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Boy with Aum sign
Aum, or Om, is the most used word in Hindi religion, as it represents the union of the three gods – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. It also represents creation and originates from the holy sanskrit...
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Weekly photo challenge (in the background)
I think it is the backdrop that makes this shot, taken on the ghats of Varanasi. Filed under: India, People, Street photography, Travel, Varanasi, Weekly photo challenge
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An Indian bride
I have just come back from photographing a rural wedding in Madhya Pradesh. It was such an incredible experience that will stay with me forever. It was fascinating enough living with a rural Indian...
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Silent observer
This photo looks very serious but actually the lady is just engrossed in the dancing and drumming taking place as part of the village wedding that I recently attended in Madhya Pradesh. I deliberated...
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A friendly face
Yesterday during one of my last early morning photo walkabouts in Varanasi (as I finally leave tomorrow to head for cooler climes) I came across a group of turbaned men, each one sporting a different...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says
Participants in the yoga training centre, or just trained to demonstrate the moves to entice customers?! http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/05/31/weekly-photo-challenge-the-sign-says/#respond Filed...
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Weekly photo challenge: Fleeting moment
A momentary glimpse of natural, unforced beauty is a wonderful thing. This mother had wrapped her sari around her child to protect it from the sun. And so, through a piece of simple but vibrant cloth...
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Muted colours, Varanasi
I love this photo, which was taken just around the corner from Ramnagar Fort on the other side of the Ganges in Varanasi, because of the lovely muted textures and colours that seem to work in harmony...
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A Thanedhar family
It took me a bit of time to adjust to being in the little community of Thanedar of Himachal Pradesh, but yesterday felt like a turning point. I went on such a lovely trek in the countryside (to a...
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Weekly photo challenge (theme of the week): Companionable (2)
These young Hindu priests look like they are enjoying the morning sunshine as they stroll along the ghats of Varanasi. Posted for the Weekly Photo Challenge Filed under: India, People,...
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Weekly photo challenge (theme of the week): Nostalgic
This scene is one of my favourite pictures that I have taken on my regular treks while working as a photographer and trek leader at Banjara Camp in Himachal Pradessh, India, for the past month....
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Weekly photo challenge (theme of the week): The Golden Hours
Sunrise in Varanasi (Posted for the wordpress weekly photo challenge) Filed under: Architecture, India, Travel, Uncategorized, Varanasi, Weekly photo challenge
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As seen in Durbar Square
Today I have relocated from the sticks of Kathmandu to a place right on Durbar Square (Londonites – this feels like moving from Slough to Covent Garden!) It was so wonderful wandering around the...
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Temples and mountains, from the best view in town!
You wouldn’t believe it was monsoon season when I got up this morning. It was a crystal clear day and you could even see the distant snow-capped mountains. Incidentally, this beautiful pagoda is...
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Praying for coins
Here’s another shot to pull at the heart strings. This little boy (I thought it was a girl at first but when I got close I realised it was a boy) was sitting by a really busy, polluted road junction...
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Back with a bang!
You may have noticed that my posts have been curiously absent of late. That isn’t because I’ve lost interest, but rather because I have been in a remote village in Madhya Pradesh taking some...
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Taj Mahal revisited
While I’m still in a Taj Mahal frame of mind I couldn’t resist adding another shot from there. Filed under: India, People, Travel
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Hare Krishna celebrations in Mathura
Today I was lucky enough to be in Mathura in India’s Uttar Pradesh, to coincide with the Hare Krishna birthday celebrations – known as the Janmashtami festival. Mathura is considered the birthplace...
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My first Indian elephant!
I’m currently in Udaipur – a wonderful Indian lake city in Rajasthan. Yesterday I was just setting out in an auto rickshaw to explore the town, we turned the corner – and there was this huge...
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