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leanderkevin · 1 year

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Kalayarkovil இல் பேரரசன்/Pērarasan (The Emperor) Featuring பெரிய மருது (Marudhu the Elder)- a Tamil King and freedom fighter of icon status, we have arrived at the next card of the Tarot series- The Emperor. The மருது பாண்டியர் (Marudhu Pāndiyar), also known as the Maruthu Brothers, were brother-kings who ruled Sivagangai, specifically Kālaiyār Kōvil. Elder Marudhu along with his younger brother சின்ன மருது (Maruthu the Younger) and Queen Vēlu Nāchiyār (see The Empress card) has been instrumental in the war against the East India Company in Tamil Nadu. Maruthu the Elder was born in 1748 in present-day Virudhunagar's Mukkulam to Mokka Pazhaniyappan Sērvai and Ānanthāyi. He, along with his brother, were promoted to high military rank owing to their military prowess by Mutthu Vadukanāthar- then King of Sivagangai and husband of Queen Vēlu Nāchiyār. After the king's fall at the Kālaiyār Kōvil war, the Maruthu Brothers helped Queen Vēlu Nāchiyār escape to the nearby Viruppātchi forest, and ruled Sivagangai as her proxy. After winning the war against the EIC-Arcot Nawab alliance with the help of Hyder Ali, the Brothers reinstated the Queen on her throne. In 1801, the British waged war on the Brothers for sheltering Ūmaithurai, the younger brother of Kattabomman (see Hanged Man card). Unfortunately, the Brothers were arrested by the EIC and on September 24th of 1801, the Brothers were hung to death by the British in Tirupattur Fort. Along with them, all of their sons, except Thuraicchāmi (son of Maruthu the Younger) were also hung. The Maruthu Brothers join the ranks of the legions of regional heroes who have had their histories and legacies ignored and overlooked at the national level-even regionally at times, as evidenced by the Parade Float debacle on Republic Day last year. Once again, I implore that we learn (without sensationalising) our local histories to have a deeper understanding of our ethnic identities, that we may be stronger in the knowledge of our roots. Image 3: Periya Maruthu statue at Kālaiyār Kōvil. #leanderscribbles #tamil #tamilartist #tamilart #maruthupandiyar #lineart #folkreligion #southindian #asian #tarot #tarotart # divination #occult #spirituality https://www.instagram.com/p/CpHYJedv8Pt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#leanderscribbles #tamil #tamilartist #tamilart #maruthupandiyar #lineart #folkreligion #southindian #asian #tarot #tarotart #occult #spirituality

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christlivesinme-sanctified · 2 years

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Praying for Kulung in Nepal @unreached_peoples . . . #pray #intercession #prayers #praying #prayerchangesthings #prayerworks #prayerrequestsarewelcome #seekgodfirst #seekgoddaily #endtimes #rapture #raptureready #watchmen #Jesus #jesusiscoming #salvation #holyspirit #christianlife #christian #christiangirl #spiritualwarfare #unreachedpeople #unreachedpeoplegroups #unreached #Kulung #Nepal #Hindu #buddhism #folkreligion https://www.instagram.com/p/CejXd7Dp6ha/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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thanismshaman · 4 years

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Vietnamese villagers dressed in traditional attires carrying carriage enshrining sacred objects representing the village tutelary deities during a festival procession.

The worship of Thành Hoàng (Tutelary god/goddess of a village/town) has an ancient root as a part of Vietnamese folk religion and culture. Each village would have a shrine dedicated to a specific patron deity. In earlier days, In addition to worship, the shrine was also a place for social gatherings of the village as well as a place where imperial decrees were posted.

Originally, Thành Hoàng deities were usually various gods and goddesses of mountains, rivers, natural phenomena, or from the origin myths and legends of the Vietnamese people. Later on, these deities included national heroes who were deified after their death which includes a number of great emperors or military leaders such as the Trưng Sisters. When the worship of Thành Hoàng was made official by the imperial court, the imperial official record categorized these deities into three different classes.

The highest category of the deities were the ancient gods and goddesses from origin myth as well as various national heroes.

The second categories were of local deities or deified person in which very little background was known of, though they were usually local magistrates who were well-loved by the people.

Lastly, the lowest of the three were deities in which little to none is known of them other than names or titles. This is usually a case in which a local deity or deified person was worshipped for so long after so many generations, the locals no longer knew much about the deity other than his or her role as a Thành Hoàng.

