Recent visit to the Canberra suburb of Woden to checkout the street art scene
#streetArt #canberra #shotoniphone

#canberra #shotoniphone #rainbowLorikeet

School cross country #canberra #oldroll #runnng #crosscountry #blueskyphotography

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Lunch in Tumut NSW #dazzcam #australia #blueskyphotography

Hot air balloon over Canberra’s Telstra Tower #dazzcam #canberra #blueskyPhotography #hotAirBalloon

Misty morning Canberra #dazzcam #blueskyphotography #canberra

Batemans Bay, NSW south coast #dazzcam

Lake burley griffin #canberra #hipstamatic #photography

Box Hill Canberra #hipstamatic

Canberra balloon festival #hipstamatic #canberra #canberraBalloonSpectacular

Look up #hipstamatic

Misty #hipstamatic #canberra #mist #photography

Bondi icebergs #bondi #beach #bondiIcebergs

Four young Kalash children are sitting in front of their home. The Kalash people are an indigenous ethnic group residing in the remote valleys of the Chitral district in northern Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan. They are known for their distinct culture, religion, and lifestyle that set them apart from the majority Muslim population of Pakistan. The Kalash have attracted considerable interest due to their unique traditions, language, and physical appearance, which are sometimes described as being more akin to ancient Indo-European groups than the other ethnicities in the region. The Kalash practice a form of animism and polytheism that includes a belief in multiple gods, spirits, and deities. Their religion is heavily tied to nature and agriculture, with many rituals and ceremonies dedicated to deities associated with water, the sun, and fertility. The Kalash people also believe in ancestral spirits and often perform offerings and sacrifices to ensure prosperity, good harvests, and the well-being of their community.

Two young Kalash girls are drinking water from a stream. The Kalash people are an indigenous ethnic group residing in the remote valleys of the Chitral district in northern Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan. They are known for their distinct culture, religion, and lifestyle that set them apart from the majority Muslim population of Pakistan. The Kalash have attracted considerable interest due to their unique traditions, language, and physical appearance, which are sometimes described as being more akin to ancient Indo-European groups than the other ethnicities in the region. The Kalash practice a form of animism and polytheism that includes a belief in multiple gods, spirits, and deities. Their religion is heavily tied to nature and agriculture, with many rituals and ceremonies dedicated to deities associated with water, the sun, and fertility. The Kalash people also believe in ancestral spirits and often perform offerings and sacrifices to ensure prosperity, good harvests, and the well-being of their community.

Every Kalash child is left with a dirty face, to avoid attracting unwanted spirit attention. The Kalash are known as the indigenous people of Chitral Pakistan, and their ancestors migrated to Chitral from Afghanistan in the 2nd century BC.
#Pakistan #kalash

#canberra #hipstamatic #photography

#canberra #flowers #photography #hipstamatic

Local Sutton markets #hipstamatic

Incoming

#singapore Sri Mariamman Temple #shotoniphone

#singapore magnificent #streetArt and temples #shotoniphone

A woman from Ladakh wearing her Headdress called a perak. The perak is still worn by Ladakhi women as a symbol of traditional culture. Public performances, cultural exhibits, and photos prepared for tourists often emphasize the women wearing their headdresses with their ornate turquoise ornamentation.

A woman from Ladakh wearing her Headdress called a perak. The perak is still worn by Ladakhi women as a symbol of traditional culture. Public performances, cultural exhibits, and photos prepared for tourists often emphasize the women wearing their headdresses with their ornate turquoise ornamentation.

‪A woman’s headdress in Ladakh called a Perak, is often a stunning artistic achievement, and it provides a statement of her status, wealth, artistic sense, and history. It is a prized possession and is often passed down from mother to daughter.
#Ladakh #India #nubravalley #perak

More highlights from the #canberra #enlighten festival with #hipstamatic

Last night at the #canberra #Enlighten festival #hipstamatic

Great to hear Margot, happy reading

Another awesome page-turner from Leslie Wolfe! This one, a solid 9/10, featured an original plot and incredibly real characters. It's my eleventh Wolfe book, and she hasn't disappointed yet
#booksky #leslieWolfe

Prayer flags flutter from the huge stupa at Boudhanath, Kathmandu's most important Buddhist site and heart of the city’s Tibetan community.

On either side at the base of the steps up to the Boudhanath Stupa Kathmandu, is a guardian on an elephant.

The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world. On either side, at the base of the steps up to the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, is a guardian on an elephant. One guardian is male, and the other is female.
#Nepal #Kathmandu #boudhanath

Terraced rice fields. Located primarily in the mountain areas in the North of Vietnam, the terraced rice fields are called the “stairway to Heaven” by many people. These are the result of really amazing work over a hundred years by local hill tribes, mostly the H’mong people. Living in the area of the high mountains, the only way for them to cultivate the wet rice is by creating terraces on the slopes of the mountains in which to keep water for growing the rice. Different from rice cultivation on the plain, the Vietnam terraced rice fields can be cultivated with only one crop per year, normally from June to October. Starting in September, the fields start changing colour from green to yellow in preparation for the new harvest.

Terraced rice fields. Every year, between September and October, the terraced rice fields of Mù Cang Chải, a rural district in northern Vietnam’s Yên Bái Province, put on a show of picturesque harvest colours. The curving terraces, although man-made, appear to be in complete harmony with the landscape, creating a hypnotic patterning across the hills and valleys.

Every year, between September and October, the terraced rice fields of Mù Cang Chải, in northern Vietnam’s Yên Bái Province, put on a show of picturesque colours. The curving terraces, although man-made, appear to be in complete harmony with the landscape.
#Vietnam #ricefields #MùCangChải