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Tag: Photography in India

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Aug 16, 2011

Khejarla's Stunning Fort

Built in 1611 this stunning sandstone fort is now a heritage resort surrounded by a village in Khejarla, Rajasthan. It will be our home for one night during our upcoming meditation retreat in Northwestern India in October. The fort is located 85kms east of Jodhpur with panoramic views of the plains of Marwar. This is our photo for Day 27 of our month long series of photos on Rajasthan. ...

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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Aug 10, 2011 Photography & Travel

Whatcha lookin at?

This photo was taken on a morning walk on the outskirts of the village of Khejarla in Rajasthan. It looked like I was interrupting her morning cup of milk but I could not resist pointing the camera in her direction to get this shot. Thank you little one!
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Aug 8, 2011 Photography & Travel

The Mysterious Turban

What appears to be an endlessly long piece of fabric wraps a countless number of times around the head of a Rajasthani man to form a massive turban. The turban known as Pagadis in the local language denotes a persons' caste, culture and profession. Each color within a turban has
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Aug 8, 2011 Photography & Travel

Colorful Rajasthan Turbans

Continuing our posts on Rajasthani turbans. If you don't know how to tie one you can always pick up a pre-tied turban which you can just slip onto your head. Our 16-day spiritual adventure to northwestern India is about 2 and half months away and for those of you who would lik
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Aug 6, 2011 Photography & Travel

Rajasthani Villagers

Despite the pretty colorless Rajasthani landscape this land is full of color when it comes to clothing especially the turbans that the men wear. I was in a jeep about 45 minutes outside of the town of Pushkar in a small village when I saw these two men having a chat on the vera
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