Masan Holi - The Lord Shiva

There is a temple of Shiva at the cremation ground in Varanasi, where people offer prayers to Lord Shiva at Manikarnika Ghat. They resonate with Hara Hara Mahadev and dance to the folk song to reach the area where they are burning dead bodies.

The excitement fills the atmosphere of this place, and the devotees of Shiva start throwing pyres of the burning funeral at each other.

The devotees of Lord Shiva also wear different attires of Lord Shiva and resonate with him.

I have travelled to Varanasi on the occasion of Masan holi which was held on March 15th, 2022. I was very happy To witness such a unique Holi festival in the world, where the Holi is played with the Pyre of dead bodies.

Artist: Arun Kumar Nalimela Medium: Photography Edition: Limited To 10 Dimensions: 2304 × 2940 Collection: Editions by Arun Kumar Nalimela Captured In The Year: 2022

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Arun Kumar Nalimela, is a passionate Travel Photographer from India. His photographs have been published by National Geographic India, Apple, Sony Alpha and BBC Earth. In addition, his photographs were published in many News Paper and Magazines. He also got interviewed for a program called Yuva as part of Inspiration to youth on one of the high-rated News channels called ETV in Telangana.

This picture was captured in Varanasi, India which was shot on Sony Alpha 7Riii with a 35mm lens.

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