Turkish transgender Diva mistaken for Buddha in Kathmandu temple

[miles]

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[QUOTE]The best living voice in classical Turkish music was mistaken and revered as Buddha because of her generously applied make-up during a visit to a landmark temple in Nepal's capital Kathmandu for a reality show.

Bülent Ersoy, a famous transgender signer dubbed as the "Turkish diva," visited Boudhanath Temple along with the co-stars of "Dünya Güzellerim" (Beauties of the World), a reality show aired by Turkish broadcaster Show TV.

The 65-year-old performer, who was wearing an orange sari and white face make up, immediately attracted attention from over visitors, who began to crowd around her.[/QUOTE]

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[vprvajrarpv]

I... wow.

They're all in for a surprise.

[Skerious]

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With the state that Turkey is in, I was seriously expecting something far worse than this. Thank god it's actually pretty fucking lighthearted in comparison.

[Anteep]

Wow, these guys must have absolutely no idea how Buddha is supposed to look

[Socram]

[QUOTE=Anteep;52536268]Wow, these guys must have absolutely no idea how Buddha is supposed to look[/QUOTE]

Does anyone really?

[lolyoshi]

[QUOTE=Socram;52536272]Does anyone really?[/QUOTE]

Thick, shiny as gold, saggy ears, perfectly symmetrical pimple on forehead, always looks chill af, and never dares to open his eyes fully.

[paramud]

[QUOTE=lolyoshi;52536307]Thick, shiny as gold, saggy ears, perfectly symmetrical pimple on forehead, always looks chill af, and never dares to open his eyes fully.[/QUOTE]

Buddha originally wasn't depicted as very thicc though.

[zenby]

Buddha is the chill-af regular thiccness dude wth tight curly hair
Budai is the mostly unrelated but often confused-for-Buddha jolly fat golden god

[JohnnyMo]

[QUOTE=ZenX2;52537483]Buddha is the chill-af regular thiccness dude wth tight curly hair
Budai is the mostly unrelated but often confused-for-Buddha jolly fat golden god[/QUOTE]

In fact, Buddha during his ascetic period is decidedly unthicc.

[Zonesylvania]

hell, in the early iconography, he'd never be depicted in his bodily form either, but always as a representation (think empty throne, his feet, etc.)