Photos

I got an opportunity to be a photographer to a local community event. Several stage performance was conducted and many kids activities were very enjoyable. One of them is a bunch of girls performing a dance sequence praising Lord Krishna. They are called Gopi's.

"Performing Rasleela

One of the most important aspects of the festival Janmashtami is Rasleela. Rasleela is a divine sport (Kreeda), which Sri krishna played with his gopis on the banks of river Yamuna in Vrindavan. Radha was the most important gopi and closest to the Lord. Her love for Lord Krishna was complete and in its purest form. Sri Krishna was ten years old when he performed Rasleela. Rasleelas are particularly performed in the city of Vrindavan.

History
According to Bhagavata Puran, Lord Krishna was loved immensely by gopis. The love gopis felt for Lord was not carnal,it was prerna (Divine love).The love for Sri Krishna was so strong that gopis forgot all about their worldly chores. The gopis were totally merged in the love of god through the practice of constant smaran (remembrance). " -> From the below website.

Just to depict that they forget their surroundings when they think about Lord Krishna, I over exposed this sequence so the result is the light movement and their motion.

More about Gopis can be seen
here

Taken in a large Auditorium with pointed lights from ceiling. Background was a black screen. Adjusted the color brightness so the center subject is highlighted. Removed excess ceiling.