And other great prizes…
that shrines, altars or spiritual spaces bring to every home.
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Simply VOTE for your favourite and spread the love.
Welcome to Snap, Pray, Love!
Register and upload your photo here. Once your submission is approved, you will receive a notification email. You may then indulge in sharing with your friends to garner the most votes.
Over excited? While waiting, you can start spreading the love and sharing this link with your friends!
Remember, the more you share, the higher the chance of winning your dream makeover!
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Show some love and vote for your favourite!
Vote for the most deserving entry that YOU think best conveys ‘Inner Peace’ and well deserves the GRAND PRIZE MAKEOVER!
We also have monthly prizes for photo entries chosen by our Celebrity Judges!
Remember, you may vote for more than one picture but only once for every picture.
Best of luck!
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VOTEVoting FAQ
- Every voter can only vote once for each picture, but can vote for more than one picture.
- A viewer is entitled to vote only after they have registered with us and confirmed their email address via a confirmation email sent to that email address.
Keep coming back as we introduce our monthly winners every 15th of the month and to see who’s leading the votes for the Grand Prizes.
Shrine Makeover
12″ Green Tara Statue
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| Ben Thain Turquoise Pendant |
Jason Chau Turquoise Pendant |
Fong Yee Cheong Turquoise Pendant |
Doreen Teoh Turquoise Pendant |
6″ Vajrayogini Statue
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| Any Loke Turquoise Pendant |
Karen C. Turquoise Pendant |
Michael Wise Turquoise Pendant |
8″ Tsongkhapa and Disciples Statues
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| Winner’s Name Turquoise Pendant |
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If you have won a prize, anticipate an email notification from us within the next few days from the date of announcement.
Voting ends 11.59pm, June 30, 2012 (GMT +8). The Grand Prize winner will be announced July 1, 2012 and onwards.
Monthly Winners will be announced March 15, April 15 and May 15, 2012.
Grand Prize
A shrine makeover worth up to RM20,000 by Valerie Choi, Principal Director of Award-winning Interior Design Firm ID Benchmark!*
About ID BENCHMARK
The concept of Interior Design (ID) encompasses the notion of creating the right environment by manipulating colour, fabric and decoration to produce a desired effect. Interior Designing incorporates the essence of taste and style, individuality and practicality.
We at ID Benchmark take pride in our constant drive to provide for all your interior furnishing needs. Our consultants and interior decorators are disciplined in space planning, design and coordination to create the perfect atmosphere for your environment. We offer a complete range of furniture design, furnishing every detail of your environment with specific precision that will satisfy your needs and requirements.
At ID Benchmark, we are not limited to artistic dimensions but are a complete one-stop shop, providing end-to-end services to bring you vision into realms of reality. More about ID Benchmark: idbenchmark.com
Monthly Prizes
March 15, 2012: 12″ Green Tara Statue
From H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche’s personal collection
Splendid in Swiftness, Compassionate of Heart
The great Buddha Green Tara is resplendent in her aura of green, radiant with the attainment of all the six perfections of giving, ethics, patience, effort, meditative stabilization and wisdom, and bright with her ever-compassionate care for all sentient beings. She sits with her right leg extended outwards which signifies her swiftness in stepping forward to help us in times of need. It is for this very reason that Green Tara has won many hearts worldwide – for bringing peace and harmony into their lives.
April 15, 2012: 6” Vajrayogini Statue
From H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche’s personal collection
The Goddess of Trauma
Vajrayogini, is a representation of complete Buddhahood in female form, whose practices are associated with the Chakrasamvara Cycle of Anuttarayoga Tantra. She possesses supernatural powers and wisdom. Her practice is highly recommended as it is efficient, condensed, ’simple’ yet complete and for easily distracted people who ‘profess’ a lack of time, she is perfect.
May 15, 2012: 8” Lama Tsongkhapa & Disciples Statues
From H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche’s personal collection
Tibet’s Immortal & Saint
The birth of Tibet’s immortal yogi and the saint Lama Tsongkhapa had been prophesized by Buddha Shakyamuni. This divine child – by his genius, his example of perfect balance of study and practice, his utter humility and boundless energy restored the Buddhadharma to its original purity and caused it to spread like wildfire all over Tibet, Mongolia, China and India. Lama Tsongkhapa brings peace and harmony to all those who see him and beyond.
* Only if the shrine to be madeover is located in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah or Sarawak for logistic reasons. If the shrine to be madeover is located outside Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, the Grand Prize winner will be eligible for an 18” Amitabha Buddha statue as the alternative Grand Prize.
