Tuesday 2 October 2007

new statue...

for the temple around the corner..

2 comments:

Hyderabad Daily Photo said...

Just curious to know whose statue that is. It seems like a buddhist statue but I don't know what that thing is in the left hand.

エスタ said...

Hey there! Thanks for your comments! Sorry taken so long, my computer at times goes strange and for some reason I can't do comments.. I can't remember what her name is (the buddhist statue) but she is holding a lotus bud... As for the walking on fire, it was an interesting experience, more because of the atmosphere, the monks where chanting non stop and burning names. You pay/donate and they write your name on pieces of wood which are then burnt to purify you, it was at a buddhist temple, but the boundaries between buddhism and shintoism are sometimes unclear, as at one point they merged only to be separated again...all a bit confusing... I didn't notice anything in particular, but i do feel i am having a very lucky year so far....