Tag: Kumbha Mela
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Sadhvi, Hindu Women Monastics
You don’t see too many women monks, or nuns if you are being pedantic, but there are some. Women generally tend to gravitate towards the householders path therefore you see fewer women renunciates then you do men. Here’s a photo of a sadhvi, a woman monastic. Men are called sadhus. Th...
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A Kumbha Mela photo from the archives
I was going through some photos from last year’s Kumbha Mela festival in Haridwar, North India and came across this image of one of the sadhus and I thought I’d share it with you all.
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Can Women be Monks?
It is a question I get asked quite often and the answer, at least in the Hindu religion, is Yes! And if you want to be pedantic then they would more appropriately be called nuns. In Hinduism men and women can attain the same heights of spiritual awakening. It is taught that God is equally…
Read MorePress 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&he...
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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 himself or herself...
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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…
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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 river…
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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 and the re...
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