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Tag: Haridwar

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Mar 13, 2011

Press for a Photo at the Kumbha Mela

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 pulled ...

Mar 10, 2011
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Kumbha Mela's Ascetics

In February of 2010 I was fortunate enough to be present at the Kumbha Mela festival that was taking place in Haridwar, North India. Thousands of Hindu ascetics (a person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies h
Dec 28, 2010

Quote by Henry Ford (Day 14)

“Whether you think you can or you can’t, you are usually right.” - Henry Ford Photo: A sadhu, Hindu monk, has held his hand up in the air for 28 years as a form of penance. With his finger nails curling long, here, he can be seen gathered to celebrate in the grand 2010 Kumbha
Jul 27, 2010
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2010 Kumbha Mela flashback

I was sharing yesterday with a friend some of the photos I had taken at the Kumbha Mela in Haridwar, India, earlier this year and felt inspired to share a few of them on the blog. Over 5 million people gathered on the main bathing day in on the banks of the sacred Ganges riv
Feb 13, 2010
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Kumbha Mela - Feeding the Masses

Click here to view the photo gallery on "Feeding the Masses". One of the things I was curious about is how do you feed that many people. There were certainly noticeable groups at the Kumbha Mela – to name a few: Sadhus, wealthy pilgrims, poorer pilgrims, beggars, foreigners an
Feb 7, 2010
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Off to the Kumbha Mela 2010

It was a cold morning in New Delhi and I had been quite naïve about the weather in north India having come only prepared for the warm south. I made my way through the rare quiet streets at the wees hours of the morning to the Delhi Railway station and boarded the train for Haridw