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YURGAN - spacebook

2011-05-22T00:05:00.002+05:30

Dawn of Man

2011-04-04T02:05:00.002+05:30

Stanley Kubrick, 1968

Engage - Energize - Evolve

2010-12-26T20:02:00.003+05:30

Happy Vijaya Dashami 2067

2010-10-15T11:14:00.004+05:30

I wish a very happy and joyful festival time to all my Nepalese friends.

"YURGAN ReDisco 2010" , new music by YURGAN

2010-09-26T14:57:00.005+05:30

More music by YURGAN

Mass Panic in bottleneck tunnel at Loveparade in Duisburg, Germany!

2010-07-24T23:57:00.010+05:30

Entrance tunnel closure leaves 21 dead and dozens injured in a mass panic at 19th Loveparade in Duisburg, Germany.

Tragical accident or foreseeable deaths in a planned bottleneck, to finally get rid of an unwanted mass phenomenon?

About 1,4 million people wanted to join the party. The single entrance through a small tunnel was closed after about 500000 ravers were filling the party area.

All people should pass this tunnel to enter the festival area.

Tunnel closure at party entrance created mass panic as more and more people were entering the tunnel from behind.

People trying to escape the trap.

Tragical accident or planned chaos?

'Living Goddess' passes School Leaving Certificate in Nepal!

2010-07-04T11:38:00.003+05:30

Chandiara Bajracharya, the Kumari of Patan, one of the living godesses of Nepal has passed the School Leaving Certificate.

Eyes of a goddess

Practice

Learning at home

Party with schoolfriends

Earth our home!

2010-07-02T01:04:00.005+05:30

Communists help conservative candidate to presidency in Germany!

2010-07-01T00:58:00.013+05:30

After the abrupt resignation of former president Horst Köhler one month ago, Christian Wulff, the 51-year-old governor of Lower Saxony state and a deputy leader of chancellor Merkel's conservative party has been elected as president of Germany today.

The bland candidate of the conservative-liberal coalition government was elected with simple majority after more than nine hours in the third and final voting round. Wulff failed to secure an absolute majority in the first two voting rounds, which comes as an embarrassing loss of face for chancellor Angela Merkel, who had promoted his candidacy.

In the end Wulff could only be elected, because the radical left wing party, which emerged from the former East-German Communist stateparty 'SED', abstained from voting Joachim Gauck, a well known former East-German civil rights activist and investigator on crimes perpetrated by the infamous East-German secret service 'Stasi'. Gauck had been promoted by Social Democrats and Greens and enjoyed higher support in the German population.

It is the first time, that the representative position of the German president has been filled with a professional career politician. Wulff is considered to be a close friend and aide of German chancellor Angela Merkel.

Private Pop by YURGAN

2010-06-30T02:49:00.003+05:30

Private Pop by YURGAN

MAGMA, a unique musical experience

2010-06-28T02:33:00.009+05:30

Read about MAGMA here:
wikipedia

Find more music by MAGMA here:
youtube

Find recent MAGMA photos here:
wikimedia

Schizophrenic or Shamanic? by Terence Mckenna

2010-06-23T20:47:00.000+05:30

Stickers III - Modern Street Art

2010-05-23T00:06:00.009+05:30

I photographed more street art stickers, see them here:
Stickers Street Art I
Stickers Street Art II

Read about Sticker Art!
See more Sticker Street Art!

Healer at Earth, Student at Life!

2010-05-11T22:05:00.007+05:30

Yurgan Vishujoyshe - Google profile

Eve of May festival (Maiabendfest) in Bochum, Ruhr Area, Germany

2010-04-25T02:02:00.004+05:30

On the last saturday in April, the traditional 'Maiabendfest'(eve of May festival) is celebrated in the streets of Bochum in the Ruhr area of Germany.

See some impressions...

Happy New Year 2067 !

2010-04-13T15:15:00.007+05:30

Nepal enters the year 2067 B.S. with difficult challenges still unsolved.

After a year of stagnation, in which the only agenda of the ruling parties was to stop the Maoists from returning to power, the new year carries the hope to bring about a solution to the political situation of Nepal.

Pressing problems are awaiting their proper solution, the most important being the integration of the rebel militia into the army and the civil society. To formulate a constitution is the second big task on the agenda. Both subjects are interconnected and without a proper management of the militia no constitution can successfully be written.

