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Multi-instrumentalist creating music inspired by the handpan (aka hang / pantam)

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1 In 4 Facebook Users Delete Facebook App As Millennial Exodus Continues. Relationship with Facebook has shifted to “It’s Complicated.” Some may call it a case of Stockholm Syndrome. . . . #millenials #socialmedia #egotrip #feedingthebeast #artificialintelligence #ai #netnutrality #freedom #cyborg #neuralnetwork #deletefacebook #deletemessenger #deleteinstagram #deletetwitter #deletesocialmedia https://www.instagram.com/p/BneE7_jHVmv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14joes2c29i1t

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Musicians and athletes have more in common than most people think. For one, musicians, like athletes, are expected to perform for long durations of time. Practicing and performing for countless of hours requires the type of physical endurance that often leads to strain on certain parts of the body, especially the hands. Prone to developing musculoskeletal injuries that can have a negative impact on their careers. When it comes to hand disorders in musicians, injuries may develop at any age. Although hand injuries among dedicated musicians can be debilitating to their careers, to the extent of potentially ending it, there are many treatment options available and with the right plan of care, an end to one’s career may be avoided. @wearethemu @prsformusic @prsfoundation @theiet @iet.connect . . . #musicians #athletes #common #expected #perform #long #durations #time #practicing #performing #countless #hours #physical #endurance #strain #body #hands #wrist #musculoskeletal #injuries #negative #impact #debilitating #potentially #ending #dedicated #careers #treatment #options #available (at BAPAM - British Association for Performing Arts Medicine) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmuB2_OHk9e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ckmcb2o11utr

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Short improvised snippet played on a Asachan Amara from Madhav Bhatt on Vimeo.

Short improvised snippet played on a Asachan Amara. Recorded on an iPhone. madhavmusic.net

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Shadow man in Hyde Park. Another lovely spring day in London Town. @hydepark . . . #shadow #shadowman #sun #sunshine #spring #springtime #hyde #hydepark #afternoon #beautiful #sunny #london #parks (at Hyde Park)

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The golden building is a structure that stands out because of its colour and is the rest rooms. Another very ornately decorated structure, this golden building represents the body, whereas the white ubosot represents the mind. The gold symbolizes how people focus on worldly desires and money. The white building represents the idea to make merit and to focus on the mind, instead of material things and possession. . . . #golden #building #structure #standsout #because #colour #restrooms #hammerblows #ornately #decorated #represents #body #whereas #white #ubosot #mind #gold #symbolizes #people #focus #worldly #desires #money #idea #make #merit #focus #mind #instead #material #things #possession #blackandwhite #shadesofgrey (at Wat Rong Khun - White Temple , Chiang Rai , Thailand)

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Inside the temple, the decor swiftly moves from pristine white to fiery and bewildering. Murals depict swirling orange flames and demon faces, interspersed with Western idols such as Michael Jackson, Neo from The Matrix, Freddy Krueger, and a T-800 series Terminator. Images of nuclear warfare, terrorist attacks, and oil pumps hammer home the destructive impact that humans have had on earth. The presence of Harry Potter, Superman, and Hello Kitty confuses the message somewhat, but the overall moral is clear: people are wicked. . . . #inside #temple #decor #swiftly #moves #pristine #fiery #bewildering #murals #depict #swirling #orange #flames #demon #faces #interspersed #western #idols #MichaelJackson #Neo #Matrix #FreddyKrueger #Terminator #images #nuclear #warfare #terrorist #attacks #oil #pumps #hammer #home #destructive #impact #humans #earth #presence #HarryPotter #Superman #HelloKitty #confuses #message #somewhat #overall #moral #clear #people #wicked #blackandwhite #shadesofgrey (at Wat Rong Khun - White Temple , Chiang Rai , Thailand)

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Spring in Battersea Park... Bye bye winter, hopefully the schizophrenic weather is over for now... . . . #Spring #Battersea #BatterseaPark #byebye #winter #hopefully #weather #sunnier #warmer #months #ahead (at Pear Tree Cafe)

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In front of the ubosot are several meditative Buddha images. The ubosot is an all-white building with fragments of mirrored glass embedded in the building's exterior. The ubosot embodies design elements from classic Thai architecture such as the three-tiered roof and abundant use of Naga serpents. . . . #ubosot #several #meditative #Buddha #images #white #building #fragments #mirrored #glass #embedded #building #exterior #embodies #design #elements #classic #Thai #architecture #three #tiered #roof #whitetemple #blackandwhite #shadesofgrey (at Wat Rong Khun - White Temple , Chiang Rai , Thailand)

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Gate of Heaven: After crossing the bridge, the visitor arrives at the "gate of heaven", guarded by two creatures representing Death and Rahu, who decides the fate of the dead. . . . #GateofHeaven #crossing #bridge #arrives #gate #heaven #guarded #creatures #representing #Death #Rahu #decides the #fate #dead #bodies #navagraha #astronomical #shadow #entity #eclipses #king #meteors (at Wat Rong Khun - White Temple , Chiang Rai , Thailand)

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The bridge of "the cycle of rebirth": the main building at the white temple, the ubosot, is reached by crossing a bridge over a small lake. In front of the bridge are hundreds of outreaching hands that symbolize unrestrained desire. The bridge proclaims that the way to happiness is by foregoing temptation, greed, and desire. Next to the lake stand two very elegant Kinnaree, half-human, half-bird creatures from Buddhist mythology. . . . #bridge #cycle #rebirth #whitetemple #ubosot #reached #crossing #over #lake #hundreds #outreaching #hands #symbolize #unrestrained #desire #proclaims #happiness #foregoing #temptation #greed #desire #elegant #Kinnaree #halfhuman #halfbird #creatures #Buddhist #mythology #blackandwhite #shadesofgrey (at Wat Rong Khun - White Temple , Chiang Rai , Thailand)

