Illuminated Golden Temple, a photo from Punjab, North

Photographer's Note

Hello Dear friends,

This is my second post of Golden Temple, Amritsar in the state of Punjab.

The legendary Golden Temple is actually just a small part of this huge gurdwara complex, known to Sikhs as Harmandir Sahib. Spiritually, the focus of attention is the tank that surrounds the gleaming central shrine – the Amrit Sarovar, from which Amritsar takes its name, excavated by the fourth Sikh guru, Ram Das, in 1577. Ringed by a marble walkway, the tank is said to have healing powers, and pilgrims come from across the world to bathe in its sacred waters.

In the gleaming inner sanctum of Golden Temple, priests and musicians keep up a continuous chant from the Guru Granth Sahib (the Sikh holy book), adding to the already intense atmosphere. Given the never-ending beeline of devotees, you will likely get a few minutes within the sanctum before you are gently urged to exit and make way for other devotees. Entry and exit are both via the causeway.

The Guru Granth Sahib is installed in the temple every morning and returned at night to the Akal Takhat, the temporal seat of the Khalsa brotherhood. The ceremony takes place at 5am and 9.30pm in winter, and 4am and 10.30pm in summer.

I shoot it when Guru Granth Sahib returned at night to the Akal Takhat surrounded by devotees. This was a wonderful moment.

with best wishes to all,

swapankumarroy

Exif Data:
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D750
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
Exposure Time: 1/40
F-Stop: f/4
ISO Speed Ratings: 1600
Exposure bias -0.7
Date Taken: 2014-01-03 10:21
Metering Mode: Matrix
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
File Size: 135 kb.

Royaldevon, snunney, ikeharel, holmertz, ChrisJ, Cricri, pajaran, Fis2, pierrefonds, macjake, papagolf21, cornejo, jhm, LuisGustavoLima, lucasgalodoido has marked this note useful

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lousat (139982) 2017-08-12 3:17

Hi Swapan,i remember very well your pic from there,taken from the same point of view but in a different hour. And the night atmopshere is surely better,magnificent capture,well exposed and very sharp despite the difficult but lovely light,i like it! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (86438) 2017-08-12 3:41

Hello Swapan,

I suppose that the waters at Amritsar are the Sikh equivalent to the Christian waters at Lourdes. Both have thousands of pilgrims seeking the healing powers of the water.

I like your photograph.
The Golden Temple really glows with light and its reflection shimmers in the dark water.
There is an irresistible, illuminated guide line to the temple, which adds to its importance. A fine composition.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

snunney (130967) 2017-08-12 3:50

Hello Swapan,
Good choice of the panoramic frame, which is ideally suited to the composition. Nicely exposed with fine colours and reasonable clarity. I like very much the reflection of the lights in the shimmering waters.

ikeharel (114569) 2017-08-12 4:07

Hello Swapan,
Superb night picture, distinct details shown, the golden temple on far left end of the scene in diagonal POV, added depth to the compo.
White gowns dressed worshipers clearly shown on the lead-way.
The real view and the reflection masterfully rendered.
Wish you a nice weekend,
Ike

holmertz (103596) 2017-08-12 5:08

Hello Swapan,
It's an amazing photo in a well chosen horizontal shape, tightly cropped. The temple shines like gold and silver and is marvelously reflected in the large pool. It's a very well exposed photo with fine sharpness and an interesting ambience among the devotees.
Kind regards,
Gert

Sergiom (117241) 2017-08-12 6:07

Bonjour Swapan,

Cette photo est vraiment trиs belle et elle ressort dans la galerie, par la qualitй de la technique de photo de nuit, par la belle diagonale et par le rendu des couleurs et des reflets.

Amicalement

Serge

ChrisJ (172430) 2017-08-12 6:57

Hi Swapan

Impeccable sharpness with good fg reflections and excellent color and saturation. The golden palace at left contrasts nicely with the blue tones at right. Tfs!

