This article is written by Justin Rabindra. Justin is a Manager with an Advertising Agency in Delhi. He is also an avid traveler and photographer.
The Church in Faro, Portugal
There’s something about churches and cathedrals in Europe that transport you to another time and era in an instant. We have walked into scores and a favourite pass time of Rosita and Ragini is to light candles at every opportunity. I don’t know where they acquired this habit from (maybe the Catholic college Rosita attended), but I prefer to explore the artworks and iconography and wonder how many years it took a person to complete a job, and whether clients ever told them, “it was wanted yesterday.” Despite being located in crowded, noisy cities the inside of churches is silent, protected by thick walls and heavy wooden doors. I usually allow myself one, hopefully well chosen photograph, because the sound of the camera clicking is like a gun shot in the silence.
I don’t remember the name of this church in Faro, but like several churches in Europe it was empty of visitors, certainly of worshippers. The few that you do see are bent old women, like a relative said cruelly, “preparing for the final exams.”
Justin Rabindra
29 Nov 2008
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