👓Caption Contest 20 : And the winner is ............💰💲📣📢
And here comes the Winner : @prakashkagitha - 4 SBD
Winning Entry :
Caption : Humanity and the great elements of nature
Justification:
The five great elements of nature found in Vedas, the pancha mahabhuta, of Hinduism are bhūmi (earth), jala (water), tejas or agni (fire), vayu or pavan (air or wind) and vyom or shunya or akash (space or aether or void).
Here fish in the water represents Pisces which is the zodiac sign of 'jala' (water). The balance and the plant represents Libra and Virgo which are zodiac signs of vayu(air) and bhumi(earth). Gemini, the third symbol, also represents vayu(air). Shunya(space or void) is nothing in itself and yet exists in everything.
Now for the fifth element of nature the picture portraits humanity as agni(fire). A man holds the "Scorpio" which symbolizes power,destruction. Scorpio is of water but humanity(fire) holds it. Water destroys fire, yet fire could also make water to vapour. This explains the sensitive relation between Humanity and the Nature.
The two other hands are far from two other symbols. That explains that Human is not powerful than the elements of nature. But also holding Scorpio says that we, as a humanity, has the potential to become as powerful as the elements of nature and this inspires us to become as powerful by protecting nature and realizing our importance in the creation.
And here comes the Runner-up : @futuremind - 3 SBD
Runner Up Entry :
Caption : The balance of power was restored, Humanity awoken.
Justification:
To me, two key elements are very present, the balance of power (depicted in the center of the photo)
And the enormous hands (which indicates powerful godlike forces at work)
The two outward spheres coincide with the idea of outside manipulation or influence. I'm of the belief that there is some numerical meaning here as well, but of that, I cannot be certain.
What further grounds the indication of unforseen forces at work, is the ocean underneath. The depiction of fish swimming around mindlessly while the balance of power is restored further indicates our lack of insight and understanding. In the case of my perception this represents humanity as not obtaining enlightenment.
You'll notice of course the hands and arms are comprised in the same fabric matter as the ocean itself. Very significant. This represents the forces working on our behalf.
While "the fish" swim around unawares.
The balance is restored.
Thank you for the contest. It was fun writing for it :D
Congratulations to all the winners!!
Well deserved.
Congratulations to the winners. I'll try for the next one.
Good to see the winning entry along with the winner declaration. Shows that you are open to suggestions.
Waiting for the next one.
I have been seeking suggestions always :) And thank you a lot for that. I will give you 1 SBD for that.
That is super generous of you.
Your contests are really amazing. Where do you get those images from ? They really need deep thought and at times creativity. I generally reply when I am home and relaxed. It isn't easy to participate from office. It needs enough thinking and staring at the image for long. lol
I visit art fairs a lot, and that is where I capture these images. I have hundreds of collections, but not all qualify for the contest, because they need to have a theme behind it to help the authors to write something on them. Hitting you on discord for more discussion.
Sure.
I was wondering too! Very cool.
@prakashkagitha My intuition did not fail me as to who the winner was going to be. Very well deserved. Congratulations!
@sanmi Thank you for choosing me as runner up. I'm so grateful! This was my first time participating in this. I will participate in in the caption contest again, most certainly!