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Aug 18, 2011

To not smile is the way

Day 29 of our month long series of photos on Rajasthan, India. This photo was taken in Khejarla, Rajasthan, one morning during a walk in the village. Most Rajasthani women will not smile for the camera. I even had one Rajasthani woman ask me to delete the photo of her smiling and to keep the one of her with a serious look on her face. It appeared to me that it almost seemed inappropriate to them...

Aug 16, 2011 Photography & Travel

Portrait of a Sadhu

A few years ago, I came across this man in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Dressed as a sadhu he was sitting on the side of a shady street in the pink city. I could not help but stop and ask if I could photograph him. He agreed in exchange for a few rupees. I felt it was fair so I took a po
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Aug 16, 2011 Photography & Travel

Khejarla's Stunning Fort

Built in 1611 this stunning sandstone fort is now a heritage resort surrounded by a village in Khejarla, Rajasthan. It will be our home for one night during our upcoming meditation retreat in Northwestern India in October. The fort is located 85kms east of Jodhpur with panorami
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Aug 15, 2011 Photography & Travel

Pushkar is Pink

The photo of the young girl above was taken in the town of Pushkar in Rajasthan. Her pink scarf is almost a mirror of the pink sunset seen over Pushkar's holy lake. We'll spend 3-nights here in November during our 16-day meditation retreat in India as we join in the cel
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Aug 10, 2011 Photography & Travel

A Laugh in the Village

I took this photo on a walk one morning through the village of Khejarla which is located about 90 minutes outside of Jodhpur. I saw this young girl sitting with her family outside their home, all of them curious of this stranger in the village. When I stopped to say "namaste" t
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Aug 10, 2011 Photography & Travel

Whatcha lookin at?

This photo was taken on a morning walk on the outskirts of the village of Khejarla in Rajasthan. It looked like I was interrupting her morning cup of milk but I could not resist pointing the camera in her direction to get this shot. Thank you little one!
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Aug 8, 2011 Photography & Travel

The Mysterious Turban

What appears to be an endlessly long piece of fabric wraps a countless number of times around the head of a Rajasthani man to form a massive turban. The turban known as Pagadis in the local language denotes a persons' caste, culture and profession. Each color within a turban has
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