Night time in Orchha. Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradeś (Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश, often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh was originally the largest state in India until November 1, 2000 when the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out of it.
lundi 29 avril 2013
jeudi 4 mars 2010
Ramayana. Orchha
A Sadhu reading the Ramayana in a little shrine of Orchha. I stayed there one week and everyday it was going on, all day long reading, sadhus being replaced by faithful from time to time.
mercredi 3 mars 2010
Pilgrim. Orchha
A tired pilgrim after a night spent outside in the cold watching the Ram and Sita wedding in Orchha.
vendredi 18 mai 2007
Meditation. Omkareshwar
A Sadhu meditating behind a fence on the banks of the Sacred Narmada river in Omkareshwar
mardi 15 mai 2007
jeudi 12 avril 2007
Nandi. Omkareshwar
An older man sitting in a little shrine in Omkareshwar as a "Nandi" is passing by.
mardi 12 décembre 2006
vendredi 24 novembre 2006
Farmhouse. Mandu.
Mandu is one of the most beautiful place I have seen in India. The landscape is simply amazing there, high up on a hill. Unfortunately when I was there , it was monsoon time, cold, raining all the time.
I stayed there a few days locked up in the fog. So, no landscape views, and this is too bad..
The town is a perfect exemple of Afghan architecture in India.. You can find something in Mandu you won't see anywhere else in India, huge baobabs, old ones.. Beautiful trees
This is a picture of a woman with a children in front of her house
jeudi 23 novembre 2006
mercredi 22 novembre 2006
Saddhus. Ujjain
Saddhus smoking ganja during a rain storm in Ujjain, monsoon time.
My presentation picture was taken when I was with them.
Offerings. Ujjain
Women doing offerings on the banks of the river Shipra.
It is a very holy city for the Hindus, a site for the triennial Kumbh Mela.
According to Hindu scriptures, it was originally called Avantika. There is an interesting tale behind
the sanctity of the city.It's origin is ascribed to the mythological legend of Sagar Manthan (churning
of primordial ocean to discover the pot of nectar).
The story goes that after the nectar was discovered, there was a chase between the gods and demons
to have the nectar first and thus attain immortality. During this chase a drop of nectar spilled and fell
on Ujjain, thus making the city sacred.
Praying together. Omkareshwar
A group of friends who came down to the Narmada river in Omkareshwar to pray.
mardi 21 novembre 2006
samedi 11 novembre 2006
Parade. Ujjain
A guru was coming to Ujjain. A big parade was taking place with plenty of pilgrims coming from all over
Temples in Orchha.
Temples alongside the river.
Canon EOS 3 ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM ,Fujichrome Velvia
A saddhu. Omkareshwaar
A Saddhu crossing the foot bridge across the Narmada river, one of the sacred river of India,
going to the Island of Omkareswar. Shot during the monsoon season.
Puja on the Narmada River. Omkareshwar
The island comprises two lofty hills and is divided by a valley in such a way that it appears in the shape of the sacred Hindu symbol 'Om' from above. Between the precipitous hills of the Vindhya on the North and the Satpura on the South, the Narmada forms a deep silent pool which in former times was full of alligators and fish, so tame as to take grain from human hand.
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