The current government seems to be unwilling to let either problem find a solution, which makes it very unlikely that this government will last long. While obviously enjoying the support and guidance of some of the international players the current government is in the end not governing at all but just participating in the international policy of angering the Maoists until they either split or make a grave mistake, which would allow to blame them for the failure of the peace process.

May all responsible people in Nepal stand united to find a peaceful outlet for this difficult situation.

We wish a happy New Year 2067 to all Nepali people!

Watch the Children of God!

2010-03-23T01:43:00.008+05:30

Children of God
Korea/Nepal 2008
Directed by Yi Seung-Jun
89 Minutes,
Nepali Documentary w/subtitles

click on pic to read more about the movie

Children of God explores the life of the children who live in Pashupatinath, beside the Baghmati River in Nepal - on the sacred grounds of a Hindu temple in Kathmandu an area forgotten and ignored by the world, but considered the holiest and most sacred to the Nepalese people.

The children are undeterred by the daily cries and wailing from the daily funeral ceremonies; instead they rob the corpses for food and dive into the river to grab coins used as funeral offerings by the mourners. Some risk their lives by begging while others fall prey to drugs and disease.

The film exposes the social conditions of the suppressed Nepalese people through the plight of their children, where reverence for the old and dead far outweighs the care for the young and living. Experiencing their innocence and their hardship through songs, stories and heartbreaking living conditions, exposes the contradiction of the material world that rests upon perhaps the most spiritual culture on earth.

watch part 1-9 here:

Earth, Our Home !

2010-03-09T02:02:00.006+05:30

Many sites on the net show our wonderful home, our planet earth in a new way!

click on screenshot to go to the Earth and Moon viewer

click on picture to go to the Blue Marble Navigator

click on picture to see our global weather on Daily Planet

The Art of Electronic Music!

2010-03-08T03:23:00.004+05:30

Listen to the original!

click picture to see KRAFTWERK in concert ...

Kraftwerk - Minimum-Maximum - Part 1
Kraftwerk - Minimum-Maximum - Part 2

click picture to go to the KRAFTWERK website ...

Kumari, the Living Goddess!

2010-03-07T01:55:00.003+05:30

Click on picture to watch preview!

Olympic Games !

2010-02-21T02:29:00.007+05:30

Videos and photos of the Makar Mela in Panauti, Nepal

2010-02-14T00:25:00.004+05:30

The great Makar Mela(Capricorn pilgrimage) of Panauti in Nepal, which happens only every twelve years has concluded now. Day by day for one month thousands of pilgrims took the holy dip at Trivenighat, where the auspicious confluence of three rivers takes place.

The next Makar Mela will take place in Panauti in the year 2022(2078 B.S.).

Even the former King of Nepal, Mr. Gyanendra Shah took the chance to try to wash of his sins, breaking an ancient tradition that did forbid members of the royal family to enter Panauti.

See more photos collected from the Internet...
Panauti Makar Mela Gallery

See how the Panauti Makar Mela has been reported about on video...

Still only few Makar Mela video clips are on the net, but i found this funny one, from a group climbing up the Goraknath hill during their visit to Panauti...

Here is another one, showing some impressions of the Mela...

... and even another one, a bit more professional...

Find even more pictures here:
Photos of Makar Mela

Shiva Ratri, the night of Shiva! "Jay SHIVA, SHANKARA, SHAMBHU!"

2010-02-12T01:32:00.010+05:30

Oh Shiva the experiencer.
Oh Shiva the highest object of experience.
Oh Shiva the goal of spiritual practice.
There is nothing apart from Shiva.
There is nothing other than Shiva.
Whatever is, is Shiva.
There is nothing, which is not Shiva.
There us no time, which is not Shiva.
To be aware of this is to be aware of Shiva.

Today is Shiva-Ratri.
Tonight Hindus all over the world celebrate Lord Shiva.
Read the 108 names of Shiva used to praise him tonight!

