Ganga Aarti at the Kumbh Mela Festival (Part 2)
We continue with our series of photographs highlighting the Ganga Aarti ceremony that takes place at the Kumbha Mela festival in India.
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Children of Rajasthan (India) Part 2
On July 6th I did a blog post of photos of Indian children I photographed in the little town of Nagaur in northern Rajasthan. Here are a few more photos of kids from that town. The town truly is in…
Ganga Aarti at the Kumbh Mela Festival (Part 1)
Part of the Kumbha Mela festival is the evening Ganga Aarti celebration down by the banks of the holy Ganges river. Aarti is a Hindu ritual wear an oil lamp or lamps are lit and then waved…
Collection of Kumbha Mela Photos by Anna Kastner
The grand 2013 Kumbha Mela festival is only a little over 7 months away. Quite a few people have signed up for our spiritual adventure to this festival and across north India and we hope you will too.
People of Nagaur, Rajasthan (India)
I enjoyed my time in the little town of Nagaur. Located 2 hours north of Jodhpur in state of Rajasthan, India, Nagaur is a little oasis in the desert with literally nothing around it. And there is…
Children of Rajasthan, India
I'm in a little town 2 hours north of Jodhpur in the state of Rajasthan, North India. On an excursion yesterday evening in town I encountered so many children with bright smiling faces and sweet…
South Indian Cooking Class
As part of our south Indian cooking class that we has organized we learned about the different types of rice dishes that are prepared in the region. Well, we learned about three dishes at least.
Worship at the Madurai Meenakshi Temple, India (Part 3)
This is part 3 of our series of posts on the Madurai Meenakshi temple in Tamil Nadu state in South India. Today's images show Hindus worshiping in the temple. From statues carved into pillars to…
An Indian Mango Odyssey (Part 1)
It's summer in India and it is as hot as heck. And it can get quite unbearable at times. But there is one reward to all this. It's mango season and I'm on a mango odyssey.
Hanuman, Hinduism's beloved Mahadeva (Part 2)
Morning at the Madurai Meenakshi Temple. Tamil Nadu, South India. (Part 2)
Morning at the Madurai Meenakshi Temple (Part 1)
I always feel blessed when I have the opportunity to visit the Meenakshi temple in Madurai. The sanctum of the temple is powerful and the experience each time ineffable.
Marina Beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, South India
After a long flight from New York via Dubai I finally arrived in Chennai at the painful 3am arrival hour. With a day to spend in Chennai before our afternoon flight to Madurai we decided to explore a…
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