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Blessings

By Scott Sandler

On 8 August 2007

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Taken in Haridwar, India at a mountain top temple called Maa Manasa Devi. My wife and I were the only westerners there. Everyone wanted a photo with us like we were some sort of attraction! It was funny....You can take a gondola to the top, and from there you can see the peaks of the Himalayas far in the distance. Haridwar is a powerful place said to be where Lord Vishnu (Lord of the Universe) placed his foot on Earth. The Ganges river flows fast and clean here The placed is charged. A better place in my opinion than more well known Rishikesh (also very beautiful) which is 45 minutes north. Overall I prefer South India to North but Haridwar stands out.

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15 Responses

On 11 August 2007 Paul Lavallee gave props:
amazing composition & lighting!
On 20 August 2007 Hunaid H said:
Very nice and mystical, I've been to rishikesh a number of times and I agree with you.
On 21 August 2007 Micah Escamilla gave props:
the light pouring in is beautiful. also...hasselblad = im jealous. :)
On 9 October 2007 ! cat gave props:
i feel like i am there....
On 6 December 2007 Scott Sandler said:
thanks to everyone who voted for my photo!
On 11 December 2007 Martyn Robertshaw gave props:
Love the lighting
On 14 December 2007 Arti Sandhu said:
beautiful capture!
On 26 December 2007 Angelica Sarkisyan said:
Wonderful image!
On 30 December 2007 Saltari Dario said:
Wow, the smoke and the light are beautiful! :)
On 2 January 2008 Amelia Quicke said:
The lighting is exquisite
On 14 January 2008 James Blann said:
Just stunning, well done
On 17 January 2008 Darek Siatkowski said:
!!! the Light
On 12 February 2008 Victoria Bozo gave props:
Just Love It!
On 14 February 2008 adam said:
love it
On 16 March 2008 Lucia Constantin said:
great light.you can just feel the story behind this photo.congrats!