S. No.	Shiva Name	Meaning
1	Aashutosh	One Who Fulfills Wishes Instantly
2	Aja	Unborn
3	Akshayaguna	God With Limitless Attributes
4	Anagha	Without Any Fault
5	Anantadrishti	Of Infinite Vision
6	Augadh	One Who Revels All The Time
7	Avyayaprabhu	Imperishable Lord
8	Bhairav	Lord Of Terror
9	Bhalanetra	One Who Has An Eye In The Forehead
10	Bholenath	Kind Hearted Lord
11	Bhooteshwara	Lord Of Ghosts And Evil Beings
12	Bhudeva	Lord Of The Earth
13	Bhutapala	Protector Of The Ghosts
14	Chandrapal	Master Of The Moon
15	Chandraprakash	One Who Has Moon As A Crest
16	Dayalu	Compassionate
17	Devadeva	Lord Of The Lords
18	Dhanadeepa	Lord Of Wealth
19	Dhyanadeep	Icon Of Meditation And Concentration
20	Dhyutidhara	Lord Of Brilliance
21	Digambara	Ascetic Without Any Clothes
22	Durjaneeya	Difficult To Be Known
23	Durjaya	Unvanquished
24	Gangadhara	Lord Of River Ganga
25	Girijapati	Consort Of Girija
26	Gunagrahin	Acceptor Of Gunas
27	Gurudeva	Master Of All
28	Hara	Remover Of Sins
29	Jagadisha	Master Of The Universe
30	Jaradhishamana	Redeemer From Afflictions
31	Jatin	One Who Has Matted Hair
32	Kailas	One Who Bestows Peace
33	Kailashadhipati	Lord Of Mount Kailash
34	Kailashnath	Master Of Mount Kailash
35	Kamalakshana	Lotus-Eyed Lord
36	Kantha	Ever-Radiant
37	Kapalin	One Wears A Necklace Of Skulls
38	Khatvangin	One Who Has The Missile Khatvangin In His Hand
39	Kundalin	One Who Wears Earrings
40	Lalataksha	One Who Has An Eye In The Forehead
41	Lingadhyaksha	Lord Of The Lingas
42	Lingaraja	Lord Of The Lingas
43	Lokankara	Creator Of The Three Worlds
44	Lokapal	One Who Takes Care Of The World
45	Mahabuddhi	Extremely Intelligent
46	Mahadeva	Greatest God
47	Mahakala	Lord Of All Times
48	Mahamaya	Of Great Illusions
49	Mahamrityunjaya	Great Victor Of Death
50	Mahanidhi	Great Storehouse
51	Mahashaktimaya	One Who Has Boundless Energies
52	Mahayogi	Greatest Of All Gods
53	Mahesha	Supreme Lord
54	Maheshwara	Lord Of Gods
55	Nagabhushana	One Who Has Serpents As Ornaments
56	Nataraja	King Of The Art Of Dancing
57	Nilakantha	Blue Necked Lord
58	Nityasundara	Ever Beautiful
59	Nrityapriya	Lover Of Dance
60	Omkara	Creator Of OM
61	Palanhaar	One Who Protects Everyone
62	Parameshwara	First Among All Gods
63	Paramjyoti	Greatest Splendour
64	Pashupati	Lord Of All Living Beings
65	Pinakin	One Who Has A Bow In His Hand
66	Pranava	Originator Of The Syllable Of OM
67	Priyabhakta	Favourite Of The Devotees
68	Priyadarshana	Of Loving Vision
69	Pushkara	One Who Gives Nourishment
70	Pushpalochana	One Who Has Eyes Like Flowers
71	Ravilochana	Having Sun As The Eye
72	Rudra	The Terrible
73	Rudraksha	One Who Has Eyes Like Rudra
74	Sadashiva	Eternal God
75	Sanatana	Eternal Lord
76	Sarvacharya	Preceptor Of All
77	Sarvashiva	Always Pure
78	Sarvatapana	Scorcher Of All
79	Sarvayoni	Source Of Everything
80	Sarveshwara	Lord Of All Gods
81	Shambhu	One Who Bestows Prosperity
82	Shankara	One Who Gives Happiness
83	Shiva	Always Pure
84	Shoolin	One Who Has A Trident
85	Shrikantha	Of Glorious Neck
86	Shrutiprakasha	Illuminator Of The Vedas
87	Shuddhavigraha	One Who Has A Pure Body
88	Skandaguru	Preceptor Of Skanda
89	Someshwara	Lord Of All Gods
90	Sukhada	Bestower Of Happiness
91	Suprita	Well Pleased
92	Suragana	Having Gods As Attendants
93	Sureshwara	Lord Of All Gods
94	Swayambhu	Self-Manifested
95	Tejaswani	One Who Spreads Illumination
96	Trilochana	Three-Eyed Lord
97	Trilokpati	Master Of All The Three Worlds
98	Tripurari	Enemy Of Tripura
99	Trishoolin	One Who Has A Trident In His Hands
100	Umapati	Consort Of Uma
101	Vachaspati	Lord Of Speech
102	Vajrahasta	One Who Has A Thunderbolt In His Hands
103	Varada	Granter Of Boons
104	Vedakarta	Originator Of The Vedas
105	Veerabhadra	Supreme Lord Of The Nether World
106	Vishalaksha	Wide-Eyed Lord
107	Vishveshwara	Lord Of The Universe
108	Vrishavahana	One Who Has Bull As His Vehicle

Open air cremation allowed in Great Britain...

