Category: Asia
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Mosquito meditation
Mosquito meditation “How funny, the mosquito in my cup looks like one of the characters on my bib”, thus the Jizo seems to think. Or is it not a mosquito? Or does the character on the bib refer to something completely different? Or is the Jizo amused about my silly thoughts when I took his…
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From statues to stones
From statues to stones Jizo protects the souls of untimely deceased children – even the ones that never saw the light of day – and he guides them on their way to a peaceful afterlife. Each Jizo statue was once placed here by the grieving parent(s) of one of those little children. “Falling freely, tears…
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Chisaku-in garden
Chisaku-in garden Sen no Rikyu, the legendary Japanese Tea master, is said to have loved the garden of the Chisaku-in temple. Rikyu died in 1591, while the temple was constructed in 1601. So the garden must have been layed out well before. I can imagine Rikyu sitting on a rock, contemplating the beauty of the…
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Friends
Friends They had become our distant friends, the Himalayan peaks that we used to see from our house during the different seasons, year after year. Back in Europe I miss my Indian friends, the ones of stone as well as the ones of flesh and blood. Photo of the week: View from Maat village, Almora,…
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Binsar
Binsar Having left our abode in the Himalayan foothills, I now and then look at the pictures I took there. They let me return virtually to the places that have touched me and of which I cherish the memory. Photo of the week: Binsar Reserve, Uttarakhand, India 2018
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Waiting for you
Waiting for you All set for sunset. Photo of the week: Beach at Betalbatim, Goa, India 2022
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Looking back
Looking back 31st December, it has been quite a year. Wishing you a happy new year ahead. Photo of the week: Betalbatim, Goa, India 2022
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Blood of Jesus
Blood of Jesus We still have to commemorate his birth, tomorrow. So let’s first rejoice before we deplore his untimely death. What delights me most in this picture is the tip of the woman’s skirt blowing in the evening breeze. Photo of the week: Blood of Jesus, Betalbatim, Goa, India 2022
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Worshiping mess
Worshiping mess Colours, spices, milk, coconuts, flowers, sweets and what not are used as offerings to the multitude of Hindu gods. In many temples and shrines one can see that devotees like making a mess of it. A holy mess. With a little paint and a bit of good will a stone can be transformed…
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