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The quaint village of Chandelao, Rajasthan
Tracing our upcoming spiritual adventure to northwestern India we leave Amritsar in the north and head south back to Delhi and from India’s capital we take an overnight train to Jodhpur, Rajasthan. From here we travel by road another 40kms to the village of Chandelao. I had the pleasure of ...
Read MoreAmritsar and the Golden Temple
The Golden Temple in Amritsar, located in the state of Punjab, India, is the holiest shrine for Sikhs around the world. The temple was founded in 1577 by guru Ram Das (the fourth guru). Amritsar is 32 kilometres (20 miles) east of Lahore, Pakistan and therefore, very close to India’s wester...
Read MoreSouth Indian Vegetables
In Erratupetta, Kerala, the vegetable merchants take particular pride in extravagant displays of local produce. Cabbages, pumpkins and squash make up the lower half of this particularly lavish arrangement, while carrots, bitter gourd and beautiful red banana flowers peer through a dangling canopy...
Read MoreA Spiritual Adventure in Photographs
This is a pictorial chronicle, a souvenir photography book, of our 16 day odyssey to the Himalayas of Nepal and North India in 2010. Available for preview and purchase at Blurb below. More information about our Himalayan retreat. The Himalayas 2010 by Dandapani | Make Your Own Book
Read MoreKumbha Mela pilgrim
One of over 5 million pilgrims at the Kumbha Mela at Haridwar, India, in February of 2010.
Read MoreA Kumbha Mela photo from the archives
I was going through some photos from last year’s Kumbha Mela festival in Haridwar, North India and came across this image of one of the sadhus and I thought I’d share it with you all.
Read MoreO’ Irene, where art thou?
Manhattan skyline from a rooftop in Queens on Friday evening as a pinkish sunset umbrellas New York City while it awaits Hurricane Irene.
Read MoreDesert Flowers
The Rajasthani people are truly like desert flowers. Not only are they colorful and bright in their dress against a stark backdrop, their hospitality is as welcoming as the sight of a flower. I shot this photo in the Great Thar Desert about 90-minutes west of Jaisalmer, the last town before this ...
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