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alexander stefanatos

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proffession overloaded..

India. Varanasi(Benares).Maybe the most fascinating place in India. Benares is one of the oldest cities in India. It's the Holy city.The dreaming destination of every Indian,longing for, at least once in his life, to visit this place and bath in the sacred waters of river Gange.The city that can hardly accomodate it's own population, is always overcrowded by millions of Indians wanting to fulfill their pilgrimage.From four o clock in the morning a terrific mob of cars, carts,people,beggars,street merchants,cows even.. monkeys starts moving towards the shore where the bathing takes place and also the ritual of burning the deads.
The photo. Maybe the proffession is overloaded but remains open and free. Here in Greece we are struggling to keep certain proffessions closed by law(!) to keep profit high!!..

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Agapy 19/11/2013 12:22
Ja in Indien und speziell an diesem Platz beginnen die Besucher, speziell Europäer, ihr eigenes Leben extrem zu hinterfragen. Deshalb sollten mehr Menschen diese Kulturen kennenlernen. Auch mir ging es ja nicht anders.
Eine Szene, die den Betrachter nicht ungerührt läßt.
LG Roswitha
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SINA 18/11/2013 13:28
SEHR EINDRUCKSVOLL
Und eine begnadete Aufnahme
Lg Sina
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Del-Hor 17/11/2013 12:50
Well done *****
Regards. DH
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Adele D. Oliver 16/11/2013 19:50
I immediately knew it was Varanasi - a sad but typical scene .... where there are believers, there will be beggars to remind them of their conscience - if not human duty ... your image is well composed and showing all the different faces well - the little boy eating his bread a special eyecatcher !!!
greetings, Adele
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catherine Berthe 16/11/2013 18:20
excellent +++ amitiés catherine
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Lawson McCulloch 16/11/2013 17:07
You composed this shot perfectly Alexander, with the eye being taken up the steps past all the people. A country I have been lucky enough to visit twice, and left with wonderful memories.
best wishes,
Lawson
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Sue Thompson 16/11/2013 16:37
SO many men waiting for someone to drop money into their pots.....and all so very patient.
Excellent work.

:))
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s. sabine krause 16/11/2013 14:53
format and content of the image in perfect accord! it's a literal "pilgrimage" up the stairs for our viewers' eager eyes! and for the real pilgrims – no matter how cynical this may sound – it must be a matter of "supply and demand": lots of beggars profit from lots of people's need to do good and donate alms to the poor! greetings, sabine. p.s.: the eye-contact with the eating boy – yes, it's my favorite detail, too!
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Harold Thompson 16/11/2013 9:14
Waiting patiently taken from a good viewpoint to give q good composition. Like the boy caught eating
:-)) Harold
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