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Alphonse Pandey
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    You’ll find the sky turns orange a few minutes before the lamp lights, so if you arrive around 5 pm you’ll catch the first rays. After the tarang the priests do a ten minute arti that ends around 5:45 pm. If you can stay a bit longer you’ll see the final hymns sweep across the sky. The balconies at Mayfair Palm Beach Resort Gopalpur give a clear view of both the sunset and the concluding prayers in one frame.

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