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Sukhna Lake
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Sukhna Lake(Hindi: सुख़ना) in Chandigarh,
India is an artificial lake at the foothills of the Himalayas, the Shivalik hills. This 3 km² rainfed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shivalik Hills. Originally the seasonal flow entered the lake directly causing heavy siltation. To check the inflow of silt, 25.42 km² of land was acquired in the catchment area and put under vegetation. In 1974, the Choe was diverted and made to bypass the lake completely, the lake being fed by three siltation pots, minimising the entry of silt into the lake itself.
The creation of the lake was one of the greatest gifts from Le Corbusier and the Chief Engineer P L Verma to the city of Chandigarh. To preserve its tranquility Corbusier insisted that it be forbidden to motor boats and the top of the dam (promenade) prohibited to vehicular traffic. The lake is fringed by a golf course to the south, and Nek Chand's famous Rock Garden of Chandigarh to its west.
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Sukhna lake--
a mallard couple swims
in the morning mist
Arvinder Kaur
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Sukhna lake--
a kid names the set of ducks
hope
at the Sukhna
swans, one after another
descending
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12/14/2013
11/17/2013
Guru Nanak
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Guru Nanak
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Guru Nanak Gurpurab also known as Guru Nanak's Prakash Utsav, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak. This is one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism. Apart from Sikhs, Hindus and other followers of Guru Nanak's philosophy also celebrate this festival.
The festivities in the Sikh religion revolve around the anniversaries of the 10 Sikh Gurus. These Gurus were responsible for shaping the beliefs of the Sikhs. Their birthdays, known as Gurpurab (or Gurpurb), are occasions for celebration and prayer among the Sikhs.
Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was born on 15 April 1469 in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the present Shekhupura District of Pakistan, now Nankana Sahib. His birth is celebrated on Kartik Poornima, i.e., the day of the full moon in the month of Kartik. In the Gregorian Calendar, the celebration usually falls in the month of November, but its date varies from year to year, based on the traditional dates of the Indian calendar.
Vela.
The day begins with the singing of Asa-di-Var (morning hymns).
This is followed by any combination of Katha (exposition of the scripture) and Kirtan (hymns from the Sikh scriptures), in the praise of the Guru.
Following that is the Langar, a special community lunch, which is arranged at the Gurudwaras by volunteers. The idea behind the free communal lunch is that everyone, irrespective of caste, class or creed, should be offered food in the spirit of seva (service) and bhakti (devotion).
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Guru Nanak Gurpurab
after singing the Asa-di-Var
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Guru Nanak
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Guru Nanak Gurpurab also known as Guru Nanak's Prakash Utsav, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak. This is one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism. Apart from Sikhs, Hindus and other followers of Guru Nanak's philosophy also celebrate this festival.
The festivities in the Sikh religion revolve around the anniversaries of the 10 Sikh Gurus. These Gurus were responsible for shaping the beliefs of the Sikhs. Their birthdays, known as Gurpurab (or Gurpurb), are occasions for celebration and prayer among the Sikhs.
Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was born on 15 April 1469 in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the present Shekhupura District of Pakistan, now Nankana Sahib. His birth is celebrated on Kartik Poornima, i.e., the day of the full moon in the month of Kartik. In the Gregorian Calendar, the celebration usually falls in the month of November, but its date varies from year to year, based on the traditional dates of the Indian calendar.
Vela.
The day begins with the singing of Asa-di-Var (morning hymns).
This is followed by any combination of Katha (exposition of the scripture) and Kirtan (hymns from the Sikh scriptures), in the praise of the Guru.
Following that is the Langar, a special community lunch, which is arranged at the Gurudwaras by volunteers. The idea behind the free communal lunch is that everyone, irrespective of caste, class or creed, should be offered food in the spirit of seva (service) and bhakti (devotion).
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7/31/2013
Punjab - Deodhar
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Haiku in Punjabi - Angelee Deodhar
Angelee Deodhar
July 2013
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Haiku in Punjabi - Angelee Deodhar
The origin of haiku in Punjabi begins with Prof Puran Singh’s translation of Hokku by Basho, Issa and Buson and his own collection of hokku Achan Chet Udarian in the early 20th century.
Then many poets came to write haiku in Hindi and Punjabi, chief among these was Prof Satya Bhushan Varma, the first Indian scholar of Japanese, who was a pioneer of haiku in several languages. He started the first haiku club in India and began publishing haiku in Hindi, Punjabi and several other Indian languages, in a bimonthly inland format called Haiku Patrika in the seventies.
Mr Satyanand Java, Satyapaul Chugh, Urmila Kaul, Mohan Ktiyal and Devki Aggarwal were well known for their Punjabi haiku. Amrita Pritam translated some haiku into Punjabi in a journal called Nagmani.
In 2000 Mr.Kashmiri Lal Chawla who was influenced by Hindi haiku founded the Muktsar group of poets to write haiku in Panjabi.
Around 2000 in Punjab, haiku was introduced by Parminder Sodhi in his book of translations of Japanese haiku Japani Haiku Shairi .
Mr. Amarjit Sathi Tiwana greatly influenced by Mr.Sodhi’s book, started writing and promoting Punjabi haiku in 2003 and created a Panjabi Haiku Blog in 2007 (haikupunjabi.wordpress.com). In this online project he introduces contemporary and classic haiku from around the world to speakers of Punjabi daily. There are 5 editors and over 200 contributors.
In 2007 he also started the Punjabi haiku group on Facebook which has 8 Admins and about 2000 members. From Punjabi Haiku Group on Facebook developed the Punjabi Haiku forum. Mr Tiwana has taken the promotion of haiku as his life work.
In 2008 he brought out his first book of haiku Nimakh (time taken to blink an eye) and poet Iqbal Deep brought out his collection Kshin.
In 2009, Mr Davinder Poonia published Kaniyaan and Mr.Amarjit Sathi Tiwana along with poet Gurpreet his second book Harey Harey Taarey, a collection of 135 children’s haiku from around the world. This book has been placed in many schools in Bhatinda and Mansa districts of Punjab and distributed free to introduce school children to haiku.
There are several other blogs and individual pages of poets writing haiku in Punjabi, but nothing on an organized or regular basis.
In 2010, the world's second online Panjabi book Trale Tupke was released - is a Haiku Shayari written by Mohan Gill which has about four hundred haiku in it.
In 2010, the Panjabi Haiku Forum in collaboration with the Department of Punjabi at the Punjabi University, Patiala organized the First International Punjabi Haiku Conference. A trilingual book in English, Hindi and Punjabi Blue Sky Ringing by the American poet John Brandi, with a Panjabi translation by Amarjit Sathi and translated into Hindi by Angelee Deodhar was released on this occasion,also Mr Gurmeet Sandhu’s Khiwan and Darbara Singh’s Pal Khin.
On 8th March, the International Women’s Day, the Second International Punjabi Haiku conference was held at the Punjabi University, Patiala where poets from India and abroad came to share their haiku and its related forms. The inaugural session of the conference was presided over by the Vice Chancellor of the university Dr. Jaspal Singh and Dr. Dalip Kaur Tiwana, a famous Punjabi novelist.
Five books of haiku were released on this occasion :
Haiku Bodh (Haiku Primer) by Mr Amarjit Sathi Tiwana.
Lishk by Mr Darbara Singh,
Namolian by Ms Arvinder Kaur,
One Moment Collection of Haikus, a trilingual book edited
and published by Dr. Mandeep Mann
Sargi Vela by Mr.Kanwaljit Mangat.
Of these the most significant one is the Haiku Bodh (Haiku Primer)
by Mr Amarjit Sathi Tiwana.This book is the first of its kind and will be useful in introducing the novice poet to haiku and its related forms in Panjabi.
All the delegates were given a trilingual copy of the conference anthology containing 114 haiku by 38 poets.
The audience for haiku is large. There are 120 million Punjabi speakers, 80 million in Pakistan, 20-25 million in India and the rest spread around the world.
Today, a decade after its origin, Punjabi haiku has come into its own and one can read it at various sites. There is no formal Punjabi haiku society and no membership fees. All the efforts to propagate haiku in Punjabi have been consistently made
by Mr Amarjit Sathi Tiwana, who has spent a lot of his own money to make books of haiku available in schools and libraries of various colleges and universities.
