I WENT TO SARDINIA FOR A WEDDING
We went to Sardinia, Italy, few days before the big day, to plan Marco's wedding and explore this beautiful Italian island!
I'm pretty sure you won't really learn how to plan a wedding, but at least you will see how things are done in Italy and especially in this Italian region, Sardegna / Sardinia.
So guys, this is gonna be the first Sardinia Travel Vlog, made in Pattada, a city famous for knives...
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Monuments at Pattadakal and Aihole, Karnataka, India in 4K (Ultra HD)
Pattadakal was capital of the Chalukya dynasty of Karnataka in Southern India between the 6th and 8th centuries.
It is inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites, quote: Pattadakal, in Karnataka, represents the high point of an eclectic art which, in the 7th and 8th centuries under the Chalukya dynasty, achieved a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India. An impressive series of nine Hindu temples, as well as a Jain sanctuary, can be seen there.
Recorded February 2016 in 4K (Ultra HD) with Sony AX100.
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Nuraghe S'Argalla a Villasimius ~ 10 Marzo 2018 | Viaggiare in Sardegna
Nuraghi di Villasimius:
In pochi sanno che a qualche decina di metri dal centro di Villasimius sono presenti diversi nuraghi, anche se nessuno è arrivato intatto fino a noi. Le quattro torri, difficilmente individuabili, sono situate nelle cime delle quattro verdi e ripide colline localizzate tra il paese di Villasimius, il Tanka Village e Campulongu. Il Golf Club del Tanka Village è stato costruito nella vallata alla base di queste antiche alture nuragiche. Tutta l'area risulta recintata, non solo alla base del campo da golf ma anche nelle cime delle colline dove sorgono i nuraghi, il che rende problematico raggiungerli. Le quattro torri sono orientate grossomodo come i quattro punti cardinali e sono chiamate rispettivamente: nuraghe Accu Sa Pira a Ovest ( lato Cuccureddu ), nuraghe Bruncu a sud-ovest ( lato Campulongu ), nuraghe S'Argalla I a nord e nuraghe S'Argalla nel lato sud-est ( lato spiaggia di Simius ).
L'idea era quella di esplorarli tutti e quattro in una mattina ma, visto che non esistono sentieri segnalati e le colline sono molto ripide e recintate in più punti, siamo riusciti ad esplorare solo il nuraghe S'Argalla.
La vista:
Una volta raggiunta la cima della collina rocciosa dove sorge il nuraghe ad appena 110 metri di altezza, si viene letteralmente rapiti dalla vista magnifica. In ordine di distanza, a nord-est abbiamo il paese di Villasimius mentre nel lato sud-ovest c'è la verdeggiante vallata del Golf Club del Tanka Village. Più in lontananza partendo da sud-est e spostandosi verso destra osserviamo nell'ordine: la lunga spiaggia di Simius, la spiaggia e lo stagno di Porto Giunco con la sua torre spagnola, il promontorio di Capo Carbonara infine il porto turistico della Marina di Villasimius. Più vicino a noi, nel lato ovest nord-ovest possiamo osservare le verdissime colline dove sorgono gli altri tre nuraghi nascosti dalla vegetazioni e il lontananza le alte catene montuose e ricche di sorgenti che forniscono di acqua di ottima qualità il paese.
Nuraghe S'argalla:
Finito di osservare il paesaggio incantevole, torniamo al nuraghe S'Argalla, della quale non ci sono informazioni sul web. Quello che appare evidente osservando la mappa e che era, insieme al nuraghe Bruncu, il più vicino alle spiagge. Della costruzione non è rimasto molto; possiamo osservare la base circolare di un monotorre costruito con massi di granito rosa, dotato di un muro spesso circa 1 metro e con delle mura residue nel lato nord-est di circa 1 metro e mezzo. Grazie alle immagini satellitari, possiamo calcolare che il suo diametro é di circa i circa 8,5 x 6,5 metri, leggermente ovale. Nel lato ovest, dalla quale si raggiunge la torre, un muro residuo alto circa 1 metro e la posizione di alcuni grandi massi suggerirebbero la presenza di un ingresso, ma visti i crolli è difficile dirlo con certezza.
Nella zona sono presenti altri nuraghi , i più vicini sono quelli delle colline di Cuccureddu, che esploreremo prossimamente.
Articolo scritto da Roberto Bodano.
