印度諸神的天國

圓山大飯店 跨年神-賈格納神
賈格納神(Lord Jagannath)是指的是未完成的奎師那神像。相傳是古代奧里薩的(Orissa)國王，尊神的旨意在河邊拾獲的浮木請彫刻家為奎師那神彫像，彫刻家在璧關中塑像，由於過了璧關日無動靜，皇后忍無可忍破門後，未完成的奎師那神張眼尖叫，成為今所見的賈格納神的可愛神像。從此，這獨特的神成為印度神祗。由於供奉賈格納神的13世紀的柯那達(Konarak)的太陽廟雕像和反反映在最具韻律風格韻舞蹈奧蒂西舞(Odissi)上，賈格納神成了奧蒂西舞的崇拜之神，這些宗教崇敬都反映在奧蒂西舞(Odissi)上。
賈格納神亦為奎師那的分身(奎師那又是維希奴Vishnu的分身)，每年在奧里薩邦的普里(Puri Orissa)的史那那牙查(Snanayatra) 的節慶中，有盛大的木神車繞境遊行，行前要給賈格納神沐牛奶浴後，在安置在木車上的神座中，受眾信徒的膜拜。特別是ISKON信徒的愛載，奉為至尊之神。如今這一天，在全世界的信徒都會舉行盛大的慶典。
可愛的賈格納神如今也己成為奧里薩邦的普印記。賈格納神像不僅是一個可愛的偶像，祂亦為奎師那的的靈性的化身。
Lord Jagannath
Jagannath (also spelled Jagganath) is considered amongst Vaishnavas to be a very merciful form of Krishna. The oldest and most famous Jagannath deity is in the city of Puri, in Orissa, India (the city is known to many as Jagannath Puri) where each year the famous Rath Yatra festival takes place. Jagannath is worshipped by Hindus all over India. The Jagannath Temple in Puri is regarded as one of the four most sacred Hindu pilgrimage places in India. 2008~2009 圓山大飯店 跨年相片

圓山大飯店 跨年神-濕婆神
濕婆神Shiva印度教三大神之一。是印度民眾最為敬畏的神，由吠陀時代的天神因陀羅演變而成。
他的教派（濕婆派）信徒奉其為最高的神，濕婆神具有地、水、火、風、空、日、月、祭祀8種化身，除毀滅外還可創造。佛教文獻稱他為大自在天，住色界之頂，為三千界之主。這一尊《舞王濕婆》就是濕婆雕像中“舞王相”姿勢的典型作品，它被認為是印度濕婆雕像藝術中最富有神祕主義哲學意味的藝術品之一。在這尊雕塑中，濕婆的舞姿被刻劃得十分優美，他輕抬左腳，右腿獨立于火焰的光環之中，腳踏侏儒，表現出“時間征服者”的意味，那火焰的光環則象徵著生成、保存、毀滅的輪回循環過程。法國雕塑家羅丹曾經把南印度朱羅王朝之銅像《舞王濕婆》譽為“藝術中有節奏的運動的最完美的表現”。
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu god, and one of the Trimurtis. In the Shaiva tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is seen as the supreme God. In the Smartha tradition, he is one of the five primary forms of God.
Followers of Hinduism who focus their worship upon Shiva are called Shaivites or Shaivas (Sanskrit Śaiva).Shaivism, along with Vaisnava traditions that focus on Vishnu, and Śākta traditions that focus on the goddess Devī are three of the most influential denominations in Hinduism.
Shiva is usually worshipped in the form of Shiva linga. In images, he is generally represented as immersed in deep meditation or dancing the Tandava upon maya, the demon of ignorance in his manifestation of Nataraja, the lord of the dance.

圓山大飯店 跨年女神
拉喜米--印度富饒女神Goddess Lakshmi
拉喜米--印度富饒女神又稱吉祥天，在印度神話中是印度三大天神毗濕奴的妻子，拉喜米梵文'laksme'像徵富饒人生。因此人稱富饒女神。祂又被稱為「摩訶室利」（Mahāśrī），摩訶意思為「大」，室利有「功德」、「吉祥」兩義，因此拉善米又稱為大功德天或者寶藏天女。
傳說中拉喜米是諸神攪拌乳海時，從乳海中所誕生的各種生物之一。拉喜米--其神格接近幸福女神，掌管五穀豐收、福德等「幸福」。拉喜米和觀音菩薩一樣，總是出現在蓮花座上，拉喜米女神是印度人過新年一定要膜拜和照相的神祗。
Goddess of Prosperity
Laxmi (Lakshmi), or Sri, is the goddess of abundance and good fortune. She is the wife of the god Vishnu and is usually shown sitting or standing on a lotus. Gold coins are seen dropping from her palm, blessing all alike with prosperity.

With her auspcious nature and reputation for granting fertility, luck, wealth, and well being, it is not surprising that in India she is regularly worshipped in every shop and home, and especially during the festival of Diwali.(as New Year)。

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