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Devotee from Hindu Community celebrating ritual called Rakher Upabas at Loknath Temple at Barodi by lighting lamps and keeps themselves fasting until the lamps burn out. Sonargaon, Narayanganj, Bangla

Cows guarding the Farm

Fishing in the Sea

Coral Garden: Coral Cove Beach at Sunrise

Morning Surf: A tubular Seasponge washed up at Sunrise

Big Boys' Toys: John Deere Tractors at the Dairy Farm

Simple pigment molecules, carotenoids and anthocyanins, provided a glowing and transparent explosion of color on this mid-morning day in Bedford, PA.

A Secret Place: The Chateau of Rochambeau

Portrait of a shy woman in Holi Festival in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh

Spring Break: College Kids on the Beach

Pearl of the Sea: A Portugese Man-O-War at Sunrise

'ANNAYAKUT'

ANNAYAKUT OR BHOG IS A RITUAL BY HINDUS. IT IS PERFORMED BEFORE ANY GOD OR GODDESS. BHOG IS GIVEN TO GOD/GODDESS AS A MEAL TO HIS/HER ALMIGHTY. AFTER PUJA, THE BHOG( BOILED RICE, COOK

Fields of Gold: A big Sunflower Field at Sunset in Switzerland

A Woman enjoys the thrill of Twirling with joy during a snowstorm. She often chooses different costumes for these images we make together, and we felt a red cloak would be the most striking with snow

Wildfire: A fiery sunrise on Jekyll Island at Driftwood Beach

'DHUNICHI DANCE'

IT IS A DHUNICHI DANCE DURING DURGA FESTIVAL. DHUNICHI IS AN EARTHEN POT IN WHICH RESIN IS POURED AND FIRE IS IGNITED. THEN THE SMOKE COMES OUT FROM IT WITH A GOOD SMELL.

Interior of and old general store, circa 1930. This store is frozen in time at a location known only to a few.

Interior of an old gas station repair shop, frozen in time. The exact location of this repair shop is known only to a few lucky individuals and is not open to the public.

Old auto workshop, still in working condition. What once was the state of the art testing and diagnostic equipment, is now only a show piece of american history. The location of this workshop, froze

while walking on the beach

while walking on the beach

Stumbled upon this peregrine falcon while walking on the beach

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

'ANNAYAKUT' ANNAYAKUT OR BHOG IS A RITUAL BY HINDUS. IT IS PERFORMED BEFORE ANY GOD OR GODDESS. BHOG IS GIVEN TO GOD/GODDESS AS A MEAL TO HIS/HER ALMIGHTY. AFTER PUJA, THE BHOG( BOILED RICE, COOK

'ANNAYAKUT' ANNAYAKUT OR BHOG IS A RITUAL BY HINDUS. IT IS PERFORMED BEFORE ANY GOD OR GODDESS. BHOG IS GIVEN TO GOD/GODDESS AS A MEAL TO HIS/HER ALMIGHTY. AFTER PUJA, THE BHOG( BOILED RICE, COOKED VEGETABLES ARE DISTRIBUTED AMONGST THE FOLLOWERS

RABIN CHAKRABARTI

Shibpur, Howrah, India

Member since 2014

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