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Lake Aynzeliha, a peaceful environment, with people sailing in black... Actually the splashes of sprouting water were quite loud out there, but imagine it as a quiet environment...

I set the exposure due to the sparkles of light on the water surface, therefore the remaining is quite dark. Some may find it too dark, but i love it when it is too dark (you already know)...

When the Prophet Abraham opposed the cruel ruler Nimrod, and defended the idea of a single God in an attempt to woo the people from their idols, Nimrod cast him into the flames from the hill on which the citadel now stands. But God commanded the fire to be cool and healthful (The Holy Koran, Enbiya, Verse 69), upon which the fire turned to water and the firewood to fish, and Abraham fell unscathed into a rose garden. According to legend, Nimrod’s daughter Zeliha believed in Abraham way and therefore threw herself into the flames; the place she fell became Lake Aynzeliha. Visitors hold the fish in both lakes to be sacred, and will neither inflict harm on nor eat them.

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Additional Photos by Deniz Taskin (rigoletto) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2648 W: 310 N: 5725] (26812)
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