Category: Asia
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Double twosome
Double twosome After years of worship venerated objects can become pretty messy. The heads of the divine couple on the left have been smeared with coloured paste day after day till their faces got completely covered. The girls (goddesses?) on the torn and faded poster have also had their share, not on but above their…
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Alluring twosome
Alluring twosome Through their gestures these heavenly nymphs draw our attention straight away to their heavy rounded breasts. The sculptor may have exaggerated a bit in his striving to let them meet the ideal of feminine beauty, but nonetheless the nymphs seem to be content with the outcome of his work. Photo of the week:…
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Reading reeds
Reading reeds A pleasing crisscross of lines, open triangles and dense clusters: broken reed stems in sunlit water at the end of the day. A play of nature tending to abstraction. Photo of the week: Manipur, India 2014
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Turquoise beauty
Turquoise beauty She helps out at the Jokhang, at least she did back in 1996 when I visited the temple. I adored her sweet face and rosy cheeks framed by a typical string of Tibetan turquoise. Two of her front teeth covered with gold are enhancing the beauty of her smile. Photo of the week:…
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On the roof of the world
On the roof of the world Outside on the top floor of the Jokhang temple, between elaborately gilded roofs, you have a view of Lhasa and the surrounding mountains. With their velvety green cover they almost look like a film set. Photo of the week: Jokhang, Lhasa, Tibet 1996
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Guardian angel
Guardian angel She may not exactly have the angelic looks that you would expect, but I think I recognize in this painting Palden Lhamo, the protector of the Dalai Lama, of Lhasa, even of the whole of Tibet. Many deities are known in benign and in wrathful forms. And it is in their wrathful appearance…
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Jokhang
Jokhang The clouds of smoke from the burning of incense block the view of the entrance to the Jokhang, the most important sanctuary of Tibet in the heart of Lhasa. The oldest parts of the temple date from the 7th century. And still the place is buzzing with religious and social activity. Photo of the…
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Sunset at Sunset Beach
Sunset at Sunset Beach With the promise of a new dawn. Photo of the week: Betalbatim, Goa, India 2019
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The best of youth
The best of youth The answer to the epidemic of hate: LOVE, playfully. Photos of the week: Betalbatim, Goa, India 2019
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Kissing crows
Kissing crows The imminent danger suspected in the picture of last week’s post was after all only an ominous streak of imagination. The birds and humans are enjoying a moment of innocent play on an idyllic Goan beach. Photo of the week: Betalbatim, Goa, India 2019
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