به یاد باد صبا ˷ be yade bade saba

पछुवा हवा ˷ a persian ballad ˷ by alaleh a “ I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.” - Hafez claimer/disclaimer : i started this blog in the summer of 2009 ... so many people before us expressed love in myriad forms - so many are looking now for the place they belong to - that inner place - and many more will come after us the 'authors' of images and other material included here, are mentioned as far as i have knowledge of them - please suggest rectifications when needed also please do not copy-paste any of my personal commentaries unless you name the source, thx - AA

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Jameh mosque ceiling, Isfahan Province, Nain, Iran

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Kashan, Iran

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Bottle - Stone-paste painted under glaze

Safavid period, 17th c - Iran 

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See the 1,000-Year-Old Windmills Still in Use Today | National Geographic 

These amazing windmills are among the oldest in the world. Located in the Iranian town of Nashtifan, initially named Nish Toofan, or “storm’s sting,” the windmills have withstood winds of up to 74 miles an hour. With the design thought to have been created in eastern Persia between 500-900 A.D., they have been in use for several centuries.

(via See the 1,000-Year-Old Windmills Still in Use Today | National Geographic - YouTube)

The future i imagine, we need to think about building infrastructure that works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, 1000 years a millennium.

24/7/365/1000 Maybe 300 years is short term planning? 

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Manuchehr Tayyab's 1968 “Religions in Iran” shows Shiite, Christian Zoroastrian rituals and culture

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The Brothers Omidvar (a journey into vanished worlds)

In 1954 two Iranian brothers, Abdullah and Issa Omidvar, embarked on a 10-year journey around the world on motorbikes, a journey that deliberately passed through places like Congo, the Arctic Circle and the entire length of the Andes. En route they created a visual record, a documentary record of a vanished world: peoples, cultures and even entire countries that no longer exist. This extraordinary documentary is packed with interviews, archive image and rare videos that tell the story of this amazing journey.

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A Daghestani prayer rug, dated 1302 AH/1885 AD, in Oriental Rugs: An Introduction by Gordon Redford Walker

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Mirrored Hall of Diamonds (Talar Almas) of Golestan Royal Palace Tehran, Iran 

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“Dances of Talysh people in Iran”, ca.1933

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پالت - منو بشنو از دور، دلم می‌خواهدت

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The first ever car in Iran 1937.

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Embracing Lovers Caught by Housemaids, signed by Mirza Baba Naqqashbashi, Persia, Qajar, circa 1860

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Dope…Music Room, Ali Qapu Palace, Isfahan - Iran

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برآمد باد صبح و بوی نوروز - به کام دوستان و بخت پیروز مبارک بادت این سال و همه سال - همایون بادت این روز و همه روز

سعدی شیرازی

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احمد شاملو  

Romance sonámbulo de Federico García Lorca

traducido y recitado en persa por Ahmad Shamlou

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ترانه ای که نخواهم سرود من هرگز

Lyrics : Federico Garcia Lorca - Translated : Ahmad Shamlou

Music : Migrain 

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When Persians (Iranians) gather together certain things are somewhat inevitable: poetry & the reciting thereof; paikoobi & gher dadan; and of course: FOOD! Glorious food. For our company holiday party, there were 3 (3!) tables heaped with an eclectic and jaw droppingly seductive array of food. A feast made entirely in-house. 👏👏👏 I closed my eyes eating a few of the offerings! I’ll think about a few for a few days! 😆 Jatoon khalli!!!!!

#persian #food #iranian #tehran #iran #met2iran2 #foodporn #foodgasm #foodgawker #yummy #feast #party (at Tehran, Iran)