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2013-05-25 07:43:56 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Chinese Calligraphy Brushes

Chinese calligraphy is a form of calligraphy widely practiced and revered in the Chinese cultural sphere, which often includes China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The calligraphic tradition of East Asia originated and developed from China. There is a general standardization of the various styles of calligraphy in this tradition. Chinese calligraphy and ink and wash painting are closely related, since they are accomplished using similar tools and techniques. Chinese painting and calligraphy distinguish themselves from other cultural arts because they emphasize motion and are charged with dynamic life. According to Stanley-Baker, "Calligraphy is sheer life experienced through energy in motion that is registered as traces on silk or paper, with time and rhythm in shifting space its main ingredients." Calligraphy has also led to the development of many forms... more »

2013-05-20 01:39:33 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

*Monday Morning Blues *

#kualalumpur   #Malaysia   #petronastwintowers   #blue   #morning  

2013-05-19 04:20:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Prayer

An old man reads a prayer book at Boudhanath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.

#Nepal   #Boudhanath   #Buddhist   #temple   #Kathmandu   #prayer  

2013-05-17 06:18:42 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Kwong Tong Chinese Cemetery

The Kwong Tong Cemetery is a Chinese cemetery located in central Kuala Lumpur which covers around 343 acres and houses the largest number and oldest graves in the city. It has been in existence for 112 years and is the final resting place of the prominent city pioneer Yap Ah Loy.

In 2007 the Kwong Tong Cemetery was renamed “Heritage Park” and landscaping turned the park into one of the few city’s “green lungs”. In addition a cultural museum was built housing a comprehensive collection of information related to the prominent Chinese pioneers.

http://highlanderimages.blogspot.com/2010/01/kwong-tong-cemetery.html

#kualalumpur   #cemetery   #graveyard   #Chinese   #yapahloy   #greenlung  

2013-05-14 07:20:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Six Boats, Lake Bratan, Bali

#Bali   #Bratan   #Lake   #Danau   #boat  

2013-05-13 07:45:40 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Buckets and Spades for Grownups

In the heyday of tin mining in Malaysia gigantic dredges were used to scoop the bottom of the mining pools. The pontoon of the dredge was 75m long, 20m wide, and was three storeys high. The total weight of the dredge was 4,500 tonnes. It is essentially a floating factory where buckets on a chain scoop earth deep from the pond. These buckets were then transported up to an area high in the body of the dredge. It was moved by means of a 1.5km long cable, worked from the control area.
The dredge would run on diesel generated electricity 24 hours a day, in two shifts with approximately 20 workers per shift. The conveyor buckets would dig the tin-bearing soil and transport it upwards, emptying the contents into an oscillating drum. The tin would then be extracted through a system of jigs and screens, leaving the excess material to be disposed of via a system... more »

2013-05-13 01:17:17 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Pudu Prison

The Pudu Prison was built by the British in 1895 as a prison in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was used to house criminals including drug offenders and was a location for administering corporal punishment by rotan caning. The canings were administered in a special "caning area", so marked, not inside the building but in the grounds.
After the fall of Singapore, during World war II, the Japanese occupation forces incarcerated many English, Australian and New Zealand prisoners there.
1986 saw the execution of Kevin Barlow and Brian Chambers, both Australian nationals, at Pudu for the drug trafficking of heroin. More recently, the prison was closed for several years. It was reopened in 1997/98 as a museum and again for a short time in early 2004.
Eight supporters of the Hindu Rights Action Force were arrested and incarcerated in Pudu Prison following the 2007... more »

2013-05-11 01:29:28 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Deforestation

Between 1990 and 2010 Malaysia lost 8.6% of its forest cover, or around 1,920,000 hectares. In Malaysia, the World Bank estimates that trees are being cut down at 4 times the sustainable rate. Logging does not have to be as destructive a practice as it currently is in Malaysia. In the past 2 decades, Malaysia has moved towards diversifying its economy, but logging still draws in many because of poor regulation and high profit. The most effect way to combat the negative effects of logging would be tighter regulation that still allows high production of palm oil, but in a more sustainable manner. This way, not only will the effects be mitigated now, but there will be more forests to log, and thus profits to make, in the future.
Malaysia still has a relatively high forest coverage percentage. Currently, it is estimated that 59.9% of the total area is covered by forests, of... more »

2013-05-10 05:49:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Life & Death

A beautiful, flowering plant contrasts with the background gravestones exhibiting a juxtaposition between life and death.

