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Pashpatinath, holy place


Pashpatinath, holy place
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Copyright: Hercules Milas (Cretense) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3882 W: 65 N: 11019] (38792)
Genre: Lieux
Média: Couleur
Date de prise de vue: 2005-11-18
Catégories: Vie quotidienne, Cérémonies, Architecture
Appareil photographique: Canon EOS 350D, Canon 10-22 f3.5-4.5 EFS, 77 mm circular polariser,HOYA
Exposition: f/5.6, 1/125 secondes
More Photo Info: [view]
Versions: version originale
Thème(s): Religions, Pashupatinath, Places I like to remember (Nepal) [view contributor(s)]
Date de soumission: 2006-04-21 14:05
Vue: 1340
Points: 8
[Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe
Very close to the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, you can find Pashpatinath, the holliest place for Nepali Hindus, and maybe the most sacred for Hindus in general, after Varanasi and the Ganges. In fact Pahpatinath is a small Varanasi and the river called Bagmati is a small Ganges. You can watch here hundreds of cremations each day. If someone dies and gets cremated here, is supposed to be liberated from from the eternal circle of reincarnations and finds the total salvation. There are special places for the pyres depending on someone's social status. Some years ago almost the whole Nepali Royal family was cremated there when a prince killed all his family, leaving only one of his brothers (the current king) alive. That day has left its marks to all Nepali people but noone wants to talk about it.

PS. I have a photo (for me one of the most interesting i have taken) from a cremation, just the moment when the flames start to "devour" a dead man's body and the smoke rising up is the closest thing i've ever seen to what the human soul could "look" like. I would like your opinion. Should I upload it, or it would be too "hard"?
josepmarin, veronika, evanrizo, Xalkida trouve(nt) cette note utile
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Hola Hercules,
Impresionante intuir -porque prácticamente sólo se puede ver el humo- la cremación.
La foto es buena, le has dado un punto de vista muy interesante, con la perfecta perspectiva que le proporciona la diagonal del rio, separando las gradas que hay a su derecha de la casa y el humo de la ceremonia de cremación que hay a su izquierda.
Los colores, la definición, la exposición y la limpieza de la foto son excelentes.
Un saludo,
Josep
PS: me honra que me consideres uno de tus favoritos. Gracias.

Hi Hercules, this is an interesting picture which brings us to the Hindus holy place..
very good note also..
as for your question, thousand people = tousand different tastes.. as for me.. yes,
i would like to see it..
Vero :)

Poly kali gonia lipsis me poly kalo photismo.

Πολλή όμορφη κι αυτή, σε κερδίζει με το βάθος της. Ο φωτισμός ελαφρά σκληρός κι ευχάριστος. Τα χρώματα ζωντανά αν και το πολωτικό δεν πρέπει να χρειάστηκε να δράσει πολύ.

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