Cricri (176) 2017-08-12 9:31

Hi Swapan
Belle prise nocturne, sublime avec les reflets, la prise en diagonale, magnifique rйalisation
Amitiйs
cricri

pajaran (117033) 2017-08-12 9:45

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled i trenutak u noci, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad i kompozicija, lepo pokazano mesto i arhitektura, dobar kontrast i perspektiva, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lep zlatni hram i refleks na vodi, lepi detalji na fasadi.
Dobar tekst o tehnici i elementima snimka.
Prijatno vec i mirna noc, sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Paja.

Good evening.
A nice look and a moment at night, interesting and good text ...
Good work and composition, beautifully shown place and architecture, good contrast and perspective, nice colors, nice moment.
Beautiful golden temple and water reflex, beautiful details on the facade.
Good text on the technique and elements of the shot.
Pleasant but still night, all the best for the weekend, happy.

gervaso (28415) 2017-08-12 11:34

Hello, Swapan!

Beautiful nigh shot with so many lights and reflections, making it very attractive! The golden tones of the temple are wonderful! Excellent sharpness too! Very nice composition! Well done!

Fis2 (171907) 2017-08-12 13:07

Witaj Swapan!
Excellent night shot.
Good frame and composition.
I like colors, light and sharpness.
Very well done.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof

pierrefonds (115518) 2017-08-12 16:05

Hi Swapan,

I like the reflections on the water. Using a slow shutter speed and an ISO of 1600 is showing the details of the golden temple. It is also giving good colors rendering. Have a nice day.

Pierre

macjake (98544) 2017-08-12 18:31

Hi Swapan
reading your note, it sounds as if you had a wonderful time here, sounds special to you.

its a clear and very attractive presentation, the composition is perfect and flows naturally to my eye. love the gold's against the black, and the reflections are A+
cheers
craig

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-08-12 22:46

Bonjour, Swapan,
Grand coup de coeur pour cette prise de vue nocturne qui demande un savoir-faire particulier pour obtenir un si beau rйsultat.
La beautй d'ensemble est superbe.
J'admire.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

jemaflor (148214) 2017-08-12 23:45

Hi Swapan,
great nightshot perfectly managed, so photogenic architecture with all these lights and these water reflections, tfs.

emka (158784) 2017-08-12 23:59

Hello Swapan, Fantastic night shot of the famous Golden Temple. I can imagine what a wonderful and exciting moment it was. Impressive picture with nice reflections and colours. Stunning view, awesome contrast of well lit temple and corridor with the black sky.

Kind regrad s Malgo

cornejo (61504) 2017-08-13 3:21

Hello Swapan, very good night photography of this beautiful golden temple, very well captured in this interesting image, with good clarity, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations, my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy start to the week.
Affectionate greetings from the south of Spain.
Angel.

jhm (211738) 2017-08-13 4:44

Hello Swapan,

A lovely night picture wit wonderful reflectionsin water.
Also the yellow gold colours of the building are very nice.
Colours and sharpness are of high quality.
Wonderful done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Tue (93412) 2017-08-13 9:13

Hello Swapan,
What a fantastic photo of this place and all its beautiful illuminations. The sharpness and clarity are excellent and the golden temple looks amazing. The reflections in the water are very appealing as well.
Lars

Silvio1953 (222889) 2017-08-13 19:43

Ciao Swapan, great view of fantastic architecture, fascinating reflections, wonderful colors, excellent exposure and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

rychem (72187) 2017-08-14 8:19

A beautiful photo with great quality, very well managed light, fantastic impressionistic reflections
regards Ryszard

LuisGustavoLima (5184) 2017-08-15 7:54

Olб, Swapan!

Linda foto, a iluminaзгo й muito bonita! Este templo realmente ganhou uma luz dourada. O reflexo das luzes na бgua ficou especial.
Parabйns!

sacimar (38173) 2017-08-16 9:09

Hello Swapankumarroy,

great night picture of this Golden Temple, light management is excellent and the visual result with the reflection on the water is beautiful, congratulations!

Best regards,

Sergio

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2017-09-26 5:20

Olб Swapan,
muito bonita mesmo essa captura desse templo,e a iluminaзгo do mesmo й de bom gosto. Belo trabalho, amigo.
Parabйns e Abraзo,
Lucas