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Press for a photo at the Kumbh Mela Festival
The Kumbha Mela is, needless to say, a photographers paradise. For those of us who have never been to a Kumbha Mela or never will, it is these men and women that do their best to bring this experience to our doorstep by photographing this exhilarating festival, if it is even possible at all to do so. It's not an easy task to say the least. Long hours on your feet, being shoved, pushed and pul...
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Aug 27, 2012 Spiritual AdventuresParade of sadhus at the Kumbh Mela Festival
One of the most amazing things to witness at the Kumbh Mela festival is the parade of sadhus (monks). The parade takes place on the main bathing just before the auspicious time for the dip in the holy Ganges river. Monks parade from their tented areas in thousands to the river. H
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Jul 31, 2012 Photography & TravelRajasthan - Shades of Brown and Red
Going through my archive of photos I came across these images that I had taken a couple of years back in Rajasthan, India. Most of these photos were shot on the outskirts of Jodhpur in small villages. I applied a particular style to these images to give them the look that they ha
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Jul 21, 2012 Photography & TravelMonk with really long hair
Ok, I admit I could have come up with a more creative blog post title but at least it gets straight to the point. At the Kumbha Mela festival that I attended in Haridwar in 2010 I met a monk with really long hair. He invited me to join him and his devotees around a smoldering lo
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Jul 20, 2012 Spiritual AdventuresGanga 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. We've themed our tour to the Kumbha Mela festival as a spiritual and photography adventure as there's be countless opportunities for photograph
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Jul 19, 2012 Photography & TravelChildren 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 the middle of the desert and the only highlight besides the wonderful people is th
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Jul 19, 2012 Spiritual AdventuresGanga 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 ceremoniously at a deity. In this case the the holy river is looked open as the deity and t
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