**LITTLE GODDESS**, a photo from West Bengal, East

Photographer's Note

I SHOOT IT AT GANGASAGAR MELA(FAIR).
Gangasagar Mela is the largest fair celebrated in West Bengal(INDIA). This fair is held where the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal form a nexus. Hence the name Gangasagar Mela. This festival is celebrated during January every year and is a major attraction for millions of piligrams from all over India.
The pilgrims come for a holy dip on Makar Sankranti (last day of the Bengali Month) Negha -Mid January. They take dips in the Ganges and offer water to the Sun God. The dip, as they say, purifies their 'self' and according to them, 'punya' can be obtained thus. When they are done with the ritual obligations, they head towards the Kapilmuni Temple situated nearby, to worship the deity as a mark of respect.

In every year in the time of fair,some poor local people temporarily build up a tent with plastic & bamboo to beg with their child from the men who came here to obtain "punya" (accumulate of religious merits).
**LENS=28-80**CAMERA=MINOLTA**

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Robpulp (917) 2006-11-15 9:10 [Comment]

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clnaef (6289) 2006-11-15 9:26

Bonjour,
Belle photo ŕ l'intensité dramatique évidente.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

bhorerpakhi (559) 2006-11-15 10:36

B&W chboite apna kono tulona nei, ontoto Indian gallery te. Deb-debir chobir majhe bachha meyetar composition-tai durdanta. Many congratulations. Ar amar chobite nirdwidhai samalochona korben. Mone korar kono bepari nei.
Poulomi

zips (1958) 2006-11-15 11:36

Wow what a shot. Thank you for showing us this place. Actually, you could crop this photo to leave just the eyes of the sign at the top near the top of the frame.(Crop all the headgear out). That way, the girls eyes and the signs eyes would appear to be even more juxtaposed.

Great Job.
Aloha, JB

alimo3 (6854) 2006-11-15 18:22

Hi Subir,
this is a great picture !
i love your gallery and watching India through you lens,but this one is a masterpiece like out of time.
nice compo and amazing mood.
Bravo.

Tom

vincz (19113) 2006-11-16 3:41

Very strong shot. It looks like a scene coming from a different age. B&W works extremely well here. great job!

pinakie_slg (861) 2006-11-16 22:59

hi subir,
from where do u get such wonderfull sense of composition. i envy. great work.
regards,
pinakie

Faros (12) 2006-11-17 2:20

Hi Subir,
Thanks for your comment!
Thanks for sharing with us your vision of India,

Phil.

rider (12) 2006-11-20 10:39

hi subir,
wow,what a great shot.nothing to say about it,one of the memorable shot in TE.regards..rider

Paolo (41258) 2006-11-20 11:33

Hi Subir, amazing composition, really sad but with a great b/w and light.
good POV and note.
thanks, ciao

partha (14023) 2006-11-28 5:59

Nice capture. Very good documentation with good note along with the photograph.Nice balanced composition and b&W is a right choice.
Well done.
Regards.
Partha

noborders (1010) 2007-06-01 0:27

This is a very interesting photo ! I wish you had written some more about the girl here (I assume that she is a girl), and why you decided to name her a goddess... But this photo is brilliant, and I'll add it to my new theme !
Bravo, TFS?
Cath.

happypoppeye (4819) 2007-06-07 0:52

Wow...great photo.

Just really interesting.Great work.

John