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Corb plantat sobre una decoració en forma de peix del castell japonès de Himeji. El corb és real ;-)
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Raven placed over a fish-like decoration in Himeji castle, Japan.
I found this spot near Mt. Shibi today. I have liked to take long-exposure photos of water flow for a long time. So I am glad I could do so (2.5 sec exposure).
Explored (Sep 7, 2009; #43; still moving in and out), because of your kind reactions. Thank you so much all!
Mountains of the North Satsuma viewed southwestward from Mt. Shibi (1,067 meters above sea level). 紫尾山山頂 (標高1067m) から薩摩川内方面を望む．画面上方は東シナ海．
My friend, her husband and daughter are staying with another girlfriend whose daughter is best buddy with her daughter.. so these are for you Shibi, to share with your good friend Katie
Onigawara are a type of roof ornamentation found in Japanese architecture. They are generally roof tiles or statues depicting a Japanese ogre (oni) or a fearsome beast. Onigawara are most often found on Buddhist temples. The tile's name notwithstanding, the ogre's face may be missing.
A shachihoko or shachi (two ornamental elements on the roof ridge) is an animal in Japanese folklore with the head of a tiger and the body of a carp. It was believed that this animal could cause the rain to fall, and as such, temples and castles were often adorned with roof ornaments (shibi) crafted in the form of a shachihoko, in order to protect them from fire.
Nara, Hōryū-ji temple. Japan, 2012
Nagoya specialty sweets：shachibon ( シャチボン )
In Japanese folklore, a shachihoko (鯱) is an animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a carp. It was believed that this animal could cause the rain to fall, and as such, temples and castles were often adorned with shibi (鴟尾) in this shape, in order to protect them from fire.
The above kanji can be pronounced in two different ways. When pronounced "shachihoko", it refers to the mystical animal mentioned above. When pronounced "shachi", it means grampus; a dolphin or orca. This is a source of confusion, even among the Japanese......
[ quoted from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shachihoko ]
is situated on Shibi Mountain in the northwest of Jiaocheng County, Shanxi Province. It is one of birthplaces of Jingtu (Pure Land) Sect, one of important sects of Chinese Buddhism, and is also deemed the birthplace by Pure Land Sect and True Pure Land Sect in Japan. In 1983, it was designated as one of national key temples in the areas of the Han nationality. Xuanzhong Temple was built in the second year (472) of the Yanxing reign of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). It was destroyed by fire, and rebuilt several times during the Ming and Qing dynasties
Onigawara are a type of roof ornamentation found in Japanese architecture. They are generally roof tiles or statues depicting a Japanese ogre (oni) or a fearsome beast. Onigawara are most often found on Buddhist temples. The tile's name notwithstanding, the ogre's face may be missing.
A shachihoko or shachi (two ornamental elements on the roof ridge) is an animal in Japanese folklore with the head of a tiger and the body of a carp. It was believed that this animal could cause the rain to fall, and as such, temples and castles were often adorned with roof ornaments (shibi) crafted in the form of a shachihoko, in order to protect them from fire.
Nara, Hōryū-ji temple. Japan, 2012
A school of small - five to ten pound - shibis a.k.a. ahi a.k.a yellowfin tuna. Six oceanic white tip sharks were cruising above the school.
Lamiaceae (mint family) » Vitex negundo L.
VY-teks -- Latin name for the Grape genus ... Dave's Botanary
neg-UN-doh: -- Latinised form of the Sanskrit name for this plant ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: five-leaved chaste tree, Indian privet • Assamese: আজ্ঞাচিত্ত agyachitta, পচতীয়া posotiya • Bengali: নিসিন্দা nishinda • Gujarati: નગોડ nagod • Hindi: इन्द्राणी indrani, निर्गुण्ठी nirgunthi, सम्भालू sambhalu • Kannada: ಇನ್ದ್ರಾಣಿ indrani, ಕರಿ ಲಕ್ಕಿ kari lakki, ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡ lakki gida • Konkani: निंगुड nimgud, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Malayalam: കരിനൊച്ചി karinocchi, നൊച്ചി nocchi • Manipuri: urik shibi • Marathi: इंद्राणी indrani, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Mizo: thingkhawilupa • Nepalese: सिमाली simali • Oriya: ବେଗୁନିଆ begunia, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi • Pali: निग्गुंडी niggundi, सिंदुवार sinduvara • Punjabi: ਮਰਵੰਦੇ marwande, ਨੀਨਦੀ nindi, ਸਮਭਾਲੂ sambhalu • Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी indrani, निर्गुण्डि nirgundi • Tamil: கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, நொச்சி nocci • Telugu: నిర్గుండి nirgundi, శంబళి sambali, సిందువారము sinduvaramu, వావిలి vavili • Tibetan: ni rgun tha • Urdu: نرگنٿهي nirgunthi, سمبهالو sambhalu
Native to: e & s Africa and Asia; widely naturalised and cultivated
References: Flowers of India • Top Tropicals • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS - FRLHT • DDSA
Lamiaceae (mint family) » Vitex negundo L.