#life   #death   #juxtaposition   #gravestone   #cemetery   #flower  

2013-05-09 13:14:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Big Yellow Taxi
by Joni Mitchell   

They paved paradise 
And put up a parking lot 
With a pink hotel, a boutique 
And a swinging hot spot 

Don't it always seem to go 
That you don't know what you've got 
Till it's gone 
They paved paradise 
And put up a parking lot

They took all the trees 
Put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people 
A dollar and a half just to see 'em 

Don't it always seem to go 
That you don't know what you've got 
Till it's gone 
They paved paradise 
And put up a parking lot

Hey farmer farmer 
Put away that DDT now 
Give me spots on my apples 
But leave me the birds and the bees 
Please! 

Don't it always seem to go 
That you don't knowwhat you've got more »

2013-05-09 09:01:52 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Classroom Siem Reap Style

#siemreap   #Cambodia   #school   #lessons   #children   #learning  

2013-05-08 05:51:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Trishaw Man, Penang

#trishaw   #Penang   #blackandwhitephotography   #portrait  

2013-05-04 00:49:30 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 13 +1s)

Cool Blue

The stunning Stirling Falls in Milford Sound, New Zealand dropping 155m below a hanging valley between Elephant Mountain and the Lion Mountain.

#waterfall   #stirlingfalls   #milfordsound   #newzealand   #elephantmountain   #lionmountain   #fjord  

2013-05-03 02:35:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Raffles By The Sea

This imposing old tumbledown, heritage building in Georgetown, Penang used to be the Shih Chung School but actually has a much longer and interesting history. The once glorious mansion was called Goh Chan Lau (literally meant five-storey bungalow) by the local Chinese and was built by millionaire Cheah Tek Soon, founder and partner of Penang Khean Guan Insurance Company (the first Chinese insurance company in the Straits Settlement in year 1885). The Cheahs are one of the big five Hokkien families in the state. In 1908, the building was sold off to Tye Kee Yoon, another eminent personality at that period. and the mansion then housed the Chinese Residency for a point of time before it became a hotel, the Raffles-by-the-Sea. The hotel was a failure and had to be shut down.

#Penang #Malaysia #heritage #architecture #heritage #shihchungschool

2013-05-03 00:49:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Small Stupa at Preah Khan

Preah Khan is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built in the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII. It is located northeast of Angkor Thom and just west of the Jayatataka baray, with which it was associated. It was the centre of a substantial organisation, with almost 100,000 officials and servants. The temple is flat in design, with a basic plan of successive rectangular galleries around a Buddhist sanctuary complicated by Hindu satellite temples and numerous later additions. Like the nearby Ta Prohm, Preah Khan has been left largely unrestored, with numerous trees and other vegetation growing among the ruins.

#stupa   #preahkhan   #temple   #Cambodia   #siemreap   #Angkor   #Hindu  

2013-05-02 08:23:52 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Katolik Santu Alfonsus

Around Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Indonesia the indigenous Batak tribe are now mainly Christian and all around this region you come across small churches like this catholic church close to Samosir Island.

#catholic   #church   #laketoba   #sumatra #Indonesia   #christian   #Samosir   #religion  

2013-05-01 02:48:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Life on Lake Tonle Sap

Lake Tonle Sap is a combined lake and river system of major importance to Cambodia, is the largest freshwater lake in South East Asia and is an ecological hot spot that was designated as a UNESCO biosphere in 1997. 

#laketonlesap   #Cambodia   #SiemReap   #lake   #river   #UNESCO   #biosphere   #freshwater   #ecological   #environment  

2013-04-30 06:04:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Wash Day

Dhobi Ghat (Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat) is a well known open air laundromat in Mumbai, India. The washers, locally known as Dhobis, work in the open to wash the clothes from Mumbai's hotels and hospitals. 
There are rows of open-air concrete wash pens, each fitted with its own flogging stone. Called the world's largest outdoor laundry, Dhobi Ghat is a very popular attraction among foreign tourists.
The word Dhobi Ghat is used all over India to refer to any place where many washers are present.
It is located next to Mahalaxmi railway station on the Western Railway's Saat Rasta roundabout. It can be easily seen from flyover bridge of Mahalaxmi station.

#washing   #laundry   #dhobighat   #mumbai   #india   #dhobi   #laundromat  

2013-04-30 03:21:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

The Red Umbrella

#umbrella #red #urbex #Malaysia #kualalumpur

2013-04-29 08:05:49 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Last Collection

A classic "VR" red post box embedded in a dry stone dyke, Howtown, Ullswater, Lake District, Cumbria, England.

#postbox   #stonedyke   #England   #lakedistrict   #Cumbria   #Howtown   #Ullswater   #red   #royalmail  

2013-04-28 06:40:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Lenticular Clouds over Lake Te Anau

Beautiful shaped clouds in the calm sky, Lake Te Anau, New Zealand just before sunset.

