Dharmachakra Mudra

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Buddha displaying Dharmachakra Mudra
The London Peace Pagoda
Battersea Park
Carriage Drive North
Battersea, Wandsworth
London, September 2003

“The Buddha preached his first sermon after his Enlightenment in Deer Park in Sarnath. The dharmachakra Pravartana or ‘turning of the wheel’ mudrā represents that moment. In general, only Gautama Buddha is shown making this mudrā except Maitreya as the dispenser of the Law. Dharmachakra mudrā is two hands close together in front of the chest in vitarka with the right palm forward and the left palm upward, sometimes facing the chest. There are several variants such as in the Ajanta Caves frescoes, where the two hands are separated and the fingers do not touch. In the Indo-Greek style of Gandhara, the clenched fist of the right hand seemingly overlies the fingers joined to the thumb on the left hand.” (Mudra, Wikipedia)

Guildford Road

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Sing Lee Fish & Chips
Guildford Road
Brighton, September 2003

Royal Pavilion

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Royal Pavilion
Pavilion Buildings
Brighton, September 2003

“The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed[1] former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance of the Pavilion, with its domes and minarets, is the work of architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815.[2] George IV's successors William IV, and Victoria, also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.” (Royal Pavilion, Wikipedia)

Brighton Pavilion

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Royal Pavilion
Pavilion Buildings
Brighton, September 2003

“The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed[1] former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance of the Pavilion, with its domes and minarets, is the work of architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815.[2] George IV's successors William IV, and Victoria, also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.” (Royal Pavilion, Wikipedia)

King George IV

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King George IV by Francis Chantrey, 1830
Church Street
Brighton, September 2003

“George IV (1762-1830), by Sir Francis Chantrey (1781-1841). Inscribed 1828; unveiled 1830. Bronze on a granite pedestal, above a stone base. Outside the north gate of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton; moved here in 1922. This is a replica of the marble statue of the king at the head of the grand staircase in Windsor Castle.” (Sir Francis Chantrey, The Victorian Web)

Gypsy wagon

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Gypsy wagon
Brighton Palace Pier
Madeira Drive
Brighton, September 2003

Helter Skelter slide

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Helter Skelter slide
Brighton Palace Pier
Madeira Drive
Brighton, September 2003