2010-02-11T20:24:00.005+05:30

A British high court decision has finally allowed cremation on open air funeral pyres. This will allow people belonging to Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist religious groups to be cremated according to their religious tradition.

click on photo to read more

Photos and videos of the Makar Mela in Panauti, Nepal

2010-02-03T11:14:00.011+05:30

The great Makar Mela of Panauti in Nepal, happening every twelve years has concluded now. Day by day for one month thousands of pilgrims took the holy dip at Trivenighat, where the auspicious confluence of three rivers takes place.

Even the former King of Nepal, Mr. Gyanendra Shah took the chance to try to wash of his sins, breaking an ancient tradition that did not permit members of the royal family to enter Panauti.

See more photos collected from the Internet...
Panauti Makar Mela Gallery

See how the Panauti Makar Mela has been reported about on TV...

Still only few video clips, but i found this funny one, from a group climbing up the Goraknath hill during their visit to Panauti...

Here is another one, showing some impressions of the Mela...

... and even another one, a bit more professional...

Winter returning to Ruhr area in Germany...

2010-01-26T01:57:00.002+05:30

Photos of 'Makar Mela', a month of pilgrimage in Panauti, Nepal

2010-01-20T01:51:00.002+05:30

Every twelve years for one month from the new moon of January Hindus of Nepal and India travel to Panauti, to the Triveni Ghats, where the three rivers Lilavati, Punyamati and Rudravati create the auspicious 'Sassi Tirtha', the place to take the holy, purifying bath and by this wash of the sins.

Photos by Ramkumar Khatri:

Photos from Bhuwan Bhochhibhoya for Kavrekoseli.com :

See more photos here:

Find Makar Mela photos on the Internet here:

http://www.daylife.com/photo/0gFyfjN0eVc84?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/0581eB7fBzgqZ?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/01FU6hm0E46SZ?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/0aKGfZT9W34hY?q=triveni

Historical photos from the net, showing the Makar Mela 2030 B.S.(1974):

Triveni Ghat, location of the Makar Mela 2010, in Panauti, Nepal

2010-01-18T23:51:00.005+05:30

See the place where hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are celebrating the Makar Mela in Panauti, Nepal from January 15th until February 12th 2010.
Move the mouse on the picture and enjoy the 360 degrees-navigation...

See more of these virtual 360 degrees-photos here:
http://www.nepalopedia.com/

Makar Mela, a month of pilgrimage in Panauti, Nepal

2010-01-15T20:11:00.015+05:30

Find Makar Mela photos on the Internet here:

http://www.daylife.com/photo/0gFyfjN0eVc84?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/0581eB7fBzgqZ?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/01FU6hm0E46SZ?q=triveni
http://www.daylife.com/photo/0aKGfZT9W34hY?q=triveni

Historical photo from the net, showing the Makar Mela 2030 B.S.(1974):

'Daisy' a snowstorm in Europe, impressions from Bochum, Germany

2010-01-09T21:18:00.005+05:30

Snow in Bochum, Germany

2010-01-03T03:13:00.003+05:30

update 09.01.2010 - 'Daisy' much talked about really brings nasty weather...

Wish you a joyful and powerful year 2010!

2009-12-29T11:11:00.000+05:30

Christmas eve in Germany...

2009-12-25T08:24:00.000+05:30

May you enjoy and have a powerful year 2010!

2009-12-24T01:28:00.004+05:30

Winter in Europe...

2009-12-20T22:04:00.004+05:30

... brrr, it's freezing cold here in Germany, ... and snowing the whole day today.

See what i see, when i look out of our windows...

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, best of 1500 photos...

2009-12-15T12:00:00.003+05:30

click on photo to enter gallery...

