***OFFERING***, a photo from West Bengal, Est

Photographer's Note

The fortnight from Full Moon to New Moon in this particular month ...
For Hindus, its the time for ancestor worship and fulfilling their obligatory duties towards their ancestors ...which is called "TARPANA"... Tarpana is an act of remembrance, which solidifies the link between the generations. I dont know how I shall explain the meaning of Tarpana..The traditional ritual of Tarpana is complex, but its essence is simple.
The offerings(TARPANA) are said to reach all the dead relatives of the person who performs the rites.Tarpana is especially important for ancestors you knew personally.
If you loved them, you show them your love in the only way
remaining to you, by remembering them and offering part of yourself
to them as a token of your love.hope I can explain!!!!!!..
FOCAL LENGTH=36MM.....

rshrestha, jurarafal, everlasting, LamCam, tasuray, kiwi_explorer, Hellas, bostankorkulugu trouve(nt) cette note utile

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smarcell (19965) 2007-10-16 9:24

A great picture, very symbolic. Then the sharpness is amazing. The yellow flowers are bright dots in the picture, which give the perfect touch of color.

partha (14023) 2007-10-16 9:33

I like the imaginary circle formed here.String shot with wonderfully visualised.
Great job.
Partha

rshrestha (270) 2007-10-16 9:37

Subir, Great picture. It's wonderful look at how the hands make wonderful circle...good close up. wished the circle was centered with symmetry.

alfhwa (463) 2007-10-16 9:49

Subir

Very nice. I like the contrast of old and young hands together, as well as the contrast of colors from the bright offering vs. the earthy hands and water.

Congrats
Alfredo

jurarafal (265) 2007-10-16 10:03

Marvelous compstion and tho color of the flowers vivids it in a lovely way.
thx for description

ommishra (1160) 2007-10-16 10:22 [Comment]

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Morac (27725) 2007-10-16 11:16

Hello Subir,

Cette photo est superbe par sa composition.
Il en ressort un sentiment de douceur et de fragilité
Ce geste collectif est beau
Elle rappelle : Warm Up
Cordialement

Marc

LamCam (3717) 2007-10-16 13:17

Hello Subir
Your photograph really brings us close to this very moving ritual. The characters of the people are learned from their hands. The colours of brown and gold are pleasing and harmonious.
Thank you for your interesting note also.
Best wishes Maggie

bwiti (402) 2007-10-16 13:47

Une question de mains...

dvlazar (6662) 2007-10-16 16:31

Subir - Wonder photo - the circular pattern created by the hands is really interesting. And the fact the ritual is being performed in water makes everything all the more interesting.
Great shot.
Dave

vincz (19113) 2007-10-17 0:41

Excellent compo, excellent textures on the surface of the water and on the hands. A great catch.

prumod (8300) 2007-10-17 6:22

beautiful shot with amazing clarity... control of exposure is very attractive...
greetings..., dear subir...

tasuray (142) 2007-10-17 21:10

Circular shape with amazing sharpness makes the photograph an unique one.

leo61 (0) 2007-10-17 23:57

Hi Subir!
Great shot of this arrangement of offering hands.Amazing sharpness overall and many fine details.
Regards,leo

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-10-18 0:42

Hi Subir,
What an excellent composition ... very compeling to look at. Awesome sharpness and natural skin tones. Well captured and composed ... I like the way you group them in a circle. Excellent work! Tfs
Cheers,
Renier

noborders (1010) 2007-10-18 1:00

Very symbolic and beautiful, those old and young hands joining together for a ritual prayer... Beautiful natural colours too,
TFS,
Cath

Hellas (7123) 2007-10-18 4:22

Hello Subir,
your composition is well exposed with fine details and taken from a great point of view. It seems that you participate in "TARPANA". The reflections on the water are nice as well as the colours.
Thanks a lot for this presentation.
Kindest regards,
Athanasios.

japiey (10163) 2007-10-18 23:06

Hi Subir.

Good shot of the TARPANA...
Maybe, you can show a series from here too...
It would be interesting.

Salutes.
jean paul

dilane (861) 2007-10-23 8:44

Hi Subir,
Voilà encore une photo qui me parle - j'aime beaucoup ce cercle de mains - c'est bien vu, très bien vu -
toutes mes amitiés
daniel

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2007-10-27 18:40

really good... how come i havent seen it before... a well composed image with lovely details and technically it is very good as well... congrats subir...

cheers

korkut

Merline (0) 2007-11-01 7:55

Subir,
one more excellent view of yours on these rituals. You really have the art to let us come so close in the image! Those beautiful hands, young, old holding the flowers and your crop makes it look like they are dancing with them. Fine tuned details of the skins, great colors, superb, nice note too.

TFS
Michèle

thea0211 (1365) 2008-09-23 12:12

hi subir,
i like hands. they have stories of their own, lifes of their own, they 'speak' to anyone willing to watch and listen.
young or not so young anymore, all the hands pictured here are beautiful. effective crop and good skin tones.
very well done!
dora