Lamayuru is one of the most ancient monasteries in Ladakh, the oldest surviving structure dating to the 11 th century CE. What makes this monastery particularly fascinating, is its location, amidst what is today called the “moonscape”, for the spectacular natural rock formations, which truly are “out of the world”! As per legend , there once existed a huge lake in this area, populated only by the Nagas (serpents). It was prophesized that there would be a great monastery built here. This prophecy came true when the great acharya Naropa (756-1041 CE) arrived. He emptied the lake, meditated for many years inside a cave, and built the first monastery here. The present structure is a new one, built around the cave where Acharya Naropa is said to have meditated. This legend seems to fit well with the geological formations seen in the area, which suggest this was a paleo-lake, which disappeared around 1000 years ago. Lamayuru is about 130 km from Leh , and the Indus River flows along th
Building sandcastles is something we do when we go to the beach. However, this one is nothing like the ones we make. Its actually a sand sculpture, with turrets towering over the structure, intricate details such as doors and windows etched into the sand. We saw it for the first time at the High Street Phoenix in Lower Parel, Mumbai, last year, when Simon Smith, in association with Sand Cult, built this beautiful sculpture on the occasion of World Cancer Day. Click here to read about it. The event is back this year, and so is the sculpture, at the same venue...
The castle is similar, but not just the same.
This auto, for instance, sinking in quick sand, is new...
and so is this dog....
As Samhith pointed out, the boards have something interesting too.. such as the wood texture given to this one...
and the tiny fold on this one...
Of course, a visit to High Street Phoenix can never be complete without a visit to Hamleys, so, here is one last glimpse from the store.
P.S. Please excuse the quality of the photographs. I inexplicably left my camera at home, and had to settle with my mobile!
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The Sandcastle is on display at High Street Phoenix, Lower Parel, Mumbai, till the 17th of Feb., 2013. You still have a week, so if you can, go see it.
There is also an event scheduled for Tomorrow, Tuesday, 12th Feb, 2013, wherein you can learn how to sculpt sand from the master himself! The event is on from 12 Noon to 8 PM, so if you can spare the time, it should be interesting. You can find more details of the event here.
The photographs are nice, even though they are clicked by a mobile.
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