#laketeanau   #NewZealand   #southisland   #lenticularclouds   #clouds   #sky   #landscapephotography  

2013-04-27 05:19:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Lake Te Anau

Lake Te Anau is in the southwestern corner of the South Island of New Zealand. Its name was originally Te Ana-au, Maori for 'The cave of swirling water'. The lake covers an area of 344 km², making it the second-largest lake by surface area in New Zealand (after Lake Taupo) and the largest in the South Island. Lake Te Anau is however the largest lake in Australasia by fresh water volume.
The main body of the lake runs north-south, and is 65 km in length. Three large fiords form arms to the lake on its western flank: North Fiord, Middle Fiord and South Fiord. These are the only inland Fiords that New Zealand has, the other 14 are out on the coast. Several small islands lie in the entrance to Middle Fiord, which forks partway along its length into northwest and southwest arms. The lake lies at an altitude of 210m, and since its maximum depth is 417m much of its bed... more »

2013-04-27 00:20:05 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

Reflections

The still waters of a canal in Brugge, Belgium

#reflection   #reflectionphotography   #Brugge   #belgium   #canal   #boat  

2013-04-25 23:13:15 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

The Wee Shoppe

Ice cream ..  Hot Snacks ..  Toys  ..  Tea  ..  Coffee  ..  Cold Drinks .. Snack Bar ..  Chips  ..  Burgers  ..  Filled Rolls .. but ……… Please Do Not Feed the Seagulls at Tables!!

Kinghorn, Scotland.

#snacks   #cafe   #tea   #coffee   #colddrinks   #Scotland   #Kinghorn   #seaside   #chips   #burgers   #rolls   #snackbar   #tourist  

2013-04-25 10:11:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Lost World of the Angkorian Empire

Check out my entry for the National Geographic Traveller 2013 Photo Contest. If you like this please support me by liking this on the photo contest site.

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/photo-contest/2013/entries/203654/view/?fb_action_ids=10151487867873411&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

#Cambodia   #temple   #hindu   #angkor   #angkorthom   #nationalgeographicphotocontest   #siemreap   #westgate   #lostworlds  

2013-04-25 10:09:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

A Walk in the Sagarmatha Park

Check out my entry for the National Geographic Traveller 2013 Photo Contest. If you like this please support me by liking this on the photo contest site.

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/photo-contest/2013/entries/203655/view/?fb_action_ids=10151487868043411&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

#Himalaya   #Nepal   #Sagarmatha   #Everest   #basecamp   #trek   #trekking   #manistone   #Buddhist   #temple   #nationalgeographicphotocontest  

2013-04-25 04:51:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Temple On The Edge - Prasat Preah Vihear

The day I visited this remote temple in the far north of Cambodia right on the border with Thailand was the day that the King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk, was being cremated in Phnom Penh. There was a special remembrance display setup at the temple with his photograph and traditional music was being played all adding to incredible atmosphere of the place during my visit. This temple was the highlight of my visit to Cambodia this year and it sits in a remarkable location on a high cliff which marks the border between Cambodia and Thailand. Because of this, the site has a heavy military presence as there have been border disputes here in the past.

Sound recording can be heard here: https://soundcloud.com/highlanderimages/sounds-at-preah-vihear-temple

#preahvihear   #temple   #Cambodia   #Thailand   #norodomsihanouk   ... more »

2013-04-24 07:07:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

The Angkor Wat Dawn Photography Brigade

This is the normal scene at Angkor Wat at dawn with large groups of photographers setup to capture the dawn over the famous icon. It's difficult in these situations to capture an image that is a little different so it pays to move around the area and look for different or new angles. I tend to steer away from all the usual "tourist photo locations" and seek out alternative views which sometimes requires you to climb or scramble into difficult (and dare I say it unauthorised areas!) but it sometimes pays off with a completely new and refreshing view of a commonly taken photographic location. So be adventurous, try not to follow the other sheep and get your camera into a different location.

#angkorwat   #temple   #Cambodia   #siemreap   #dawn   #photographers  

2013-04-23 03:57:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Ethereal Sunset

Beautiful sunset over the River Kok, Chiang Rai, Thailand

#sunset   #chiangrai   #riverkok   #landscapephotography   #thailand  

2013-04-20 03:57:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Kuala Selangor

Early evening in Kuala Selangor - a great place for seafood on the west coast of Malaysia.

#kualaselangor   #seafood   #Malaysia   #landscapephotography  

2013-04-20 03:37:12 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

The Best Toilet in the World

This extravagant and ornate toilet is located at the Wat Rong Khun temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand and is obviously a contender for the Best Toilet in the World award.

