A light emitting apparatus, comprising: a plurality of solid light-emitting elements mounted on a wiring substrate, the solid light-emitting elements being assorted into a plurality of light emission groups (3a, 3b, 3c) each of which includes the solid light-emitting elements arranged adjacent to one another; a plurality of transparent encapsulating members arranged in a corresponding relationship with the light emission groups (3a, 3b, 3c) to cover light emission surfaces of the solid light-emitting elements belonging to the corresponding light emission groups (3a, 3b, 3c); and a plurality of wavelength converting members arranged in a corresponding relationship with the transparent encapsulating members to cover light projection surfaces of the transparent encapsulating members, the wavelength converting members serving to wavelength-convert light beams emitted from the solid light-emitting elements to light beams having different colors corresponding to the light emission groups (3a, 3b, 3c), each of the wavelength converting members having a trough shape to bulge toward a light projection surface thereof, characterized in that the wavelength converting members have a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the transparent encapsulating members, each of the wavelength converting members is arranged to cover each of the light projection surfaces of the transparent encapsulating members through a transparent member or through the transparent member and an air layer, and the transparent member has a refractive index smaller than the refractive index of the wavelength converting members but greater than the refractive index of the transparent encapsulating members. a plurality of solid light-emitting elements mounted on a wiring substrate, the solid light-emitting elements being assorted into a plurality of light emission groups (3a, 3b, 3c) each of which includes the solid light-emitting elements arranged adjacent to one another; a plurality of transparent encapsulating members arranged in a corresponding relationship with the light emission groups (3a, 3b, 3c) to cover light emission surfaces of the solid light-emitting elements belonging to the corresponding light emission groups (3a, 3b, 3c); and a plurality of wavelength converting members arranged in a corresponding relationship with the transparent encapsulating members to cover light projection surfaces of the transparent encapsulating members, the wavelength converting members serving to wavelength-convert light beams emitted from the solid light-emitting elements to light beams having different colors corresponding to the light emission groups (3a, 3b, 3c), each of the wavelength converting members having a trough shape to bulge toward a light projection surface thereof, characterized in that the wavelength converting members have a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the transparent encapsulating members, each of the wavelength converting members is arranged to cover each of the light projection surfaces of the transparent encapsulating members through a transparent member or through the transparent member and an air layer, and the transparent member has a refractive index smaller than the refractive index of the wavelength converting members but greater than the refractive index of the transparent encapsulating members.