However what is needed today is a bilingual/ trilingual approach so that Punjabi haiku can reach a much larger audience. We must aim at a bilingual English- Punjabi web presence (site or blog) and make books which are bilingual, so that English language poets abroad and poets from other parts of India can understand the Punjabi haiku.
Angelee Deodhar
July 2013
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6/12/2013
Lohri festival
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Lohri festival
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Lohri (Punjabi: ਲੋਹੜੀ (Gurmukhi), लोहड़ी (Devanagari), لوہڑی (Shahmukhi)) is an extremely popular festival celebrated by the Punjabi people. This agricultural winter festival is celebrated in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttrakhand and Jammu.
The origins of Lohri are many and link the festival to Punjab. Many people believe the festival was originally celebrated on winter solstice day, being the shortest day and the longest night of the year. With time, the festival spread to the states adjoining Punjab - Sindh, Jammu, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.
Indian origins
There are many origins of Lohri: all forming part of folklore. However, the main theme of Lohri is the belief that Lohri is the cultural celebration of the winter solstice. Lohri is meant to be celebrated on the shortest day of the year. A key feature of Lohri is the bonfire. Lighting of the fire has been common in winter solstice festivals throughout time: it signifies the return of longer days. For some the bonfire has a religious meaning, a remnant of pagan origins, perhaps? For others, the bonfire is no more than a tradition.
Going forward, instead of celebrating Lohri on the day winter solstice occurs, Punjabis celebrate it on the last day of the month during which winter solstice takes place. This is due to linking Lohri to the Bikrami calendar and the twinning of the festival with Makar Sankranti.
According to folk lore, in ancient times Lohri was celebrated on winter solstice day. It is for this reason that people believe the Lohri night is meant to be the longest night of the year and on the day after Lohri, day light is meant to increase. The day after Lohri is celebrated as Makar Sankranti when the days are meant to start getting longer.
However, scientifically, the shortest day of the year is around December 21–22 after which the days begin to get longer. Accordingly, winter solstice begins on December 21 or December 22 and Lohri ought to be celebrated on the day of winter solstice.
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Makara Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of India and Nepal in a myriad of cultural forms, with great devotion, fervour, and gaiety. It is a harvest festival.
Makara means Capricorn Zodiac Sign and Sankranti means transition of the Sun from one zodiac sign to another. Thus Makar Sankranti is the day that marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rashi (Capricorn) on its celestial path. The day is also believed to mark the arrival of spring in India.
Makara Sankranti is a solar event making it perhaps the only Indian festival whose date always falls on the same date on Gregorian calender every year: 14 January, with some exceptions, when the festival is celebrated on 13 January or 15 January.
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moonglow -
the echoes of Lohri songs
in the paddies
grandpa’s yard . . .
her hands are too small
for Lohri treats
Sandip Chauhan
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around the Lohri fire-
richshaw pullers share
sweets and peanuts
Angelee Deodhar, 2014
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late night...
by the ember of Lohri
the laughter of a family
Makar Sankranti ...
when being heartful looms on
the last piece of teel barfi
feasting in
the mejis under the clouds
drifting in spring
teel barfi - A sweet made up of sesame seeds and jaggery mostly and only in winter.
mejis - In Assam, people make huts known as meji to celebrate Bihu (a form of Makar Sankranti) with prayers, feasting, songs and dance.
- Shared by Neelam Dadhwal -
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Lohri festival
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Explanation
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Lohri (Punjabi: ਲੋਹੜੀ (Gurmukhi), लोहड़ी (Devanagari), لوہڑی (Shahmukhi)) is an extremely popular festival celebrated by the Punjabi people. This agricultural winter festival is celebrated in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttrakhand and Jammu.
The origins of Lohri are many and link the festival to Punjab. Many people believe the festival was originally celebrated on winter solstice day, being the shortest day and the longest night of the year. With time, the festival spread to the states adjoining Punjab - Sindh, Jammu, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.
Indian origins
There are many origins of Lohri: all forming part of folklore. However, the main theme of Lohri is the belief that Lohri is the cultural celebration of the winter solstice. Lohri is meant to be celebrated on the shortest day of the year. A key feature of Lohri is the bonfire. Lighting of the fire has been common in winter solstice festivals throughout time: it signifies the return of longer days. For some the bonfire has a religious meaning, a remnant of pagan origins, perhaps? For others, the bonfire is no more than a tradition.
Going forward, instead of celebrating Lohri on the day winter solstice occurs, Punjabis celebrate it on the last day of the month during which winter solstice takes place. This is due to linking Lohri to the Bikrami calendar and the twinning of the festival with Makar Sankranti.
According to folk lore, in ancient times Lohri was celebrated on winter solstice day. It is for this reason that people believe the Lohri night is meant to be the longest night of the year and on the day after Lohri, day light is meant to increase. The day after Lohri is celebrated as Makar Sankranti when the days are meant to start getting longer.
However, scientifically, the shortest day of the year is around December 21–22 after which the days begin to get longer. Accordingly, winter solstice begins on December 21 or December 22 and Lohri ought to be celebrated on the day of winter solstice.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !
Makara Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of India and Nepal in a myriad of cultural forms, with great devotion, fervour, and gaiety. It is a harvest festival.
Makara means Capricorn Zodiac Sign and Sankranti means transition of the Sun from one zodiac sign to another. Thus Makar Sankranti is the day that marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rashi (Capricorn) on its celestial path. The day is also believed to mark the arrival of spring in India.
Makara Sankranti is a solar event making it perhaps the only Indian festival whose date always falls on the same date on Gregorian calender every year: 14 January, with some exceptions, when the festival is celebrated on 13 January or 15 January.
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moonglow -
the echoes of Lohri songs
in the paddies
grandpa’s yard . . .
her hands are too small
for Lohri treats
Sandip Chauhan
Haiku Culture Magazine - 2013
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around the Lohri fire-
richshaw pullers share
sweets and peanuts
Angelee Deodhar, 2014
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late night...
by the ember of Lohri
the laughter of a family
Makar Sankranti ...
when being heartful looms on
the last piece of teel barfi
feasting in
the mejis under the clouds
drifting in spring
teel barfi - A sweet made up of sesame seeds and jaggery mostly and only in winter.
mejis - In Assam, people make huts known as meji to celebrate Bihu (a form of Makar Sankranti) with prayers, feasting, songs and dance.
- Shared by Neelam Dadhwal -
Haiku Culture Magazine, 2014
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5/17/2013
Punjabi University
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Punjabi University
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Punjabi University
is a higher education institute located in Patiala, Punjab, India. Punjabi University teaches and researches in science, engineering and technology, humanities, social sciences, performing arts and sports.
It was established on the 30 April 1962, and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew University of Israel. Originally it was conceived as a unitary multi-faculty teaching and research university, primarily meant for the development and enrichment of Punjabi language and culture, but alive to the social and education requirements of the state.
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painting
the skies of Punjabi University
the golden amaltas
Shared by Sandip Sital Chauhan
Haiku Culture Magazine - 2013
. WKD : Amaltas, Amaltaas blossoms .
The Golden Shower Tree (Cassia fistula)
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Punjabi University
is a higher education institute located in Patiala, Punjab, India. Punjabi University teaches and researches in science, engineering and technology, humanities, social sciences, performing arts and sports.
It was established on the 30 April 1962, and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew University of Israel. Originally it was conceived as a unitary multi-faculty teaching and research university, primarily meant for the development and enrichment of Punjabi language and culture, but alive to the social and education requirements of the state.
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painting
the skies of Punjabi University
the golden amaltas
Shared by Sandip Sital Chauhan
Haiku Culture Magazine - 2013
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The Golden Shower Tree (Cassia fistula)
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4/03/2013
Chandigarh
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Chandigarh
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Chandigarh is a city and union territory in India that serves as the capital of two states which is Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is derived from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, near the city.
