the sacred and profane on steroids in varanasi
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- another morning at the local wrestling club
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- a typical morning scene in varanasi
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- morning mediation above the sacred ganges
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- crematoriium
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- a goat prays to shiva
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- achieving moscka
Varanasi (also known at various times in its long history (about 6000 years) as Kashi (not the cereal but city of Life) and Benares is the most chaotic, sacred and profane place you can imagine. The contrast is simply incomprehendible
hindu pilgrims come o the ghats lining the River Ganges to wash away their sins and cremate their dead so their loved ones can reach moksha which gets you out of the otherwise endless cycle of life and death. The mind numbing flow of holy men, honking motorbikes, cows with big horns and an attitude, rickshaws, and touts makes it a challenge to see but if you get past that there is amazing an amazing scene to see – click on the thumbnails above to see a small sampling of what my eyes have seen in the last two days…..
keep ‘em coming – loving it …………..
Keith Prue
5 Mar 10 at 7:37 pm
Hey MArcy,I just found you on aphotofolio cos that’s where I am. Anyway, just looking through your fine works and I noticed you’ve just come back from Varanasi, as have I. Trying to get through all my negatives but slowly posting stuff. Would be good to compare notes!
David
Dvaid
7 Mar 10 at 12:15 am
David – thanks for the kind words and contacting me – just left Varanasi today and arrived in Agra where I will be for 2 days shooting and then heading to haridwar for humbh mela – gona check out your website and work and we should definately compare notes soon
Marcy
7 Mar 10 at 12:58 pm
yo! did you get bored? no new pics? I am down in my mother’s basement developing the film from my recent trip to nepal–the images didn’t come out–had a real hard time getting the film in the M9-
M9 fan
8 Mar 10 at 8:35 am
Morning meditation is a fine, fine image. Well done Marcy.
Gerry
8 Mar 10 at 9:13 pm