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This picture was taken in Jaipur, India at the Hindu festival of lights. The Indian name for it is Diwali, and this picture is taken at the ancient palace in Jaipur. The festival celebrates good overcoming evil and knowledge over ignorance.
I chose this picture because I like the photography elements of it. There is an aesthetic appeal in the soft orange candle-light glow against the ornately adorned Indian palace. I also liked the color contrast between the warm pink and orange tones of both the women and the palace, compared with the cool blues of the early night sky and the palace floor.
I do not know if the clothes the women are wearing are particularly formal just for the festival, or if that is something that they would usually wear, but I think they are beautiful just the same.
I do wonder who else would be present at the palace for such an event as this. I wonder where the other guests were, or why there are only these tow women on what seems to be the roof-top of the palace.
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