The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post independence in 1947 (pre-independence planned cities include Dispur in Assam, New Delhi in Delhi, Jaipur in Rajasthan, etc.) and is known internationally for its architecture and urban design.[4] The city has projects designed by architects such as Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew, and Maxwell Fry. The city tops the list of Indian States and Union Territories with the highest per capita income in the country at Rs.99,262 at current prices and Rs.70,361 at constant prices (2006–2007). The city was reported in 2010 to be the "cleanest" in India, based on a national government study, and the territory also headed the list of Indian states and territories according to research condueted using 2005 data by Human Development Index.[7]
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Vernal equinox -
the City Beautiful's roundabouts
resplendent with flowers
. Angelee Deodhar .
Chandigarh, 2013
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Open hand in Chandigarh,
India is one of the most significant monuments of the city. The credit for laying down its plan goes to Le Corbusier. It is located in sector 1 in the Capitol Complex. Chandigarh open hand monument has been designed in the form of a giant hand made from metal sheets that rotates like a weathercock, indicating the direction of wind.
This giant hand is 14 metres high and weighs around 50 tonnes. The significance of open hand is that it conveys the social message of peace and unity that is "open to give & open to receive."
Open hand is the city's official emblem.
source : www.chandigarh.co.uk
spring rain-
the Open Hand swings
and swings about
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at open hand
looking back at my life
I smile
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Rose Garden - Zakir Hussain Rose Garden
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the rose garden-
early dawn blushes
more colors
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Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a Sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden after its founder Nek Chand.
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the silence in me
these speaking statues
in the rock garden
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sharing their fragrance
with my grandson -
the Rose Festival
Angelee Deodhar 2014
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The Grain market is situated in Sector - 26 Chandigarh , also houses city marketing committee. The specialty of this place is that city people and merchants throng this place from day to buy vegetables, pulses, dry fruits, fruits at wholesale rates. The merchandise is delivered from throughout India and from abroad. One can easily find non-seasonal fruits and vegetables here. The market marks beautiful and colorful presence of all kinds of vegetables and fruits and vendors, both males and females. One can also find here exotic plants and bulbs for sale in stores like Durga Seed Store. Many exotic dry fruits are imported from Iran, China like dates, apricots, etc.
source : wikimapia.org
canary melons--
the belly of a vendor
size of the sun
grain market--
over a tree many fruits
sparkling
Neelam Dadhwal
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Chandigarh
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Chandigarh is a city and union territory in India that serves as the capital of two states which is Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is derived from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, near the city.
The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post independence in 1947 (pre-independence planned cities include Dispur in Assam, New Delhi in Delhi, Jaipur in Rajasthan, etc.) and is known internationally for its architecture and urban design.[4] The city has projects designed by architects such as Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew, and Maxwell Fry. The city tops the list of Indian States and Union Territories with the highest per capita income in the country at Rs.99,262 at current prices and Rs.70,361 at constant prices (2006–2007). The city was reported in 2010 to be the "cleanest" in India, based on a national government study, and the territory also headed the list of Indian states and territories according to research condueted using 2005 data by Human Development Index.[7]
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Vernal equinox -
the City Beautiful's roundabouts
resplendent with flowers
. Angelee Deodhar .
Chandigarh, 2013
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Open hand in Chandigarh,
India is one of the most significant monuments of the city. The credit for laying down its plan goes to Le Corbusier. It is located in sector 1 in the Capitol Complex. Chandigarh open hand monument has been designed in the form of a giant hand made from metal sheets that rotates like a weathercock, indicating the direction of wind.
This giant hand is 14 metres high and weighs around 50 tonnes. The significance of open hand is that it conveys the social message of peace and unity that is "open to give & open to receive."
Open hand is the city's official emblem.
source : www.chandigarh.co.uk
spring rain-
the Open Hand swings
and swings about
Angelee Deodhar
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at open hand
looking back at my life
I smile
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Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
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Rose Garden - Zakir Hussain Rose Garden
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the rose garden-
early dawn blushes
more colors
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Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
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Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a Sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden after its founder Nek Chand.
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the silence in me
these speaking statues
in the rock garden
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Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
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sharing their fragrance
with my grandson -
the Rose Festival
Angelee Deodhar 2014
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The Grain market is situated in Sector - 26 Chandigarh , also houses city marketing committee. The specialty of this place is that city people and merchants throng this place from day to buy vegetables, pulses, dry fruits, fruits at wholesale rates. The merchandise is delivered from throughout India and from abroad. One can easily find non-seasonal fruits and vegetables here. The market marks beautiful and colorful presence of all kinds of vegetables and fruits and vendors, both males and females. One can also find here exotic plants and bulbs for sale in stores like Durga Seed Store. Many exotic dry fruits are imported from Iran, China like dates, apricots, etc.
source : wikimapia.org
canary melons--
the belly of a vendor
size of the sun
grain market--
over a tree many fruits
sparkling
Neelam Dadhwal
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The Punjab
( Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, پنجاب, Urdu: پنجاب, Hindi: पंजाब),
also spelled Panjab (Persian: پنجاب, panj-āb, "five waters"),
is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.
The name of the region is Persian in origin and means "(The Land of) Five Waters" referring to the following rivers: the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej, and the Beas. All are tributaries of the Indus River, the Jhelum being the largest. Punjab has a long history and rich cultural heritage. The people of the Punjab are called Punjabis and their language is called Punjabi.
The main religions of the Punjab region are Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism.
The area now known as the Greater Punjab comprises what were once vast territories of West Pakistan and northern western India.
The Punjabi region of North India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, has a historical and cultural link to Indo-Iranian (Aryan) heritage identity. As a result of numerous invasions, many ethnic groups and religions make up the cultural heritage of Punjab.
In 326 BCE, Alexander the Great invaded the Punjab from the north and incorporated it into his empire.
The British Raj had political, cultural, philosophical and literary consequences in the Punjab, including the establishment of a new system of education.
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Climate of Punjab
Punjab is situated in the North-Eastern part of India.
The Punjab Climate is determined by the extreme hot and extreme cold conditions. The region lying near the foot hills of Himalayas receive heavy rainfall whereas the region lying at a distant from the hills, the rainfall is scanty and the temperature is high.
Punjab Climate comprises of three seasons.
They are the summer months that spans from mid April to the end of June.
The rainy season in Punjab is from the months of early July to end of September.
The winter season in Punjab is experienced during the months of early December to the end of February.
The transitional Seasons in Punjab are the post monsoon season and the post winter season.
Summer in Punjab actually commences from mid April. But the temperature starts rising from February onwards. The summer months are followed by the rainy seasons. Generally, the rainy season in Punjab begins in the first weeks of July. It ranges from 250mm to 1000mm. The agriculture of the state highly depends on the rains. The monsoon is brought by the monsoonal winds blowing over the Bay of Bengal. The winter season in Punjab is mostly experienced in the month of January, when the temperature falls to 5 degree in the night and it is around 12 degree in the morning.
The post monsoonal transitional season remains quite fair and dry. In the post winter transitional season, hail storms and brief showers occur which causes damage to the crops. During the end of the March, the wind becomes dry.
The Punjab Climate has been a great factor in contributing to the economy of the state.
source : www.mapsofindia.com/punjab
source : www.mapsofindia.com
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Punjabi language
(ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script and
پنجابی in Shahmukhi/Perso-Arabic script)
is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region (north western India and in north eastern Pakistan). For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language. Punjabi can be subdivided into two varieties, known as Eastern Punjabi and Western Punjabi.
The Punjabi language has many different dialects, spoken in the different sub-regions of greater Punjab.
Modern Punjabi is not the predominant language of the Sikh scriptures (which though in Gurmukhi script are written in several languages).
Punjabi is spoken as a native language by over 2.85% of Indians.
Punjabi is the official language of the Indian state of Punjab.
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Gurmukhi (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, IPA: [ɡʊɾmʊkʰi])
is the most common script used for writing the Punjabi language.
An abugida derived from the Landa script and ultimately descended from Brahmi, Gurmukhi was standardized by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad Dev Ji, in the 16th century. The whole of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji's 1430 pages are written in this script. The name Gurmukhi is derived from the Old Punjabi term
"guramukhī", meaning "from the mouth of the Guru".
The 10 Sikh Gurus adopted the Proto-Gurmukhi script to write the Guru Granth Sahib, the religious scriptures of the Sikhs.
