Snake-charmer, snake-charmers, snake, snakes, three cobras, cobra, reptile, wicker baskets; Jaipur, India, baskets, venomous, poisonous, fangs, fang, local Indian costumes; Asia
Europe; Portugal; Portuguese; European; Sintra; UNESCO World Heritage Site; UNESCO; 19th century; romantic; Architecture; Pena National Palace; Palácio Nacional da Pena; Seven Wonders of Portugal; Our Lady of Pena; romanticism; eclectic; Neo-Gothic; Neo-Manueline; Islamic; Neo-Renaissance; Baron Wilhelm Ludwig Von Eschwege; European Romanticism; ornate; detail; snakes; King Ferdinand; Queen Maria II; serpents; snakes;
BEB055, Architecture Islamic Syrian dragons 13th century travel tourism fortress castle snakes snakes dragon carved stone Muslim Islam symbol symbolism talisman Ayyubid Sultan al-Zahir Ghazi talismans Syria
snakes carvings carved serpants priets Chichen Itza pre Hispanic America political ceremonial enclave Maya Yucatan pyramids palaces Ball Game east wall serpents Mexico ruins ancient religion sacrifice tourist Holiday visit world Heritage civilization history walk walking
Snake Charmer; Snake Temple; Penang; George Town; Georgetown; snakes; snake handler; Snake Temple; Temple of the Azure Cloud; penang; George Town; Georgetown; Cheng Swee Chor Soo
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The Snake Temple in Penang was build in the memory of Chor Soo Kong by a Buddhist monk who had immigrated to Penang. Chor Soo Kong had healing powers and had given shelter to snakes when he lived in the jungle. As the story goes, snakes entered the temple after completing and have never left to pay respect to Chor Soo Kong. The Snake Temple original name was the "Temple of the Azure Cloud" in honor of the beauty of Penang's sky. The temple is dedicated to a deity called Cheng Swee Chor Soo.
fotoLibra; USA; U.S.A.; United States of America; Scott A. McNealy photographer; St. Louis; Missouri; zoo animal; Viperidae; snakes; poisonous snake; Yellow-blotched Palm-Pit viper-Bothriechis aurifer; St. Louis Zoo; green snakes in a zoo; Photo 67b; Photo of snake; close-up of the skin
serpents carved carvings brick work ruins travel Chichen Itza pre Hispanic America political ceremonial enclave Maya Yucatan pyramids palaces Ball Game east wall serpents Mexico ruins ancient religion sacrifice tourist Holiday visit world Heritage civilization history walk walking
God sent a plague of serpents to punish Israelites for their disobedience. They repented, asking Moses to intercede. God told him to make brazen serpent and all those bitten could look on serpent and recover. Bible Numbers 21.5. Copperplate engraving c1804.
slide; child at play park; children playing; child on slide; child playing outside; child at park; toddler fun; fresh air; toddler playing outside; Children; toddler playing; toddler playing on slide
Kew; Kew Gardens; west London; England; London; U.K.; architecture; sightseeing; visit; place of interest; day trip; educational visit; botanic gardens; capital city; London icons; Japanese gateway Kew; Japanese Gardens Kew; Chokushi-Mon; Gateway of the Imperial Messenger; Japanese architecture; carved woodwork; intricate panels; Japanese rococo; traditional Japanese building; animal carvings; wood; wood panels; close-up; wood carving; Japanese wood carvings; close-up; close-up wood carvings;
Victorian comic valentine crudely hand-coloured accompanied by a verse of printed doggerel:- With stealthy slide you wend your way, And only strike behind, I dread to think of things you say, What pleasure can you find ? But some day you will meet your match, Your poison will run dry, For other folks can bite and scratch, When you least think them nigh. These comic valentines were masterpieces of the grotesque, venomous in humour, spiteful and rude, expressing anything but love. These type of valentines, this one measures approx 9 x 22 inches, are also known as Long Jokers or Long Comics:- "The latest fashion is long Valentines, and it will be a long time before any better ones are found. They contain hits of very general application and whoever gets one will long remember it."
Close-up of a mottled olive and black snake,with yellow collar-patches (Grass snake, Natrix natrix) looking into the camera from the hand of an ecologist. Cornwall, UK
Roof of a building, St. Petersburg, Russia; Greek symbol; medical; medicine; carried by Hermes; staff entwined by two serpents; snakes; hospital; doctor; sign; profession
Rope bridge boy girl children aerial sky high climb walk carefully balance child play adventure playground outdoors outside fun recreation Mandy Collins mc0239