#toilet   #bestintheworld   #thailand   #watrongkhun   #chiangrai  

2013-04-19 07:51:39 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 12 +1s)

Serenity of West Lake, Hangzhou

Reflections in the early morning light at West Lake, Hangzhou, China

#hangzhou   #china   #westlake   #serenity   #landscapephotography  

2013-04-15 06:38:39 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 10 +1s)

Top of The World

This is an annotated view of the major peaks as seen from the Tengboche Monastery, Tengboche, Nepal. Although Tengboche is at 3867m it doesn't seem high as you are surrounded by these spectacular, high Himalayan peaks, including Mount Everest (8848m), Nuptse (7861m), Lhotse (8516m), Lhotse Shar (8383m) and Ama Dablam (6812m). 

Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the Earth's highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level and the 5th tallest mountain measured from the centre of the Earth.[8] It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international border between China and Nepal runs across the precise summit point. Its massif includes neighboring peaks Lhotse, Nuptse, and Changtse.

Nuptse

Nuptse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal, in the... more »

2013-04-13 08:24:35 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

A Face That Could Tell a Thousand Stories

This old woman who was praying at the Boudhanath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal had a wonderful wrinkled, leathery face and an expression that told all about her many years of life experience. If I could have spoken to her I'm sure she would have a thousand stories to tell.

#boudhanath   #nepal   #temple   #buddhist   #face   #old   #wrinkled   #experience   #portrait  

2013-04-12 08:29:00 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

The Highest Bakery in The World

This small bakery shop in Tengboche, Nepal at a height of 3,867m advertises itself as the highest bakery in the world. Other than a few lodges and the World Heritage Site monastery there is not much else in Tengboche. I didn't get the opportunity to try the bakery as we were up early in the morning to start our descent back down to Namche Bazaar. This early morning view of the bakery has Mount Everest as a beautiful backdrop.

#Nepal   #Himalayan   #Everest   #Tengboche   #trek   #trekking   #bakery   #highest  

2013-04-11 14:07:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Carrom

This board game known as Carrom is very popular in Nepal and was seen being played in numerous small villages, like here between Phakding and Monjo.

Carrom (also known as Karrom) is a "strike and pocket" table game of Eastern origin similar to billiards and table shuffleboard. It is found throughout the East under different names though most non-eastern people know it by the East Asian name of Carroms (or Karrom). It is very popular in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and surrounding areas. In the Indian sub-continent, many clubs and cafes have regular tournaments. Carrom is very commonly played within families and other functions. Different standards and rules exist in different areas.

#carrom   #Nepal   #Himalayan   #trekking   #Everest   #Phakding   #Monjo   #boardgame  

2013-04-06 06:49:58 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

*Everest in the Blue Light of Dawn *

#mounteverest   #everest   #Nepal   #Himalayan   #trek   #Tengboche  

2013-04-06 03:41:31 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Tengboche

Tengboche (or Thyangboche) is a village in Khumjung in the Khumbu region of northeastern Nepal, located at 3,867 metres (12,687 ft). In the village is an important Buddhist monastery, Tengboche Monastery, which is the largest gompa in the Khumbu region. The structure was built in 1923. In 1934, it was destroyed by an earthquake but subsequently rebuilt. It was destroyed again by a fire in 1989, and again rebuilt with the help of volunteers and the provision of foreign aid. Tengboche has a panoramic view of the Himalayan mountains, including the well-known peaks of Tawache, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, and Thamserku. Tenzing Norgay, the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hilary was born in the area in the village of Thani and was once sent to Tengboche Monastery to be a monk.

#Tengboche   #monastery   #trek   #Everest   #Hi... more »

2013-04-04 01:19:53 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Mount Everest Vista

The stunning trail between Namche Bazaar and Tengboche on the Everest Base Camp Trail. Mount Everest can be see clearly along with the other peaks such as Nuptse, Lhotse, Lhotse Shar and Ama Dablam.

#Everest   #Nepal   #Himalayan   #trek   #basecamp   #Nuptse   #Lhotse   #Lhotseshar   #AmaDablam   #trail   #landscapephotography  

2013-04-03 11:16:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Kongde Ri

This is an early morning view of the beautiful mountain, Kongde Ri, which lies just west of Namche Bazaar. This was our early morning view as we prepared for our 4th day of trekking towards Tengboche on the Everest Base Camp Trail.