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a tune in punjabi
from the gramophone . . .
summer breeze
- Shared by Sandip Chauhan -
Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
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Sat Siri Akal (Truth is God) - Namaste !
by Dr. Sandip Sital Chauhan
rose moon . . .
the toddler's Sat Sri Akaal
with a bow
Sat Sri Akaal (Punjabi: ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ)
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A Sikh place of worship is called Gurdwara.
The Golden Temple, in Amritsar is the most sacred place of the Sikh religion.
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Barah Maha (ਬਾਰਹ ਮਾਹਾ) The Twelve Months
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BARAH MAHA or BARAH MASA (in Hindi),
is a form of folk poetry in which the emotions and yearnings of the human heart are expressed in terms of the changing moods of Nature over the twelve months of the year. In this form of poetry, the mood of Nature in each particular month (of the Indian calendar) depicts the inner agony of the human heart which in most cases happens to be a woman separated from her spouse or lover.
In other words, the separated woman finds her own agony reflected in the different faces of Nature. The tradition of Barah Maha poetry is traceable to classical epochs. In Sanskrit, the Barah Maha had the form of shad ritu varnan, i.e. description of the six seasons (shad = six; ritu = season; varnan = description), the most wellknown example being Kalidasa's Ritu Sanhar. The mode was commonly employed to depict the moods of the love stricken woman in separation, and it became an established vogue in medieval Indian poetry. Modern languages of northern India claim several distinguished models. In Hindi, the first instance of this poetic form occurs in Malik Muhammad Jayasi's Padmavat.
In Punjabi, Guru Nanak's Barah Maha in the measure Tukhari is not only the oldest composition belonging to this genre but also the first in which the theme of love poetry has been transformed into that of spiritual import. He made the human soul the protagonist which suffers in the cesspool of transmigration as a result of its separation from the Supreme Soul. This is followed by Guru Arjan's Barah Maha.
Later some Sufi poets such as 'Ali Haider, Bulleh Shah, Hasham and Shah Murad also wrote barah mahas. Haflz Barkhurdar was the first poet in the Punjabi romantic tradition to compose a barah maha as an independent work. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, there were a number of barah mahas and siharffs written in Punjabi. Poetry in this class can be broadly divided into various types religious, farmers' narrative (included in an epic poem), viraha (separation) and 'trial of chastity* variety. Guru Arjan's Barah Maha falls in the viraha category, depicting through the twelve months the pangs of the bride, i.e. the human soul separated from her Divine Essence.
More here:
source : www.sikhiwiki.org
SikhiWiki
a free Sikh Encyclopedia and learning tool
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Haiku in Punjab
In Punjab, haiku was introduced by Parminder Sodhi who lives in Japan around 2001. Greatly influenced by Sodhi’s book “Japani Haiku Shairi”, Amarjit Sathi started writing and promoting Punjabi haiku in 2003.
In 2008 he published his first Haiku book under the title “Nimakh”, which means the time it takes to blink an eye. Sathi has an immense love for the genre and see it as a possible form of poetic expression in Punjabi.
source : haikupunjabi.wordpress.com
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The Tea Room -- MultiLingual Haiku
Jugnu -MultiLingual Haiku
source : multilingualhaiku.wordpress.com
Tea Room on wordpress
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ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਹਾਇਕੂ حائیکو پنجابی Punjabi Haiku
Facebook : Punjabi Haiku
Interview with Amarjit Sathi
Amarjit Tiwana learned of the haiku form in Punjabi through Parminder Sodhi who, living in Japan, made a book of translations entitled Japani Haiku Shairi. He was introduced to this book by his mentor Angelee Deodhar in 2003.
Since then Amarjit has taken the promotion of haiku as his life work.
source : Haiku North America
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਹਾਇਕੂ پنجابی ہائیکو Punjabi Haiku
Wordpress - Punjabi Haiku
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パンジャブ - パンジャーブ州
パンジャブの俳句 - Haiku from Punjab
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for the haiku friends of the Punjab
spring festival -
a new beginning
a new awakening
Gabi Greve
January 2012
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Village in Punjab
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The Punjab
( Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, پنجاب, Urdu: پنجاب, Hindi: पंजाब),
also spelled Panjab (Persian: پنجاب, panj-āb, "five waters"),
is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.
The name of the region is Persian in origin and means "(The Land of) Five Waters" referring to the following rivers: the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej, and the Beas. All are tributaries of the Indus River, the Jhelum being the largest. Punjab has a long history and rich cultural heritage. The people of the Punjab are called Punjabis and their language is called Punjabi.
The main religions of the Punjab region are Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism.
The area now known as the Greater Punjab comprises what were once vast territories of West Pakistan and northern western India.
The Punjabi region of North India, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, has a historical and cultural link to Indo-Iranian (Aryan) heritage identity. As a result of numerous invasions, many ethnic groups and religions make up the cultural heritage of Punjab.
In 326 BCE, Alexander the Great invaded the Punjab from the north and incorporated it into his empire.
The British Raj had political, cultural, philosophical and literary consequences in the Punjab, including the establishment of a new system of education.
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Climate of Punjab
Punjab is situated in the North-Eastern part of India.
The Punjab Climate is determined by the extreme hot and extreme cold conditions. The region lying near the foot hills of Himalayas receive heavy rainfall whereas the region lying at a distant from the hills, the rainfall is scanty and the temperature is high.
Punjab Climate comprises of three seasons.
They are the summer months that spans from mid April to the end of June.
The rainy season in Punjab is from the months of early July to end of September.
The winter season in Punjab is experienced during the months of early December to the end of February.
The transitional Seasons in Punjab are the post monsoon season and the post winter season.
Summer in Punjab actually commences from mid April. But the temperature starts rising from February onwards. The summer months are followed by the rainy seasons. Generally, the rainy season in Punjab begins in the first weeks of July. It ranges from 250mm to 1000mm. The agriculture of the state highly depends on the rains. The monsoon is brought by the monsoonal winds blowing over the Bay of Bengal. The winter season in Punjab is mostly experienced in the month of January, when the temperature falls to 5 degree in the night and it is around 12 degree in the morning.
The post monsoonal transitional season remains quite fair and dry. In the post winter transitional season, hail storms and brief showers occur which causes damage to the crops. During the end of the March, the wind becomes dry.
The Punjab Climate has been a great factor in contributing to the economy of the state.
source : www.mapsofindia.com/punjab
source : www.mapsofindia.com
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. Peaks of Punjab Himalaya .
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Punjabi language
(ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script and
پنجابی in Shahmukhi/Perso-Arabic script)
is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region (north western India and in north eastern Pakistan). For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language. Punjabi can be subdivided into two varieties, known as Eastern Punjabi and Western Punjabi.
The Punjabi language has many different dialects, spoken in the different sub-regions of greater Punjab.
Modern Punjabi is not the predominant language of the Sikh scriptures (which though in Gurmukhi script are written in several languages).
Punjabi is spoken as a native language by over 2.85% of Indians.
Punjabi is the official language of the Indian state of Punjab.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !
Gurmukhi (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, IPA: [ɡʊɾmʊkʰi])
is the most common script used for writing the Punjabi language.
An abugida derived from the Landa script and ultimately descended from Brahmi, Gurmukhi was standardized by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad Dev Ji, in the 16th century. The whole of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji's 1430 pages are written in this script. The name Gurmukhi is derived from the Old Punjabi term
"guramukhī", meaning "from the mouth of the Guru".
The 10 Sikh Gurus adopted the Proto-Gurmukhi script to write the Guru Granth Sahib, the religious scriptures of the Sikhs.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !
a tune in punjabi
from the gramophone . . .
summer breeze
- Shared by Sandip Chauhan -
Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
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Sat Siri Akal (Truth is God) - Namaste !
by Dr. Sandip Sital Chauhan
rose moon . . .
the toddler's Sat Sri Akaal
with a bow
Sat Sri Akaal (Punjabi: ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ)
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A Sikh place of worship is called Gurdwara.
The Golden Temple, in Amritsar is the most sacred place of the Sikh religion.
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Barah Maha (ਬਾਰਹ ਮਾਹਾ) The Twelve Months
. WKD : Barah Maha .
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quote
BARAH MAHA or BARAH MASA (in Hindi),
is a form of folk poetry in which the emotions and yearnings of the human heart are expressed in terms of the changing moods of Nature over the twelve months of the year. In this form of poetry, the mood of Nature in each particular month (of the Indian calendar) depicts the inner agony of the human heart which in most cases happens to be a woman separated from her spouse or lover.
