Tag: Culture
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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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In your mother’s footsteps
In your mother’s footsteps Trying out your mother’s footwear; who hasn’t done that when still a child? Photo of the week: Ganj, Orchha, India 2017
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Nang Sida strip
Nang Sida strip Nang Sida (Sita), wife of Prince Phra Ram (Rama), is enjoying herself alone in the beautiful natural surroundings of the palace. Then Thotsakan (Ravana), the king of the demons, appears to her and abducts her to his palace in Lanka. A dramatic event in the Ramakien visualised as an enchanting strip. Photos…
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Ramakien landscapes
Ramakien landscapes The rice fields, the trees and bushes, the mountains, they are all painted in great detail, as is the palace with its inhabitants and visitors in the foreground. It’s the style of realist miniature painting applied to the large format of the gallery walls. I find it interesting that the landscape on the…
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Picturesque Ramakien
Picturesque Ramakien A must see in Bangkok: the Ramayana in its Thai version, painted as a picture story on the walls around the temple of the Emerald Buddha inside the Grand Palace. Hundreds of meters of detailed paintings, the oldest dating from late 18th century, show us scenes from the Ramayana in the style and…
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Beauty Queen
Beauty Queen In the entrance hall of the Queen’s Gallery in Bangkok hangs Sirikit, the regal Thai Queen mother who has founded the art gallery. And at the exhibition I visited there I saw a frivolous Miss Earth busy protecting the world. Two queens, but what a difference. Photo of the week: The Queen’s Gallery,…
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Charpai
Charpai The charpai, made of wood and rope: a timeless symbol of the Indian countryside. Photo of the week: charpai, Orchha, M.P., India 2014
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Curtain in the wind
Curtain in the wind Not a breath of wind but trees and houses struggle to remain standing. Photo of the week: Curtain, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India 2013
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Light in the dark
Light in the dark There aren’t many Brahma temples in India, and when we peer through the jalis of this temple, we are surprised to see a beautifully lit Mukhalingam – a four-faced lingam. So his rare Brahma temple in Khajuraho is, in fact, a Shiva temple. Without the help of Surya, the sun god,…
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Courtyard order
Courtyard order A mother and her child decorating the front of their house for an upcoming festival. Photo of the week: Courtyard, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India 2017
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