Valerie Choi
Valerie Choi is the art director and partner for an award winning Interior Design firm, ID Benchmark. With 11 years of experience, Valerie is one of Malaysia’s best Interior Designers, having been featured several times in The Star. ID Benchmark is currently Malaysia’s top Interior Design firm, having recently won the prestigious Asia Pacific Property Awards for 2011.
More about Valerie’s work at idbenchmark.com
Corinne Trang
Corinne Trang is the award-winning author of several books including Noodles Every Day (2009), The Asian Grill (2006), Essentials of Asian Cuisine (2003), and Authentic Vietnamese Cooking (1999). Dubbed the “Julia Child of Asian Cuisine” by the Washington Post, she is a frequent television and radio guest and has appeared on television networks including ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Discovery, Food Network, and Bloomberg.
Corinne has written for numerous publications including Saveur, Food & Wine, Gourmet, and Bon Appetit, and has taught and lectured internationally. Currently visiting faculty at New York University, she serves on the Board of Directors of Cook for Your Life, a non-profit dedicated to teaching cancer survivors proper nutrition through fun hands-on cooking programs. She is the East Coast Correspondent for Business Talk Radio’s “America’s Dining and Travel Guide,” and “The World A La Carte.” Trang is also the founder of a wellness program combining mindful eating, yoga, and meditation.
More about Corinne at corinnetrang.com
Eric Choong
After 20 years of pursuing his dream in the fashion industry, Eric Choong Haute Couture is now internationally recognized. Nominated as one of Malaysia’s Top 10 Designers for three years running, Eric also collaborated with leading luxury brands and media titles, the likes of Chopard, Cartier, Bvlgari, Tiffany & Co., CNN and Tatler. In 2007, he was named Designer of the Year at the Malaysian International Fashion Week and also won the Best Collection Showcase of the Year.
More about Eric at ericchoong.com
Brandon Lim
In 2009, Brandon Lim left his flourishing corporate career in blue chip companies the likes of Coca-Cola, Maxis Communications and British American Tobacco, to pursue his passion for photography. Since then, Brandon has come a long way in the world of commercial photography, and is now the official photographer for Lotus Cars Malaysia. A bright and talented photographer, Brandon is eager to get his work recognized in the motorsport industry, both locally and internationally.
View Brandon’s photos on Flickr
Who is the competition open to?
All religions and all members of the public.
What is the cost of entering?
It is free of charge.
How many entries are allowed?
Each person may submit more than one entry.
What is the deadline for entries?
11.59pm, 15th June 2012. The Grand Prize winner will be announced and informed a few days after 1st July 2012.
How do I vote?
- Every voter can only vote once for each picture, but can vote more than one picture
- A viewer is entitled to vote only after they have confirmed their email address in a confirmation email sent to that email address
How do I win a Monthly Prize?
A photo, uploaded during the 30-day period preceding the monthly prize closing date, that best conveys ‘inner peace’ will be selected by our panel of Celebrity Judges.
Tips to win the judges hearts would be:
- A well composed photograph
- Creative presentation of the shrine, altar or spiritual space
- Inner peace theme
How do I win a Grand Prize?
The criteria to win the Grand Prize is entirely up to the public. The entry that receives the most votes from the public for best conveying ‘inner peace’ will be entitled to the Grand Prize. The voting period is from 16th February – 30th June 2012, 11:59pm
What are the Prizes?
Grand Prize: A shrine makeover worth up to RM20,000 by Interior Designer Valerie Choi*
Monthly Prizes: 15th March – 12″ Green Tara statue, 15th April – 6″ Vajrayogini statue, 15th May – 8″ Lama Tsongkhapa & Disciples statues
Monthly Consolation Prize: Turquoise pendants courtesy of VajraSecrets.com x 4 each month
Feel free to read more about our Prizes here.
Who are the Celebrity Judges?
Our celebrity judges are Interior Designer Valerie Choi, Food Travel and Lifestyle Writer Corinne Trang, Fashion Designer Eric Choong and Photographer Brandon Lim. Read more about our Celebrity Judges here.
What is the format and size of the photos?
Minumum 1Mb and maximum 5MB. JPG format only.
Who owns the copyright?
Entrants will retain copyright in their submitted entries, however, by entering, all entrants license Kechara a worldwide royalty-free perpetual license to edit, publish and use each entry in any and all media (including print and online) for publicity and news purposes. This use includes any use in event exhibitions.
Enquiries
Contact Beng Kooi at bengkooi@tsemladrang.com for all enquiries.
