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Photographer: Subir Basak (Karma=319)
kolkata, west bengal 
About: Hi, I am Subir Basak from Kolkata, INDIA ,who took to photography being inspired by Besson ,Raghu Rai and Steve Mccury . I am a photographer by passion. Like Chaplin had graduated from silent to talkies, I was also among the numerous Noah's to sail through the storm from film to digital. The best gear I am proud of, are my eyes, as they don’t need any SD card or any mount lens to capture the reality as it is. People are my favorite subject.
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Portfolio: Kumbh 2010.........
Portfolio Description: Shot these at Kumbha Mela 2010.Its a greatest show on Earth.
In Hindu mythology, its origin is found in one of the popular creation myths and the Hindu theories on evolution, the Samudra manthan episode (Churning of the ocean of milk), which finds mention in the Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana.
The Gods had lost their strength, and to regain it, they thought of churning the Ksheera Sagara (primordial ocean of milk) for amrit (the nectar of immortality), this required them to make a temporary agreement with their arch enemies, the demons or Asuras, to work together with a promise of sharing the nectar equally thereafter. However, when the Kumbha (urn) containing the amrita appeared, a fight ensued. For twelve days and twelve nights (equivalent to twelve human years) the gods and demons fought in the sky for the pot of amrita. It is believed that during the battle, Lord Vishnu flew away with the Kumbha of elixir, and that is when drops of amrita fell at four places on earth: Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik, and that is where the Kumbh Mela is observed every twelve years.
First written evidence of the Kumbha Mela can be found in the accounts of Chinese traveller, Huan Tsang or Xuanzang (602 - 664 A.D.) who visited India in 629 -645 CE, during the reign of King Harshavardhana.
Source:-Wikipedia.
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