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, last week, impressions

2009-12-10T20:28:00.002+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, a general strike day in Kathmandu, impressions

2009-12-06T18:33:00.004+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, visit to Narayanhiti Palace in Kathmandu, Nepal

2009-12-05T13:26:00.007+05:30

After the revolution lead by the Maoists forced the king out, the Narayanhiti Palace is now a museum and open to the public.

Photographing is strictly prohibited and the level of maintenance is very low. The garden looks poor and despite the throne and a few statues no valuables of the former kings are displayed.

The site of the massacre of the family of King Birendra has been completely deconstructed and only the foundation of the buildings can be seen.

A strange atmosphere surrounds the whole palace, as civilian dressed secret service and army people are observing the visitors and are lazily hanging around in the rooms.

Still a lot of work has to be done to develop a museum showing to the people of Nepal and the world, how the kings of Nepal lived in a respectful way.

... photo quality is very low, as we tried not to risk our mobiles and camera...

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, week eleven, impressions

2009-12-04T14:39:00.006+05:30

Sunset over the Mahabarat mountains

Krishna Chaurel doing the 'Saradhe' mourning ceremony

Yearly remembering of the gone ones

Father Adhikari

Krishna Chaurel after the ceremony

The priest after work is finished

Malati Chaurel

Krishika Chaurel

Bibek and Krishika

Prithi and Krishika

Suraj and Kovindra Tamang

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, an afternoon in Budanilkantha, Kathmandu

2009-11-28T18:17:00.003+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, week ten, impressions

2009-11-27T17:01:00.006+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, week nine, impressions

2009-11-20T13:00:00.004+05:30

Hariram Parajuli

Grandfather Parajuli, 92 years old

talking to a really old man

Gokul

Krishna Parajuli

Ramkumar Khatri

Resham Prasad Parajuli, a serious farmer

Nepali are mobile-crazy

Yurgan, Krishna, Ramkumar

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, a day in Pashupatinath, Kathmandu

2009-11-13T16:05:00.005+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal, week eight, impressions

2009-11-12T18:09:00.004+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, the day the dozer came to Roshi Bazar

2009-11-12T17:49:00.004+05:30

Things here in Nepal are changing fast sometimes.
It has been three days since the dozer came to my village
to widen the road so that the trucks,
carrying stones can pass the village easier.

Here are impressions of that day...

Suntali looking full of suspicion

The tap might fall prey to the trucks

The dozer is approaching

last discussions

built in years, gone in a minute

Now we have a big street in the village, but no more tap in front of the teashop...

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, seventh week impressions

2009-11-06T14:27:00.003+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, visit to Chitwan

2009-10-31T13:41:00.006+05:30

traveling from Janakpur to Chitwan in a crowded public bus

finding a really nice hotel

enjoying the sunset at the river after a hot day

elephants waiting to transport tourists into the jungle

beautiful nature

mother and child, some of the last wild rhinos

Ramkumar and me on an elephant in the jungle

really old trees

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, Janakpur videos

2009-10-31T13:15:00.002+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, visit to Janakpur

2009-10-31T12:23:00.007+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, sixth week impressions

2009-10-31T11:42:00.005+05:30

Sudip is cutting wood, it is colder now in the morning and evening

Buddha Tamang visited me

girls sharing a coke

she asked me to take her photo

Malati and Krishika in the ricefield

harvesting rice

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, sixth week video clips

2009-10-25T18:11:00.001+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, Tihar videos

2009-10-22T09:56:00.002+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, 'Tihar' the festival of light

2009-10-21T17:07:00.008+05:30

singing and dancing 'Deushire'

playing Madal

lots of fun

Bhai Tikka, the day of worshipping brother-sister relation

getting Tikka from the sisters

Lamichhane family after the pooja

Navaraj Lamichhane

Laxmi Acharya

Raj

Yurgan + Krishna Chaurel

receiving Tikka

being worshipped by six sisters

seven colours make a special nice Tikka

after getting Tikka

and even another colour

then the brothers give Tikka to the sisters

Parmilla + Aarun

Sagar eating sweets

Krishika plays ...

... and looks ...

... and thinks

Urmilla and Krishika

Kamala

Chaurel family after the pooja

Malati and Krishika

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, fifth week, impressions

2009-10-21T16:45:00.007+05:30

eating delicious food in the village

nightbird sleeping in the bamboo djungle

Suntali Lamichhane, my hosting landlady

preparing sweet riceflour doughnuts for 'Tihar'

morning bath

dog wearing 'Mala' on second day of 'Tihar'-festival

Suman Lamichhane and ...

