11.6.10
Howni. Dwarka. Gujarat
Howny, a girl leaving school to go home with her sister Vanitha seen there:.
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19.1.10
18.4.09
3.4.09
Eyes. Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh
A Sadhu I met in Varanasi, he had a srtriking pair of light green eyes, a gentleman as well.
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5.12.08
3.10.08
Porttrait. Ooty. Tamil Nadu
2.10.08
Mamta. Udaipur. Rajasthan
Mamta, a young Rajasthani begger during a Vishnu festival in Udaipur. For one day, all the poor people from around the city come to beg in the streets.This image is shot at the exit of the beautiful Jagdish temple.
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12.9.08
Chinnapen. Chidambaram
5.9.08
17.8.08
16.8.08
Poku and Mamounta. Pushkar. Rajasthan
18.3.08
Hijras. New Delhi
Hijras having a quick lunch on a sidewalk of New Delhi. They just won a battle in Tamil Nadu, being recognized as a Third sex. They are now able to have "T" ( transexual) added to their documents allowing them to have the same rights as other citizens. Tamil Nadu has the biggest population of Transexual in India, about 100.000 accding to the "times of India".
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3.12.07
19.9.07
Chai. Mandawa. Rajasthan
15.9.07
14.9.07
Meena. Vrindavan. Uttar Pradesh
6.9.07
Sita. Pushkar. Rajasthan
29.8.07
Sanjata. Jodhpur. Rajasthan
28.8.07
26.8.07
Moti Bagh. New Delhi
21.8.07
Nolita. Vrindavan. Uttar Pradesh
20.8.07
19.8.07
Rajasthani Girl. Jaisalmer
9.8.07
Rajuri. Pushkar. Rajasthan
14.6.07
Worker. Gulbarga. Karnataka
A woman working on the building site of the fortress of Gulbarga. She was carrying stones to the top of the remparts.
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13.6.07
12.6.07
Worker. Udaipur. Rajasthan
7.6.07
Buta. Gaumukh
The same sadhu shown in the previous image.
In 2004, I met Buta, a sadhu from Ujjain , at the sources of the Ganges..He travelled all the way from Ujjain to Gangotri.
He was sitting quietly on the bank of the Ganges near the glacier you can spot in the background.
another image of him:
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27.5.07
Shy. Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh
A little girl dressed up in a beautiful sari for the Sarasvati day. She was a bit shy and nervous...During Vasant Panchami, a day for Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and learning, all the kids are dressed up and don't go to school.
Sarasvati represents the free flow of wisdom and consciousness. She is the mother of the Vedas, and chants to her, called the 'Saraswati Vandana' often begin and end Vedic lessons.
Another image of her going to the school with her mother:
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5.5.07
Widows. Vrindavan. Uttar Pradesh
Widows staying in an Ashram in Vrindavan, located about 15km away from Mathura, birthplace of Lord Krishna. The widow is praying, with the rosary hidden in a little bag.
It is said that Lord Krishna never leaves Vrindavan.
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4.5.07
Dance. Mamallapuram. Tamil Nadu
3.5.07
A Sadhu. Prayag. Uttar Pradesh
24.4.07
2.4.07
A Sadhu. Varanasi
A woman sadhu on the ghats in Varanasi. i posted an image where you can also see herbending next to two sadhus..
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26.3.07
Mangal Giri. A sadhu. Prayag
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