Ravana Effigy Burning in Lagos Night Lanterns in in a shrine lined with lanterns in Lagos

Ravana Effigy Burning in Lagos Night Lanterns

by Robin Sosa

Warm candlelight flickers against towering paper-mache limbs of the Ravana effigy, casting dancing orange shadows across a Lagos shrine. Rows of paper lanterns line the walls, their soft glow competing with the fierce fire consuming the figure's torso. Dark, wet-season clouds loom overhead, heavy and textured, visible through the open roof structure. Ash falls in slow spirals onto the packed earth floor, mingling with scattered marigold petals. The massive structure dominates the wide panoramic view, its multiple heads silhouetted against the smoky sky. Bright embers rise rapidly, creating vertical trails of light that pierce the deep night air. One charred wooden rib rests on the ground, blackened and smoking at its tip.

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Camera Minox 8x11*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Minox 8x11 photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 15mm
Aperture f/3.5
Shutter Speed 1/60
ISO 100
Film Agfa Vista 200 vintage
Location in a shrine lined with lanterns in Lagos
Date 1951-06-27
Credit VEETER
Coordinates 6.4364, 3.3225
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