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A crowd of Indian Hindu pilgrims are squished into long lines, waiting with great anticipation to enter the revered Sri Meenakshi Temple in Madurai on New Year’s Day. Believers travelled from all over India to be able to do their New Year’s prayers in this Hindu temple. I was just about pinching myself with good fortune over how excited and encouraging they were to have me capture them in that breathtaking New Year’s morning light in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. ©2012 Valerie Rosen; All rights reserved.
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The intensity of their eyes is mesmerizing. Wonderful Val
Thanks so much, Rhoufi! :-))
wonderful capture

Thank you, Jainie! :-)
Great shot Valerie ! tony
Great shot doesn’t work the longer I look. It really is an exceptional photograph, the treatment is perfect. Very Well Done !!!! tony
Very grateful, tony!! :-)))
Fascinating capture Val. Seems like the ones who are the most brightly lit are the ones with the biggest eyes paying the most attention to you :)
You’re so right, Mui-Ling! Human nature, I guess…got the description all sorted…appreciate the heads up. :-)
Fabulous, Val!
Thanks so much, Fran! :-)
Beautiful! Jaw drops
Exceptional!
fabulous