Finally changed my Avatar

wolf2009 · 10-28-2008, 06:37 PM

Well its Diwali ( Info ), probably the biggest Indian Festival.

What better way to celebrate it away from home, by changing my Avatar to something related

So the monument in the avatar is the religious monument known as "The Golden Temple" ( Info )

Guards

Beautiful isn't it ?

Leave your opinion ! thanks

Black Panther · 10-28-2008, 06:43 PM

Wow that's really beautiful.
Do you have a higher resolution version of the first picture?

Does Diwali mean light? In my language "dwal" means lights and "dawl" means light. I made the analogy because phonetically the word sounds very much similar, and there are a lot of lights so it looks like a 'light festival'.

btarunr · 10-28-2008, 08:08 PM

I knew you were Indian descent =)

Happy Diwali to you and your family!

wolf2009 · 10-28-2008, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by btarunr

I knew you were Indian descent =)

Happy Diwali to you and your family!

Lol, I thought we had established that a few months back !

Anyways, Happy Diwali to you too !

btarunr · 10-28-2008, 08:17 PM

I've been to Nanded's Shri Huzur Abchalnagar Sachkhand Gurudwara. I hear the celebrations there are the best so far. The shrine is celebrating its 300th anniversary.

I've been to the usual rituals at the Temple here. Meeting family/friends. Plan on massive fireworks tomorrow.

DanTheBanjoman · 10-28-2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by btarunr

I've been to Nanded's Shri Huzur Abchalnagar Sachkhand Gurudwara.

Now I have Apu in my head saying that. Makes me wonder how you people memorize such phrases.

btarunr · 10-28-2008, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DanTheBanjoman

Now I have Apu in my head saying that. Makes me wonder how you people memorize such phrases.

Try pronouncing some Chinese words, you'll find things similar, even I would

panchoman · 10-28-2008, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Panther

Wow that's really beautiful.
Do you have a higher resolution version of the first picture?

Does Diwali mean light? In my language "dwal" means lights and "dawl" means light. I made the analogy because phonetically the word sounds very much similar, and there are a lot of lights so it looks like a 'light festival'.

actually, you hit the nail on the head, diwali is known as the festival of lights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali

btarunr · 10-28-2008, 08:30 PM

Sanskrit: Awali = a row . Deepa = Lamp ....Deepawali (Traditional Sanskrit, and Dravidian derivatives) Diwali (short-form) in modern Hindi, Punjabi, and other Aryan languages.

sunny · 10-29-2008, 05:37 PM

Wolf2009, Awesome pics of Golden Temple. Happy Diwali to you too.

Black Panther, I think Sikhnet.com has higher resolution pics of Golden Temple. Check it out.

Ongaku · 10-29-2008, 07:46 PM

very beautiful, I've always wanted to visit India

WarEagleAU · 11-02-2008, 03:47 PM

Wow that really is beautiful. Why cant we have a golden church or something like that here.

panchoman · 11-02-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by WarEagleAU

Wow that really is beautiful. Why cant we have a golden church or something like that here.

cause the us is very secular.. and most people in the us that are in their right mind would pick a golden toilet seat instead.

btarunr · 11-02-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by panchoman

cause the us is very secular.. and most people in the us that are in their right mind would pick a golden toilet seat instead.

India is [very] secular as well. That's a Sikh shrine made of gold, There's Hindu temple in the south made of gold, and a Jain Shrine in Mt. Abu (Rajasthan) which is on a similar scale, etc. Communal funds build them, not the governments.

OzzmanFloyd120 · 11-05-2008, 07:57 AM

Dude, Wolf, you're from a place that beautiful and now you're in Flint Michigan? (At least I think that's where you said you're at) What would posses you to make that move?

btarunr · 11-05-2008, 08:13 AM

Opportunity. I guess it's his parents, who made the move.

KieranD · 11-05-2008, 05:45 PM

thats nice thanks for posting the pics for us to see

wolf2009 · 11-05-2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by btarunr

Opportunity. I guess it's his parents, who made the move.

nah , its just me.

Solaris17 · 11-05-2008, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf2009

nah , its just me.

wtf were you thinking?! we dont have cool stuff like that here the pretiest youll see is about 800 acres of pine trees swaying in the wind it may look pretty but after about 2 years you get tired of it.

btarunr · 11-05-2008, 08:29 PM

The one I go to:

~12,000 kg of gold right there.

95Viper · 11-05-2008, 08:34 PM

Thank You, they are beautiful sites to behold... very enlightening

wolf2009 · 11-05-2008, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Solaris17

wtf were you thinking?!

haha lol, i was thinking of meeting you all here at a TPU Lan Party !

Solaris17 · 11-05-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf2009

haha lol, i was thinking of meeting you all here at a TPU Lan Party !

well i wanted to but no one wanted to

wicked lame and they all live relatively close to me..zek lives in mass sasqui lives ~25 miles from me in manchester and we still havent gotten together for a lan

OzzmanFloyd120 · 11-06-2008, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf2009

haha lol, i was thinking of meeting you all here at a TPU Lan Party !

In Michigan? Pfft, I think that you, me, bytor, and silverie(sp?) are the only guys in michigan, and I'm pretty sure that Bytor lives pretty far from the rest of us.

btarunr · 11-06-2008, 05:34 AM

Err, LAN here in Hyderabad? You have xfire. The city Suraswami comes from is just a little south from here...

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