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I think there are millions of photographs taken in Varanasi {ganga arati}with slightly altered composition.I don't understand why these guys send these boring pictures.
Posted by saibal gupta on March 3,2009 | 03:51PM
shades of gold, red and black outstanding contrasts
Posted by Mary on March 5,2009 | 08:00PM
Easily the most mystical of the lot. The atmosphere of the ritual lingers...
Posted by Patricia Meyers on March 6,2009 | 04:09AM
Stunning picture. There's so much Smithsonian quality to it!
Posted by Saki on March 11,2009 | 06:11AM
I was disappointed with all of your picks. I agree with comments on March 3, 2009.
Posted by Donna Johnson on July 3,2009 | 06:14AM
I loved all of the photos but my 2 favorites are the grand prize winner and the one of the ceremony in Kolkata, India. Both have just a mystical/magical quality to them. As a painter, I am taken with the quality of light, color and subject matter in both photos.
As for the negative comments that have been posted....come on, guys! What is in your own backyard always seems boring. It takes new eyes to see the beauty there. And if you're disapponted, Donna Johnson, let us see what YOU can do. Talk is cheap, you know.
Posted by Susann Lavold on July 6,2009 | 01:28PM
I always like this site b/c of the positive, interesting comments, unlike so many sites where ppl just 'behave' in such an ugly way, hyper-critical and generally putting others down with no personal consequence. I am thus a bit disappointed to see negative comments that are unhelpful and also not necessary at all. This photo is stunningly beautiful: the motion, the color, the way it pulls the viewer into the scene. Love it. This and the 2 Native American themed are those most pleasing to my taste.
Posted by E.M.Lowery on July 11,2009 | 01:15PM
This picture is beautiful! I wish we had this kind of stuff in OUR back yard. I certainly does draw you into the picture.
Posted by Denise Chadwick on July 31,2009 | 11:56AM
I've been to this ceremony (October 2008), took many photos, and none of them could even come close to this one! It's beautiful!
Posted by Juanita Poulis on August 11,2009 | 01:03PM
Beautifully captured....
Posted by Aliya on September 12,2009 | 06:59AM
Very Interesting Image! And isn't that what it's all about!
Posted by Mark Joseph on October 2,2009 | 12:51PM