VY-teks -- Latin name for the Grape genus ... Dave's Botanary
neg-UN-doh: -- Latinised form of the Sanskrit name for this plant ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: five-leaved chaste tree, Indian privet • Assamese: আজ্ঞাচিত্ত agyachitta, পচতীয়া posotiya • Bengali: নিসিন্দা nishinda • Gujarati: નગોડ nagod • Hindi: इन्द्राणी indrani, निर्गुण्ठी nirgunthi, सम्भालू sambhalu • Kannada: ಇನ್ದ್ರಾಣಿ indrani, ಕರಿ ಲಕ್ಕಿ kari lakki, ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡ lakki gida • Konkani: निंगुड nimgud, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Malayalam: കരിനൊച്ചി karinocchi, നൊച്ചി nocchi • Manipuri: urik shibi • Marathi: इंद्राणी indrani, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Mizo: thingkhawilupa • Nepalese: सिमाली simali • Oriya: ବେଗୁନିଆ begunia, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi • Pali: निग्गुंडी niggundi, सिंदुवार sinduvara • Punjabi: ਮਰਵੰਦੇ marwande, ਨੀਨਦੀ nindi, ਸਮਭਾਲੂ sambhalu • Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी indrani, निर्गुण्डि nirgundi • Tamil: கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, நொச்சி nocci • Telugu: నిర్గుండి nirgundi, శంబళి sambali, సిందువారము sinduvaramu, వావిలి vavili • Tibetan: ni rgun tha • Urdu: نرگنٿهي nirgunthi, سمبهالو sambhalu
Native to: e & s Africa and Asia; widely naturalised and cultivated
References: Flowers of India • Top Tropicals • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS - FRLHT • DDSA
King Shibi was famed for his justice and compassion, so the gods Indra and Dharma decide to put him to the test.
Oceanic white tip shark being shadowed by a pilot fish. It was quite a scene - a few hundred shibis (small yellow fin tuna), mahimahi, six sharks and a few ono all in one spot. The sharks had eaten some of the mahimahi and ono that we speared, so I just gave up and jumped in with the camera.
This is the view from the top of Osaka castle. I really enjoyed the many views. I will add some other views as soon as I have time to process them.
Lamiaceae (mint family) » Vitex negundo L.
VY-teks -- Latin name for the Grape genus ... Dave's Botanary
neg-UN-doh: -- Latinised form of the Sanskrit name for this plant ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: five-leaved chaste tree, Indian privet • Assamese: আজ্ঞাচিত্ত agyachitta, পচতীয়া posotiya • Bengali: নিসিন্দা nishinda • Gujarati: નગોડ nagod • Hindi: इन्द्राणी indrani, निर्गुण्ठी nirgunthi, सम्भालू sambhalu • Kannada: ಇನ್ದ್ರಾಣಿ indrani, ಕರಿ ಲಕ್ಕಿ kari lakki, ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡ lakki gida • Konkani: निंगुड nimgud, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Malayalam: കരിനൊച്ചി karinocchi, നൊച്ചി nocchi • Manipuri: urik shibi • Marathi: इंद्राणी indrani, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Mizo: thingkhawilupa • Nepalese: सिमाली simali • Oriya: ବେଗୁନିଆ begunia, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi • Pali: निग्गुंडी niggundi, सिंदुवार sinduvara • Punjabi: ਮਰਵੰਦੇ marwande, ਨੀਨਦੀ nindi, ਸਮਭਾਲੂ sambhalu • Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी indrani, निर्गुण्डि nirgundi • Tamil: கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, நொச்சி nocci • Telugu: నిర్గుండి nirgundi, శంబళి sambali, సిందువారము sinduvaramu, వావిలి vavili • Tibetan: ni rgun tha • Urdu: نرگنٿهي nirgunthi, سمبهالو sambhalu
Native to: e & s Africa and Asia; widely naturalised and cultivated
References: Flowers of India • Top Tropicals • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS - FRLHT • DDSA