Ganga Aarti

a priest holds a large fire bowl in his hand during an evening aarti at har ki pauri in haridwar

Ganga Aarti | Har ki Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India | 2010

A priest holds a large fire bowl in the hand during the evening Aarti (prayer) at dusk offered to Goddess Ganga at Har-Ki-Pauri.

76 Responses to Ganga Aarti

  1. ohh woww!!! great!!! its truly a spectacle d fire!!! as well d pic too!!!!

  2. super take da!!!

  3. Nice take man, I liked this pic as I felt some inner message ! which I cant “SEE” ….and as always, ur always there @ the right time Cheers mate…

  4. Fantastische Aufnahme die Beleuchtung und der Moment sind perfekt !

  5. superb…. :D

  6. opvarmas@gmail.com

    nice catch dude, you seized the moment perfectly

  7. Wow Danny!

    It’s so beautiful, bold and bright! Love it! :)

  8. lol… this is great….. so u roaming around Kumbhamela!!!

  9. beautiful! i have always been fascinated by fire!

  10. i am looking at the effort that went into taking this picture.

    The long days of train, bus & foot journeys, the sleeping in local rooms, and what all not ..

    joshi… n v u :-) u resemble a spirit full of freedom

    .. and the pic .. brilliant composition.

  11. A totally different take than usual angles we have seen, you have focussed more on the fire here. Good Work.

  12. luvly shot buddy – perfect exposure

  13. impressive and beautiful.

  14. Great shot… the contrast has been really well matched!

  15. wow! beautiful… You have captured the fire perfectly… in all its splendour and glory,

  16. A beautiful composition, fire which suit him well, good works of catch of sight.bravo!

  17. Allan Alexandre

    Daniel ! Photo sensational! Nice effect, great color.

  18. The dark background gives the whole room to the splendid flame, it is perfect and the movement is so strong in that diagonale in fire !

  19. pretty powerful capture!

  20. Lovely low light shot!
    Also thanks fr yr comment to my image.

  21. amazing shot, i didn’t know people still worshiped weird ‘gods’ in this day and age… very educational…

  22. A great shot!
    The low light makes the photo!
    You have matched the contrast very well.

  23. Gopalakrishnan

    Da! Beautiful snap! I have always wanted to visit Hridwar. Lucky guy! There was a beautiful documentary of the ganges in Discovery travel and living. Beautiful take macha!

  24. Its a stunning photograph and the moment it clicks!

  25. great use of the light of the fire

  26. Super shot man. The fire and it’s light on the man’s face looks wonderful. Great great shot. I wish I had so many replies I like you ;)

  27. such a unique capture, full of action and depth. I imagine one really needs to know what they are doing with this sort of prayer.

  28. hi joshi, amazing picture, I like the great contrast, black background and fire always a nice mixture

  29. Terrific! The fire is so well captured and the priest’s averted face underlines the impression of heat and power.

  30. Looks like a dangerous shot! What have you been photographing these days? Hope your well. Take care.

    Paule
    http://www.paulepictures.com
    http://www.paulepicturescom/blog

  31. Firefighter? So clear and sharp, full of feelings. Really fine, I like leave my eyes on this capture. Thanks for sharing!

  32. Joshi, great work! As usual!

  33. Great contrasts! nice captured :D

  34. Beautiful! You got the right exposure wich is not really easy…

  35. I am running out of words to describe these shots :)

  36. I am really amazed how you have managed lighting in this shot… too much is going on here usually. Not really easy to have such balanced composition. But you have really managed this brilliantly.

  37. Impressive shot, the shape of the fire is fascinating, looks like a dragon. Excellent exposure and ambiance.

  38. Wow, so impressive! great art!

  39. A warm atmosphere in this excellent capture, well done! ;)

  40. Exquisitely Beautiful and I love knowing and hearing about the context of the action. The priest seems to be truly directing the energy of the moment towards a soon to be manifested outcome.

  41. terrific capture! the light from that fire, the composition, it is all really terrific

  42. lovely shot buddy..love the fire shot

  43. Nice action shot…looks quiet dangerous !

  44. cool image..wow..that fire flame came out gorgous! And I like the warm tones / light on him!

  45. you have managed just perfectly…great tactic to keep it focussed.

    btw, why it has to be this big ?

  46. these arent easy to do – you nailed the exposure! nice one!

  47. quelle belle atmosphère !

  48. I wish I could view it bigger….but this way is fine. A great moment in time!

  49. Mind blowing shot!

  50. Dramatic, concentrated and beautiful!
    Bosse

  51. Brilliant Composition

  52. Very nice shot. I like the dark lighting very much

  53. Una magnifica captura.

    Saludos

  54. Amazing shot…my compliments to you!
    Voted for you at the 2010 Photoblog Awards.

  55. The Fire is amazing!

  56. Amazing capture and great composition! Excellent photograph!

  57. Wunderbares Bild, der Moment stimmt genau!

  58. This is very nice indeed, well done for your entire blog as well ;)

  59. Great darkness – it really highlights the fire and the mans face.
    Great work!

  60. Great catch Joshi, very dramatic and beatiful! I assume that you don’t use flashes here.

  61. Fantastic shot man. The fire and the light is amazing.

  62. My God! This is simply awesome!!!!

  63. Nice picture Joshi! Congrats

  64. Well done.

  65. Oustanding, Daniel… Simply, outstanding!

  66. Wow, really amazing picture. I would love to know your setting for that one.

  67. awesome….. simply outstanding… loved it totally

  68. Aahhh….. This image is haunting….

  69. Zinnia Mitra

    amazing..lovely..simply lovely…

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