“The Last Avatar” – Its a visual representation of the Gods whom we consider as our ancestors who are actually following the real tradition and customs. What happens when a culture vanishes? What happens when traditions, folklore, spirituals, and lifestyle fly by the wayside, never to be seen or heard…
The Mahamastakabhisheka (Grand Consecration/The Great Indian Festival), refers to the abhiṣheka (anointment) of the Jain images when held on a large scale. The most famous of such consecration is the anointment of the Bahubali Gommateshwara Statue located at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, India. It is an important Jain festival held once…
Fascinated by the people who have tattooed the famous Hindu God’s name “RAM” all over their body, I made an attempt to photo document this diminishing tradition of body art. The art of tattooing in India has existed since the ancient period, where people used to ink their skin for…
On 10th January 2018, an 8-year old girl name Asifa Bano was abducted, raped and murdered brutally in Rasana village near Kathua in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. According to the police report, 8 men abducted her and tortured her for 7 days till her body which was discovered…
The Vittal Birdev Annual Yatra, something that is not heard of, is celebrated at Pattan Kodoli village in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra attended by thousands of devotees coming from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra between 17th and 24th of October. The festival is celebrated to offer prayers to the community…
I went to North Sikkim’s Lachen, Lachung, Yumthang Valley, and Gurudongmar Lake with family in the second week of April 2017. Our North Sikkim trip was a complete package of 3 days and 2 nights including food, hotel, and Mahindra Bolero car; it was tight, hectic and not at all…
The traditional dress of Indian Woman is Saree which is very popular throughout the World for its design, variety, textures, and colors. Santipur & Fulia from Nadia districts of West Bengal, India are the two geographic twins where hand-woven Tant sarees are being made and getting export to a different…
“Smells good around me as if winter is here”. There are so many things to explore in Delhi ranging from heritage to culture to food. However, one thing that came into the picture very strongly from the last few years is a beauty of Yamuna Ghats and chirping seagulls around…
A series of images shot in Ijen, Indonesia on the miners and their lives and livelihood that can easily be one of the toughest jobs on the planet. Located on the western Gunung Merapi (meaning mountain of fire) volcanic range, Ijen is the hub of sulfur mining. As a normal…
Kumari Puja is an Indian Hindu Tradition mainly celebrated during the Durga Puja / Basanti Puja / Navratri according to Hindu Calendar. Kumari actually describes a young virgin girl from the age 1 to 16 who are getting worshipped during the transition of Ashtami / Navami tithi of Durga Puja…
Maramures opens up the vistas of a fictional reality. Here you may find the Chekhovian characters in anonymous provincial towns of Russian society coming alive animatedly and you are welcome visitors to their old worldview. As scenes unfolded outside my moving car window, it was a continual intrusion of past…
Sharmistha Dutta is a Documentary Photographer from India. In her words “My photographs revolve around people and are a constant reflection of my passion and fascination for human nature and the way they live their lives.” Thanks, Sharmistha, for accepting our invite. Please read on… Could you please introduce yourself?…
Dolua is a village located in Chopra Tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal and is situated 3.8 km away from sub-district headquarter Chopra and about 100 km away from district headquarter Raiganj. Islampur is nearest town to Dalua which is approximately 10km away. It is said that blessed…
History tells us that the walled city of Delhi was founded as Shahjahanabad by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1639 and remained the capital of the Mughals until the end of the Mughal dynasty in 1857. Once filled with mansions of nobles and members of the royal court, along with elegant…
Prashanth Swaminathan is a photographer from Chennai, India. He works as a full-time writer in Zoho Corp. His photographs are very minimalistic and artistic. In his words, “I don’t like and understand complicated stuff. I am not good with Mathematics. I like things that look and feel simple. In fact, I…
Avishek Das is a Documentary photographer from Baruipur (Near to Kolkata), India. Over the past 7 years, he has been actively associated with this field of photography. He is the Chairman of Creative Art Solution – A Registered Photography Club of India under Federation of Indian Photography & Liason Officer…