India from Slides prt27: The Hoysaleswara temple in Halebid prt2

Hoysaleswara temple prt13 | digitized from slide

I’m not even half way with the slides from India; but I have the feeling that this should be the last India-from-slide-post. It starts to feel like work; and that’s not good 🙂 . In this post the rest of The Hoysaleswara temple in Halebid; incredible sculptures. Prt 21 and 22 show quite well what insane details these craftsmen were capable of. Rock looking like cloth; almost surreal. And as the temple is dedicated to Shiva, there is of course a bull waiting in front of the entrance.
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Hoysaleswara temple prt14 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt15 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt16 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt17 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt18 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt19 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt20 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt21 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt22 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt23 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt24 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt25 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt26 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt27 | digitized from slide

India from Slides prt26: The Hoysaleswara temple in Halebid

Hoysaleswara temple prt1 | digitized from slide

After our visit to the Giant, the taxi drove us to Halebid, to see the Hoysaleswara temple. It was build in the 12th century and is dedicated to Shiva. Most famous for its sculptures.

Hoysaleswara temple prt2 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt3 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt4 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt5 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt6 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt7 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt8 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt9 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt10 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt11 | digitized from slide

Hoysaleswara temple prt12 | digitized from slide

India from Slides prt25: Funny Dragon

Funny Dragon | digitized from slide

My favorite sculpture from the Hoysaleswara temple in Halebid, Karnataka.

India from Slides prt19: Of Shiva and the Bull

Waiting Nandi | digitized from slide

“Do you know why that bull is lying there”, somebody asked. I didn’t. “Long ago, Shiva and his Nandi (bull) were on a long, lonely travel. After many days Shiva got so horny that he did the bull an indecent proposal: ‘I’m in a desperate need; if I can have sex with you right now; I will help you out any time in the future when the needs are the other way around’. The bull agreed and offered his services. Many years later, while they were on a journey once more, the bull had his hard time and he reminded Shiva of their appointment. But Shiva ran off as fast as he could. And that’s why Nandi is lying in front the Shiva-temple, waiting, waiting till promises are full-filled.” We had a good laugh.

Simple Symbol | digitized from slide

Closed Doors | digitized from slide

The Funny Face | digitized from slide

A Touch of Light | digitized from slide

Cubism | digitized from slide

Sacre | digitized from slide

The white Wall with the black Holes | digitized from slide

Chopped off | digitized from slide

India from Slides prt18: Temple in the Dunes prt2

Temple in the Dunes | digitized from slide

I liked this small temple in the sand. I think it was a ruin, left to the elements.

Front | digitized from slide

Columns | digitized from slide

Ghost in the dark | digitized from slide

Ruins in the Sand | digitized from slide

India from Slides prt17: Temple in the Dunes

Cut the Crap | digitized from slide

To give an impression of how the slides look before, and after; the next three images. I digitize them with a Rollei DF-S 190 SE; and process them in Lightroom. This is a bad one, with the ‘white-blow’ on the lower left side; and the color-change-gradient on the right. Sometimes these injuries give the image a little extra.

Unprocessed Slide-scan | digitized from slide

Processed Slide-scan, color | digitized from slide

Processed Slide-scan, B&W | digitized from slide

India from Slides prt16: The Chennakesava Temple in Somnathpur prt3

Backside | digitized from slide

The last ones from this temple.

Arcade1 | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt11 | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt13 | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt12 | digitized from slide

Arcade2 | digitized from slide

Vivid | digitized from slide

Left wing | digitized from slide

India from Slides prt15: The Chennakesava Temple in Somnathpur prt2

Interior1 | digitized from slide

Inside the temple it was dark, with some artificial light. In stead of 12.800 ISO and Auto-whitebalance I only had 400 ASA daylight-slide-film I could use… Very good for the mythical atmosphere, i must say 😉

Interior2 | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt8 | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt9 | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt10 | digitized from slide

Ceilingdetail1 | digitized from slide

Ceilingdetail2 | digitized from slide

Ceilingdetail3 | digitized from slide

India from Slides prt14: The Chennakesava Temple in Somnathpur

Front view | digitized from slide

One day a student, or something; a really nice fellow from a small village, wanted to show me a very fine temple. It was in Somnathpur, about 35 km. from Mysore. He knew exactly which buses we had to take. When the next bus stopped in front of us he jumped inside, threw his sweater on a free seat, so that I could sit, while he stood right behind me. This subservient behavior felt a bit uncomfortable for me; but I let him do his thing and he was enjoying his trip a lot. When we reached the temple, he stayed outside and waited patiently till I had seen it all. The Chennakesava Temple was built in 1268 C.E. under Hoysala king Narasimha III, when the Hoysala Empire was the major power in South India. According to the books it is one of the finest examples. Must be true. I was speechless.

The Entrance | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt1 | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt2 | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt3 | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt4 | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt5 | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt6 | digitized from slide

Incredible Sculpture prt7 | digitized from slide

Cradle to Cradle prt3

Cradle to Cradle prt10 | Nikon D700 | Zeiss Makro-Planar 50mm. f/2 ZF.2 | 1/160 | F10 | ISO 720

A familiar work of art, created by Peter Smith at NDSM, is a huge globe made of empty, plastic, garbage bottles. All found on the streets. It now floats around on ‘Het IJ’ in Amsterdam, referring to the Great Pacific garbage patch in the North Pacific Ocean.

Een ander Cradle to Cradle kunstwerk is gemaakt door Peter Smith in een grote loods op NDSM in Amsterdam noord. Het is een enorme wereldbol gemaakt van lege, plastic, zwerfvuil flessen. Het drijft nu rond op het IJ en het verwijst naar de drijvende plastic-soep in de Grote Oceaan.

Cradle to Cradle prt11 | Nikon D700 | Zeiss Makro-Planar 50mm. f/2 ZF.2 | 1/160 | F8 | ISO 800

Cradle to Cradle prt12 | Nikon D700 | Zeiss Makro-Planar 50mm. f/2 ZF.2 | 1/160 | F8 | ISO 450