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Jina Rishabhanatha was the first Jain saviour and the first king in this cycle of time. He is credited with the invention of agriculture, fire and many arts. Long hair distinguishes him from other Jinas. Here Rishabhanatha is attended by flywhisk bearers, celestial garland bearers and his protective deities: the yaksha Gomukha (‘cow-headed’) and yakshi Chakreshvari. Completely purified and liberated, Jinas are beyond acting in the world. . . . #Jina #Rishabhanatha #first #Jain #saviour #king #cycle #time #credited #invention #agriculture #fire #arts #attended #flywhisk #celestial #garland #bearers #protective #deities #yaksha #Gomukha #cow #headed #yakshi #Chakreshvari #purified #liberated #Jinas #beyond #acting #world #worshippers (at Victoria and Albert Museum)

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Shantinath (Santinatha), the sixteenth Jina is especially revered in the Jain pantheon. He is said to have revived Jainism at a time when it was in danger of extinction and thus assured the faith's survival. Over time he came to be invoked to avert calamities and ensure calm in the world, as his name suggests (santi means "peace"; natha, "lord"). The distinguishing attribute of Santinath is the deer, which is placed on the throne-base of the image. This cognizance is independent of the deer flanking a dharmachakra, which came to be associated with all Jinas. This is a rare example of monumental bronze casting from the medieval period and bears an inscription dedicating it to the triumph of Sri Santinatha in the year of Vikrama-Sanwat 1224 (1168 AD). . . . #Shantinath #Santinatha #sixteenth #Jina #especially #revered #Jain #pantheon #revived #Jainism #time #danger #extinction #assured #faith #survival #invoked #avert #calamities #ensure #calm #world #name #suggests #santi #shanti #peace #natha #lord #popularity #images #produced #large #bronzes #superb #quality #distinguishing #attribute #deer #placed #throne #dharmachakra #associated #Jinas #rare #example #monumental #bronze (at Victoria and Albert Museum)

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In seeking liberation, Jain ascetics followed a rigorous path. They abandoned all possessions and remained immobile for long periods. Parshvanatha, the 23rd Jain saviour with his dark blue complexion, stands meditating in the kayotsarga (body-abandonment) posture. Like the monks in the Digambara (‘sky-clad’) sect today, he is naked. Parshvanatha is protected by the serpent-king Dharanendra, with the coils of his body and shelters him with his multi-headed hood. . . . #seeking #liberation #Jain #ascetics #followed #rigorous #path #abandoned #possessions #remained #immobile #long #periods #Parshvanatha #saviour #dark #blue #complexion #stands #meditating #kayotsarga #body #abandonment #posture #monks #Digambara #skyclad #sect #today #naked #protected #serpent #king #Dharanendra #coils #body #shelters #multiheaded #hood (at Victoria and Albert Museum)

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The goddess Durga, the sakti or female energy of Shiva, in her ferocious form as the slayer of the buffalo demon Mahisa. Durga is represented in her eight-armed aspect, wielding the sacred weapons used against the forces of evil. The goddess holds the supernatural weapons of the gods, notably the bana, chakra, khadga and trisula in her right arms and the dhanus, ghanta and khetaka in her upper left hands, pressing Mahisa's head with the remaining hand. . . . #Durga #sakti #shakti #female #energy #Shiva #ferocious #form #slayer #buffalo #demon #Mahisa #represented #her #eight #armed #aspect #wielding #sacred #weapons #against #forces #evil #goddess #holds #supernatural #gods #bana #chakra #khadga #trisula #right #dhanus #ghanta #khetaka #left #pressing #head #remaining #hand (at Victoria and Albert Museum)

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Vishnu, preserver of the cosmos against the forces of evil and a major focus of Bhakti yoga, the yoga of personal devotion, is shown with benign countenance and his right hand in varada mudra, the gesture of bestowal. He bears his attributes of club, wheel, and conch and is supported by his consorts Lakshmi, bearing a fly whisk, and Sarasvati, who holds a vina, a sitar-like musical instrument. . . . #Vishnu #preserver #cosmos #against #forces #evil #major #focus #bhaktiyoga #yoga #personal #devotion #benign #countenance #varada #mudra #gesture #bestowal #bears #attributes #club #wheel #conch #supported #consorts #Lakshmi #flywhisk #Sarasvati #vina #veena #musical #instrument (at Victoria and Albert Museum)

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Surya, the Sun God is represented holding a lotus (padma) in each hand and is accompanied by his two wives Pratyusha, the goddess of twilight, and Usha, the goddess of dawn, who drives away the darkness with her arrows. . . . #Surya #Sun #God #sungod #represented #lotus #padma #hand #accompanied #two #wives #Pratyusha #goddess #twilight #Usha #dawn #drives #away #darkness #with #her #arrows (at Victoria and Albert Museum)

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Avalokiteshvara Seated on Mount Potala | 1000-1100 Pala Period | Ancient Vikrampura region (Dhaka district), Bangladesh | dark grey chlorite | . . . #Avalokiteshvara #bodhisattva #compassion #buddhism #buddhist #bodhicitta #sanskrit #mountpotala #heaven #Vikrampura #AncientVikrampura #PalaPeriod #Dhaka #Bangladesh #blackwhite #grey #chlorite #enlightened #enlightenment #guanyin #amitabha #antelope #elephant #lion #monkey #stag #earth #humanworld #tiered #niche #london (at V&A Museum)