P365 - DAY188: European Architecture



This is the west wing of famous Louvre Museum in Paris. The history of this building is very glorious in itself. The museum is most visited museum of the world and is located in the heart of the city.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

P365 - DAY135: Siddh Mandir, Brahmdev, Nepal

Image
Today, I am sharing the pictures of famous Siddh Mandir of Brahmdev, Nepal. It is situated in the adjoining border area of India and Nepal and is Just a few kilometres from Indian city, Tanakpur. Geographically iris situated just opposite to Mata Poornagiri Temple on the other side of river Sharda. A famous legend behind this Mandir is that...A devotee of Mata Poornagiri once visited the Holy Shrine of Poornagiri at odd hours which the deity didn't liked and threw him to the other side of river Sharda at this place. But as a result of his devotion, the deity gave him the boon that he will also be visited and worshiped there at Brahmdev. So, it is believed that one must visit the Brahmdev Siddh Mandir after visiting Poornagiri in order to get the complete blessings.
Read more

P365 - DAY267: Dol Aashram (डोल आश्रम)

Image
With a view to guide mankind to attain inner peace through yoga and meditation, visionary Parma Yogi Kalyandasji established Shree Kalyan Sewa Aashram in Amarkantak in 1978. Later on Shree Kalyanika Himalaya Dev Sthanam, popularly known as Dol Aashram was setup in 2005 at Kanra Dol, Block Langara in Almora district of Uttarakhand. Construction of main meditation centre, known as Shree Pitham (श्री पीठम्)  was completed in 2018 and it opened with a grand ceremony on 18th April 2018. It is a Shree yantra (श्रीयंत्र) shaped round building with 126 ft in hight and 150 ft in diameter. The Shree Pitham houses world's largest three and half feet long Shree Yantra with an appropriate weight of one and half ton. It is made up of amalgamation of eight metals (अष्ट धातु) and installed amidst spiritual ceremony held between 18 April to 29 April 2018. The Ashram takes you through a spiritual voyage where one observes a life based on the principles of Yoga and V...
Read more

P365-Day 5: Pine Cones Art, Nainital-Uttarakhand

Image
It is a ctually a form of handicraft in which various decorative showpieces and articles are made by using various components of pine trees such as it cone, bark and leaves. Root and other plants are also used to give different and natural shapes. In some areas of Uttarakhand, it is also known as Baget art ( बगेट कला). But, this is very prominent in Nainital, City of lakes. You can see various street vendors and artist selling theses products in and around Mall Road & Flats area of Nainital and if lucky, you can also witness making of these beautiful piece of art live. T hese pictures were taken at Nainital on December 6, 2015. Hope you see these in your next trip to Nainital.
Read more