Saturday, August 2, 2014

PART 1---THE CHURNING OF THE OCEAN OF MILK AT SUVANABHUMI AIRPORT IN BANGKOK IS A MASTERPIECE OF SCULPTURE THAT TELLS THIS EPIC TALE OF THE UNEASY COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE DEVAS (DEMI-GODS) AND DEMONS WHO ROTATED MOUNT MERU AND CHURNED THE OCEAN FOR A 1,000 YEARS TO PRODUCE AMRITA, THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY. ONCE AMRITA WAS CREATED, THE DEVAS CONSUMED IT WITH THE HELP OF VISHNU AND DEFEATED THE DEMONS, THUS ENDING THE ALLIANCE TO THIS DAY

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SPECTACULAR ORCHID GARDEN IN THE LOBBY OF SUVANABHUMI AIRPORT IN BANGKOK
FLORAL WELCOME IN DEPARTURE AREA
AMAZING THAILAND!
WALL OF ORCHIDS
THIS MAGNIFICENT DIORAMA GREETS ALL VISITORS UPON ENTERING THE DEPARTURE HALL RIGHT AFTER IMMIGRATION!
THIS EPIC SCULPTURE IS THE GREATEST DISPLAY OF AIRPORT ART IN THE WORLD
THE DEWAS OR DEMI-GODS HOLD THE TAIL OF VASUKI THE KING SERPENT AS THEY AND THE ASURAS (DEMONS) CHURN THE OCEAN OF MILK TO PRODUCE AMRITA THE NECTAR OF IMMORTAL LIFE
DRAMATIC ANGLE
THE DEWAS OR DEMI-GODS LOOK HUMAN BUT THE ASURAS OR DEMONS LOOK DEMONIC WITH FANGS


VISHNU STANDS ATOP MOUNT MERU AND VASUKI THE SERPENT WHICH WAS USED AS CHURNING CABLE





THE DEMONS AT LEFT AND DEMIGODS AT RIGHT PULLED, TUGGED AND ROTATED MOUNT MERU FOR A 1,000 YEARS BEFORE AMRITA THE NECTAR OF LIFE WAS PRODUCED

KUMA THE TURTLE HELD MOUNT MERU IN PLACE IN THE OCEAN OF MILK TO PREVENT IT FROM SINKING
THE CONCH WAS ONE OF THE TREASURES PRODUCED
CHURNING THE OCEAN OF MILK THAT CREATED THE MILKY WAY!
VISHNU






VISHNU STANDS ON GOLDEN LOTUS
VASUKI THE SERPENT WAS USED AS CHURNING CABLE
THE ASURAS ARE DEMONS
AN UNEASY ALLIANCE BETWEEN DEMONS AND DEMI-GODS HAD TO BE MADE TO PRODUCE AMRITA
THE DEMONS OR ASURAS HAVE FANGS



THE DEMONS INSISTED ON PULLING VASUKI HEAD



VASUKI THE SERPENT KING, SEEN HERE WITH 3 HEADS THOUGH SOME LEGENDS STIPULATE 100 HEADS





DEMONS  AT RIGHT, VISHNU IN MIDDLE AND DEMIGODS AT RUGHT
VASUKI AND DEMONS









BACK OF VASUKI THE SERPENT KING






I WALKED AROUND THE SCULPTURE TO TAKE EVERY ANGLE



THE DEMONS OR ASURAS HOLD THE SERPENT'S HEAD

DEMON OR ASURA
DEMONS HAVE FANGS BUT DEMI GODS HAVE HUMAN FACES



FEARSOME




DEMONS TUGGING AND ROTATING MOUNT MERU TO CREATE AMRITA
THE CHURNING OF THE OCEAN OF MILK
BACK VIEW OF VISHNU




THE DEWAS OR DEMIGODS HOLD THE SNAKE'S TAIL


THE DEMI GODS OR DEWAS
THE DEMONS OR ASURAS

DEMONS
DEMI GODS




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