Marae Arahurahu by junge1
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Description
A partial view of the grounds of Marae Arahurahu near Paea, Tahiti. This is the only marae in all of Polynesia that has been fully restored and is maintained like a museum.
Mareas were sacred places which served both religious and social purposes in pre-christian Polynesian societies.
The marae itself generally consists of an area of cleared land roughly rectangular, bordered with stones or wooden posts(called 'au') sometimes with terraces (paepae) which were used in olden days for ceremonial puposes.
Marae Arahurahu is used for reenactments of old Polynesian ceremonies during the July 'Heiva Nui' celebrations.
In this photo the actual marae, bordered by stones, is partially visible in the background.
This picture was taken on 13 August 2009.
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Sig...
Comments (35)
Beautiful photo and very interesting history on the area.
Wonderful capture my friend.
What a great capture. I can see that Tahiti is a lot like old Hawaii. Ah, what ever happened to the good ole days.... Aloha
Great composition here Sig. Beautiful details too. Dana
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW ....love this!!!
great capture...
Very beautiful photo and great history! thank you for sharing this with us!
Tahiti The Paradise of the Pacific and Cuba Arlantic Paradise :) Beautiful capture :)
I love this! It's the last image I'll be looking at tonight ... I'm off to bed ... so maybe I'll dream of Tahiti and all those fabulous trees. This is a beautiful photograph, my friend.
you always add some very useful information for the people who are interested,great one .
as you know, this scene could easily be in the Philippines.very beautiful
Lovely shot and great info, thank you. Looks like a lovely place to be!!
wow - the place here looks like a dream place - very very cool shot
Lovely shot and info.
what a wonderful shot and place!
Well done..
Wonderful capture and little hut, excellent well done..
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details
Excellent shot and interesting informayions... as always! :)
oh wow! this is Really beautiful sig...it remind me of my country very nice capture!!
Wonderful!
Very interesting scene..thanks for the info! :)
Lovely setting and interesting info.
Superb tropical setting and capture! Fascinating background information!!!!!! I love to learn and this is both visually stunning and wonderously informational!! Outstanding work!!!!!
Beautiful place and superb photo.
This is what I imagine Polynesia looks like. Superb work, Sig!
very good shot into history
Cool, great shot!
A lovely photo and I love the look of all that lush forest.
The only one? What a shame... And what an amazing view!!! Just gorgeous! rob