832-42713 - Tiger & Turtle ? Magic Mountain, a walkable landmark sculpture in the shape of a roller coaster, by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, on Heinrich-Hildebrand-Hoehe, mining waste tip, Angerpark, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
832-42719 - Tiger & Turtle ? Magic Mountain, a walkable landmark sculpture in the shape of a roller coaster, by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, on Heinrich-Hildebrand-Hoehe, mining waste tip, Angerpark, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
989-198 - Scarlet tiger moth caterpillar (Callimorpha dominula) feeding on common comfrey leaf (Symphytum officinale), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1196-29 - Nepal. Sonam & boom praying at charnel grounds. Humla. Vajrayana is tantric mahasiddha, lives fearlessly in terrifying places like remote jungles charnel grounds. nyingma lamas perform ritual at cremation grounds. lama rattles damaru, a small ritual drum to have origins in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bones dried human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. other lama, boom blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers
1196-219 - Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased
764-3400 - Tiger lily (Columbian lily) (Oregon lily) (Lilium columbianum), Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho, United States of America, North America
1061-8 - Young Indian men bathing in the river flaunting the Environmental rules beside them. Next to the HQ in Mudumalai Wildlife sanctuary/National park/tiger reserve/ biosphere reserve in Tamil Nadu India. more info: conflicts arise where villages are allowed to develop inside protected areas. There is still a lot of wildlife here but a sizable settlement is appearing around the visitor centre with large scale use of the river as laundry, rubbish dump etc. If laws are not enforced they have no value.
978-29 - Tiger Snake Eel - Myrichthys tigrinus - burrowing amongst bottom debris, in this image can be seen with a small crab in it's mouth. Galapagos, Pacific Ocean