera surely didn’t help matters, but the pungent smell of the temple kept me awake.

Did I tell you that it was scorching hot inside the temple?

I wanted to head back to the safety of my air-conditioned room, but I reminded myself I did not come halfway across the world to seek safety and security. If I wanted to be comfortable I would have stayed home driving my own car, eating processed foods and paying for over priced Starbucks coffee.

No, I stayed behind and sweated it out. As a result, I witnessed this Hindu priest blessing the devotees. With my wide angle lens I was merely inches from this ceremony that I can almost say I was a part of it.

Looking back I am glad I chose to be uncomfortable that day.

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Festival of Colors, Spanish Fork, UT

nobody@flickr.com (Thomas Hawk) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:51:05 -0700

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Giant Swing (Sao Chingcha) - Image of Bangkok

nobody@flickr.com (Taweesak Boonwirut) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:52:40 -0700

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"Sao Chingcha" at Wat Suthat temple in Bangkok, Thailand

Toronto - Anthony Hopkins in a Unitard Hoisting a Giant Ball of Religion 3D Stereogram

nobody@flickr.com (BoogaFrito) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:28:31 -0700

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Mohiniattam....Dance Drama....Extra Ordinary... By Gopika Varma

nobody@flickr.com (Sunciti _ Sundaram's Images + Messages) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:38:00 -0700

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SHE IS a Raja Ravi Varma painting in live minus the touches. In her traditional Kerala attire, Gopika Varma, a Mohiniattam dancer of repute and wife of the scion of Travancore royalty - Prince Pooruruttathi Thirunal Marthanda Varma, looks like the legendary epic heroine with an affable, humble disposition which is a rarity these days especially from one of her stature. Deliberately avoiding dropping royal names linked to her through marriage, Gopika introduces herself through her dance which is an integral part of her more than her lifestyle. Her simplicity is striking as she expresses candid opinions on art, particularly Mohiniattam, culture and classicism.

Galugan offerings

nobody@flickr.com (Donna Da Yettta - @work & study) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:50:31 -0700

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Galungan can be considered a celebration of the new year based on the Wuku Calendar. This means that this is one of the Bali Festivals that is celebrated every 210 days.
A lot of praying is done during Galungan, It is a 10 day festival which celebrates the victory of good over evil. During this period of time the ancestral spirits come down to join the festivities Galungan festivities, to receive offerings and to visit the homes of their descendants.

Then, at the end of the 10 days the spirits return back to heaven to await the next Galunggan. During these important days every Balinese home is covered with offerings and everything is cleaned for this occasion. Streets are also decorated with penyors which are tall bamboo poles decorated with long strings of palm leaves.

The tips of the penyors often bend over the streets creating a very nice arch for traffic to pass by. I have heard that the Balinese place the penyors during Galungan so the gods who reside in the mountains can see it from far away. During Galunggan penyors arch over the streets of Bali
On the Galunggan day itself (to be exact the 5th day of the 10 days celebration) the Balinese spend the day with family while praying and making offerings. The next day which is called Manis Galunggan, the Balinese go out to visit their friends.
Kuningan follows straight after the 10 days of Galungan. This is also one of the most important days as the spirits of the ancestors return to heaven.
And like all Bali Festivals this is accompanied with praying and again... with a lot of offerings.

- See more at: www.bali-travel-life.com/bali-festivals.html#sthash.SxgOB...

Holi

nobody@flickr.com (¡arturii!) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:38:53 -0700

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Holi (Hindi: होली, Nepali: होली, Punjabi: ਹੋਲੀ Sindhi: هولي) is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus as a festival of colours.
It is primarily observed in India and Nepal. It is also observed by the minority Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan as well in countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mauritius, and Fiji.
Holi is also known as Phagwah (Assamese: ফাকুৱা), Festival of Colours, or Doḷajātra (Oriya: ଦୋଳଯାତ୍ରା) in Odisha, and as Dol Jatra (Bengali: দোলযাত্রা) or Basantotsav ("spring festival") (Bengali: বসন্তোৎসব) in West Bengal and Assam.
Holi is of particular significance in the Braj region, which includes locations traditionally connected to the Lord Krishna: Mathura, Vrindavan, Nandagaon, and Barsana, which become tourist destinations during the season of Holi.[1]
As per the Hindu calendar, Holi is celebrated on the Phalguna Purnima which comes in February or March in the Gregorian Calendar.