Ramkumar Khatri, my lovely friend ...

... and I had breakfast in the nice Cafe Gaia before going to our village for the festival

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, Kathmandu videoclips

2009-10-15T17:06:00.002+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, Kathmandu impressions

2009-10-15T16:47:00.004+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, fourth week, impressions

2009-10-13T15:48:00.000+05:30

Yurgan dishwashing after morning tea

Sudip after taking bath

Saligram doing the milk-account

Devendra

Akriti KC, nine years old, can speak fluent English

Sustika Raut

Manisha Raut

Krishna, Bhagwati and Malati in the potato field

Rajesh in his room

Rajesh washing jeans

Asmita Adhikari

Maize harvesting in Nepal

2009-10-08T09:45:00.000+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, third week, impressions

2009-10-07T17:47:00.000+05:30

Krishna and Krishika Chaurel

golden sunrise

natural harmony

Saurav Acharya

traces of life

maize harvesting season

Upsara Khadka

Sudip Khadka

fullmoon rise over Himalaya

Yurgan

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, at Chaurel's farm, video clips

2009-10-02T11:29:00.000+05:30

Shriya Dhital playing 'Gata' in Kathmandu, Nepal

2009-10-02T10:27:00.000+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, Dashain with Chaurel family

2009-10-01T14:00:00.000+05:30

Raj

Kishne, Bhagwati, Kanchi

Kanchi

Raj with Tikka

Urmilla giving Tikka

Chaurel family

Kishne and daughter

Malati, Kishne, Kanchi

after the pooja

Urmilla, Kanchi

Urmilla, Malati

Yurgan, Kanchi

Urmilla, Bhagwati, Kishne

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, second week, impressions

2009-10-01T13:40:00.000+05:30

RamKumar's aunt and cousin in Kathmandu

neighbor-friends at my house in the morning

Kumar with his Dashain-gift, a skateboard

before sunrise

modern village girls

my friend Rajesh

Manju's husband and daughter

goat meat dried at Raju's house

regular morning magic

in Kathmandu visiting Ramkumar's uncle

Dashain festival in Nepal...

2009-09-27T12:06:00.000+05:30

Dashain is the biggest and most important festival in Nepal.

It lasts ten days and today is the day when all over the country ten-thousands of buffalos and hundred-thousands of goats, chicken and ducks are sacrificed to please the goddess Durga/Kali. I personally do not like to witness this mass-slaughter.

The people also worship their tools on this day, that's why all motorcycles and cars are also garlanded today.

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, first week videos, Part 2

2009-09-26T07:57:00.000+05:30

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, first week videos, Part 1

2009-09-25T17:02:00.000+05:30

Nepal 2009, first week, impressions

2009-09-24T18:44:00.000+05:30

Ram Kumar in our flat in Kathmandu

Tile's wife

Sudip + Yurgan

Krishala, Mundri, Kumar

another magic morning

in my bathroom :-)

Sarita

bazar in Kathmandu

... back in 'my' village in Nepal ...

2009-09-20T20:31:00.000+05:30

amazing morning beauty

natural people

the house i'm living in

drinking the fresh water

friends negotiating the price of a goat

friend

peaceful start in the day

journey & arrival

2009-09-15T21:57:00.001+05:30

... had an excellent journey..., here some first impressions...

Home is on Earth ...

2009-09-14T11:38:00.000+05:30

... after sixteen months of working continuously, I'm now leaving Europe for a long stay in my home of the heart, Nepal.

... will bring some impressions to you here soon ...

United Cultures - Yurgan live on BlogTV

2009-08-10T01:44:00.000+05:30

Music is the global language!

2009-07-23T02:19:00.000+05:30

Listen to the music i love to listen to!

Last FM is an Internet Radio platform, where everyone can create his own radiostation, based on his taste..., i love it, it opened me for new musical experiences!

Morning Walk - Ruhr Area

2009-07-06T19:23:00.000+05:30

... had a nice morning walk in our beautiful Ruhr Area...

Thanx Michael...

2009-06-26T10:54:00.001+05:30

You're listening my personal tribute to Michael,
"What've we done?"
Vocals: Michael Jackson; Music:YURGAN; Bochum, Germany 26.06.2009

You can find the vocals in original here:

America does NOT want to pay back!

2009-06-25T01:41:00.000+05:30

European Elections, invalid votes in Germany, by district...

2009-06-09T03:31:00.000+05:30

The number of invalid votes is quite amazingly high in general.

