Continuation of the third day, rather the evening! I reached the spot around 1730 and realized that I was a bit late. I managed to get a space near the steps in front of the the priests. From my point, I could manage to capture flawlessly, at max, 2 of the priests. So be it. I still have one more day, and I knew the vantage point I would need for the shots that I wanted.
Here goes the evening shots.
First, the small lamps are lit on the topmost step! This adds a nice light boundary.
One of the fire carriers is basically a snake headed lamp and it looks simply amazing!
Ladies, mostly the elderly ones, they lend their hands for the smaller lamps that are used as decorations.
Once the preparations are done, at the decided hour, the prayer songs start and the so does the fire incantations…and once they do, except for being taken in totally by the grandeur and awesomeness, there is very little else that remains to be done! If you have a camera, then click some pics quick and then sit back and enjoy!
The conch shell sounds the auspicious beginning!
Incense smokes follow!
And then, the lamps!
The effect is spiritual and spell binding!
Next day, we travelled to two forts. The Chunar fort and the Ramnagar fort. And on the last day, I managed to get photos that made me term my trip a success! Coming up shortly!
Cheers!!
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