The Hindu festival of Diwali (Deepavali), celebrated this year on October 20, commemorates the victory of Light over Darkness and of dharma over adharma – an affirmation that truth and order ultimately prevail.
Diwali in Goa carries a special resonance through the legend of Narakasur, the demon who personifies darkness (tamas), ego (ahamkara), and adharma. In sacred memory, Krishna’s beheading of Narakasur marks the vanquishing of a tyrant and the restoration of dharma in the world.
On Diwali’s eve, towns and villages across the state raise towering effigies of the asura – grotesque and fearsome – which are carried in night-long processions and consigned to flames at dawn, re-enacting the moment of his destruction and the vindication of righteousness.
The photographs below were taken in Panjim in 2006, when the digital photography era was just gathering momentum. They were made with the original Canon EOS 5D, then a landmark body and the first widely adopted full-frame DSLR camera. Nearly two decades later, revisiting these files with today’s AI-powered processing tools proved rewarding, revealing tonal subtleties and image quality once beyond reach.
The Canon 5D was one of my most favorite of Canon bodies amigo.
We can learn much from the various religions of the World if we are willing to learn. Good versus evil "lives" in every religion. A constant struggle we must live with.
Nice vibrant images amigo!
Dan
Rajan, Happy Diwali 🪔 absolutely stunning images, colors are just perfect. Thanks a for sharing and enjoyed reading the post. I will be attending BAPS celebration. Unfortunately, it’s hard to photograph there. Will see what my iPhone can do.
douter wrote:
An interesting narrative along with illustration, Rajan!
Douglas
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Danpbphoto wrote:
The Canon 5D was one of my most favorite of Canon bodies amigo.
We can learn much from the various religions of the World if we are willing to learn. Good versus evil "lives" in every religion. A constant struggle we must live with.
Nice vibrant images amigo!
Dan
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keepclicking wrote:
Rajan, Happy Diwali 🪔 absolutely stunning images, colors are just perfect. Thanks a for sharing and enjoyed reading the post. I will be attending BAPS celebration. Unfortunately, it’s hard to photograph there. Will see what my iPhone can do.
