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2nd DAY - INDIA (NEW DELHI) - LAXMI NARAYAN MANDIR (No pictures allowed inside)

by Antonio Gil July. 25, 2015 3773 views

The Laxminarayan Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Laxminarayan. Laxminarayan usually refers to Vishnu. The building of the temple, inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi, took from 1933 to 1939. The side temples are dedicated to Shiva, Krishna and Buddha. The temple is one of the major attractions of Delhi and attracts thousands of devotees on the Hindu festivals of Janmashtami and Diwali.

We arrived and started immediately a tour around Old Delhi. I didn't have any sleep at all, so the pictures of this day can be a bit blurred :-))

The swastika is an ancient symbol that has been found worldwide, but it is especially common in India. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word svasti (sv = well; asti = is), meaning good fortune, luck and well-being. The swastika is most commonly used as a charm to bring good fortune

♫♫ LAXMI NARAYAN BHAJAN - SHRIMAN NARAYAN NARAYAN BY ANAND KUMAR C ♫♫ [youtube.com]

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Louise Hayes 5 years, 8 months ago

Beautiful shots...and the swastika is very different to the Nazi variety and used widely in Asia!

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Jay Boggess 5 years, 8 months ago

Fabulous!!! Colors, clarity, compositions, effects and descriptions are "top notch"!!! Bravo!

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Kara Bana 5 years, 8 months ago

Those yellows & browns together are terrific, reminds me of a sari pattern.

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Jacki 5 years, 8 months ago

WOW, that is quite a place!!

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Sadhya Rippon 5 years, 8 months ago

One of the many things I learned on my many trips to India is that it is a bad idea to plan ahead, to have a schedule. In doing so, so many incredible experiences can be missed. The trick is to just flow with what ever presents its self - and these come thick and fast. An amazing country, wonderful people and great to experience what I see as a different way of perceiving this thing called life.

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Evalizette Hansson 5 years, 8 months ago

Your buildings always pop out :) Wonderful edit work and taken pictures

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Larry Sample 5 years, 8 months ago

Fabulous! Not seeing the blur. Get sleep and have fun!

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John Parsons 5 years, 8 months ago

Great pics and info Antonio..

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Dominika 5 years, 8 months ago

Great shots. Love the 1st. :)

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Dan Ravasio 5 years, 8 months ago

hey great shots for being sleep deprived. The sky is #2 is spectacular, Antonio... When are you going to visit USA?

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Gillian Parsons 5 years, 8 months ago

The colours are SO attractive as it the fabulous building.

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Marilyn Grimble 5 years, 8 months ago

You did well without sleep!
Even the colour finds the heat!

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