God at door steps, a photo from Gujarat, West

Photographer's Note

It is commom in India to have a idol of God at the entrance of the house, flowers are offered and diya is lit daily as a prayer for the God to protect the house and bring good luck. Usually idol of 'Ganpati' is kept at the entrance of the house.

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nerve (10231) 2005-04-11 7:33

i love these kinds of compositions Ashit, and this is definitely one of them. maybe i would just increase the saturation a little bit and that would be it.. (my personel taste of course!) i like this one a lot.
bw. nerve

sandip (3492) 2005-04-11 7:37

This is excellent Ashit, keeping the guy in the left side while Ganesh in the other side..the frame of the door made a perfect divider in this composition.. nice one again.

clodreno (0) 2005-04-11 7:48

very nice composition Ashit.. But I am sure you know like it..
This one doesn't seem to be Ganpati, or am I mistaken?
The contrasty versuion might actullay be better.

rbcy1974 (20758) 2005-04-11 7:57

Very nice composition Ahsit. Well balaned with the door opening and guy in one side and the wall ocupying over half the photo. I like it a lot.
Regards
Daniel

arnabchat (7233) 2005-04-11 8:05

yes, common in our country. nice photo and well composed.
i am curious about the idol. can you explain? i am not finding resemblence to known forms. this is surely a local artform depicting a known idol.

MiguelP (14470) 2005-04-11 8:29

Hi Ashit: Good one because of the possition of both the man and the God, also de colour of the shirt works wonderful with the one of the house/temple. Great compo too. Congratulations.

summersun (4978) 2005-04-11 9:30

I always find those God altars intringuing because some have really strange shapes and colors.
I like this image a lot, with the contrast between the colorful shirt on the left and the wall and the stone wall.
good looking man too. ; )
Vanessa

ndb1958 (9289) 2005-04-11 11:30

For me it is a very nice portrait of the guy on the left part. Very nice composition. Nice colours.

fiedziu (1764) 2005-04-11 12:27

beutiful composition with this colorful man
fine picture
thanks for sharing
regards

Praetzer (209) 2005-04-11 14:58

very balanced picture. I like the 2 eye spots that also direct the eye.

olopez (4959) 2005-04-11 15:38

Great compo Ashit, the door divide the picture in two opposite sides (top-bottom, color-bw).
Very good seen.
Regards,
Oscar

faubry (35447) 2005-04-11 19:42

very nice composition with the man colorful in the left and the stone piece at the right, good contrast
thanks
francine

goldfish (71) 2005-04-12 0:39

very good. the boy with the black background is good. the deity looks different.

oochappan (4880) 2005-04-13 3:50

I prefer this version for the natural skin color, a combination with the two is also a possibility. A good subject and nicely framed Ashit. I the south you see a lot of kolams.
Greetings
Henk

roconnell (327) 2005-04-15 15:35

Fantastic candid portrait of a daily scene. The composition is wonderful with the door frame and the frame for the idol creating a rpeating pattern as well as a strong diagonal. Well done.