Honorable Mention
Praying with fire
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Devotees attend prayer with burning incense and light oil lamps before break fasting during a religious festival called Rakher Upobash or Kartik Brati in Narayanganj, Bangladesh on November 05, 2019. Bengali people of the Hindu faith in Bangladesh sit in prayer celebrating the 18th century Hindu Saint Baba Lokenath with a 'Rakher Upobas' prayer and fast day Every year thousands of Hindu devotees gather in front of Shri Shri Lokenath Brahmachari Ashram temple for the Kartik Brati or Rakher Upobash religious festival in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Faithful sit in front of candles light ( named locally as Prodip ) and absorb in prayer. Lokenath Brahmachari who is called Baba Lokenath was an 18th Century Hindu saint and philosopher in Bengal. Hindu worshipers fast and pray in earnest to the gods for their favors during the traditional ritual called Kartik Brati or Rakher Upobash. Lokenath Brahmachari devotees pray with light to save their family and dear from cholera and pox disease. AUTHOR
Azim Khan Ronnie was born in Dhaka and brought up in Bogura, Bangladesh. He has an utter passion for photography and photography has been his passion. As a photographer, his essential aim is to capture the moments of life and give them significance by making them static in time. He loves to travel and be in different places, meet new people, and enjoy the experience that photography offers, which is to capture Earth's beautiful and awe-inspiring moments. He also loves to experiment with his photography.He has taken part in many International Photography contests and till now he has won more than 400 international photography awards, including Grand prize winner from American Photography Open 2020, HIPA Merit Medal Award 2018, Andrei Stenin Press Photo Contest Winner 2019, Won Grand prize winner and Travel category winner in Better Photography Magazine Photo of the Year Award 2020, Photographer of the year from Shatto Gallery International Photography Awards, USA, Won Gold Award in the Mobile category and Excellence Award in the Open category from Smile World International Photography Award 2020, 1st place winner in "Drone Still Photography" Section from JDFF2020, Korea, SIENA International Photography Award 2019 & 2020, Runner Up winner of the Drone Photo Awards 2020 include 5 awards, Two awards from Drone photo contest 2019, Won 2nd Place in Event-Traditions and Cultures, Honorable Mention in People -Traditions / Culture, Honorable Mention in Special-Travel / Wanderlust, Honorable Mention in Event-Traditions and Cultures from International Photography Awards 2020-IPA. Asahi Shimbun award from Japan, Remarkable award from Urban Photo Awards 2020, Winner Agora images. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize category winner from Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Award 2020, 1st Place Winner in "Your Best Shot" Organized by Blank Wall Gallery, Greece, Honorable Mention winner in VIENNA International Photo Award 2020.
