got bored and found this meme
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There is something I want to confess: I love this man.
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[Kasuga] art by Miki Katoh used for their 2023 Goddesses Calendar (see past calendar here).
It depicts Himegami, one of the gods enshrined at Nara’s Kasuga Taisha. Because of Shinto and Buddhism syncretism, Himegami has been through the ages associated with both Amaterasu and Eleven-faces Kannon.
The deer is a kami familiar also associated with Kasuga Taisha, a famous depiction is the “Deer Mandala of Kasuga Shrine“:
The wisteria blossoms are a nod to the Fujiwara clan as Kasuga Taisha was their main shrine.
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^^^ me knowing damn well I already killed two of them off as kids-
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