The Divine Gaze

Divine beings from across cultures and times.

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Shiva realizes that Sati has set herself aflame.

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Goddess Ammoru.

The lesson here: Don’t mess with the Goddess and her devotees.

From 1995 Telugu-language film Ammoru. Also released under Amman and Maa Ki Shakti.

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Jai ma guru!

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Ganga Devi falls from the heavens and into the hair of Lord Shiva.

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Goddess Ammoru.

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Lord Shiva.

Mohit Raina from Devon Ke Dev Mahadev

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Har Har Mahadev!

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Mahadev

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Hermes, messenger of the Gods of Olympus

“Muse, sing of Hermes, the son of Zeus and Maia, lord of Cyllene and Arcadia rich in flocks, the luck-bringing messenger of the immortals whom Maia bare, the rich-tressed nymph, when she was joined in love with Zeus—a shy goddess, for she avoided the company of the blessed gods, and lived within a deep, shady cave. There the son of Cronos used to lie with the rich-tressed nymph, unseen by deathless gods and mortal men, at dead of night while sweet sleep should hold white-armed Hera fast. And when the purpose of great Zeus was fulfilled, and the tenth moon with her was fixed in heaven, she was delivered and a notable thing was come to pass. For then she bare a son, of many shifts, blandly cunning, a robber, a cattle driver, a bringer of dreams,    a watcher by night, a thief at the gates, one who was soon to show forth wonderful deeds among the deathless gods.”

–Homeric Hymn to Hermes.

Photography: Cristian Baitg

Source: http://www.cristianbaitg.com/#/greek-mythology-1/

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Roman River God, Louvre Museum

From the Louvre’s website: “This statue, very much admired since its discovery in 1512, is a personification the Roman river Tiber. It … explores the river’s link to Roman mythology, and its fertility – the river-god is accompanied by Romulus and Remus, the city’s legendary twin founders, while the reliefs on its base illustrate their mythic exploits and the river’s beneficial effects. ”

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Santa Bárbara bendita para ti surge mi lira Santa Bárbara bendita para ti surge mi lira Y con emoción se inspira ante tu imagen bonita Que viva Changó Que viva Changó Que viva Changó Señores Con voluntad infinita arranco del corazón la melodiosa expresion pidiendo que desde el cielo nos envies tu consuelo y tu santa bendición Que viva Changó Que viva Changó Que viva Changó Señores Virgen venerada y pura Santa Bárbara bendita Virgen venerada y pura Santa Bárbara bendita Nuestra oración favorita llevamos hasta tu altura Que viva Changó Que viva Changó Que viva Changó Señores Con alegría y ternura quiero llevar mi trovada Allá en tu mansión sagrada donde lo bueno ilumina junto a tu copa divina y tu santísima espada Que viva Changó Que viva Changó Que viva Changó Señores En nombre de mi nación Santa Bárbara te pido En nombre de mi nación Santa Bárbara te pido Que riegues con tu fluido tu sagrada bendición Que viva Changó Que viva Changó Que viva Changó Señores Yo también de corazón te daré mi murmurío Con orgullo y poderío haré que tu nombre suba Y en el nombre de mi Cuba este saludo te envío Que viva Changó Que viva Changó Que viva Changó Señores

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Santa Bárbara

In Santeria, the orisha Changó has been syncretized with Santa Barbára.

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Bacchus (Dionysus) and his Maenads.

Photography by Karl Lagerfeld for the 2011 Pirelli Calendar | Models: Garrett Neff, Isabeli Fontana, Bianca Balti

“As the god of wine, he is also both an inspired and an inspiring god, that is, a god who has the power of revealing the future to man by oracles. Thus, it is said, that he had as great a share in the Delphic oracle as Apollo (Eurip. Bacch. 300), and he himself had an oracle in Thrace. (Paus. ix. 30. § 5.) Now, as prophetic power is always combined with the healing art, Dionysus is, like Apollo, called iatpos, or hugiatês (Eustath. ad Hom. p. 1624), and at his oracle of Amphicleia, in Phocis, he cured diseases by revealing the remedies to the sufferers in their dreams. (Paus. x. 33. § 5.) Hence he is invoked as a theos sôtêr against raging diseases. (Soph. Oed. Tyr. 210; Lycoph. 206.)”

(From http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Dionysos.html)

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Gagan Malik as Sri Siddhartha Gautama

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Lord Vishnu draws his bow and arrow.

From the 2008 version of Ramayan.

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Kali Ma appears on the battlefield.

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Gayatri

Abhishek Singh

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Beautiful.