ajrao

On the banks of The Ganges

Tuesday, 14. August 2007, 00:10:21

On the banks of the Ganga

(Photograph by Raghu Rai)
There is the Ganges and the tree and the cow , a boat in the river, the clay statue of Goddess Durga awaiting ceremonial immersion after 9 days of worship. Everything revolves around our way of life ,our religion ,our beliefs, the fantastic notions about life inherited as a part of the shared consciousness.The cow is sacred ,the Mother Goddess is sacred and the Ganga is sacred ;everything here is a symbol of a cherished way of life .The beauty of the picture is enhanced by the symbiotic manner in which different elements act on each other.

("A photograph has picked up a fact of life, and that fact will live forever"-Quote from Raghu Rai)

The old womanThe Cow-herd

Comments

Leonore # 18. August 2007, 00:09

Very nice photograph! It's quite interesting how they've managed to catch so many different but interconnected things all in one shot. In itself, it seems simplistic, but as you have mentioned, it is quite symbolic as well.

ajrao # 18. August 2007, 02:57

Raghu Rai is India's foremost photographer who has won international recognition.His photography is full of humanity ,a concern for the poor and the under-privileged and at the same time has the technical quality of top class photography. He is one of the Magnum photographers whose work is found displayed on www.magnumphotos.com .Thanks

Leonore # 24. August 2007, 03:24

Wow, very interesting site. I'm quite new to photography, but those pictures are quite startling. Amazing how much vivid life can be captured with a man-made machine.