This is from my roof-top garden. Marigold and butterflies, skipper ...
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| Marigold & Butterfly |
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| Skipper |
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| Rongan - Ixora |
Monday, November 26
Saturday, November 24
Jai Maa Jagadhatri
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| Maa Jagadhatri |
After Durgapuja and Kalipuja, now it's time for Jagadhatri Puja. This Hindu Festival of worshiping Devi Jagadhatri is very common in West Bengal, India.
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| Lighting |
Jagaddhatri or Jagadhatri is the "Protector of World", her cult is directly derived from Tantra.
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| Pandal |
The hymns:
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জয়দে জগদানন্দে জগদেকপ্রপূজিতে জয় সর্ব্গতে দুর্গে জগদ্ধাত্রি নমঽস্তুতে Transliteration: jayade jagadanande jayadekaprapujite. jaya sarvagate Durge Jagaddhatri namahstute.
Translation: I hail Thee, o all-pervasive Jagaddhatri Durga,
Thou art victorious and symbol of the joys of the world; it is only Thou
in the world, who can be worshipped properly. Victory to Thee.
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| The Idol |
According to Hinduism, Anybody who worships Jagaddhatri becomes absolutely ego-less and a true
servant of the world which is nothing but a manifestation of the
Brahman.
Source: Wikipedia
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| জয় মা জগদ্ধাত্রী |
Friday, November 23
Four O'clock - Mirabilis jalapa
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| Flower: Four O'clock |
This is the flower commonly known as "Four O'clock" or "Marvel of Peru". Botanical name: Mirabilis jalapa. A curious aspect of this plant is that flowers of different
colors can be found simultaneously on the same plant. (Source: Wikipedia)
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| Flower: Sandhya malati |
These flowers open in the evening and wilt in the next
morning.
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| সন্ধ্যা মালতী ফুল |
Mirabilis jalapa:
Common name: "Four O'clock" or "Marvel of Peru", "Beauty of the Night"
Botanical name: Mirabilis jalapa
Bengali name: Sandhya malati (সন্ধ্যা মালতী).
Friday, November 16
5 in 1
Posting 5 photos together ... all the shots were taken at the Puja-pandal-ground on the occasion of Kalipuja (2012), puja organized by Milan Sangha Club, Dum Dum.
Decoration in front of the pandal ...
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| The Elephant |
The fountain - Ganga is coming out from the matted hair of Lord Shiva ...
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| The Fountain |
The front view of the pandal ...
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| The Pandal |
Inside the pandal - the deity - Goddess Kali ...
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| Jai Maa Kali |
Pranitaa, in front of the fountain ...
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| Pranitaa |
Tuesday, November 13
Sunday, November 11
Bahurupi - বহুরূপী
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| Bahurupi - Lord Shiva |
Bahurupi - বহুরূপী - an itinerant showman who amuses people by assuming various forms. Here the Bahurupi is in the disguise of Lord Shiva (শিবঠাকুর), Hindu God.
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| বহুরূপী - শিবঠাকুর |
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| Bahurupi with Pranitaa |
Saturday, November 10
Arabian Jasmine - Jasminum sambac
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| Arabian Jasmine |
Arabian Jasmine (English) or Jasminum sambac (scientific name) var. 'Maid of Orleans' is classified under the genus Jasminum under the tribe Jasmineae. It belongs to
the olive family Oleaceae. Despite the English common name of "Arabian
jasmine", Jasminum sambac is not originally native to Arabia.
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| Jasminum sambac |
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| বেলফুল বা বেলীফুল |
Jasminum sambac is a small shrub - widely cultivated for its attractive and
sweetly fragrant flowers. The flowers are also used for perfumes and for making
tea. It is the national flower of the Philippines, where it is known as Sampaguita. It is also one of the three national flowers of Indonesia, where it
is known as melati putih.
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| Sampaguita |
Arabian Jasmine is also known as Sambac Jasmine in English and in some of Indian languages as follows:
- Bengali - Bel / Beli (বেলফুল/বেলী)
- Hindi - Bela /Motiya / Mogra
- Gujarati - Mogro
- Marathi - Moghra
- Kannada - Dundu Mallige
- Manipuri - Jati Puspa
- Malayalam - Koda Mulla
- Oriya - Juhi Mahli
- Punjabi - Motiya
- Sanskrit - Malati or Mallika
- Tamil - Kundumalli
- Telugu - Mallepuvvu
- Urdu - Baila or Motiya
Thursday, November 1
Dinosaur at Digha Science Center
Photographs of Dinosaur Model in front of the Digha Science Center*, New Digha, West Bengal.
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| Dinosaur, front gate, Digha Science Center (Bacground: Jurassic Park) |
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of
animals of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic
period, approximately 230 million years ago, and were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for 135 million years, from the beginning of the Jurassic (about 200 million years ago) ... [Source: Wikipedia].
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| Dinosaur |
*Digha Science Center
Address: Foreshore Road,
New Digha-721463, Dist
Midnapore (East),
West Bengal
Phone: 03220 266 360
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