Thousands of sunbeams are pouring down at devotees in a south India temple through the coconut leaf roof. Shot on 'Sankaranthi' day at 'Sri Naga Kanyaka Durga Parameshwari' Temple, Arasumakanu, Shadimane, Udupi District, Karnataka, India.
Was published on Issue 12 - Spring 2008 edition of ‘Wet Ink’ Magazine from Australia.
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'SomewhereinAK' 60 months ago | reply
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harimenon4u 58 months ago | reply
xcellent ..no words for this one
hk_traveller 58 months ago | reply
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coquetboy 57 months ago | reply
glorious rays....unreal scene
Essam Al Hedek 55 months ago | reply
Nice shot.
nirvana4ol.. 52 months ago | reply
beautiful... reminds of childhood.. used to find temples with these temporary weaved coconut leaves for festivals... well caught.. brilliant.. :)
blablablablablablalblablbabla [deleted] 51 months ago | reply
nice :)
sofia.oliveira 50 months ago | reply
Amazing...what a wonderful shot
mhobl 49 months ago | reply
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camillesarradet 44 months ago | reply
Wow this is amazing, and sincerly beautiful! What life there is in it!
GOPAN G. NAIR [ The World through my Lens ] 42 months ago | reply
Excellent capture. Admirable shot.
Richard.Fisher 42 months ago | reply
Incredible photo. Well done.
Shoayb Hesham 26 months ago | reply
great capture
kabils 25 months ago | reply
Great light! Excellent!
madhu.kartha 22 months ago | reply
brilliant capture of light..
Azli Jamil Photography 21 months ago | reply
gorgeous light indeed
Satyaki Basu 11 months ago | reply
stunning
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Ethika3 5 months ago | reply
loved the rays,amazing
karananandpara 6 weeks ago | reply
the lighting in this shot works wonders