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Death Matters

@themrityu

#Hindu #Funerary Monuments - Chhatri

Chhatri is a memorial chapel built over a #tomb found throughout the region of #Rajasthan, #MadhyaPradesh and #Maharashtra. These memorials commemorate the death of rulers, their consorts, relatives and the elite. 1/🧵

If Samadhis were funerary monuments of saints in #Hindus, Chhatris were #Rajput's choice of the memorial. They made sure that the memory of the chivalry of their ancestors passed on to the next generations. Though, all Chhatris did not necessarily contain the mortal remains. 2/

Chhatri i.e. umbrella, first appeared as a canopy above the tomb in #Islamic #architecture. #Hindu kings transformed the tomb into Chhatri. By the 16th C, Rajput courts had started building Chhatris. It was a place where a noble was cremated, memorialized and later worshipped. 3/

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Elizabeth Spring

@ESWarriorPoet

I want to start a new thread story. Not sure how long it will be and I may use different prompts: #vss365 #vssmagic #vssnature etc etc ... I love reading about legends and folk lore, and in my fantasy writing I often create my own myths. So this will be just a fun exercise...

According to #lore &myths of old,griffins nestled on these cliffs long ago. They swooped down on the unsuspecting;carried them off never to be seen again.
Griffins were not elemental creatures,but air & earth did have dominion over them; their only enemy -fire.
#vss365 #vssmagic

"I helped your troupe avoid #shadow and #gore," said the dark wizard simply, implying that he saved us from the mythical griffins. I gaped at him. "And now for what you promised."

"No," I was careful not to get trapped in words, "I said: after you summon her."
#vss365 #vssmagic

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Solomon

@we_are_solomon

A container outside the morgue's entrance at the University Hospital of #Alexandroupolis is used for the preservation of unidentified bodies, which, if not identified in a period usually of between 3 to 6 months, will be buried in the #cemetery of Sidiro village.

As of June 2021, 25 unidentified bodies were in the container, most of them young men of Pakistani origin.

📸 @IPapangeli

The main cause of #death for people attempting to cross the land border between #Greece and #Turkey through the #Evros River (Meriç in Turkish) is drowning, while others die from hypothermia during the winter, or from pathological causes.

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poulomi das

@PoloDas

This is the 4th day of colab with @dStephenB thru @MuseumBuddy till now we have learnt how #Indian #soldiers were represented in #art in #England though not always accurately. We also saw how #European soldiers were depicted in #India #temples #woven #handembroidered #textiles

I’ll share some photos of #memorials of #british #soldiers in #India here are from the #afghanchurch in #mumbai it was the 1st Anglican Church in South #bombay started as a chapel. In 1838soldiers killed in the 1st#afghanwar were laid to rest here, then from the other 2wars

This video is from South #parkstreetcemetery in #Calcutta with1600 tombs built in1767 for those employed with the #britisheastindiacompany not all soldiers. It’s probably the largest #cemetery in 19thcen outside #Europe #America #european men died around 30 years &women younger

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Glenna Milberg

@GlennaWPLG

Some #Scouts planting flags at #Miami city #cemetery gave me that one👇🏼 for when we find #WWI private English Gray, who was buried here 100 years ago with no #headstone or marker.
Failure was not an option....
Our #VeteransDay #story airs in a few minutes
@WPLGLocal10

👆🏼...updating with our #broadcast #tonight from #Miami city #cemetery .
The search for the #grave of #WWI private English Gray, and the first #VeteransDay honor he has received in a #century
@WPLGLocal10 ⏩