Rules, Terms & Conditions
By entering the competition you accept these terms and conditions:
Eligibility and Contest Period
1. The competition is organised by Kechara House Buddhist Association Malaysia (‘Kechara’) and will run on the blog.tsemtulku.com website from February 16, 2012 to June 30, 2012.
2. Closing time & dates for entries for the Monthly competition is 11.59pm on March 14, April 14 and May 14 2012.
3. Dates and Times are all in GMT+8
4. The competition is open to all members of the public, except staff of e-Division and the blog team.
Contest Entries
1. This is ultimately a competition to acknowledge the inspirational joy of shrines, altars or spiritual spaces on conveying ‘inner peace’, thus every entry is encouraged to be unique to win the heart of the judges or votes from the public.
2. One person may win only once in every category; categories of prizes are: Monthly and Grand Prize. It is by default that the person will be disqualified if he/she wins twice in the same category.
3. Kechara will announce the winners a few days after the dates stated for the Monthly & Grand Prize categories (as stated in Eligibility and Contest Period).
4. The winners are responsible for ensuring they are able to accept the “Monthly Prize”’s additional cost which may including delivery, taxes and any other associated expenses as set out and in accordance with these terms and conditions. An arrangement can be made for the winner to pick up their prize from the allocated Kechara premises. In the event the winners are unable to do either, then Kechara reserves the right to select new winners for the Prizes.
5. The Grand Prize winner is eligible for the shrine makeover only if the location of the makeover be within Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak for logistic reasons. If the Grand Prize winner’s shrine is located outside Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak he/she will be eligible for an 18” Amitabha Buddha statue as the alternative Grand Prize. The Shrine Makeover Grand Prize will roll over to the next highest entry which is located in the areas stated above.
6. Entrants can submit as many entries as they like. Entries are void if they are in whole or part illegible, incomplete, damaged, counterfeit, obtained through fraud, or late. Entries must meet the “Photograph Requirements,” described below.
7. Photograph requirements
By submitting an entry in the Contest, regardless of country of entry, each entrant represents and warrants that his or her Photographs conform to these Official Rules and meet the following criteria:
a) It must be an original work that does not contain, incorporate or otherwise use any content, material or element that is owned by a third party or entity.
b) It must not have previously been submitted in any competition and/or won an award or prize of any kind.
c) It must not be or include content which is derogatory, offensive, threatening, defamatory, disparaging, libellous or contain any content that is in appropriate, indecent, sexual, profane, indecent, tortuous, slanderous, discriminatory in any way, or that promotes hatred or harm against any group or person, or otherwise does not comply with the theme and spirit of the Contest.
d) It must not contain content, material or any element that is unlawful, or otherwise in violation of or contrary to all applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws and regulations the laws or regulations in any state where the Photographs were created.
e) It must not contain any content, material or element that displays any third party advertising, slogan, logo, trademark or otherwise indicates a sponsorship or endorsement by a third party, commercial entity or that is not within the spirit of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.
f) It must not reference any person, group, or organizations without their written permission.
g) It cannot contain any content, element, or material that violates a third party’s intellectual property rights, including but not limited copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, logos, contract and licensing rights, rights of publicity or privacy, moral rights, or any other intellectual property rights.
h) It must not be subject to any third party agreement(s) which may require Kechara to pay any sum of money to any person or entity as a result of its use or exploitation of the Photographs or rights therein.
i) Submitted photographs will be automatically resized when uploading to blog.tsemtulku.com. The original one will be retained, as Kechara will require the original and full size images in the event that your submission is shortlisted.
j) During the Contest Period, Kechara, its agents and/or the Judges will be evaluating each entry to ensure that it does not violate the Photograph Requirements. While Kechara, its agents and/or the Judges will make every effort to review the submitted Photographs to ensure that they meet the Photograph Requirements; they may not be able to view all Photographs during the Contest Period.
8. Entry is free but entrants should be aware that they may be subject to local call charges depending on their own individual arrangements for Internet access.
9. An eligible entrant must be an individual and must submit an entry in the form provided by Kechara under this promotion including their name, phone number and e-mail address.
10. By entering, all eligible entrants agree to abide by each and all these terms and conditions. Kechara reserves the right, with or without cause, to exclude entrants and withhold Prizes for violating any of these terms and conditions. Kechara reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions. Any amendments will be published on the Website.