In other words, the separated woman finds her own agony reflected in the different faces of Nature. The tradition of Barah Maha poetry is traceable to classical epochs. In Sanskrit, the Barah Maha had the form of shad ritu varnan, i.e. description of the six seasons (shad = six; ritu = season; varnan = description), the most wellknown example being Kalidasa's Ritu Sanhar. The mode was commonly employed to depict the moods of the love stricken woman in separation, and it became an established vogue in medieval Indian poetry. Modern languages of northern India claim several distinguished models. In Hindi, the first instance of this poetic form occurs in Malik Muhammad Jayasi's Padmavat.
In Punjabi, Guru Nanak's Barah Maha in the measure Tukhari is not only the oldest composition belonging to this genre but also the first in which the theme of love poetry has been transformed into that of spiritual import. He made the human soul the protagonist which suffers in the cesspool of transmigration as a result of its separation from the Supreme Soul. This is followed by Guru Arjan's Barah Maha.
Later some Sufi poets such as 'Ali Haider, Bulleh Shah, Hasham and Shah Murad also wrote barah mahas. Haflz Barkhurdar was the first poet in the Punjabi romantic tradition to compose a barah maha as an independent work. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, there were a number of barah mahas and siharffs written in Punjabi. Poetry in this class can be broadly divided into various types religious, farmers' narrative (included in an epic poem), viraha (separation) and 'trial of chastity* variety. Guru Arjan's Barah Maha falls in the viraha category, depicting through the twelve months the pangs of the bride, i.e. the human soul separated from her Divine Essence.
More here:
source : www.sikhiwiki.org
SikhiWiki
a free Sikh Encyclopedia and learning tool
http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Main_Page
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Haiku in Punjab
In Punjab, haiku was introduced by Parminder Sodhi who lives in Japan around 2001. Greatly influenced by Sodhi’s book “Japani Haiku Shairi”, Amarjit Sathi started writing and promoting Punjabi haiku in 2003.
In 2008 he published his first Haiku book under the title “Nimakh”, which means the time it takes to blink an eye. Sathi has an immense love for the genre and see it as a possible form of poetic expression in Punjabi.
source : haikupunjabi.wordpress.com
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The Tea Room -- MultiLingual Haiku
Jugnu -MultiLingual Haiku
source : multilingualhaiku.wordpress.com
Tea Room on wordpress
source : tearoomhaiku.wordpress.com
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ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਹਾਇਕੂ حائیکو پنجابی Punjabi Haiku
Facebook : Punjabi Haiku
Interview with Amarjit Sathi
Amarjit Tiwana learned of the haiku form in Punjabi through Parminder Sodhi who, living in Japan, made a book of translations entitled Japani Haiku Shairi. He was introduced to this book by his mentor Angelee Deodhar in 2003.
Since then Amarjit has taken the promotion of haiku as his life work.
source : Haiku North America
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਹਾਇਕੂ پنجابی ہائیکو Punjabi Haiku
Wordpress - Punjabi Haiku
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Things found on the way
パンジャブ - パンジャーブ州
パンジャブの俳句 - Haiku from Punjab
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HAIKU
for the haiku friends of the Punjab
spring festival -
a new beginning
a new awakening
Gabi Greve
January 2012
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Village in Punjab
Photo and Haiku by
source : Saalik Siddikii
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. Haiku from Punjab .
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Beas River
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Beas River
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The Beas River
(or Vipasha, Hindi: ब्यास, Punjabi: ਬਿਆਸ, Sanskrit: विपाशा) is a river in the northern part of India. The river rises in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows for some 470 km (290 miles) to the Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab.
Etymology
The river was also known as Arjikuja of the Vedas, or
Vipasa to the ancient Indians, and the Hyphasis to the Ancient Greeks.
The present name "Beas" is thought to be a corruption of the older name and original name "Vipasha" in Sanskrit. The river got this name, Vi-pasha, the "one who removed the bondage" (or pasha in Sanskrit).
According to ancient texts, the river was named after sage Vasistha. Vasistha, tried to end his life due to the death of his 100 sons, by jumping into this river and tying himself. But as soon as the sage fell into the river, all the knots got untied, and he did not die. The river is also referred to as Vipasha in Himachal, especially by the scholars.
It is said that Beas is a misnomer for Vayasa (exchange of B with V and always truncation of the last vowel is common in North Indian languages) and is named after Veda Vyasa, the presiding patron of the river; he is said to have created it from its source lake, the Vyas Kund.
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Beas flows on -
the pee-wit's calls
from the reeds
not a single horse
on the expansive pasture -
Beas flowing on
Shared by Rosie Mann
Joys of Japan, 2012
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***** . Lapwing 田鳧 tageri .
Vanellus vanellus
The Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus),
also known as the Peewit, Green Plover or (in the British Isles) just Lapwing, is a bird in the plover family.
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Beas River
***** Location: India
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Earth
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Explanation
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The Beas River
(or Vipasha, Hindi: ब्यास, Punjabi: ਬਿਆਸ, Sanskrit: विपाशा) is a river in the northern part of India. The river rises in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows for some 470 km (290 miles) to the Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab.
Etymology
The river was also known as Arjikuja of the Vedas, or
Vipasa to the ancient Indians, and the Hyphasis to the Ancient Greeks.
The present name "Beas" is thought to be a corruption of the older name and original name "Vipasha" in Sanskrit. The river got this name, Vi-pasha, the "one who removed the bondage" (or pasha in Sanskrit).
According to ancient texts, the river was named after sage Vasistha. Vasistha, tried to end his life due to the death of his 100 sons, by jumping into this river and tying himself. But as soon as the sage fell into the river, all the knots got untied, and he did not die. The river is also referred to as Vipasha in Himachal, especially by the scholars.
It is said that Beas is a misnomer for Vayasa (exchange of B with V and always truncation of the last vowel is common in North Indian languages) and is named after Veda Vyasa, the presiding patron of the river; he is said to have created it from its source lake, the Vyas Kund.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !
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Things found on the way
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HAIKU
Beas flows on -
the pee-wit's calls
from the reeds
not a single horse
on the expansive pasture -
Beas flowing on
Shared by Rosie Mann
Joys of Japan, 2012
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Related words
***** . Lapwing 田鳧 tageri .
Vanellus vanellus
The Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus),
also known as the Peewit, Green Plover or (in the British Isles) just Lapwing, is a bird in the plover family.
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8/16/2012
Giddarpirhi mushroom
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Giddarpirhi mushroom
***** Location: India
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Plant
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Explanation
Giddarpirhi mushroom
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Trametes versicolor — also known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor — is an extremely common polypore mushroom which can be found throughout the world. Versicolor means 'of several colours' and it is true that this mushroom is found in a wide variety of different colours. T. versicolor is commonly called turkey tail because of its resemblance to the tail of the wild turkey.
T. versicolor is recognized as a medicinal mushroom in Chinese medicine under the name yun zhi (simplified Chinese: 云芝, traditional Chinese: 雲芝).
In China and Japan T. versicolor is used as in immunoadjuvant therapy for cancer.
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colors of soil
the lower part of a giddarpirhi
beside an uprooted tree
ਉਖੜੇ ਰੁੱਖ ਦੀ ਜੜ੍ਹ
ਨਾਲ ਉਖੜੀ ਗਿੱਦੜਪੀੜ੍ਹੀ
ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੇ ਰੰਗ
Shared by Charan Gill
Joys of Japan, August 2012
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***** . Haiku from Punjab .
. Mushrooms (kinoko, ki no ko 茸, 菌) .
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Giddarpirhi mushroom
***** Location: India
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Plant
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Explanation
Giddarpirhi mushroom
quote
Trametes versicolor — also known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor — is an extremely common polypore mushroom which can be found throughout the world. Versicolor means 'of several colours' and it is true that this mushroom is found in a wide variety of different colours. T. versicolor is commonly called turkey tail because of its resemblance to the tail of the wild turkey.
T. versicolor is recognized as a medicinal mushroom in Chinese medicine under the name yun zhi (simplified Chinese: 云芝, traditional Chinese: 雲芝).
