A sage was feeding water to a family of Monkeys in Lord Murugan's
Temple at
Madurai, 1ndia.The monkeys treat him like one of their own, totally
unaware of the
distance between the two species. This is called Natural Bonding.
Scientifically,
the overall DNA sequence similarity between human and chimpanzees is
about
99%. So close but yet so far ...
This picture depicts the strong and giving hand of the sage, paying
his dues to his progenitor. The picture symbolizes hope; it renews
lost but existential bonds. It surmounts differences between the
seeker and the giver. The little monkey when asked 'Will you bite the
hand that feeds', atones through its eyes widened with gratitude and
satiation
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A black and white version of an old memorable shot of mine. One of my most favorited photographs in my stream
Rank 102 on Explore
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Pleased to inform you that this photograph has been selected for
display at Fotografia Festival Internationale di Roma , Rome, Italy.It
is the Italian Annual Festival of Contemporary Art and
Photography.(http://www.fotografiafestival.it/2007/EN/). The festival
would also feature the work of master photographers,photojournalists
and other art geniuses. The esteemed World Press Photography 2007
exposition would also be held.
This has been my biggest gift ever since I first held the camera.
Thank You all!! all of u have been inspiring me continuously!
Fabee, serakatie, induviduality, and 500 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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tuaamica1 47 months ago | reply
very touching. i loved see the monkeys in india playing freely in the parks and near the temples.
morethansher 47 months ago | reply
this is really beautiful. :) esp the notes along with the photo.
Kobo H 46 months ago | reply
sweet moment...
BeckyManaray 43 months ago | reply
this is a cute picture that captures the relation between human and animal, that a lot of people try to ignore and discourage
thirsty i 42 months ago | reply
m not nay professional sir..but a tear rolled from ma eyes.......heartily HATS OFF to u....i jus wan to keep starring this picture..
Auroral Photographs [deleted] 41 months ago | reply
wow! the subject itself is so fascinating, but this is also beautifully captured. the monkey is so adorable! i like the original and the b&w equally. one of my favorites.
irina flaig 40 months ago | reply
wow, amazing ... lovely photo !
Laura Aylagas 39 months ago | reply
Lovely..
d ♥ n i e l l e 38 months ago | reply
i love this soo much
Lucie et Philippe 38 months ago | reply
5 years later!
zara ஸாரா 38 months ago | reply
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Io, Me & Elisa 37 months ago | reply
Awww.. so cute
Ganesh_10 37 months ago | reply
this is brilliant...awesome!
` Andrew PL 36 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called All about World, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Exploring India 35 months ago | reply
Awesome shot
KsaLover 30 months ago | reply
في كُلِّ كَبِدٍ رَطْبَةٍ أَجْرٌ
int_enter 27 months ago | reply
Awesome shot! Thanks.
[ via 'B&W' group on flickriver --int_enter ]
Elea (Déborah M.) 24 months ago | reply
So cute !!
RPM-Photo 22 months ago | reply
Great B&W image!
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beautiful* reality* 11 months ago | reply
'' Uncivilised writing is writing which attempts to stand outside the human bubble and see us as we are: highly evolved apes with an array of talents and abilities which we are unleashing without sufficient thought, control, compassion or intelligence. Apes who have constructed a sophisticated myth of their own importance with which to sustain their civilising project. Apes whose project has been to tame, to control, to subdue or to destroy — to civilise the forests, the deserts, the wild lands and the seas, to impose bonds on the minds of their own in order that they might feel nothing when they exploit or destroy their fellow creatures.
Against the civilising project, which has become the progenitor of ecocide, Uncivilised writing offers not a non-human perspective—we remain human and, even now, are not quite ashamed — but a perspective which sees us as one strand of a web rather than as the first palanquin in a glorious procession. It offers an unblinking look at the forces among which we find ourselves.''
an excerpt from the Dark Mountai Manifesto that sprang to my mind when I saw this evocative image