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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” they bur...
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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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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 its own sig...
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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 like to join us&h...
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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 verandah of…
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Camel Driver of the Thar Desert
This photo was taken out in the Great Thar Desert. We had stopped to spend the night in the sand dunes and as the sun was about to make its way past the horizon I asked our camel driver to pose for a photo. He willingly obliged.
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The Great Thar Desert
We continue with our series of photographs from Rajasthan after taking a week long break to cover the recent Hindu Youth Camp in West Virginia that I was invited to teach at. Today’s photo was taken at the Great Thar Desert also known as the Great Indian Desert. It is located in the northwe...
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Intricate Jain Temple Carvings
On day 17 of our month long series of photos on Rajasthan we share a close up photo taken of a wall on a Jain temple in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. This section is intricately carved and so is most of the temple creating a spectacular religious edifice.
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