In India, Hindus worship the Ganges River, the Mother Ganga as a Goddess or Devi. Kolkata, the city of Joy is also enriched with the presence of the great holy river. From different places, people come every day to take a holy bath into the Ganga. Especially on some auspicious…
In Hindu belief, death is not the end of life. It’s just a door to enter a new body and get back into the circle of life. It is considered to be like a comeuppance of one’s Karma that the soul has to come back to suffer. Manikarnika, one of…
This long-term care facility accommodates forty five people, all suffering from severe degenerative diseases. One hundred doctors and nurses work there. Silence predominates. The extreme dependence is omnipresent. It is a world apart, where the perception of time and space is altered: sometimes compressed, sometimes distended. In their own care…
A collection of absurd scenes and trivial anecdotes, documenting surrealism and the simplicity of everyday life. “Les Beaux Moments” is french for “The Beautiful Moments” and it is a series that allows me to demonstrate the complicity between chance, automatism and foresight through photography. This ongoing street photo project, suggest…
This puja dates back to late 19th century in the village of Keshiyari, District Medinipur (West Bengal, India). There is a very interesting story about how this puja got started. It was on a summer evening when the Zaminder (landlord) of Keshiyari village Mr. Padmolochon Dutta was returning from village…
Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia & a UNESCO biosphere reserve. It is situated almost in the middle of Cambodia. Siem Reap is only 15 km to the north of it. The lake changes in size with each season. During rainy season from June to October,…
The remote mountains of Chin state of Myanmar, is witness to one of the fast vanishing tribal traditions of tattoo faced women. The older women of the Chin tribe still bear the scars of a barbaric ancient tradition. Chin legend has it that when a Burmese king traveled to the…
I am Sai Htin Linn Htet, a street photographer from Myanmar/Burma who wake up and end each day with the thought of street photography. The concept of street photography is still fairly new for Myanmar people and yet, I could not stop wandering, getting lost and observing the streets with…
Miss Koovagam fashion Ramp walk show is an annual event happening for more than 25 years at Villupuram (Small town in Tamilnadu, India) on the occasion of Koovagam Transgender festival which happens in the month of April/May. It is organized by community-based organization and activists who are using this festival…
Holi, the festival of colors is celebrated with a great enthusiasm throughout in India. But the most amazing holi being played in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh. It is located at a distance of about 42 km from Mathura. Barsana, the birth place of Radha, Lord Krishna’s beloved attracts a large number…
Last year I visited Goa with my friend Tanvi Sharma, the very first thing my friends questioned was that what am I going to do in Goa because neither I drink, neither I go to the clubs. That very instant I realized how their level of perspective is based on…
During our childhood, we acquired countless memories and experiences that formed who we are today. However, we cannot recall most of those memories. They are unconscious forces (beliefs, patterns, subjective maps of reality) that drive our behaviors. Our behaviors might indicate the unconscious forces that drive them, we don’t have…
Mukaish Badla is a form of embroidery, which at its peak flourished in the Indian city of Lucknow. At its peak, in the 18th century, the art form travelled to different parts of the world, but is now restricted to a few narrow lanes of the old city of Lucknow.…
Banaras is known for it’s temples and spiritualism. Banaras has been as cultural centre of North India for several thousand years, and is closely associated with the Ganges. Hindus believe that death in the city will bring salvation, making it a major centre for pilgrimage. The city is known worldwide…
‘O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters, as well as all [other] believing women, that they should draw over themselves some of their outer garments [when in public]: this will be more con-ducive to their being recognized [as decent women] and not annoyed. But [withal,] God is indeed much-forgiving,…
Festivals in Nepal are occasions to express religious devotion and reaffirm social ties. They bring color and magic to daily life and are eagerly awaited events. Almost all the festivals happen as per the lunar calendar. Bhaktapur literally translates to Place of devotees. Also, known as “Bhadgaon” or “Khwopa”, it…