In China and Japan T. versicolor is used as in immunoadjuvant therapy for cancer.
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HAIKU
colors of soil
the lower part of a giddarpirhi
beside an uprooted tree
ਉਖੜੇ ਰੁੱਖ ਦੀ ਜੜ੍ਹ
ਨਾਲ ਉਖੜੀ ਗਿੱਦੜਪੀੜ੍ਹੀ
ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੇ ਰੰਗ
Shared by Charan Gill
Joys of Japan, August 2012
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Related words
***** . Haiku from Punjab .
. Mushrooms (kinoko, ki no ko 茸, 菌) .
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8/12/2012
Tuberose - Rajanigandha
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Tuberose, rajanigandha
***** Location: India
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Plant
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Explanation
Rajanigandha
"The Fragrance of the Night" in Sanskrit
They have an intense, almost magical sweet scent when they blossom at night.
The tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
is a perennial plant related to the agaves, extracts of which are used as a middle note in perfumery. The common name derives from the Latin tuberosa, meaning swollen or tuberous in reference to its root system. It consists of about 12 species. Polianthes means "many flowers" in Greek language.
The tuberose is a night-blooming plant thought to be native to Mexico along with every other species of Polianthes. It grows in elongated spikes up to 45 cm (18 in) long that produce clusters of fragrant waxy white flowers that bloom from the bottom towards the top of the spike. It has long, bright green leaves clustered at the base of the plant and smaller, clasping leaves along the stem.
Members of the closely related genus Manfreda are often called "tuberoses".
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An exquisite range of Ganga Jamuna Rajnigandha Incense sticks are offered by us to our clients. These fascinating and premium incense sticks are made from high quality raw material and natural fragrances. Our product will create the appealing environs of garden in abode and office by spreading the real aroma of fresh rajnigandha through rajnigandha incense sticks.
source : www.indiamart.com
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HAIKU
autumn equinox ...
the scent of rajanigandha lingers
outside my window
Shared by Sandip Sital Chauhan
Joys of Japan, August 2012
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***** . Haiku from Punjab .
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Tuberose, rajanigandha
***** Location: India
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Plant
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Explanation
Rajanigandha
"The Fragrance of the Night" in Sanskrit
They have an intense, almost magical sweet scent when they blossom at night.
The tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
is a perennial plant related to the agaves, extracts of which are used as a middle note in perfumery. The common name derives from the Latin tuberosa, meaning swollen or tuberous in reference to its root system. It consists of about 12 species. Polianthes means "many flowers" in Greek language.
The tuberose is a night-blooming plant thought to be native to Mexico along with every other species of Polianthes. It grows in elongated spikes up to 45 cm (18 in) long that produce clusters of fragrant waxy white flowers that bloom from the bottom towards the top of the spike. It has long, bright green leaves clustered at the base of the plant and smaller, clasping leaves along the stem.
Members of the closely related genus Manfreda are often called "tuberoses".
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An exquisite range of Ganga Jamuna Rajnigandha Incense sticks are offered by us to our clients. These fascinating and premium incense sticks are made from high quality raw material and natural fragrances. Our product will create the appealing environs of garden in abode and office by spreading the real aroma of fresh rajnigandha through rajnigandha incense sticks.
source : www.indiamart.com
CLICK for more samples of incense.
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HAIKU
autumn equinox ...
the scent of rajanigandha lingers
outside my window
Shared by Sandip Sital Chauhan
Joys of Japan, August 2012
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Related words
***** . Haiku from Punjab .
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8/01/2012
Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi
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Raksha Bandhan - Bond of Protection
***** Location: India
***** Season: Rains, Varsha
***** Category: Humanity
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Explanation
quote
Rakhi, is a festival primarily observed in India, which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. It is also called Rakhi Purnima in most of India.It is also celebrated in some parts of Pakistan.The festival is observed by Hindus, Sikhs and some Muslims.
The central ceremony involves the tying of a rakhi (sacred thread) by a sister on her brother's wrist. This symbolizes the sister's love and prayers for her brother's well-being, and the brother's lifelong vow to protect her.
The festival falls on the full moon day (Shravan Poornima) of the Shravan month of the Hindu lunisolar calendar.
It grew in popularity after Rani Karnavati, the widowed queen of Chittor, sent a rakhi to the Mughal emperor Humayun when she required his help.
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lives entwine
brother and sister --
sacred thread
a sacred thread
wraps my brother's wrist --
tearful memories
Rakhi Purnima —-
untouched silken thread
in my silver salver
puja thali ~
my beaded rakhi thread
soaked in tears
pooja = prayer
thali = platter
Shared by Sandip Sital Chauhan
Joys of Japan, August 2012
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my paralized sister
a tear-drop on my wrist
on rakhi day
- Shared by Amrao Gill -
Joys of Japan, August 2012
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bond of affection --
sisters wish long life to
their brothers
- Shared by Kumarendra Mallick -
Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
weaving waves
with the long shore--
a tiny thread
- Shared by Pravat Kumar Padhy -
Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
distant star --
she ties a rakhi thread
to his photo
- Shared by Sandip Chauhan -
Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
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***** . Haiku from Punjab .
***** . Haiku from Nepal .
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Raksha Bandhan - Bond of Protection
***** Location: India
***** Season: Rains, Varsha
***** Category: Humanity
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Explanation
quote
Rakhi, is a festival primarily observed in India, which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. It is also called Rakhi Purnima in most of India.It is also celebrated in some parts of Pakistan.The festival is observed by Hindus, Sikhs and some Muslims.
The central ceremony involves the tying of a rakhi (sacred thread) by a sister on her brother's wrist. This symbolizes the sister's love and prayers for her brother's well-being, and the brother's lifelong vow to protect her.
The festival falls on the full moon day (Shravan Poornima) of the Shravan month of the Hindu lunisolar calendar.
It grew in popularity after Rani Karnavati, the widowed queen of Chittor, sent a rakhi to the Mughal emperor Humayun when she required his help.
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lives entwine
brother and sister --
sacred thread
a sacred thread
wraps my brother's wrist --
tearful memories
Rakhi Purnima —-
untouched silken thread
in my silver salver
puja thali ~
my beaded rakhi thread
soaked in tears
pooja = prayer
thali = platter
Shared by Sandip Sital Chauhan
Joys of Japan, August 2012
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my paralized sister
a tear-drop on my wrist
on rakhi day
- Shared by Amrao Gill -
Joys of Japan, August 2012
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bond of affection --
sisters wish long life to
their brothers
- Shared by Kumarendra Mallick -
Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
weaving waves
with the long shore--
a tiny thread
- Shared by Pravat Kumar Padhy -
Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
distant star --
she ties a rakhi thread
to his photo
- Shared by Sandip Chauhan -
Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013
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***** . Haiku from Punjab .
***** . Haiku from Nepal .
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7/28/2012
Sufi - Dargah Shrine
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Dargah Sufi Islamic Shrine
***** Location: India
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Humanity
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Explanation
A Dargah (Persian: درگاه dargâh or درگه dargah)
is a Sufi Islamic shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint or dervish. Local Muslims may visit a shrine as a form of pilgrimage known as ziyarat. Dargahs are often associated with Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, called khanqah.
They usually include a mosque, meeting rooms, Islamic religious schools (madrassas), residences for a teacher or caretaker, hospitals, and other buildings for community purposes.
The Dargah of Haji Ali, in Mumbai.
The term dargah is derived from a Persian word which can mean, among other uses, "portal" or "threshold". Some Sufi and other Muslims believe that dargahs are portals by which they can invoke the deceased saint's intercession and blessing (as per tawassul). Still others hold a less supernatural view of dargahs, and simply visit as a means of paying their respects to deceased pious individuals or to pray at the sites for perceived spiritual benefits.
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Sufism
Sufism or taṣawwuf (Arabic: تصوّف) is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a ṣūfī (صُوفِيّ). Sufis believe they are practicing Ihsan (perfection of worship) as revealed by Gabriel to Muhammad,
"Worship and serve Allah as you are seeing Him and while you see Him not yet truly He sees you."
Classical Sufi scholars have defined Sufism as "a science whose objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but God".
