The mosque was constructed from 300,000 tonnes of Indian sandston. Its symmetrical design includes a main minaret 90 meters high, and and four flanking minarets 45.5 meters high.
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Minor variations in how men and women tie scarfs over their hair can be seen in different Islamic societies.
Opened in 2001, this opulent place of worship can accommodate 750 women and 6,500 men during Friday services. Especially noteworthy is the world's second largest hand-woven carpet and chandelier.
This woman has prepared a special dessert, using spices drawn from the East Indies and South Asia, areas with which Muscat maintained extensive commerce.
The 'traditional' market in Muscat has a very high ceiling, ~20 feet above the floor, to reduce heat. This elaborate ceiling demonstrates the city-state's prosperity, based both on oil wealth and long-standing trade significance.
Wealthy families in pre-oil days built homes with thick walls and high ceilings, to keep them cool.
Poverty means many Indians lack basic shelter.
A highly efficient pick-up and delivery food industry has developed in Mumbai and some other Indian cities. Freshly-prepared lunches ("tiffin") are brought by train or truck to central distribution points, where carriers on bicycle ("tiffin wallahs") distribute them to individuals. The process is reversed during the afternoon.
The Shiv Sena, or "Army of Shiva," stands at the far right of India's political and social spectrum. It has its strongest support in the state of Maharashtra, where Mumbai is the largest city. Shiva Sena's strong pro-Hindu ideology has led to many allegations of involvement in communal violence and chauvinist belie
Cashews, brought to India for cultivation from Brazil, require multiple steps, particularly roasting and removal of outer layers, prior to human consumption. Although the manual process could be automated, widespread surplus labor in India's rural areas makes the employment of these women economically far more rational.
Known as the "monkey god," Hanuman is celebrated in the Ramayana for joining Lord Krishna in his war against the demon king Ravana.
Prayers being offered, Mangalore Hindu temple
Two Brahmin priests, wearing white shawls, provide blessings at this shrine inside the new (2014) Mangalore temple. It was built with strong support from the Congress Party and its leader, Sonia Gandhi.
This temple was endowed with the objective of being open to persons of all backgrounds and castes. This contrasts with the usual practice in India, in which Hindu temples are dedicated to individual gods and may cater to persons of distinct castes.
Nandi the bull serves as a protector of Krishna. Shiva also uses Nandi for transportation.
Front of the Nandi and Gokarnanatheshwara temple.
By careful attention to the bamboo, this craftsman ensures that his acetylene torch doesn't char the wood. He bends it by hammering the hot bamboo.
Volunteer groups have decorated public walls with public service murals promoting good health practices, better nutrition, birth spacing the like.
Built in 1912, this temple honors Narayana Guru, an "Untouchable" who focused on social uplift.
Cattle are sacred in Hindu beliefs. They wander freely in public spaces, including this docking area for major ships.
Krishna (the blue figure) ranks among the most important Hindu deities.This statue in the Mangalore temple shows a crucial event in India's mythical religious history. In the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna (the other individual in the chariot) learns about the role of war from Krishna.
Built by Augustinians early in the 17th century, this huge monastery was abandoned ~1835. Collapsed sections have been partially reconstructed by the Archaeological Service of India.
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church
"The colonial Portuguese Baroque style church was first built in 1541 as a chapel on a hill side overlooking the city of Panjim. It was eventually replaced by a larger church in the 1600s as part of Portuguese Goa's religious expansion.[2][3] This church houses the ancient bell that was removed from the Augustinian ruins of the Church of Our Lady of Grace (Nossa Senhora da Graça) in the once famed city of Old Goa. This bell is considered to be the second largest of its kind in Goa, surpassed only by the Golden Bell which resides in the Sé Cathedral in Old Goa." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Immaculate_Conception_Church,_Goa)
Home owners' sign in Portuguese, Old Town section
Holi is celebrated each spring in India, as a festival of love. It is celebrated widely through South Asia and among persons of Indian descent elsewhere.
Also known as the Church of Divine Providence, built beginning 1665
This basilica, a UNESCO World Heritage site, houses the remains of St. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuits. St. Francis, Basque by origin, devoted most of his life to missionary work in India. He also traveled to other Asian area, including Japan, Borneo and China.
