We reached odeyarpalaya on a monsoon evening, it was a sleepy little border town with a very few amenities. Dhondeling is a Kollegal Tibetan settlement with approximately 4000 families, who have been living here since 1974. Once we entered Dhondeling, we picked up a vibe completely different from the town…
Udai Singh from India loves to shoot streets with ironies, paradoxes, humor, and beauty of human lives. He always keen to observe interesting things in the streets during his college days. In his words “To make an ordinary scene into an extraordinary one is the real test of a street…
Trees are a constant source of fascination and inspiration to me. Childhood memories of playing under the huge mango tree at my home town, brings a special feel which words fail to describe. Trees at my school, where I had regular classes under the trees adds to my initial connect…
I captured this at Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. It is located on the banks of River Beas, midst of lush green and scenic mountains. Kullu Dusshera is a festival which is a blend of culture and traditions. It begins on Vijay Dashmi and continues for a week. But the most interesting…
The world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not everyone’s greed – Mahatma Gandhi As forests are shrinking due to growing human habitats, man and animal conflict is increasing day by day. This is a silent struggle, in which mankind will end up winning more land, but losing our diversity.…
Banu Priya from Chennai, India is a Visual communication graduate and working as a Designer. She loves sarcasm and she chooses Doodles with photography to express her thoughts and emotions. Thanks for accepting for our invite. Please read on… Hi Banu, can you tell us about yourself? I am a…
Jejuri Jejuri is a city in the district of Pune located in the west of Maharashtra. It is well known for its myths of their god Khandoba and also has a temple dedicated to him. Khandoba is believed to be a form of the God Shivshankar. There is an abundance…
“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…