Alternatively, in the words of the Darqawi Sufi teacher Ahmad ibn Ajiba, "a science through which one can know how to travel into the presence of the Divine, purify one's inner self from filth, and beautify it with a variety of praiseworthy traits".
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Sufi Haiku / Haqqu
Be still and know
The veils were lifted
in my stillness.
Poverty of the Heart
I have nothing
and I want nothing.
Sadiq M. Alam. MysticSaint
source : www.mysticsaint.info
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HAIKU
Dargah—
two eyes from the veil
cast down in prayer
Shared by Mandeep Maan
Joys of Japan, July 2012
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- Shared by Rosie Mann -
Joys of Japan, August 2012
Rumi
(30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273)
was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic.
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sufi song~
a glance of saffron sun
between the clouds
- Shared by Sarbjit Singh Khaira -
Joys of Japan, September 2012
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sufi moon
call of the muezzin
reaches the sky
- Shared by Asni Amin -
Joys of Japan, 2012
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***** . Haiku from Punjab .
***** . Islamic Holidays .
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Dargah Sufi Islamic Shrine
***** Location: India
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Humanity
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Explanation
A Dargah (Persian: درگاه dargâh or درگه dargah)
is a Sufi Islamic shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint or dervish. Local Muslims may visit a shrine as a form of pilgrimage known as ziyarat. Dargahs are often associated with Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, called khanqah.
They usually include a mosque, meeting rooms, Islamic religious schools (madrassas), residences for a teacher or caretaker, hospitals, and other buildings for community purposes.
The Dargah of Haji Ali, in Mumbai.
The term dargah is derived from a Persian word which can mean, among other uses, "portal" or "threshold". Some Sufi and other Muslims believe that dargahs are portals by which they can invoke the deceased saint's intercession and blessing (as per tawassul). Still others hold a less supernatural view of dargahs, and simply visit as a means of paying their respects to deceased pious individuals or to pray at the sites for perceived spiritual benefits.
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Sufism
Sufism or taṣawwuf (Arabic: تصوّف) is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a ṣūfī (صُوفِيّ). Sufis believe they are practicing Ihsan (perfection of worship) as revealed by Gabriel to Muhammad,
"Worship and serve Allah as you are seeing Him and while you see Him not yet truly He sees you."
Classical Sufi scholars have defined Sufism as "a science whose objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but God".
Alternatively, in the words of the Darqawi Sufi teacher Ahmad ibn Ajiba, "a science through which one can know how to travel into the presence of the Divine, purify one's inner self from filth, and beautify it with a variety of praiseworthy traits".
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Sufi Haiku / Haqqu
Be still and know
The veils were lifted
in my stillness.
Poverty of the Heart
I have nothing
and I want nothing.
Sadiq M. Alam. MysticSaint
source : www.mysticsaint.info
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HAIKU
Dargah—
two eyes from the veil
cast down in prayer
Shared by Mandeep Maan
Joys of Japan, July 2012
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- Shared by Rosie Mann -
Joys of Japan, August 2012
Rumi
(30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273)
was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic.
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sufi song~
a glance of saffron sun
between the clouds
- Shared by Sarbjit Singh Khaira -
Joys of Japan, September 2012
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sufi moon
call of the muezzin
reaches the sky
- Shared by Asni Amin -
Joys of Japan, 2012
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***** . Haiku from Punjab .
***** . Islamic Holidays .
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7/17/2012
Sawan Month
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Month of Sawan (Savan) in Punjab
***** Location: India
***** Season: Rains
***** Category: Heavens
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Explanation
season of Rains – called Varsha
the months of Shravan and Bhadrapad
approximately July and August
Sawan (Punjabi: ਸਾਵਣ, Hindi: सावन)
is a fifth month in the traditional Vikrama as well as the Nanakshahi calendar, which governs the activities within Sikhism. This month coincides with July and August in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 31 days long, like the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
July 16 (1 Sawan) - The start of the month Sawan
July 23 (8 Sawan) - Birth of Guru Har Krishan Ji
August 16 (1 Bhadon) - The end of the month Sawan and the start of Bhadon
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The Guru tells us that the month of
Sawan (July/August) and Bhadon (August/September):
"The rainy season is beautiful; the months of Saawan and Bhaadon bring bliss. The clouds are low, and heavy with rain; the waters and the lands are filled with honey. God is all-pervading everywhere; the nine treasures of the Lord's Name fill the homes of all hearts…"
(p 928) and also
"...The lakes and fields are overflowing with water; the rainy season has come - the time to celebrate! In the dark of night it rains; how can the young bride find peace? The frogs and peacocks send out their noisy calls. Pri-o! Pri-o! Beloved! Beloved! cries the rainbird, while the snakes slither around, biting. The mosquitoes bite and sting, and the ponds are filled to overflowing; without the Lord, how can she find peace?
O Nanak, I will go and ask my Guru; wherever God is, there I will go.
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5) Sawan (July-August)
6) Bhadon(August-September)
. Bara Maha - The Twelve Months in Punjab .
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Sawan pilgrimage -
climbing up the hill
I meet a group of kanjaks
Gurmukh Bhanodhal Raiawal
Sawan drizzle -
at the tinkle of small bangles
a kanjak giggles
Surmeet Maavi
Kanjak puja ritual
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***** . Haiku from Punjab .
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Month of Sawan (Savan) in Punjab
***** Location: India
***** Season: Rains
***** Category: Heavens
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Explanation
season of Rains – called Varsha
the months of Shravan and Bhadrapad
approximately July and August
Sawan (Punjabi: ਸਾਵਣ, Hindi: सावन)
is a fifth month in the traditional Vikrama as well as the Nanakshahi calendar, which governs the activities within Sikhism. This month coincides with July and August in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 31 days long, like the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
July 16 (1 Sawan) - The start of the month Sawan
July 23 (8 Sawan) - Birth of Guru Har Krishan Ji
August 16 (1 Bhadon) - The end of the month Sawan and the start of Bhadon
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quote
The Guru tells us that the month of
Sawan (July/August) and Bhadon (August/September):
"The rainy season is beautiful; the months of Saawan and Bhaadon bring bliss. The clouds are low, and heavy with rain; the waters and the lands are filled with honey. God is all-pervading everywhere; the nine treasures of the Lord's Name fill the homes of all hearts…"
(p 928) and also
"...The lakes and fields are overflowing with water; the rainy season has come - the time to celebrate! In the dark of night it rains; how can the young bride find peace? The frogs and peacocks send out their noisy calls. Pri-o! Pri-o! Beloved! Beloved! cries the rainbird, while the snakes slither around, biting. The mosquitoes bite and sting, and the ponds are filled to overflowing; without the Lord, how can she find peace?
O Nanak, I will go and ask my Guru; wherever God is, there I will go.
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5) Sawan (July-August)
6) Bhadon(August-September)
. Bara Maha - The Twelve Months in Punjab .
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Sawan pilgrimage -
climbing up the hill
I meet a group of kanjaks
Gurmukh Bhanodhal Raiawal
Sawan drizzle -
at the tinkle of small bangles
a kanjak giggles
Surmeet Maavi
Kanjak puja ritual
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Related words
***** . Haiku from Punjab .
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7/15/2012
Kala chana chickpeas
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Kala chana chickpeas
***** Location: India
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Plant
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Explanation
quote
The chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its seeds are high in protein Despite being widely considered a vegetable, it is in fact one of the earliest cultivated fruits; 7,500-year-old remains have been found in the Middle East.
Other common names for the species include
garbanzo bean, ceci bean, chana, sanagalu, and Bengal gram.
There are two main kinds of chickpea:
Desi, which has small, darker seeds and a rough coat, cultivated mostly in the Indian subcontinent, Ethiopia, Mexico, and Iran.
Kabuli, which has lighter coloured, larger seeds and a smoother coat, mainly grown in Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Chile, also introduced during the 18th century to the Indian subcontinent.
The Desi (meaning 'country' or 'local' in Hindi) is also known as Bengal gram or kala chana. Kabuli (meaning 'from Kabul' in Hindi, since they were thought to have come from Afghanistan when first seen in India) or safed chana is the kind widely grown throughout the Mediterranean.
