Got a chance to witness holika dahan near Hanuman temple. The temple committee organized the same. What fascinated me is the presence of the 2 best examples of devotion and faith at the same place.
First is holika dahan which celebrates the death of Holika in order to save Prahlad. Bhakt Prahlad was a devotee of Lord Vishnu and annoyed by this devotion his father Hiranyakashyapu ordered Holika (prahlad’s aunt) to sit on a bonfire with Prahlad on her lap in the hope that this would kill Prahlad. But Holika was burnt to her death and nothing happened to Prahlad.
Second is Hanuman. Hanuman is well known as the supreme devotee of Lord Rama, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Hanuman was a vital character of the epic Ramayana.
This setup of holika dahan near hanuman temple brought together the 2 biggest examples of devotion and faith towards lord Vishnu which was a very big point of fascination for me.
I placed myself on the road divider and captured this holika dahan across the road for 1.5 hours. The fascination was exponentially increased when a guy from temple committee came and said that they were very impressed by the way I captured the holika Dahan organized by them. Addition to the surprise was when the main guy of the temple committee honoured me by applying tilak on my forehead and giving me prasad. For the first time got so much respect and attention from a religious committee :)
Specifications
Adjusted brightness and contrast
| F-Stop – f/5 | Exposure time – 1/60 sec. | ISO – 400 | Focal Length – 100 mm | White Balance – Manual |
First is holika dahan which celebrates the death of Holika in order to save Prahlad. Bhakt Prahlad was a devotee of Lord Vishnu and annoyed by this devotion his father Hiranyakashyapu ordered Holika (prahlad’s aunt) to sit on a bonfire with Prahlad on her lap in the hope that this would kill Prahlad. But Holika was burnt to her death and nothing happened to Prahlad.
Second is Hanuman. Hanuman is well known as the supreme devotee of Lord Rama, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Hanuman was a vital character of the epic Ramayana.
This setup of holika dahan near hanuman temple brought together the 2 biggest examples of devotion and faith towards lord Vishnu which was a very big point of fascination for me.
I placed myself on the road divider and captured this holika dahan across the road for 1.5 hours. The fascination was exponentially increased when a guy from temple committee came and said that they were very impressed by the way I captured the holika Dahan organized by them. Addition to the surprise was when the main guy of the temple committee honoured me by applying tilak on my forehead and giving me prasad. For the first time got so much respect and attention from a religious committee :)
Specifications
Adjusted brightness and contrast
| F-Stop – f/5 | Exposure time – 1/60 sec. | ISO – 400 | Focal Length – 100 mm | White Balance – Manual |
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