Winter Night at Mevlana Mausoleum by Jens Helmstedt
Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, the great islamic mystical philosopher, who lived and taught in 13th century in the city of Konya in Middle Anatolia, Turkey, died on December 17 in the year 1273. This day is named as “Şeb-i-Arus”, what means literally translated “wedding night”. Every year December 17 is a special day in Konya, when hundreds of people come together at the tomb of Mevlana to speak “Dua” (petitionary prayer).
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Fabulous image!
Thank you very much!
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I love the tones in this!!! Beautiful work Jens :D
Thanks for your visit and nice comment. You´re welcome to visit again Rachel! :)
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What a wonderful shot. I never think of snow in Turkey. Love the lighting.
Yes in Middle Anatolia and especially in eastern Turkey there can be so much snow in Winter and it can be very cold, so to fire the oven makes busy. This shot i made end of december 2005, this time i lived not far away from this place and when it started snowing after midnight, i went out to take some photos of the Mevlana Mausoleum complex with fresh falling snow.
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Quite extraordinary, Jens..
Thanks for visiting.
Thank you so much Nira!
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love the classic islamic architecture
Thanks for your visit and nice comments Shoaib!
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Stunning image. The snow falling down is so cool and the depth is perfect!
Thanks very much for your nice words Kasey!
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Great shot, very well done.
Brendan
Thank you very much Brendan!
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Excellent work, ove the lighting and colour, well done.
Thank you very much for your kind comment Paul!
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very nice, Jens… the well-lit buildings in the background …the architecture… very atmospheric !
Thank you very much for your nice comment Anne!
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Beautiful capture.
Many thanks for your nice words Linda!
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