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Tag: North India

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Aug 29, 2011

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. ...

Aug 23, 2011 Photography & Travel

Desert Flowers

The Rajasthani people are truly like desert flowers. Not only are they colorful and bright in their dress against a stark backdrop, their hospitality is as welcoming as the sight of a flower. I shot this photo in the Great Thar Desert about 90-minutes west of Jaisalmer, the la
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Aug 18, 2011 Photography & Travel

Mommy, who's taking a photo of us?

This photo makes Day 28 of our month long series of photos on Rajasthan. It was taken in the village of Khejarla, east of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India.
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Aug 18, 2011 Photography & Travel

To not smile is the way

Day 29 of our month long series of photos on Rajasthan, India. This photo was taken in Khejarla, Rajasthan, one morning during a walk in the village. Most Rajasthani women will not smile for the camera. I even had one Rajasthani woman ask me to delete the photo of her smiling a
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Aug 16, 2011 Photography & Travel

Portrait of a Sadhu

A few years ago, I came across this man in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Dressed as a sadhu he was sitting on the side of a shady street in the pink city. I could not help but stop and ask if I could photograph him. He agreed in exchange for a few rupees. I felt it was fair so I took a po
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Aug 15, 2011 Photography & Travel

Pushkar is Pink

The photo of the young girl above was taken in the town of Pushkar in Rajasthan. Her pink scarf is almost a mirror of the pink sunset seen over Pushkar's holy lake. We'll spend 3-nights here in November during our 16-day meditation retreat in India as we join in the cel
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Aug 10, 2011 Photography & Travel

A Laugh in the Village

I took this photo on a walk one morning through the village of Khejarla which is located about 90 minutes outside of Jodhpur. I saw this young girl sitting with her family outside their home, all of them curious of this stranger in the village. When I stopped to say "namaste" t
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