In addition to these three categories, there are also other various minor deities/spirits deemed as unofficial within imperial documents. These deities may have small shrines dedicated to them, usually on the side of the roads to protect and watch over travelers.

In the modern world, this form of worship is more common in small countryside villages and towns and not so much, if at all, in big cities other than for the sake of custom. Every year, the elders and the villagers still hold festivals to honor the Thành Hoàng of the old still watching over the towns and their people.

#Vietnamese #Folkreligion #Polytheism #Mythology #Asian #Asianculture #Pagan #Shamanism #Thanism #taoism #shinto

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samoililja · 6 years

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Animal artwork from an indigenous childrens artschool in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of North West Siberia, Russia. Made by both students & teachers for an art exhibition called “The Silver Wings of Yugra”

1) Singl-Olen 2) Petyavola 3) Sun Torum (the pictures were named like this, someone who knows Russian better than me please explain what they mean)

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niagara-heartly · 7 years

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🎬濁流から護るもの 🎬The guardian that protects from muddy stream ♬Mad in Sadness／うっちーゼロ - ♬Mad in Sadness / Ucchii0 -・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・- #River #MuddyStream #FloodingRiver #Typhoon #Kshitigarbha #Ebisu #FolkReligion #Religion #Faith #Mibu #Tochigi #Tochigigram #Movie #Video #川 #濁流 #台風 #台風一過 #恵比寿地蔵菩薩 #地蔵菩薩 #菩薩 #恵比寿様 #民間信仰 #信仰 #壬生 #栃木 #ムービー #動画 (Mibu-machi Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, Japan)

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nikekidliem · 5 years

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The 17th-century-built Thuong Temple has attracted thousands of Vietnamese people every #spring to pay tribute to heroic #general Tran Hung Dao aka Saint Tran who led Vietnamese to defeat the powerful Mongol armies three times in 12th century. #thuongtemple #thánhtrần #hưngđạovương #🇻🇳vietnam #tâybắc #laocaicity #pilgrims🙏🏽 #folkreligion #đilễmùaxuân (at Đền Thượng - Trần Triều - Tp Lào Cai) https://www.instagram.com/p/BveUToDpiC7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dzg8xbylaklw

#spring #general #thuongtemple #thánhtrần #hưngđạovương #🇻🇳vietnam #tâybắc #laocaicity #pilgrims🙏🏽#folkreligion #đilễmùaxuân

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tasarunderfiveflags · 4 years

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Chinese important immortal painting of Queen Mother of the West Riding Foo Dog , Ink Color & Gold on Paper Xi Wangmu portrait with the symbols, Scarf with black cloud .

The crown decorated with black heaven cloud, blue-greyish plants, phoenix feather splayed out in nine straight feathers at the top with rising flames,colored water droplet in almond forms,red green blue and in the middle with white for west.

#queenmother daoism folkreligion

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jmundie-blog1 · 6 years

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#easter #egg #egghunt #fertility #folkreligion #pagan #tradition #spring #ritesofspring #colouredeggs

#egghunt #fertility #pagan #easter #spring #tradition #colouredeggs #egg #ritesofspring #folkreligion

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leanderkevin · 1 year

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வையகம்/ Vaiyakam (The World) Taking inspiration from a Tamil ritual for pregnant women, we have arrived at the next Tarot card series installment - The World. The வளைகாப்பு is a ritual that is pretty common among Tamil and Telugu people irrespective of religion. Popularly understood to be a ‘baby shower’, the Vaḷaikāppu is performed during the 5th, 7th, or 9th month of the mother-to-be’s first pregnancy (usually). Traditionally it is performed after the சீமந்தம் (Cīmantam) which is held by the father’s side of the family. After the Cīmantam, the Vaḷaikāppu is performed by the mother’s side of the family, following which she will leave for her parents’ place to prepare for the birth. The highlight of this ritual is its namesake- the father will bless the expectant mother with a mixture of rose water and saffron, smear a paste of sandalwood on her cheeks and hands, and put on bangles on her hands. After the father, family and friends will follow with the same, one after another. Apart from these, customs vary with family, region and religion. It is important to note that the bangles may be made of different materials- neem leaves, gold, and most commonly, glass. The common reason for choosing glass is that since the baby starts hearing sounds by 24 weeks (7 months), the clinking of the glass bangles helps stimulate the fetus’ hearing development. There is also another idea that according to Siddha medicine, the bangles stimulate pressure points in the arms, aiding in the health of the mother and the fetus. Psychologically speaking, the Vaḷaikāppu ceremony is also said to ease the expectant mother’s worries and anxieties regarding the birth. With this piece, I tried to do the original design more justice, hence the Cherubim and the garland. All that said, this piece was a challenge and I'm glad it came out as well as it did. #leanderscribbles#tamil#tamilliterature#sangam#tamilartist#tamilart#lineart#strength#folkreligion#southindian#asian#tarot#tarotart#divination#occult#spirituality https://www.instagram.com/p/ClvHpD5hFPE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#leanderscribbles #tamil #tamilliterature #sangam #tamilartist #tamilart #lineart #strength #folkreligion #southindian #asian #tarot #tarotart #divination #occult #spirituality

