Showing posts with label Bangkok. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bangkok. Show all posts

Thursday, 5 March 2015

Gods with moustaches - Dei con i baffi - मुच्छल भगवान

Statues of gods with moustaches, Bangkok, Thailand - Images by Sunil Deepak
Statues of gods with moustaches, Bangkok, Thailand - Images by Sunil Deepak
Statues of gods with moustaches, Bangkok, Thailand - Images by Sunil Deepak

Bangkok, Thailand: When I had seen the statues of gods with moustaches for the first time, it felt a little strange. For example, in India, I had never seen Vishnu statues with moustache. I had thought that this must be only in Thailand. However, after coming to Assam (India), I have seen that even here, the statues of god Vishwakarma have moustaches.

बैंकाक, थाईलैंडः पहली बार जब मूँछों वाले भगवान या देवताओं की मूर्तियाँ देखीं तो थोड़ा अजीब सा लगा. जैसे कि पहले कभी मूँछों वाले विष्णू नहीं देखे थे. सोचता था कि यह केवल थाईलैंड में होता होगा. पर असम में आने के बाद, यहाँ भी मूँछों वाले विश्वकर्मा भगवान की मूर्तियाँ देखी हैं.

Bangkok, Thailandia: Quando avevo visto le statue di dei con i baffi, mi era sembrato un po' strano. Per esempio, in India non avevo mai visto le statue di Vishnu con i baffi. Avevo pensato che era una usanza solo thailandese. Invece quando sono venuto in Assam (India), ho visto che anche qui, le statue di dio Vishwakarma hanno i baffi.

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Monday, 26 May 2014

Laughing mannequins - Manichini ridenti - खिलखिलाती पुतलियाँ

Laughing mannequins, Cambridge UK - images by Sunil Deepak, 2014
Laughing mannequins, Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2008
Laughing mannequins, Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2008

When I saw that laughing mannequin in a shop window in Cambridge, I remembered similar mannequins I had seen in Bangkok some years ago. I thought that they were sisters, separated when they were young and I wanted to unite them through the blog.

कैम्ब्रिज में एक दुकान की खिड़की में खिलखिला कर हँसती हुई पुतली की मूर्ति देखी तो कुछ वर्ष पहले बैँकाक में देखी इसी तरह से खिलखिलाती पुतलियों की याद आ गयी. सोचा शायद बहनें हों जो बचपन में बिछुड़ गयीं थीं, इसलिए सोचा कि उन्हें चिट्ठे पर तो मिलाया जा सकता है!

Quando ho visto il manichino della ragazza ridente in una vetrina a Cambridge, ho subito ricordato simili manichini visti a Bangkok alcuni anni prima. Ho pensato che potevano essere sorelle, separate quando erano bambine e ho voluto riunirle tramite il blog.

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Thursday, 20 February 2014

Street lives - Vite da strada - सड़कों की ज़िन्दगियाँ

Street people, Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2008
Street people, Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2008
Street people, Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2008

Bangkok, Thailand: Like open books, some lives without walls.

बैन्काक, थाईलैंडः खुली किताबों सी बिना दीवारों वाली ज़िन्दगियाँ.

Bangkok, Thailandia: Come i libri aperti, alcune vita senza i muri.

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Thursday, 6 February 2014

Deity's journey - Viaggio delle divinità - देवताओं की यात्रा

Chinese Buddhist deities, Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2009
Chinese Buddhist deities, Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2009
Chinese Buddhist deities, Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2009

Bangkok, Thailand: When I saw these statues in a Buddhist temple, I thought about the journeys of cultures accross countries and the way they change. First Buddhism must have spread from north India and Nepal towards Thailand, China and countries of East Asia. Then with time, the Chinese Buddhist traditions influenced the countries of East Asia. Thus, Buddhism in each Asian country shows Indian, Chinese and local influences. Now in India, often you can buy Hindu deities made in China - perhaps with time, India's Hinduism will have Chinese influence?

बैंकाक, थाईलैंडः एक बुद्ध मन्दिर के बाहर इन मूर्तियों को देखा तो सोचा कि सभ्यताएँ कैसे विभिन्न देशों में फ़ैलती व बदलती हैं. पहले बुद्ध धर्म उत्तरी भारत व नेपाल से थाईलैंड, चीन तथा पूर्वी एशिया के देशों की ओर फ़ैला. फ़िर समय के साथ चीनी बुद्ध धर्म से जुड़ी प्रथाओं ने भी पूर्वी एशिया के देशों को प्रभावित किया. इस तरह एशिया के हर देश के बुद्ध धर्म में भारतीय, चीनी व स्थानीय प्रभाव दिखते हैं. आजकल अक्सर भारत में चीन में बनी हिन्दू देवी देवताओं की मूर्तियाँ मिलती हैं - शायद समय के साथ, भारत के हिन्दू धर्म में भी चीनी प्रभाव मिलेगा?

Bangkok, Thailandia: Quando ho visto queste statue in un tempio buddista, ho pensato ai viaggi delle culture attraverso i paesi e il modo in cui questi cambiano. Prima il buddismo si era esteso dal nord dell'India e dal Nepal verso la Thailandia, la Cina e gli altri paesi del est Asiatico. Poi con tempo, le abitudini buddiste cinesi avevano influenzato i paesi dell'est Asiatico. Così il buddismo nei paesi dell'est Asiatico mostra influenze indiane, cinesi e locali. Ora in India, spesso si trovano le divinità indù fatte in Cina - forse con tempo, l'induismo indiano avrà le influenze cinesi?

