Happy Diwali, a photo from Goa, West

Photographer's Note

The original form of Diwali is Deepawali, which literally means a row of lights. After sundown on Diwali, homes light up with rows of blinking "diyas" (small lamp made by clay and then baked).
All around Goa, huge effigies of Narkasur, dressed in colourful paper clothes and some armed with swords and other armaments, are erected in the days preceding Diwali. They are then burnt just before sunrise with an explosion of fire works and fire crackers.
The myth behind the origin of Diwali is that Lord Vishnu in his eighth incarnation as Krishna, destroyed the demon King Ravan who is called locally, Narakasura, and freed people from his terrorism. Diwali celebrates the end of this evil.

In the WS I posted a complementary photo.

Hope you like it...

siolaw, feather, jafadabret, atus, Dragonheart, ChrisJ, papagolf21, berek ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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siolaw (38294) 2006-10-21 13:00

Salut Marilyn,
Une scene interessante et colorée meme si le soleil n etait pas au rendez vous . La netteté est bonne et cette photo a une bonne valeur documentaire...
Bon week end
Laurent

feather (51130) 2006-10-22 6:10

This is an aspect of Diwali that I didn't know about. Very interesting and colourful photo. The WS is good too and worthy of a full post.
Kath

jafadabret (56501) 2006-10-22 12:34

Chez nous, Marilyn, on brûle le Carnaval ou le Carmentran, ce doit être un peu la même chose. C'est intéressant de voir les manifestations des coutumes à travers le monde. Bien réalisé !
Jacques

atus (15878) 2006-10-22 15:55

Hello Marilyn,
very well captured interesting shot to this ceremony. Good lighting, sharpness and well visible details. Nice and natural colours, too.
Tfs this and that in the WS!
Best wishes.
Attila

Dragonheart (8434) 2006-10-22 22:47

Hello Marilyn,
Very nice colourful shot.Well framed. Thanks for the note.
Thanks for sharing
Best regards
Vivek

ChrisJ (172436) 2006-10-23 2:11

Bonjour Marilyn

Lol! A colorful daily like shot, with excellent sharpness & well composed. I like the diffused lighting. Amicalement!

Graal (103040) 2006-10-23 2:25

Hi Marilyn,
funny view, good captured theme. Interesting note.I like the colours also. Fine shot.
Gr., Aleksander

Angshu (56760) 2006-10-23 3:16

Hello Marilyn
Love the colours of the effigy here..your WS is a good accompaniment. The myth you've stated in your note for the reason of Diwali is the belief of South India...North Indian Diwali is linked to return of Rama..
Thanks for showing us this picture..even I haven't seen one like this before
Best Regards
Angshu

arjun_das (1851) 2006-10-23 11:50

nice capture of this colourful and interesting effigy. maybe, a tighter cropping and shallower dof would have better impact. tfs.

best wishes,
arjun

gilou530 (34) 2006-10-24 17:21

salut marilyn
curieux ce manequin, bien mis en valeur par une bonne lumiére malgré un fond sombre, les couleurs ressortent bien a l'écran
amitiés
gilbert

papagolf21 (152607) 2006-10-25 14:09

Bonsoir Marilyn,
De retour, je profite de cette prise de vue pour apprendre davantage sur les us et coutumes du pays.
Merci, Marilyn, de nous servir de guide.
J'ai bien aimé également la photo présentée en atelier.
Encore, merci, Marilyn.
Amitiés.
Philippe

berek (50518) 2006-10-26 2:48

Bonjou Marilyn,
very good , colourful traditional pictures. I like colours and your note. have a nice day
Burak
my overall evaluation -> ***

rosaline (0) 2006-10-26 15:27

Hi Marilyn
Great and amusing shot. I have been to many Diwali festivals but haven't seen anything quite like this. Good colouring and nice note.
Cheers
Aubrey

sergio1 (12152) 2006-12-18 12:54