Ancient Solar Energy
by James Brunker
Title
Ancient Solar Energy
Artist
James Brunker
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
An Aymara man holds up his hands to receive the sun's energy at sunrise on the June 21st winter solstice. The date has long been an important one for the indigenous people of the Andes; it is the shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere and rituals were performed during the night to encourage the return of the sun. The date also marked the end of one agricultural cycle and the start of preparations for a new planting season. In Aymara the festival is known as Willkakuti (literally "Return of the Sun") and sunrise marks the start of the Aymara New Year. This image was taken at Tiwanaku / Tiahuanaco, Bolivia's most important archaeological site and location of the largest and best known celebrations.
Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or use in any form (print, website, etc) without prior written permission strictly prohibited.
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August 15th, 2015
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Comments (5)
Helen Duley
Wonderful artwork of this Aymara man welcoming the sun in an age old agricultural planting ceremony. Beautiful!
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
James Brunker replied:
Many thanks for featuring this shot in the Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections Group Jan!