Some districts have really higher numbers than others..., still looking for a logical explanation..., any ideas...???

Sweden votes Pirates to European Parliament!

2009-06-08T03:25:00.000+05:30

Thanx Sweden!
Pirates win one seat in European Parliament from Sweden by gathering 7,1% of the Swedish votes.

YUReMix, new music online...

2009-05-27T11:01:00.000+05:30

Listen to my latest electronic music, remixes done with the wonderful 'Ableton Live'...

"Pink House"
"Kraftmarsch"
"Fade2grey"
"Kapitalismus"

Stickers II - Modern Street Art

2009-05-19T02:22:00.001+05:30

Brainfuck

Animalism

Good Night White Pride

Yes to Pyromania!

2day in Bochum...

2009-04-25T19:09:00.000+05:30

Stickers - Modern Street Art

2009-04-07T21:15:00.000+05:30

Read about Sticker Art!
See more Sticker Street Art!

New World Order!

2009-03-06T14:31:00.000+05:30

Everyone is listening about the so called 'Economic Meltdown', the global financial crisis. So what do all these dark economic predictions mean, what are the consequences for the common global citizens, how will we survive? Fact is, that all major economies in the world are facing an alarming decrease of consumption and production. The whole thing shall have been initially started by the breakdown of the American Loan System, having lent to much money to people who are not able to pay back.

How can it be, that faulty American loans decrease consumption in all major economies over the world? How can it be, that falling stock markets, bankrupt banks and rising interest rates result in such a massive change of the global economy? Isn't the world's production and consumption based on our needs? Isn't the value of economies based on their productive power, on the knowledge and manpower they have?

It looks to me as if something bigger is behind the whole thing now named 'economic meltdown'. The 'developed' world has since decades lived on a level of consumption which was no longer related to the real needs.

Luxury and expression of wealth were the main motors behind our economic success in the last three decades. Goods we bought did no longer have the quality like in the post-war period. A modern car breaks down after ten years instead of thirty, our shoes are no longer good for even two years instead of five or more, houses built in the last decades show signs of weakness already after a few years instead of being built for centuries.

Our whole industry is based on artificial degradation of goods in a fast period of time to increase consumption. Huge amounts of goods are simply produced to be wasted in the next moment. All this happens on the backdrop of an ever increasing world population, thus creating tensions, as the so called developing nations are demanding more from the pool of global resources, as more and more humans are longing for more luxuries.

The whole spiraling development goes in an unhealthy direction and experts have already been predicting wars for the remaining resources in the near future. But psychologically there has been a parallel development in the Western societies over the last three decades. Starting with the first 'oil crisis' in the seventies, more and more people became conscious about the effects of global interdependency. Ecologic thinking has taken roots in most of the well educated societies of the western world and slowly but surely a movement for a more balanced world has been taking shape.

Still the promoters of a rulership of the wealthy ones, of the old, wasting lifestyle of an economy based on unfair distribution of resources and on waste, are in the position to impose their solutions for the recent crisis on the world, but their time has come.

Nature doesn't accept waste, nature is a system capable of rebalancing and we are now witnessing the start of a rebalancing process on a global scale. As human race is an integral part of nature and not the ruler of the whole system of life on this planet we will be forced to adapt to a new time. This new time will have different conditions.

The time for imperialist exploitation of resources is finishing, the time to conquer and rule by military and economic means is finishing in these moments of global crisis. We are facing the breakdown of a system that simply has reached the end of its utility.

So will this be the end for human civilization? No, we don't need to be afraid. Every end is the dawning of something new. A new world order has to be developed and formulated in terms that every global citizen can understand and accept.

A culture of balancing, of sharing and of true mutual respect will be created. For such a new concept we need courage, we need the trust, that our planet, the tiny spaceship we are traveling on, is having enough resources to feed us and our offspring, if we are able to live together in a more civilized, more humane way.

We have to organize ourselves in a new way. The old identification with our states, our nations is no longer useful, we must organize ourselves globally along the lines of our cultures. We have to change the rules of our economies. Profit may no longer be the guiding motive, sustainability, ecology and longevity must be the new guidelines of economic interaction. Focus of all our political and economic actions must be the welfare and progress of all and not the advance of a few.

By letting ourselves be guided by such principles we will be able to take the downfall of the old imperialistic, capitalistic system as what it is, the dawning of a new, just and balanced world order.