在前迈索尔王国,为杜塞赫拉举行的大象游行吸引了一群人

汽车作者 / 花爷 / 2025-05-26 04:24
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      MYSURU,印度(美联社)——在等待了几个小时后,一场毛毛雨开始了,观众们开始坐立不安。但一名播音员用印度卡纳塔

  

  

  MYSURU,印度(美联社)——在等待了几个小时后,一场毛毛雨开始了,观众们开始坐立不安。但一名播音员用印度卡纳塔克邦的语言卡纳达语(Kannada)用刺耳的扩音器敦促他们再耐心一点。

  最后,大约在下午三点左右,当大象出现在游行队伍的前面时,人群中响起了响亮的欢呼声。

  似乎是在暗示,雨变得更大了,但数千名观看的人似乎没有受到干扰。这是他们期待已久的场面——星期六在历史名城迈苏尔举行的盛大活动,标志着一年一度的杜塞赫拉节庆祝活动的第10天,也是最后一天。

  当11头披着鲜艳丝绸床单的大象一个接一个地从观众身边走过时,每头大象都举起画得优雅的象鼻打招呼。

  Mahouts ride decorated elephants as it rains during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Indian artists perform during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  People stand behind barricades to watch a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Indian artists perform during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Artists hold Trishuls or tridents as they wait to perform during Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  他们后面是花车,花车上有各种各样的装饰,从技术里程碑到民间文化和建筑。花车之间是舞者和表演者,一些人穿着精美的服装表演古典舞蹈,另一些人击鼓表演印度神话中的场景。

  当一头高大威严的公象到来时,游行队伍达到了高潮,两侧是两头较矮的母象。

  这头58岁的大象名叫Abhimanyu,它被打扮得富丽堂皇,背上的金色座椅上放着印度教女神chamdeshwari的神像,也被称为杜尔迦女神。据传说,这个名为howdah的座椅重达750公斤(1650磅),木质结构上覆盖着80公斤(176磅)的金箔。

  尽管很重,阿比曼宇毫不费力地拖着脚步向前走,他的脚在街上几乎没有发出声音。所有参加游行的大象都经过训练,能够在嘈杂的街道上穿梭于车辆之间。

  长期以来,动物保护主义者一直反对将大象用于仪式用途,理由是人群和噪音会让大象感到痛苦。

  An elephant painted in multihued motifs is prepared to participate in Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  A military cadet tries to calm down a crying child who was waiting with his elders for hours during rains to watch a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  chamdeshwari是瓦迪亚王室的主神,他们是迈索尔王国的前统治者,现在被称为迈苏尔。这些大象是由现在具有象征意义的统治者带着祈祷和鲜花从安巴维拉斯宫的皇家庭院送出的,就像他们的祖先400多年来所做的那样。

  Mysuru Dussehra庆祝女神杀死恶魔maishasura,象征着正义战胜邪恶。在印度的其他地方,人们在这一天庆祝印度教神罗摩战胜恶魔国王拉瓦那。

  庆祝活动一直持续到晚上,当大象们回到宫殿时,宫殿已经被近10万个灯泡点亮,照亮了其令人印象深刻的建筑的轮廓。

  Amba Vilas Palace is lit at the twilight on the eve of final day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, center, the titular head of the Wadiyar dynasty, walks with his aides to participate in prayers ahead of a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Abhimanyu, a 58-year-old elephant, carries on its back an idol of Chamundeshwari, the Hindu goddess also known as Durga, in a golden howdah, during a procession on the last day of Hindu festival Dusshera, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Mahouts bathe elephants on the eve of a procession to mark the final day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Indian artists perform during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Devotees walk with a decorated elephant to participate in prayers during Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  A musical band performs in front of Amba Palace during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  A boy films leather puppets, used in a shadow play, on display at a theater during the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Artists carry burning torches as they perform during a cultural show as part of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  A mahout helps an elephant drink water while giving it a bath on the eve of a procession to mark the final day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Lakshmana Dassaru, center, dressed in the character of Hindu god Rama, waits backstage with his fellow artists before their performance at a theater during Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Dro<em></em>nes fly to create an image of an elephant during a cultural show as part of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  An elephant lifts its trunk to greet the crowd as it rains during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Artists perform during a cultural show part of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Mahouts make a decorated elephant lift its trunk to greet the crowd as it rains during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

  Visitors watch illuminated Amba Palace, a major tourist attraction, as part of the celebrations on the eve of final day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

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