#India is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 913 people shared 6,439 posts with it — around 215 a day. Activity is down 2% versus the previous week, peaking on Nov 6 with 293 posts.

Posts with #India

Áine Keenan

@ainekeenan.bsky.social

1 day ago

The holy ash is the mantra. The holy ash is what is worn by the celestials. The holy ash is the beautiful form. The holy ash is praised by the Vedas. Sambandar, 7th century #Photography #Tiruvannamalai #India #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin

This devout chai-seller, wearing a blue and green saree and with her hair in a braid, applies with her middle finger sacred ash in a series of three horizontal lines associated with Lord Shiva (tripundra) on her stainless steel counter and copper tea urn each morning in order to invite His blessings for a prosperous day's business.

The three lines represent the destruction of three foundational bonds or impurities: ego (Anava), karma, and illusion (Maya). They also signify the three primal aspects of the divine: will (Iccha), knowledge (Jnana), and action (Kriya). Often, a red dot or bindu is placed in the centre, representing the unification of Shiva and Shakti (Energy and Matter).

Immediately next-door to Sri Sheshadri Ashram, Chengam Road, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India, this symbol serves as an immediate identifier of the owner's faith and transforms a retail outlet into a sanctified space.

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Áine Keenan

@ainekeenan.bsky.social

2 days ago

A single stroke upon the white, No mountain drawn, yet there are heights; No river flows, yet wet the stone, The wind is felt, the brush is gone. Anon. #Photography #StreetPhotography #Tiruvannamalai #India #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin

An artisan is painting a small Hindu shrine near Agni Lingam on Chengam Road, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India with bright colours while seated on a wooden stool next to paint cans. The small temple structure features a white-washed exterior decorated with rows of triangular patterns and a blue-and-orange upper cornice. At the top, a niche houses a white seated figure with a snake canopy, and antique stone sculptures of deities or attendants stand near the entrance.

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Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

1 day ago

Seated Buddha carved black stone c. 14th century CE Jina, Rajasthan India #handmade #carved #stone #Buddha #Buddhism #Buddhistsculpture #BuddhistArt #seatedBuddha #Jina #Rajasthan #India #ancientart #art #sculpture #Indianart #IndianSculpture

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Áine Keenan

@ainekeenan.bsky.social

3 days ago

Reach out for Him He'll be there With Him your troubles You can share Oh you can use His higher power Every day and any hour Van Morrison, 20th century #Photography #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforReligion #India #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #ImageAndVerse #ArtOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin

A Lingodbhava sculpture at the rear of the Mother Shrine, Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India depicting Lord Shiva emerging before Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu from the centre of a tall, oval-shaped linga as an infinite column of light.

In this origin story of Mount Arunachala, Brahma took the form of a swan (hamsa) and flew upward to find the top of the fiery column, while Vishnu took the form of a boar (varaha) and dug downward to find the base—neither could find the beginning or the end, symbolising Shiva's infinite nature.

Out of compassion, Shiva condensed his infinite brilliance, cooled the blazing fire, and settled on the earth as a permanent, unmoving stone hill—Arunachala (Aruna meaning fire or red glow, Achala meaning the immovable mountain).

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European Democrats

@europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu

2 days ago

🇪🇺🇮🇳 Yesterday, the EU and #India concluded negotiations on India’s association to Horizon Europe, paving the way for closer research cooperation from 2027. More opportunities for researchers and businesses, stronger partnerships on health, clean energy and digital technologies.

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Kel in the U.S.A.

@lekdrol.bsky.social

about 5 hours ago

Happy Diwali! 17 years ago I spent #Diwali in #India! One of the best experiences of my life. ૐ

My at the Lotus temple in New Delhi, India 2009

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sueghosh.bsky.social

@sueghosh.bsky.social

1 day ago

“A fun short story with laugh out loud moments.” www.amazon.in/Search-Perfe... www.amazon.com/Search-Perfe... www.amazon.co.uk/Search-P…. #kindlebooks #kindle #arrangedmarriage #shortstory #India #kindleunlimited #humor #booksky

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Shweta Chawla

@sccs1300.bsky.social

2 days ago

Found a Pleated Inkcap in an unexpected patch of damp. #FungiFriday #Fungi #UrbanForests #Photography #India

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Geert Klein Breteler

@geertkb.bsky.social

4 days ago

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borbs, birds that look like they ate too much. Indian pond heron, fully fluffed and fully committed to the borb shape. #India #birds #birdphotography #vogelfotografie #natuurfotografie #natuur #SonyAlpha #EastCoastKin

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Haiku Crush

@haikucrush.bsky.social

about 14 hours ago

#Haiku is alive! The 3-judge panel @haikucrush.bsky.social is pleased to announce *winter dawn* by Swasti Devarshi of #Jaipur #India will appear in The Best Haiku 2026 #anthology. "An educator and poet since 2011, I have recently been focusing on..." #poetry #poetrylovers #haikusunday #chimney

The three Haiku Crush judges are pleased to announce that *winter dawn* by Swasti Devarshi (pictured smiling with blue water behind her) of Jaipur, Rajasthan India will be published in the forthcoming The Best Haiku 2026 anthology.

"An educator and poet since 2011, I have recently been focusing on haiku, thanks to Anne Burgevin..."

Follow Swasti on Instagram @swstdvrshi

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Nick De Marco KC

@nickdemarcokc.bsky.social

2 days ago

Delhi with the Lumix L10 Four more photographs from the few spare hours I had for street photography during my recent work trip to Delhi. More from the series on Flickr: flickr.com/photos/76148... #delhi #streetphotography #india #lumix #microfourthirds