Nazar battu

Ozdobený kamión v Indii s motivy nazar battu.

Nazar battu (hindustánsky: नज़र बट्टू nebo نظر بٹو) je ikona, náramek, tetování nebo jiný předmět nebo vzorek používaný v severní Indii a Pákistánu za účelem odvrácení zlých vlivů a ochrany před zlými pohledy[1].

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Reference

  1. Stanley A. Wolpert. Encyclopedia of India, Volume 1. [s.l.]: Charles Scribner & Sons, 2005 Dostupné online. ISBN 9780684313498. (anglicky) 

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India-house-shoes-on-wall.jpg
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Shoes hanging on a wall in front of a house in West Bengal, India, used as a protection against the evil eye.
India-shop-balls-and-leaves.jpg
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Leaves and balls made of flower petals hanging in front of a shop in West Bengal, India, used as a protection against the evil eye.
India-truck-axel-with-painted-face.jpg
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Commercial drivers in India would often paint these demonic faces on their axels, in order to keep bad spirits at bay.

This photo was taken in 1999/2000 with a Sony Mavica FD-91, a sub-megapixel digital camera, and massaged in Photoshop.
India-shop-chili-peppers-and-limes.jpg
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Chili peppers and limes hanging in front of a shop in West Bengal, India, used as a protection against the evil eye.