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MYSURU DASARA 2018 JAMBOO SAVARI || PART 1 || DD CHANDANA
Mysuru Dasara ( ದಸರಾ ಹಬ್ಬ) is the Nadahabba (state-festival) of the state of Karnataka in India. It is a 10-day festival, starting with Navaratri (Nava-ratri means nine-nights) and the last day being Vijayadashami. The festival is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October.
The Hindu festival of Dasara, Navratri and Vijayadashami celebrates the victory of good over evil. It was the day in the Hindu legends when Goddess Chamundeshwari (Durga) killed the demon Mahishasura. Mahishasura is the demon whose slaying by the Goddess gave the city the name Mysuru. The Mysuru tradition celebrates the warriors and the state fighting for the good during this festival, ritually worshipping and displaying the state sword, weapons, elephants, horses along with Hindu Devi goddess in her warrior form (predominantly) as well as the Vishnu avatar Rama. The ceremonies and a major procession is traditionally presided by the king of Mysuru.
The city of Mysuru has a long tradition of celebrating the Dasara festival with grandeur and pomp to mark the festival. The Dasara festival in Mysuru completed 400th anniversary in year 2010, while evidence suggests the festivities were observed in Karnataka state by the Vijayanagara Empire kings in the 15th century.
The Dasara festivities began with the Vijayanagar kings as early as the 15th Century. The festival played a historical role in the 14th-century Vijayanagara Empire, where it was called Mahanavami and the festivities are shown in the relief artwork of the outer wall of the Hazara Rama temple of Hampi.
The Italian traveller Niccolò de' Conti described the festival's intensity and importance as a grandeur religious and martial event with royal support. The event revered Durga as the warrior goddess (some texts refer to her as Chamundeshwari). The celebrations hosted athletic competitions, singing and dancing, fireworks, a pageantry military parade and charitable giving to the public.
After the fall of the Vijayanagar to Deccan Sultanates, these Hindu celebrations came to an end under Muslim rulers. The Wodeyars of Mysore formed a kingdom in Southern parts of the Vijayanagara Empire and continued the Mahanavami (Dasara) festival celebration, a tradition started initially by Raja Wodeyar I (1578-1617 CE) in the year 1610 at Srirangapatna.
The festivities included a special durbar (royal assembly). It was during the reign of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III in the year 1805, when the king started the tradition of having a special durbar in the Mysore Palace during Dasara; which was attended by members of the royal family, special invitees, officials and the masses. After the death of Srikanta Wadiyar in December 2013, this tradition has been continued by placing the Pattada Katti (royal sword) on the golden throne. The ninth day of Dasara called as Mahanavami is also an auspicious day on which the royal sword is worshipped and is taken on a procession involving elephants, camels and horses.
The main attraction of the ten-day Mysore Dasara festival is the Mysore Palace which is illuminated daily with nearly 100,000 light bulbs from 7 pm to 10 pm on all days of the festival. Various cultural and religious programs highlighting the dance, music and culture of the State of Karnataka are performed in front of the illuminated Palace.
On Vijayadashami, the traditional Dasara procession (locally known as Jumboo Savari) is held on the streets of Mysore city. The main attraction of this procession is the idol of the Goddess Chamundeshwari which is placed on a golden mantapa (which is around 750 kilograms of gold) on the top of a decorated elephant. This idol is worshipped by the royal couple and other invitees before it is taken around in the procession. Colourful tableaux, dance groups, music bands, decorated elephants, horses and camels form a part of the procession which starts from the Mysore Palace and culminates at a place called Bannimantap where the banni tree (Prosopis spicigera) is worshipped. According to a legend of the Mahabharata, banni tree was used by the Pandavas to hide their weapons during their one-year period of Agnatavasa (living life incognito). Before undertaking any warfare, the kings traditionally worshipped this tree to help them emerge victorious in the war.The Dasara festivities would culminate on the night of Vijayadashami with an event held in the grounds at Bannimantap called as Panjina Kavayatthu (torch-light parade).
In Mysore, India, the Vijayadashami Elephant procession during Mysore Dasara is called Jumbo Savari (from the British during their control of Mysore State). The original name to this procession is Jumbi Savari (going to the Shami (Banni) tree). Now Goddess Chamundeshwari is taken in procession on an Elephant. But the Jumbo name is still intact.
After the Jamboo Savari, a torchlight parade takes place in the evening at the Bannimantap Parade Grounds.