Desi is likely the earliest form since it closely resembles seeds found both on archaeological sites and the wild plant ancestor (Cicer reticulatum) of domesticated chickpeas, which only grows in southeast Turkey, where it is believed to have originated.
Desi chickpeas have a markedly higher fiber content than Kabulis and hence a very low glycemic index which may make them suitable for people with blood sugar problems. The desi type is used to make Chana Dal, which is a split chickpea with the skin removed.
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Prasād, Prasada
(Sanskrit: प्रसाद, Marathi: प्रसाद, Hindi/Urdu: प्रशाद/پرشاد/prashad, Kannada: prasāda ಪ್ರಸಾದ, Gujarati: પૃસાદ, Tamil: பிரசாதம் and prasādam,
Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ, Telugu: Telugu: ప్రసాదం prasadam, Bhojpuri: persādi)
is a material substance that is first offered to a deity in Hinduism and then consumed.
Literally, a gracious gift.
Anything, usually an edible food, that is first offered to a deity, saint, Perfect Master or an Avatar and then distributed in His or Her name to their followers or others as a good sign. The prasad is then considered to have the deity's blessing residing within it.
In contemporary Hindu religious practice in India, the desire to get prasada and have darshan are the two major motivations of pilgrimage and temple visits.
One way that Prasad is commonly prepared is to place the food in offering before an image or statue of the spiritual figure to be honored, sometimes on a plate or serving vessel reserved only for spiritual purposes, and only then, after some time is allowed to pass, does the food become holy Prasad for further distribution.
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saturday in the temple -
she covers her head with a scarf
to offer kala chana
Davinder Kaur
kala chana prasad (holy offering) is served on Saturdays in temples.
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Kala chana chickpeas
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The chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its seeds are high in protein Despite being widely considered a vegetable, it is in fact one of the earliest cultivated fruits; 7,500-year-old remains have been found in the Middle East.
Other common names for the species include
garbanzo bean, ceci bean, chana, sanagalu, and Bengal gram.
There are two main kinds of chickpea:
Desi, which has small, darker seeds and a rough coat, cultivated mostly in the Indian subcontinent, Ethiopia, Mexico, and Iran.
Kabuli, which has lighter coloured, larger seeds and a smoother coat, mainly grown in Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Chile, also introduced during the 18th century to the Indian subcontinent.
The Desi (meaning 'country' or 'local' in Hindi) is also known as Bengal gram or kala chana. Kabuli (meaning 'from Kabul' in Hindi, since they were thought to have come from Afghanistan when first seen in India) or safed chana is the kind widely grown throughout the Mediterranean.
Desi is likely the earliest form since it closely resembles seeds found both on archaeological sites and the wild plant ancestor (Cicer reticulatum) of domesticated chickpeas, which only grows in southeast Turkey, where it is believed to have originated.
Desi chickpeas have a markedly higher fiber content than Kabulis and hence a very low glycemic index which may make them suitable for people with blood sugar problems. The desi type is used to make Chana Dal, which is a split chickpea with the skin removed.
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Prasād, Prasada
(Sanskrit: प्रसाद, Marathi: प्रसाद, Hindi/Urdu: प्रशाद/پرشاد/prashad, Kannada: prasāda ಪ್ರಸಾದ, Gujarati: પૃસાદ, Tamil: பிரசாதம் and prasādam,
Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ, Telugu: Telugu: ప్రసాదం prasadam, Bhojpuri: persādi)
is a material substance that is first offered to a deity in Hinduism and then consumed.
Literally, a gracious gift.
Anything, usually an edible food, that is first offered to a deity, saint, Perfect Master or an Avatar and then distributed in His or Her name to their followers or others as a good sign. The prasad is then considered to have the deity's blessing residing within it.
In contemporary Hindu religious practice in India, the desire to get prasada and have darshan are the two major motivations of pilgrimage and temple visits.
One way that Prasad is commonly prepared is to place the food in offering before an image or statue of the spiritual figure to be honored, sometimes on a plate or serving vessel reserved only for spiritual purposes, and only then, after some time is allowed to pass, does the food become holy Prasad for further distribution.
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Things found on the way
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HAIKU
saturday in the temple -
she covers her head with a scarf
to offer kala chana
Davinder Kaur
kala chana prasad (holy offering) is served on Saturdays in temples.
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***** . Haiku from Punjab .
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Moti Bagh Palace
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Moti Bagh Palace
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Moti Bagh Palace (Punjabi: ਮੋਤੀ ਬਾਗ਼ ਮਹਲ,)
is a palace in Patiala, and was built as one of the largest residences in the world and served as principal residence for Patiala royal family till late 40' when it shifted to New Motibagh Palace which acts as permanent residence to Maharaja of Patiala and his family.
It was built by Maharaja Narinder Singh in 1845. The palace is decorated with beautiful sculptures. Now it houses the Moti Bagh Palace museum of antique arts and artifacts.
The old quarters were built in 1840s by Maharaja of Patiala, and was expanded in 1920s during the reign of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh. After independence Maharaja Yadavindra Singh donated it to Government of India which later converted a part of it into a museum, a taxidermy gallery, and North Zone Cultural Centre.
National Institute of Sports, or NIS Patiala is situated in its East wing where the annual Patiala Heritage festival is celebrated.
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Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala
Patiala (Punjabi: ਪਟਿਆਲਾ)
is a city located in south-eastern Punjab, in northern India.The city is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around a castle named Qila Mubarak (the Fortunate Castle). It was constructed by a militiaman, Baba Ala Singh in 1763.
In the 18th century, the political vacuum created by the downfall of the Mughals was successfully filled up by the Sikh Misldars in Punjab by thwarting the designs of the Marathas and the Afghans. One among these independent principalities of the Sikhs was that established by Baba Ala Singh at Patiala.
In popular culture, the city remains famous for its traditional turban (a type of headgear), paranda (a kind of tasselled tag for braiding hair), patiala salwar (a type of female trousers), jutti (a type of footwear) and Patiala peg (a measure of liquor).
The first Indian astronaut, Rakesh Sharma, was born in Patiala.
Qila Mubarak Complex
Sheesh Mahal
Baradari Gardens
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Moti Mahal
in front of the little Buddha
a large mortar
Shared by Charan Gill
Joys of Japan, 2012
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***** . Haiku from Punjab .
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Moti Bagh Palace
***** Location: India
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Humanity
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Explanation
quote
Moti Bagh Palace (Punjabi: ਮੋਤੀ ਬਾਗ਼ ਮਹਲ,)
is a palace in Patiala, and was built as one of the largest residences in the world and served as principal residence for Patiala royal family till late 40' when it shifted to New Motibagh Palace which acts as permanent residence to Maharaja of Patiala and his family.
It was built by Maharaja Narinder Singh in 1845. The palace is decorated with beautiful sculptures. Now it houses the Moti Bagh Palace museum of antique arts and artifacts.
The old quarters were built in 1840s by Maharaja of Patiala, and was expanded in 1920s during the reign of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh. After independence Maharaja Yadavindra Singh donated it to Government of India which later converted a part of it into a museum, a taxidermy gallery, and North Zone Cultural Centre.
National Institute of Sports, or NIS Patiala is situated in its East wing where the annual Patiala Heritage festival is celebrated.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala
Patiala (Punjabi: ਪਟਿਆਲਾ)
is a city located in south-eastern Punjab, in northern India.The city is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around a castle named Qila Mubarak (the Fortunate Castle). It was constructed by a militiaman, Baba Ala Singh in 1763.
In the 18th century, the political vacuum created by the downfall of the Mughals was successfully filled up by the Sikh Misldars in Punjab by thwarting the designs of the Marathas and the Afghans. One among these independent principalities of the Sikhs was that established by Baba Ala Singh at Patiala.
In popular culture, the city remains famous for its traditional turban (a type of headgear), paranda (a kind of tasselled tag for braiding hair), patiala salwar (a type of female trousers), jutti (a type of footwear) and Patiala peg (a measure of liquor).
The first Indian astronaut, Rakesh Sharma, was born in Patiala.
Qila Mubarak Complex
Sheesh Mahal
Baradari Gardens
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Things found on the way
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HAIKU
Moti Mahal
in front of the little Buddha
a large mortar
Shared by Charan Gill
Joys of Japan, 2012
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Related words
***** . Haiku from Punjab .
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