Shiva Temple – Bangalore, India

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   Priyank on December 15, 2008 at 9:17

   शंकराय नमः।। Very typical, isn’t it Anil 🙂

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   Deniz on December 16, 2008 at 1:20

   I want to gooo

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   Anil Polat on December 16, 2008 at 11:51

   @ Priyank:

   It was a very typical temple by Indian standards, but I thought this photo was unique.

   (Btw, what’s the translation. I get it alot, but despite my name I’m not Indian – the name is common in Turkey as well).

   @ Deniz:

   India is probably the most cultural and historically dense place I have ever seen. A walk down a few blocks and you’ll see amazing things everywhere.

   Get a ticket and go!

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   Cuckoo on December 17, 2008 at 12:50

   Of course, this photo is unique with those sacred threads tied for some wishes to be fulfilled.

   Oh, you are not Indian ?? But you look more Indian than a Turkish.
   May I do the translation ? It means I bow to Lord Shankar a.k.a. Shiva.

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   Anil Polat on December 17, 2008 at 22:33

   @ Cuckoo:

   I get that a lot, I wonder what most people think of when they heard Turk?

   Thanks for translating, I’ve been to India so many times this year it’s about time I should start learning!

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   Priyank on December 18, 2008 at 2:11

   Funny indeed. People often refuse to believe I am Indian. They are fully convinced that I am Turkish (or syrian or persian.)

   So what does “Anil” mean in Turkish?

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   Anil Polat on December 18, 2008 at 13:32

   @ Priyank:

   ‘Anil’ means memory or a reminisce. Funny that every time I ask an Indian about my name I get a different response (perhaps due to regional differences in the meaning?)

   So, I’ll ask you, what’s the translation of ‘Anil’ in Hindi?

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   Priyank on December 18, 2008 at 23:11

   Sorry for the confusion. Anil means ‘Air’ period. Being a Sanskrit word, there should be one meaning only. ‘Air’ is a metaphor used to denote speed, sublimity, omnipresence etc, is name of the God of Wind, but all those are interpretations only (and not the meaning itself!) If you stretch your imagination, ‘omnipresence’ can also be thought as a ‘memory’ or something that is eternal…. LOL, the Turkish connection. People may confuse it with the name ‘Neel’ which means blue, deep, strong, and is the name of Shiva etc. but that’s just being ignorant.
   See, now you can talk authoritatively 😛

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