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Temple of Caitanya Mahaprabhu in Mayapur[edit]

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Original – Temple of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu at his birthplace (Yogapith) in Mayapur (West Bengal). Established in 1880s by Bhaktivinoda Thakur.
Reason
The image is of good quality and resolution. It has high EV as it adds significantly to a number of key articles on Gaudiya Vaishnavism, being a photograph of its founder Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's birthplace. It also arguably has decent composition and aesthetic value.
Articles in which this image appears
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Mayapur, Nabadwip, Nadia district
FP category for this image
Religion and mythology
Creator
Cinosaur
  • Support as nominator – Cinosaur (talk) 09:16, 28 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - nice image. Coat of Many Colours (talk) 10:07, 28 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I'm undecided on supporting it at the moment as the image quality is a little low, but it's an interesting composition and we're lacking good photography of India. I noticed it had quite a lot of image noise, and I've uploaded a noise reduced version over the top of it. If you don't appreciate the change, feel free to revert, but I don't think any detail was lost in the reduction. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:52, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Diliff, it was difficult to get any closer to the object because of the pond, and the kind of equipment used did not allow for a better image quality. (I wish you were there with your awesome cameras and skills.) As for retouching the image, thanks for the try. It's hard for my layman eye to detect any "before and after" changes without a guided side-by-side comparison, but as you said it didn't visibly do away with any detail of the original and it does appear slightly sharper now. And yes, the conspicuous lack of good (what to speak of featured) India-themed images on Wikipedia was my main incentive in nominating this one – which hopefully will be factored in by its reviewers. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 16:29, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, I understand that not everyone can (or should) shoot everything with professional camera equipment and yes, I think the inherent lack of quality imagery of certain regions is taken into consideration, but ultimately the project's goal is to feature the best that Wikipedia can offer. As for comparing the before and after, it's just a matter of opening the two images in different browser tabs and then switching back and forth. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 16:47, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Diliff, I can see that the image is less grainy now and the colors appear to be marginally more solid. So I am happy with the retouched version. Many thanks. Cinosaur (talk) 17:04, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your comment, Redtigerxyz. I invited you and a few other editors actively involved with India-themed topics to comment on the nomination as those who might be in a better position to assess its EV. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 07:08, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Support Per Ðiliff. Adam Cuerden (talk) 10:13, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Good quality photo from an under-represented region with strong EV. If a higher quality version comes along we can, if need be, delist and replace this image. Nick-D (talk) 10:34, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I was also invited, presumably as I am active on articles to do with India. It's a good picture and looks like a useful one. Sure, maybe it's not perfect - perhaps it would be better if it weren't square in the middle, but that's just a quibble. I like the reflection in the pond. Dougweller (talk) 18:13, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. In spite of the technical deficiencies, the composition is good and it's an interesting looking temple. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 21:12, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - very nice work. Nikhil (talk) 02:50, 3 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Could you add geocoding please? Yann (talk) 07:46, 6 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for your review, Yann. Geocoding template added to the image page. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 11:43, 6 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Yogapith, Mayapur.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:31, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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