Photographer's Note
At the Bodhi Tree temple: According to the locals, the Sri Maha Bodhi in Sri Lanka was planted in 288 BC, making it the oldest verified specimen of any angiosperm…!!!???
The ceremony we were shooting started at 6 am… (before sunrise!!! Actually we were riding recklessly our bicycles in complete darkness).
A popular ritual connected with the Bodhi-tree is the lighting of coconut-oil lamps as an offering (pahan-puja), especially to avert the evil influence of inauspicious planetary conjunctions. When a person passes through a troublesome period in life he may get his horoscope read by an astrologer in order to discover whether he is under bad planetary influences. If so, one of the recommendations would invariably be a bodhi-puja, one important item of which would be the lighting of a specific number of coconut-oil lamps around a Bodhi-tree in a temple.
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madhumita_roy86
(2344) 2012-10-29 7:19
Hi Ramon,
A great shot..very good scene..
beautiful POV & DOF....
excellent sharpness of this hand..
lovely golden lights & good moment...
fantastic photography...keep sharing...
Regards,
Madhumita.
SnapRJW
(31631) 2012-10-29 8:33
Hello Ramon - A warm welcome to TE, I hope you enjoy your time spent here. This is a very good detail shot. Excellent sharpness on the hand lighting the oil lamp and very pleasing soft golden light complete and evocative and well managed scene. TFS this attractive image. Warm regards rosemary
cyntouille (45) 2012-12-02 3:29
Salut!
Magnifique photo! J'aime le travail de la lumière, les couleurs, la profondeur de champ, l'histoire qu'elle raconte, bref, je suis fan! Bravo!!!
Cynthia