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Om Mani Padme Hum


Om Mani Padme Hum
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Copyright: Arindam Thokder (arindam_thokder) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 213 W: 44 N: 168] (3882)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-09
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Canon 350d, 50mm F1.8
Exposure: f/2.5, 1/80 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Bylakuppe...A small Tibet in karnataka [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-09-13 13:16
Viewed: 723
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Two Old Monks Prying in the main hall of the Golden Temple, Bylakuppe.

Tibetan prayer wheels (called Mani wheels by the Tibetans) are devices for spreading spiritual blessings and well being. Rolls of thin paper, imprinted with many, many copies of the mantra (prayer) Om Mani Padme Hum, printed in an ancient Indian script or in Tibetan script, are wound around an axle in a protective container, and spun around and around. Typically, larger decorative versions of the syllables of the mantra are also carved on the outside cover of the wheel.

Spinning the written form of the mantra around in a Mani wheel (or prayer wheel) is also believed to give the same benefit as saying the mantra.

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nice the way you componsed this picture Arindam
also pleasant color and dof
i liek the concentration from the monk in yellow
this is well sen
regards
••simon••

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  • tcht Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1401 W: 73 N: 1354] (7116)
  • [2006-09-13 13:46]

Hi Arindam
Nice DOF Settings here. And the position of the two is excellent. You've also got great lighting plus nice colouring. This is a beautiful work. TFS!
Regards,
Cheuk Hin

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  • Wanda1 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1208 W: 21 N: 1411] (7580)
  • [2006-09-13 13:48]

Hi Arindam,
A great portrait of these monks, I like the way the one is in focus and the other not using good depth of field. Nice focus on the monk in the yellow capturing a great expression.
Regards
Wanda

Arindam,

Very impressive work..
Nat. Geo shot..
Great work ari..
-Shailendra

Hi Arindam

Nice dof and focus. Good colors and a great comp. Well done.
Ben

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  • vincz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2999 W: 87 N: 5049] (17510)
  • [2006-09-14 4:01]

What an expression on the face of this monk. So concentrated in his mind, so concentrated in his hand turning his prayer wheel. The composition with the 2 monks focused on the second one is excellent.

Hi Arindam, the colors are awesome and the choice of focus was good I think, really well seen, a very nice one...
Kindly
Yan

Excellent DOF focusing on the monk with the wheel. The composition is very good and very easy on the eye. Congratulations.
Antonio

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  • alimo3 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 489 W: 112 N: 97] (6682)
  • [2006-09-15 17:49]

Hello Arimdam,
i like this image ,first for those beautiful colors of the backgroud and the nice attitude of the man on your focus.
this is well seen and nicely framed.

Tom

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