Varanasi/Benares
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Varanasi, also known as Benares,[3] Banaras is a city on the banks of the Ganges in the Uttar Pradesh state of North India. A major religious hub in India, it is the holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism.
Ghats in Varanasi are riverfront steps leading to the banks of the River Ganges. The city has 88 ghats. Most of the ghats are bathing and puja ceremony ghats, while a few are used exclusively as cremation sites
Shot taken on an early morning boat ride on the Ganges in Varanasi, India.A sublime experience.
Varanasi, Banaras or Kashi is a city on the Ganges river in the north-Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.It is one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.
Kashi, its ancient name, was associated with a kingdom of the same name of 2500 years ago.Recent excavations at Aktha and Ramnagar. two sites in the vicinity of the city, unearthed artifacts dating back to 1800 BCE. The Lion Capital of Emperor Asoka at nearby Sarnath has been interpreted to be a commemoration of the Buddha's first sermon there in the 5th century BCE. The celebrated Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsiang visited the city around 635 CE.
Traditional Etymology links Varanasi to the names of the two Ganges tributaries forming the borders of the old city - The Varuna and the Assi.The latter is now barely a stream.
Varanasi is one of the holiest cities of Hinduism. It has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death and mourning in the Hindu world.In the 8th century AD, the Hindu saint Adi Sankara established the worship of Shiva as an official sect of Varanasi.The Kashi Vishwanath Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is one of the most revered temples of Hinduism.
Varanasi is the birthplace or is in some way associated with some of the most prominent Indians from the world of Philosophy, Religion, Literature and music.The Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan and the Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar were both born here.
The city is also a center of silkweaving, carpet weaving,metal handicrafts and other crafts.It is famous for the Banarasi Sarees ,silk sarees with exquisite gold and silver weaving,which are often worn at Indian weddings and other special occassions.
Varanasi (Inde) - En principe sur les réseaux sociaux, Flickr ne déroge pas à la règle, un plan large a toujours moins de succès qu’un plan serré. Un plan serré est lisible immédiatement la plupart du temps. Un cadre comme celui de la photo ci-dessus, nécessite qu’on s’y attarde. Comme les gens n’ont plus de temps ou n’ont plus l’habitude de le prendre, devant la profusion d’images qu’ils consomment quotidiennement. Pourtant, je pense qu’un plan large est plus difficile à réussir en raison d’un nombre plus importants d’éléments à mettre en harmonie dans son viseur.
Ici, j’ai utilisé une téléobjectif. Comme j’étais dans une barque, il était impossible de recourir au grand-angle pour garder un minimum de lisibilité pour cette scène matinale sur l’un des gaths de Varanasi. La colorimétrie relativement chaude est due à l’heure matinale. Il est à peine 5 h (les données exif sont restées à l’heure de Paris). Le soleil darde ses premiers rayons et la journée s’annonce caniculaire.
Varanasi wakes up
Varanasi (India) - In principle on social networks, Flickr is no exception to the rule, a wide shot is always less appreciated than a tight shot. A close-up is immediately readable most of the time. A frame like the one in the photo above requires that we linger over it. And people no longer have time in front of the profusion of images that they consume daily. However, I think that a wide shot is more difficult to achieve because of a greater number of elements to bring into harmony in the viewfinder.
I used a telephoto lens to obtain this frame. As I was in a boat, it was impossible to use the wide angle to keep a minimum of readability for this morning scene on one of the gaths of Varanasi. The relatively warm colorimetry is due to the early hour. It is barely 5 a.m. (the exif data remained in Paris time). The sun shines its first rays and the day promises to be hot.