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Ganesha Ice Sculpture – World Ice Art Championship – Fairbanks, Alaska

February 8, 2023 0 Comments

Ganesha Ice Sculpture - World Ice Art Championship - Fairbanks, Alaska

There’s No Place Like Om Ice Sculpture, 2010 World Ice Art Championships February 20-March 28, 2010, Fairbanks, Alaska. Multi-Block Realism Category

This ice sculpture depicts Ganesha a Hindu God that is depicted with the head an elephant. Ganesha is known as the remover of obstacles and the offspring of Shiva the God of Destruction. Also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, he is one of the most recognized and worshiped gods in the Hindu religion. The ice sculpture also teases the folk tale  that elephants are afraid of mice.

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White Cloth Easter Cross – Aurora, Indiana

January 4, 2023 0 Comments

White Cloth Easter Cross - Aurora, Indiana

Around Easter time you will often find Christian crosses draped in a white cloth. This act symbolizes Jesus’ burial shroud, his crucifixion and resurrection. Typically the crosses are draped in this fashion from Eastern Sunday through Ascension Day in May. This particular cross was seen at a church in Aurora, Indiana.

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Cathedral of the Madeleine – Salt Lake City, Utah

September 8, 2022 0 Comments

Cathedral of the Madeleine - Salt Lake City, Utah

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An interior view of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, with its decorative columns, stained glass windows, iconography art and lighting. The cathedral is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The cathedral was built under the direction of Lawrence Scanlan, the first bishop of Salt Lake. It was designed by architects Carl M. Neuhausen and Bernard O. Mecklenburg. The outside is a Neo-Romanesque design, while the inside is Neo-Gothic. Construction began in 1900 and was completed in 1909. It was dedicated by Cardinal James Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore.

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