A dancer waited to perform during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of “Onam” in Kochi, India, Sunday. The festival symbolizes the return of mythical King Mahabali to meet his beloved subjects. (Sivaram V./Reuters)
Blogged for the color. Click to biggify. Via the WSJ's Photo Journal.
I realize the quote is not your material and so this isn't intended as criticism and I also realize that in some circles the word myth need not imply fabrication, but generally speaking it sounds like they are casually calling a major character / event in hindu religion a myth.
ReplyDeleteWould be interesting to see our reaction to a caption that referred to the myth of jesus.