The NOTCH 2008 Festival fuses cutting edge Nordic audiovisual culture with China�s emerging local scene, pushing the audience to rethink their contemporary and future role via the theme of �contemporizing the future�. Hong Kong joins the Notch tour for the first time this year. Organized by White Noise Records, Hong Kong China.
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Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela is a mass pilgrimage centered on the ritual of riverside bathing, it is variously called the ‘the Great Indian Bathing Festival’, ‘the Urn Festival’, ‘the
Pitcher Festival’ and so forth. It occurs four times every twelve years rotating between
Allahabad/Prayaga at the confluence of the rivers Ganga (Ganges), Jamuna (Yamuna) and the
concealed Saraswati, Haridwar (Hara Dwar) on the river Ganga (Ganges), Ujjain on the
river Kshipra (Shipra), and Nasik on the river Godavari (Gomati)
Bathing in these rivers during the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela is considered an endeavour of
great merit, cleansing both body and spirit. The Allahabad and Haridwar (Hara Dwar)
festivals are routinely attended by five million or more pilgrims; the Kumbha (Kumbh)
Mela is the largest religious gathering in the world. It may also be the oldest
Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela is a mass pilgrimage centered on the ritual of riverside bathing, it is variously called the the Great Indian Bathing Festival, the Urn Festival, the Pitcher Festival and so forth. It occurs four times every twelve years rotating between Allahabad/Prayaga at the confluence of the rivers Ganga (Ganges), Jamuna (Yamuna) and the concealed Saraswati, Haridwar (Hara Dwar) on the river Ganga (Ganges), Ujjain on the river Kshipra (Shipra), and Nasik on the river Godavari (Gomati)
Bathing in these rivers during the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela is considered an endeavour of great merit, cleansing both body and spirit. The Allahabad and Haridwar (Hara Dwar) festivals are routinely attended by five million or more pilgrims; the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela is the largest religious gathering in the world. It may also be the oldest
Two traditions are in circulation regarding the origin and timing of the festival: one that stems from ancient texts known as the Puranas, and the other that connects it with astrological considerations. According to the Puranic epic, the gods and demons had churned the milky ocean at the beginning of time in order to gather various divine treasures including a jar containing a potion of immortality - Ambrosia. As the jar emerged from the ocean the gods and demons began a terrific battle for its possession. During the battle, which according to one legend the gods won by trickery, four drops of the precious potion fell to earth, when Jayantha (Jayanth) the son of the chief deity Indra carried the jar (Kumbha/kumbh) that held the ambrosia in the form of a giant bird - these places became the sites of the four Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela festivals, according to another legend he ran away with the jar and hid them on twelve locations on earth where few drops of ambrosia fell, four of these places are known and identified as the four sites for the Kumbh (Kumbh) Mela, the other eight locations are being researched by our team
The astrological tradition (ascribed to a lost Puranic text and not traceable in extant editions) seems to stem from a very ancient festival called the Kumbha Parva, which occurred at Hardwar every twelfth year when Jupiter was in Aquarius (the Indian name being Kumbha/Kumbh) and the sun entered Aries
At some later time the term 'Kumbha (Kumbh)' was prefixed to the Melas held at Prayaga, Ujjain, and Nasik and these four sites became identified with the four mythical locations of the immortality potion - Ambrosia. In theory the Kumbha (Kumbh) Mela festivals are supposed to occur every three years, rotating between the four cities. In practice the four-city cycle may actually take eleven or thirteen years and this because of the difficulties and controversies in calculating the astrological conjunctions. Furthermore the interval between the Kumbha Mela at Nasik and that at Ujjain is not of three years; they are celebrated the same year or only a year apart. This deviation in practice is intriguing and cannot be fully explained by either astrological or mythological means.
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The Music Video for the rising club hit, DEM BIG GIRLS by MWALIM *7). Directed by Phillip Aaron and filmed at Biff's Lounge and the William E. Reed Auditorium in Dorchester, MA during the West Indian Festival.
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Windows is launching its search for Britain's creative talent with its nationwide Windows 7 Second Movies competition giving you the opportunity to have your film shown at this year's 54th BFI London Film Festival. If you want to get involved click here: http://www.windows.co.uk/7secondmovie
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Windows is launching its search for Britain's creative talent with its nationwide Windows 7 Second Movies competition giving you the opportunity to have your film shown at this year's 54th BFI London Film Festival. If you want your 7 second movie to be in with a chance click here: http://www.windows.co.uk/7secondmovie
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Windows is launching its search for Britain's creative talent with its nationwide Windows 7 Second Movies competition giving you the opportunity to have your film shown at this year's 54th BFI London Film Festival. If you want your 7 second movie to be in with a chance click here: http://www.windows.co.uk/7secondmovie
Chivas Regal, the world's original luxury Scotch whisky and Official Partner of the Festival de Cannes, has announced a new global brand partnership with the charity FilmAid International.
The official launch celebration of the partnership took place in Chivas House, on the Croisette in Cannes, on Friday 13th May and was attended by FilmAid Founder Caroline Baron, FilmAid President Iliane Ogilvie Thompson and long-time supporter of FilmAid and President of the Jury of this year's Festival de Cannes, Robert De Niro.
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Preisgekrönter Imagefilm „DHL 4 Future“
Der eigens für die EXPO 2010 in Shanghai produzierte Imagefilm „DHL 4 Future“ mit Bildern aus aller Welt und modernen Grafikelementen wurde mit dem Golden Globe beim World Media Festival ausgezeichnet. Er zeigt DHL als verantwortungsbewussten Logistiker mit Zukunftsvision. Mehr Infos unter www.meavision.de.
Transitions Optical and VSP® Vision Care brought a state-of-the-art 40-foot mobile eyecare clinic, nicknamed “Eyenstein,” to the Harlem community to provide comprehensive eye exams and complimentary eyewear to area children to help them prepare for the start of a new school year. The mobile eyecare clinic, onsite at East Harlem Scholars Academy on Thursday, August 18, will also be at the Harlem Week Children’s Festival which is open to the public on Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21.
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New Yorkers know all about living with a small kitchen, and Merillat® cabinetry knows all about making life in a small kitchen easier. To demonstrate the importance of smart design in a small kitchen space, Merillat cabinetry provided a kitchen for a cooking demonstration by Chef Curtis Stone at the Thrillist’s BBQ & The Blues presented by Merillat hosted by Curtis Stone event during the 2011 New York City Wine & Food Festival (NYCWFF) in September.
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