The Blog — 96 posts

Dandapani Photography

Every teaching, story, and reflection filed under Dandapani Photography.

Photography & TravelDec 27, 20111 min

A Photographic Review of 2011

As the year comes to a conclusion I thought I'd share, over the remaining days, some of the photos that I took this year that stood out in my mind. Here's the first set. Four photos taken during our…

Spiritual AdventuresNov 10, 20111 min

Morning Scene at the Pushkar Camel Fair

So I decided to wake up early (4:45am) on our first day at the Pushkar Camel Fair and head in to see what life was like pre-dawn. I headed out with my camera on a camel cart and arrived at the fair…

Spiritual AdventuresNov 9, 20111 min

We arrive in Pushkar!

From Khejarla we headed further east to the holy town of Pushkar. Normally quiet and serene, it is now bustling with thousands of pilgrims, traders and livestock for the annual Pushkar Camel Fair. We…

Spiritual AdventuresNov 8, 20111 min

A night in charming Khejarla

We are a few days behind with our blogging about our spiritual adventure due to the non existing internet connection where we've been so we are playing catch up here. Khejarla is a charming little…

Spiritual AdventuresNov 5, 20111 min

Pushkar Fair Parade

A grand parade through the streets of Pushkar this morning. Sadhus, music and unending showers of flowers.

Spiritual AdventuresNov 2, 20111 min

The Great Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India

Here are more photos from our morning in the Great Thar Desert. After witnessing a spectacular sunrise our camel drivers made us some very delicious masala chai. A nice way to wake up in the morning.…

Spiritual AdventuresNov 1, 20111 min

A night in the Great Thar Desert

Definitely one of the highlights of our trip so far has been the night we spent in the Great Thar desert. From Jodhpur we drove 300kms west to Jaisalmer, the last town way out in the Great Thar…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 31, 20111 min

An afternoon at Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur

We spent the afternoon exploring the fort with its amazing architecture, palace chambers and spectacular views of the blue city below in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The majestic fort is sprawled across a…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 29, 20111 min

Chandelao, an untouched gem in the desert

We've been out of touch for the last couple of days as we've been in a remote village in western Rajasthan. We left New Delhi on the 27th of Oct night by train which is always fun in India and headed…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 29, 20111 min

Highlights of Chandelao, Rajasthan

Our 3 days in the village of Chandelao in west Rajasthan, India, was truly amazing. Here are some photographs that I took over the course of our stay here during many of my walks in and around the…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 26, 20111 min

Diwali fireworks at the Golden Temple, Amritsar

The Diwali celebrations at the Golden Temple last night was truly spectacular. The half hour fireworks show was breathtaking and we positioned ourselves on top of a nearby hotel to get the best view…

Weekly Wisdom

Learn to live a focused,
purposeful life.

One short teaching in your inbox each week. No noise, no offers — a single lesson you can put to work the same day.

Free, weekly, unsubscribe anytime.

Thank you. Look for the next teaching in your inbox.