During the festival of Behdienkhlam, followers of Niamtre carry the rot in a sacred pool called aitnar 30 times before immersing it
Their royalty used to be staunchly Hindu, although most are Christian now
No idea why an
Adjarians are an ethnic group (sometimes considered a subgroup of Georgians) who were converted to Islam in 17th century with the Ottoman conquest.
With the fall of the USSR, they were reconverted back to Christianity.
"Historical Dictionary of Georgia" - Alexander Mikaberidze
Sip Song Chau Tai was ruled by the Đèo 刁 royal family. The Đèo royal family sided with France against the Vietnamese Communists & fled to France in 1954.
They're Tai Theravada Buddhists much like neighbouring Laotians.
Some Hindu temples in Indonesia that have been turned into mosques.
1. Masjid Tua Indrapuri, Aceh built over the Shavite Indrapuri temple of Lamuri.
2. Masjid Agung Demak, Central Java
3. Masjid Sendang Duwur, East Java
4. Indonesian Islamic Uni built over Pustakasala temple
#Burma#Myanmar
The past and the present
Reuter 29 Sep 1947 - The Burmese Constituent Assembly has elected a leading #Shan chieftain, Sao Shwe Thaik, Sawbwa of Yarnghwe, to be the provisional President of the Union of Burma. He was a well-respected Shan political figure in Burma
Can’t believe I spent a huge chunk of my day explaining how our pre-colonial ancestors weren’t stupid mofos just because they lived hundreds of years before “modern science”. If we were truly superior to our ancestors, why do we have a government run by clowns in 2020?
Indonesian depictions of Lakshmi. She is called "Dewi Sri" by Balinese and Javanese, "Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang Asri" by Sundanese.
She is the goddess of agriculture and has various festivals dedicated to her like "Seren Taun" (Sundanese) and "mapag Sri" (Javanese + Sundanese)
Javanese idols of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, prosperity, food and fortune.
She is known by several names in Indonesia.
Javanese, Balinese - Dewi Sri, IBU Pertiwi
Sundanese - Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang Asri
Buginese - Sangiang Serri
Statue of Dewi Sri
Buddhist vihara.
Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia
The Buddhists of this islands are mostly Sasak, an ethnic group closely related to Balinese.
Most Sasak are Muslims, while most Indonesian Buddhists ara Mahayana and Vajrayana but Sasak are Theravada.