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arkgabriel-blog · 7 years

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Exvoto de Frida la Labrador por los milagros de los que fue parte después del terremoto del 19 de Septiembre 2017 #fridalaperrita #fridathedog #exvotos #folkreligion #mexicanfolklore #religionmexico #mimexico #fuerzamexico #fuerzamexico🇲🇽

#fuerzamexico #exvotos #religionmexico #mimexico #fridalaperrita #fuerzamexico🇲🇽#fridathedog #mexicanfolklore #folkreligion

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christlivesinme-sanctified · 2 years

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Praying for Uyghur people in China 🇨🇳 @unreached_peoples . . . #unreachedpeoplegroups #unreached #salvation #Jesussaves #prayer #pray #intercession #raptureready #jesusiscoming #christianlife #bodyofchrist #hopeforthenations #narrow #uyghur #China #Islam #folklore #folkreligion #opression https://www.instagram.com/p/CYm6wPaPTsS/?utm_medium=tumblr

#unreachedpeoplegroups #unreached #salvation #jesussaves #prayer #pray #intercession #raptureready #jesusiscoming #christianlife #bodyofchrist #hopeforthenations #narrow #uyghur #china #islam #folklore #folkreligion #opression

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thanismshaman · 4 years

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The Ghost Red Silk-Cotton trees

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The Red Silk-cotton tree, known as Cây Gạo in Vietnamese, plays a spiritual and cultural significance to the Vietnamese people. The blooms of this tree display vibrant red flowers which are hard to ignore.

The Red Silk-cotton trees are often planted at the entrance or gate of a village or at the ground of temples and shrines.

A Vietnamese saying goes "Cây Đa có Thần, Cây Gạo gó Ma" which translate roughly to mean "Gods among the Banyan tree, and ghosts among the Red Silk-cotton tree".

Why the Red Silk-cotton tree is associate with ghosts and spirits is unclear. Certain Vietnamese indigenous people believe the reason is simply that crows often made their nests among the many branches. Crows are often associated with death or after-life. Thus where crows made their home, surely there are ghosts and spirits. Another explanation has more to do with the name of the tree itself. Gạo means rice in Vietnamese, as most wandering spirits are believed to be hungry ghosts, they are attracted to this tree due to its name being associated with the stable food source of the Vietnamese people. For whatever reason, the Red Silk-cotton tree is seen as a place of shelter for

wandering spirits.

As for people living among the Trường Sơn Mt. range and Central highlands, Red Silk-cotton tree is believed to connect heaven and the earth, or a pillar of the universe, perhaps due to the fact that they could grow to a great height. Prayers are made to the tree in hope that the gods would hear them.

Even though Red Silk-cotton trees are associated with ghosts among some, they are not seen as unholy or in a negative light. In fact, these trees are well-loved by villagers across the country. Red silk-cotton tree is often associated with the beauty of Vietnam, especially in the countryside. It is a tree which provides shades for the village children at play, a tree which brings about nostalgic memories for many, a tree that conjures an uncertain sense of something deeply spiritual or sacred.