"Bithnah Fort is thought to date back to the late 18th century, having been built as a result of the Wahhabi incursions of the early 1800s[5] following the battle of Bithnah. The fort is constructed from stone, mud-brick, adobe and palm-wood planking." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bithnah)
Expensive traditional Emirates clothes for women includes heavy silver jewelry and dark colors. Full coverage of arms, legs and hair is essential
Note the [now non-functioning] well. A reliable source was needed for mosques so worshipers could clean and refrfesh themselves
A wide variety of pottery, decorative and practical, await shoppers outside the main city of Fujairah
Two different styles of cooking corn are shown here: 1] roasting until the ears are nearly charred
or 2] popping the kernels in Western-style machines
The Sheikh Zayed Mosque is the second largest mosque in the emirate. Built with funds from Abu Dhabi, its exterior is marked with 65 domes and minarets. It can accommodate 14,000 worshippers
Fresh fruit on sale, almost all imported
Take-out food advertised by picture, Arabic and English
In the Emirates, most notably oil-rich Abu Dhabi and Dubai, about 80% of the people are citizens of other countries. Of them, most come from South Asia, where elaborate moustaches of this sort are popular, particularly among military veterans.
This Ethiopian woman is brewing coffee in the traditional manner, grinding beans for each cup and allowing them to steep and settle for a few minutes.
From its origins in Ethiopia, coffee spread first to Yemen, then more widely through the Gulf area and eventually every continent. The process shown in this carpet remains in gourmet coffee shops around the world.
Don’t be deceived by the picture. In the Emirates, McDonald's offers Big Macs made with camel meat, not beef (as is most common around the world) or mutton (true in South Asia, to avoid problems with persons who don't eat either pork or beef for religious reasons.
Cities where large numbers of tourists gather often feature buses like this. Individuals can purchase tickets and get off or remount at various points along the fixed route. The heat of Dubai makes the air-conditioned interior far more comfortable, however.
Vasco da Gama, the first person known to circumnavigate the globe, died in Cochin in 1524, during his third visit to India. His body was subsequently reinterred in Lisbon. The church itself was completed in 1516.
Kochi became a major focus on trade on the 'maritime silk road,' running from China to Venice. Jews formed an integral part of the trade networks.
To keep parisioners cool during services, large, hand-operated ceiling fans circulated air.
Om and Malayalam sign outside temple gate
Om is a sacred Sanskrit word, honored by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists.
Bidis being made. These are inexpensive, handrolled cigarettes. Given India's large population, it often makes better economic sense to favor larbor-intensive jobs over capital-intensive development.
In India, 'homely' as an adjective has very different connotations from American English. There, it refers to 'domestic' in a positive sense.
In English, the sign reads: "Notice Entry strictly for Hindus only Worshipers are requested not to enter the temple wearing shirts, banians, lungis & foot we [rest of text cut off]
Although camels are rarely seen in emirates as highly developed as Abu Dhabi, they provide a theme widely used by local carpet makers
Women's dress on sale, traditional market
Bargaining is part of the traditional give-and-take of Arab markets. This is located inside the souk [bazaar]
This potter has set up shop inside Abu Dhabi's old town, in a section catering primarily to tourists
Islamic law and tradition favor ornamental designs without human or animal figures. This superb abstract design, inside the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, shows leaves and flowers
While the local guide explains the pietra dura technique - an inlay of tightly cut, fitted and polished ornamental stones - various women remain in the background, not wanting to show their faces to the photographer
Display photo Yasir Arafat with former Sheikh of emirate
Among the many pictures honoring Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918-2004) is this honoring him and PLO leader Yasiri Arafat [1929-2004]
The modern city of Abu Dhabi has almost completely eliminated 'traditional' ways of living, including arts and crafts. This weaver has set up shop in a heritage museum in the center of the old city. Abu Dhabi is far and away the wealthiest of the seven United Arab Emirates. Established in 1971, the UAE is financially based on Abu Dhabi. 80% of its population are non-citizens, drawn to the Emirate on short-term contracts made possible by the oil industry. Its reserves are said to rank between 3rd and 7th in the world.
State University of New York at Buffalo -- Periodicals.
College student newspapers and periodicals -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
Student publications -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- Periodicals.
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