"Mahal Na Ina"

Ang larawan sa itaas ay kuha sa Kathmandu Nepal. Ipinasyal namin minsan ang isang bisita sa Hindu Temple kung saan ginagawa ang pag sunog ng kanilang mga yumao. Ang matsing na ito ay isa sa mga residente sa nasabing lugar at sagrado. Ang larawan sa ibaba ay actual na seremonya habang inihahanda ang pagsunog ng kanilang mga yumao. Just to show you guys what I am talking about.




Note: I lived in Nepal for almost 3 years and this is one of the places we take our guest to visit. Something where most of our friends have never seen before. I didn't normally go here only when there is a guest who wished to come and observe. Foreigners and tourist are allowed to observe but only on the other side of the holy river (where I took the photo). The other side is considered sacred and only Hindus are allowed in. Notice a body wrapped in white garment covered with marigold flower on the left is the pyre where later they will put the body on to burn. There are two sides of this area. The one you are looking at is for Royal families and for Government People , the other side which is not shown here is for common people. Most days you'll see about 3 to 4 burning ceremonies. It is a bit morbid for me so I avoided coming here. There are a huge number of free range monkeys that live off people's discarded food. Since they are considered as sacred they don't have natural prey except for ocassional vehicular run over and sickness so they are kind of prolific. They generally stay a good distance to people. These mother and baby was on the side of the walk path. The mother was scowling at someone, warning them while I was taking photos.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL!

Don't Touch Me

These photo I took several years ago when I was on a holiday in Australia. The very first mushroom photo I have. Since then I am on the prowl to get shots of gorgeous mushrooms and the like around. It is not easy to find something that is different than the usual. I am still trying to find which mushroom this is.

Blue sun

Limasawa Island Afternoon

Late afternoon shot in the island called Limasawa, southcentral Philippines. I edit it a little bit with Adobe Photoshop, change the color.

The Blue Mountains

Petty about the size. I should fine the original shot. Taken about 3 years ago I think, on one my holidays in Australia.

Once a year - flower!

This flower blooms only once a year. When we just moved in Kathmandu some of the flower pots that I have inherited from the previous tenants of our new house had this one single flower. In my entire 2 years and a half in Kathmandu that was the only time I say these planst bloom. The rest of the time, there were only hints but didn't actually flower. I didn't get the name of this one! I tried searching on the internet but it just to much hardwork when you don't know much.

Nepal - candles

Prayer candles ready for pouring in the butter
photo taken in 2004
Swayambunath Temple

This little brass or bronze container would hold melted butter and devotees (Hindus and Buddhist alike) would buy this to offer in the temples. The containers then will be reused for the next patrons.

NEPAL - Pashupatinath

In the Grounds of the Holy Temple
Photo 2004

Pashupatinath is the most important Hindu Temple and one of the most important Shiva Temple around this region of Asia, many Indian Devotees come and visit here annually. It is located on the banks of Bagmati River. Shiva is the destroyer god of Hindu beliefs and comes in many form. One of his pleasant form is Pashupati the lord of the beast. Bagmati River is a holy river and this is where locals burn their dead in a Hindu ritual. The primate picture below is of one of the permanent resident around the area. Non-Hindus are not permitted to enter the Pashupatinath temple.

Line of Shiva Temples

Free Range Monkey

Dancing Lady

Orchid - Dancing Lady
Sony DSC85

This orchid is called Dancing Lady because as you notice or look closely each flower looks like a lady dancing or doing a flamingo.

The image above is one of the first macro shots I took. I was quite happy with how this photo turned out. This shot was taken from my mums flower garden, one of her collections.