#kongderi   #Himalayan   #trek   #Everest   #Nepal   #mountain   #namchebazaar   #tengboche   #basecamp  

2013-04-02 07:11:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Momo

In Nepal and all along the Everest Base Camp Trail that we trekked up we frequently ate these small steamed dumplings known as momo. This girl was making some fresh momos the morning we left Phakding on the trek up to Namche Bazaar.

Momos are made with a simple flour-and-water dough—white flour is generally preferred—and sometimes a little yeast or baking soda is added to give a more doughy texture to the finished product. Sometimes MSG (monosodium glutamate) is also used to enhance the taste. The filling may be one of the several mixtures:

Meat: Different kinds of meat fillings are popular in different regions. In Nepal, Tibet, Darjeeling district, Sikkim, Bhutan and North-East India, pork, chicken, goat meat, buffalo meat are commonly used. In Ladakh, lamb and yak meat are common. Minced meat is combined with any or all of the following: onions/shallots,gar... more »

2013-04-01 08:02:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Toilet With A View

On the trek from Lukla to Phakding at the early part of the Everest base Camp Trail there are occasional toilets setup at the side of the trail. These are not fancy, some being only a hole in the wooden floor. This one I used had a wonderful rural view over the fields and the hills in the background.

#toilet   #Nepal   #trek   #Everest   #Himalaya   #Lukla   #Phakding  

2013-04-01 02:19:07 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Mani Stones

Along the paths of regions under the influence of Tibetan Buddhism the traveller is often confronted with Mani walls. These stone structures are a compilation intricately carved stone tablets, most with the inscription "Om Mani Padme Hum" which loosely translates to "Hail to the jewel in the lotus". These walls should be passed or circumvented from the left side, the clockwise direction in which the earth and the universe revolve, according to Buddhist doctrine.
They are sometimes close to a temple or chorten, sometimes completely isolated and range from a few metres to a kilometre long and one to two metres high. They are built of rubble and sand and faced with mani stones engraved in the elegant Tibetan script.
This image was taken between Lukla and Phakding on the first section of our 7 days trek up the Everest base Camp Trail.

#mani... more »

2013-03-31 06:00:02 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

Mo-Mo Coffee Shop, Lukla, Nepal

#Nepal   #Lukla   #Himalaya   #trek   #Everest   #coffee  

2013-03-27 04:05:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Kathmandu Rickshaws

Rickshaws are still in daily use in Kathmandu, Nepal and they can be seen plying the many narrow, rough streets of the city carrying people and goods. They are usually brightly painted and sometimes decorated with flowers and garlands.

2013-03-27 03:59:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Kathmandu Street Life

Kathmandu in Nepal is the stepping stone to many of the Himalayan mountain treks. It is a bustling, chaotic city with poor roads and infrastructure but offers some  great photo opportunities of daily life.

2013-03-14 07:57:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Clash of Technologies

I love the way this guy riding the elephant at Angkor Thom West Gate, Siem Reap, Cambodia is on his cell phone.

#elephant   #Angkorthom   #siemreap   #Cambodia  

2013-03-13 02:50:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Quiet Prayer at The Bayon, Cambodia

#Cambodia   #Bayon   #temple   #prayer   #buddhist   #siemreap  

2013-03-12 08:15:28 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Beng Mealea - Lost Temple in the Jungle

Beng Mealea was built in the Angkor style and is located about 40 km east of the main group of temples at Angkor in Cambodia. It was built as a Hindu temple, but there are some carvings depicting buddhist motifs. Its primary material is sandstone and it is largely unrestored, with trees and thick brush thriving amidst its towers and courtyards and many of its stones lying in great heaps. For years it was difficult to reach, but a road recently built to the temple complex of Koh Ker passes Beng Mealea and more visitors are coming to the site, as it is 77 km from Siem Reap by road.

http://highlanderimages.blogspot.com/2013/03/beng-mealea-lost-temple-in-jungle.html

#Cambodia   #bengmealea   #temple   #siemreap   #hindu   #buddhist   #monument   #unescoworldheritage  

2013-03-11 01:22:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Prasat Linga

Koh Ker contains some of the largest shiva lingas in Cambodia and the one pictured here is the one at Prasat Linga. 

The linga or lingam (Sanskrit for "symbol") is the symbol of the god Shiva and the form in which he is most commonly worshipped. The phallic symbol is the main object of worship in Shaivite temples and homes throughout India and the world. The linga is a simple stylized phallus that nearly always rests on pedestal of a stylized yoni, or female sex organ. Together, the linga and yoni represent the power of creative energy and fertility. The Hindu scriptures say that a linga represents energy and strength. In almost all the temples of Shiva, Shiva is shown in the form of a lingo.

#linga   #Cambodia   #prasat   #shiva   #sanskrit   #phallic   #temple