#Shamanism #Folkreligion #Vietnamese #Pagan #Polytheism #Vietnam #Occult

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s4mmich · 7 years

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Regardless of the Chinese government recognizing five religions for their country and the Chinese people supporting many old Chinese #folkreligions, the government themselves are actually officially recognized as Atheist. Statistics also say #Atheism is quite widespread, numbers ranging from 15%-70% of the total population, depending on sources // #Beijing, #China. #peoplematter #reportage #photojournalism #death2selfies

#china #peoplematter #reportage #atheism #death2selfies #photojournalism #beijing #folkreligions

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samoililja · 6 years

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1) Álbmotdáiddá Hanti-Mansias. Govva: YLE / Jyri Tynkkynen (x) // Bear artwork, artist is not mentioned but it seems to be from an art exhibition “The Silver Wings of Yugra” held at a Siberian childrens art school in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug

2) Artturi Kannisto 1901-1906 © Suomen Museovirasto // Birchbark masks used in a bear feast by the Khanty people in Siberia, Russia (x)

A bear feast would end with a return rite. The masks used in the plays and the bear’s skull would be placed in a tree in the sacrificial woods and the bear would be given instructions on how to go back home. The bear was believed to be reborn and return to its familiar hunting grounds.

Bear worship in Khanty & other Finno-Ugric Cultures

Bears are forest animals that are particularly sacred to most Finno-Ugric cultures living in the taiga (great boreal coniferous forest area reaching across the Euraasian continental plate). Bear fiests are still held in North West Siberia by Khanty people to appease the spirit of the bear with plays and age-old traditions. In Finland a tradition with the same purpose is no longer active because of crusades, sacred places being destroyed and folkreligion being punishable since Medieval times to 1923 when the Freedom of Religion Act passed. Khanty & other indigenous Siberian cultures were persecuted by the Soviet Union (1922–1991), forbidding the use of indigenous languages and the practice of folkreligion as paganism ( the SSSR was anti-religion overall but indigenous nations as ethnic minorities were hit the hardest by these policies ). Since the collapse of the Soviet Union both the religion & culture have started to revive, but it would be unjust to claim that some parts of these traditions had not been forgotten & thus lost forever because of what happened. The future of Khanty and other indigenous languages like Mansi & Nenets has been endangered, some being categorized as dying languages today. Nenets language is the most vital out of the three with c.30,000 speakers, Khanty having approximately 9,600 in the year 2010 and Mansi less than a thousand in the same year.

Please note that Finnish culture is not an indigenous culture, but simply brought into this because of it sharing the same cultural & linguistic roots with these Siberian nations and it being my own heritage. Finnish paganism/folkreligion is still alive, but mostly mocked & disregarded in national media and by most Finnish people so it’s practiced as an ‘underground movement’ few know where to find. I’ve been to a gathering when I initiated the shaman drum I made, so I can personally confirm that the traditions are still there.

#khanty culture #karhunpeijaiset #indigenous people #siberia russia #i could tag this either pagan or heathen #but the roots of the words means 'someone of the wrong faith' & that's something i don't agree with #at all #in finnish we say 'luonnonuskonto' which means a religion of nature - it fits better imo #bear feast #birchbark mask #khanty art #artturi kannisto #old black and white photography #fallen spruce trees with very scarce needles #oh btw if you're looking for reliable information about khanty or mansi people click the link #it's by the finnish museum office (also available in russian khanty english & finnish)#cultural education and history

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niagara-heartly · 7 years

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川を流れ下ってきた名もなき菩薩に花を手向ける。 I offer a flower to the nameless Bodhisattva who fell down the river. -・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・-・- #Bodhisattva #Bosatsu #Kshitigarbha #Jizo #GodOfWealth #Ebisu #StoneStatue #Buddhism #JapaneseBuddhism #Shinto #FolkReligion #Faith #Flower #River #Rural #Country #菩薩 #地蔵 #恵比寿 #民間信仰 #信仰

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nikekidliem · 5 years

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The ‘God money’ combos sold in front of Xia Hai City God Temple. This mid-19th-century building is quite small to be an popular #ritual place at first sight, but its #history is sure not. It’s housing the largest amount of #deities in Taiwan, among them are the Fujian-origin City God and the most #visited Yue Lao i.e. Chinese Cupid which made this #temple famous beyond Taiwan border. #xiahaicitygodtemple #yuelao #cupidgod #taiwan #đàiloan🇹🇼 #taipeitravel #đàiloan #datongdistrict #dadaocheng #oldneighborhood #historic #folkreligion #cultural #traveldiary #solobackpacker (at 霞海城隍廟 Xiahai City-God Temple) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsDnf_hgE_X/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nuisjyb4ngy5

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