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Tag: Photography in India

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May 1, 2012

Day 13 of our Sadhu Image Series

The markings on a Hindu's forehead quite often shares what sects he belongs to. There are four primary sects within Hinduism namely Saivism, Shaktism, Vaishnavism and Smartism. The markings on this sadhu's forehead indicate that he is a Vaishnavite. Members of this sect worship the supreme God in the form of Vishnu. The Kumbha Mela festival taking place next year in Allahabad is the largest gathe...

Apr 18, 2012
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A Spiritual Adventure in South India

Earlier this year in January, we conducted a spiritual adventure to South India and Malaysia titled "festivals and temples". The 13-day journey was very much focused on visiting temples, exploring deeply the mysticism of Hinduism, meeting the priests and monks, participating in m
Apr 11, 2012
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Kumbha Mela - A Spiritual and Photographic Adventure

Announcing one of our upcoming spiritual adventures. This time to the spectacular Kumbha Mela festival and a journey across north India. The spectacular purna Kumbha Mela festival, celebrated once every 12 years, is the worlds' largest human gathering. India comes to life in
Apr 7, 2012

Rajasthani Villager, Northwestern India

This photo was taken late last year in village called Khejarla in the state of Rajasthan in northwestern India during our spiritual adventure there. Khejarla is located about 90 minutes west of Jodhpur and is a little tiny town that you could drive by and miss if you blinked. In
Mar 14, 2012
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Maha Kumbha Mela 2013 Schedule

In the early part of next year the massive Maha Kumbha Mela festival will take place again. Occurring once every four years the last Kumbha Mela took place in the town of Haridwar on the banks of the river Ganges in North India in 2010. Next year the festival will take place at
Feb 26, 2012
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Rice, food of the south

The harvest festival, Thai Pongal, takes place on the 14th of January and is celebrated predominantly in Tamil Nadu, South India. The festival is dedicated to the sun god, Surya, and marks the beginning of the sun's journey northward, uttarayana. Tamils thank Surya for a good har
Feb 25, 2012

A gorgeous sunset in Chettinad

A flashback to yesterday evening, about an hour or so after we arrived in Chettinad and checked into the mansion, Markley and I went for a walk and we were blessed with an extremely gorgeous sunset over old mansions, a Siva temple and it's temple tank. Here are a few images we ho