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Saturday, 25 January 2014

Men at work - Uomini al lavoro - कामजुट पुरुष

Men, Bo Bae market, Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2008
Men, Bo Bae market, Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2008
Men, Bo Bae market, Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2008

Bangkok, Thailand: Ordinary lives of ordinary people in the back-streets of the market.

बैन्काक, थाईलैंडः बाज़ार की छोटी छोटी गलियों में सामान्य लोगों के सामान्य जीवन.

Bangkok, Thailandia: Vite ordinarie delle persone ordinarie, nelle stradine laterali del mercato.

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Friday, 3 January 2014

Strange shrine - Strano santuario - विचित्र मन्दिर

Strange spirit house shrine Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2013
Strange spirit house shrine Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2013
Strange spirit house shrine Bangkok, Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2013

Bangkok, Thailand: I had lost my way and reached there by chance - a temple shaped like a small hill, with tiny stairs on the two sides, with numerous tiny temples with pictures of dead persons all around the hill. I had heard of "spirit houses" where Thai persons keep the ashes of the dead family members, but this place seemed different. I felt that this shrine had some special significance. I asked the persons around but did not find anyone who spoke English. Perhaps someone who has more knowledge about Thailand can tell the role of this shrine?

बैन्काक, थाईलैंडः  एक दिन रास्ता खो कर भटकते हुए वहाँ पहुँचा - छोटी पहाड़ी जैसा मन्दिर, ऊपर जाने के लिए दो ओर छोटी संकरी सीढ़ियाँ, और पहाड़ी पर छोटे छोटे मन्दिर जिन पर जड़ी हई मृत लोगों की तस्वीरें. यह सुना था कि लोग मृत परिवार जनों की राख को छोटे छोटे "आत्मा गृहों" में रखते हैं, लेकिन यह जगह उनसे भिन्न लग रही थी. लगा कि उस जगह का कोई विशिष्ठ महत्व था. आसपास पूछने की कोशिश की लेकिन कोई अंग्रेज़ी बोलने वाला नहीं मिला. कोई थाईलैंड की संस्कृति को जानने वाला ही बता सकता है कि इस तरह के मन्दिरों का क्या महत्व है?

Bangkok, Thailandia: Mi ero perso ed arrivato là per caso - un santuario costruito come una collinetta con piccole scale ai due lati e piccoli tempietti con le foto dei morti sulla collinetta. Avevo sentito di "case degli spiriti" dove si tengono le ceneri dei famigliari morti, ma questo posto sembrava diverso. Ho chiesto informazioni alle persone ma non ho trovato nessuno che parlava inglese. Forse qualcuno che conosce meglio la cultura Thai può spiegare il significato di questo santuario?

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Sunday, 1 September 2013

Bangkok snooker - बैन्काक स्नूकर

Snooker bar, Bangkok,Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2010
Snooker bar, Bangkok,Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2010
Snooker bar, Bangkok,Thailand - images by Sunil Deepak, 2010

Bangkok, Thailand: In many countries I have seen young guys from ordinary or lower classes (in economic terms) playing snooker. They have their snooker bars, where you rarely see girls, but it does not happen in India. I think that snooker became popular around the world from American western films, but not in India because in India, only recently they have started dubbing American films in Indian languages. Also, in India, playing carom-board is very popular, which seems like a smaller version of snooker to me. What do you think? Today's images have a snooker bar from Bo-Bae market in Bangkok.

बैन्काक, थाईलैंडः बहुत सारे देशों में देखा है कि वहाँ के सामान्य या निम्न वर्ग के (आर्थिक दृष्टि से) नवयुवक स्नूक्कर खेलते हैं. उनके लिए स्नूक्कर बार बने होते हैं जहाँ लड़कियाँ बहुत कम दिखती हैं, जबकि भारत में ऐसा नहीं देखा. मेरे विचार में दुनिया में स्नूक्कर का प्रचार अमरीकी वेस्टर्न फ़िल्मों से हुआ, लेकिन भारत में नहीं क्योंकि भारत में अंग्रेज़ी की फ़िल्में भारतीय भाषाओं में डब करके दिखाना कुछ वर्ष पहले ही शुरु हुआ और साथ ही, भारत में कैरमबोर्ड भी बहुत प्रचलित है जोकि मुझे स्नूक्कर का ही छोटा रूप लगता है. आप का क्या विचार है? आज की तस्वीरों में बैन्काक की बोबाई मार्किट से एक स्नूक्कर बार.

Bangkok, Thailandia: In molti paesi, ho visto i giovani uomini di classe media e bassa (dal punto di vista economico) giocare snooker. Hanno degli "snooker bar", dove le ragazze si vedono raramente, ma non ho visto questi bar in India. Penso che lo snooker è diventato popolare nel mondo grazie ai film western americani, ma non in India perché è da poco che hanno cominciato a doppiare i film americani nelle lingue indiane. Inoltre, in India è molto popolare carambola, una piccola versione di snooker. Voi cosa ne dite? Nelle immagini di oggi uno snooker bar di Bangkok.

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