This image from the Associated Press caught my attention, not so much for the story about Indian unpreparedness for the annual monsoon floods (
which is a bit like Siberians not expecting snow in Winter), but for its striking look.
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| Shiva Caught In Flood |
If you were to remove the background and just presented Lord Shiva "
the Destroyer" or "
the Transformer" then it could be almost as though Shiva is walking through the destruction. It maybe reminds us of one of the
other 'old ones' ...
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| Shiva Rising From Chaos |
Maybe
'Ophion', the first of the Titan Gods to rule Olympus (
he was overthrown by Kronos), who was believed to have been born fully formed in the sea, wading ashore from the chaos
(in truth some versions suggest he was a snake ... but why ruin a good bit of symbolism).