11. Prizes:
a) The Grand Prize is a makeover session for the winner’s personal shrine by interior designer Valerie Choi, sponsored by ID Benchmark Sdn. Bhd.
b) The Monthly Prizes are of each respective statues: 8” Lama Tsongkhapa and disciples statues, 6” Vajrayogini statue, 12” Green Tara statue, as well as turquoise pendants sponsored by VajraSecrets.com (Kechara’s online e-shop), and the winning photograph will be published in blog.tsemtulku.com on the week that the weekly winner is selected, with their name and location. Monthly winners are still entitled for the Grand Prize selection.
12. Entries must be the original work of the author and not previously published.
13. The winners of the Monthly Prizes will be the entrants whose photographs, in the opinion of the judges, demonstrates the greatest flair, technique and originality; creative presentation and photographic composition and has best conveyed ‘inner peace’ in his/her picture.
14. The winner of the Grand Prize will be the entrant whose photograph, in the opinion of the public, evokes ‘inner peace’ and has garnered the highest amount of votes by 11.59pm 30th June 2012.
15. All winners will be notified by email within fourteen (14) days from the closing date. All reasonable endeavors will be made to contact the winner during this time. If a winner cannot be contacted or is not available, Kechara reserves the right to choose another winner from the entries which were received before the closing date for the prize in question.
16. There is no cash or other alternative to the Prizes stated and the Prizes are not transferable and no part or parts of the Prizes may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions. The Prizes cannot be redeemed in conjunction with any other offers.
17. The winners may be required to submit valid identification before receiving their Prizes.
18. The judges’ decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.
19. Kechara will not be liable for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind or lost or unavailable network connections that may limit or prohibit an eligible entrant’s ability to participate in the competition.
20. By entering, any subsequent Prize winners agree to allow the free use of their names, photographs and general locations for publicity and news purposes during this and future promotions by Kechara or any associated or subsidiary company.
21. Entrants will retain copyright in their submitted entries, however, by entering, all entrants license Kechara a worldwide royalty-free perpetual license to edit, publish and use each entry in any and all media (including print and online) for publicity and news purposes. This use includes any use in event exhibitions.
22. Uses of personal data received by Kechara in the course of the promotion are subject to the privacy policy found on the Website. Winners’ names may be published on the Website.
23. Entrants agree that personal data entered during the registration, including name, location, phone number, and email address may be processed, stored, shared and otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of the Contest.
24. Participants also understand this data may be used by Kechara in order to verify an entrant’s identity, postal address and telephone number in the event an entry qualifies for a prize. Participants have the right to access, review, rectify or cancel any personal data held by Kechara in connection with the Contest by writing to Kechara at the address listed in their Website
25. If a participant does not provide the data required at registration, that participant’s entry will be ineligible.
26. Completion and submission of the Competition entry form will be deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions.
27. Kechara reserves the right at any time to cancel, modify or supersede the competition (including altering the Prizes) if, in their sole discretion, a competition is not capable for being conducted as specified. Kechara reserves the right to substitute a Prize of equal value in the event that circumstances beyond their control make this unavoidable.
28. Entrants warrant that their Photographs are their own original work and, as such, they are the sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the submitted Photographs and that they have the right to submit the Photographs in the Contest and grant all required licenses. Each entrant agrees not to submit any entry that (1) infringes any third party proprietary rights, intellectual property rights, industrial property rights, personal or moral rights or any other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, privacy, publicity or confidentiality obligations; or (2) otherwise violates the applicable state, federal, provincial or local law. Participants also warrant that they have not submitted their entry on behalf of a team or any other entity.
29. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each entrant indemnifies and agrees to keep indemnified Contest Entities at all times from and against any liability, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses resulting from any act, default or omission of the entrant and/or a breach of any warranty set forth herein. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each entrant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Contest Entities from and against any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or accruing from (a) any Photographs or other material uploaded or otherwise provided by the entrant that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, trade dress, patent or other intellectual property right of any person or defames any person or violates their rights of publicity or privacy, (b) any misrepresentation made by the entrant in connection with the Contest; (c) any non-compliance by the entrant with these Rules; (d) claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties to these Rules arising from or related to the entrant’s involvement with the Contest; (e) acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Contest-related activity or participation in this Contest; (f) any malfunction or other problem with the Contest Site; (g) any error in the collection, processing, or retention of entry information; or (h) any typographical or other error in the printing, offering or announcement of any prize or winners.
30. Any false information provided within the context of the Contest by any entrant concerning identity, mailing address, telephone number, email address, ownership of right or non-compliance with these Terms and Conditions or the like may result in the immediate elimination of the entrant from the Contest.
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