by Geoff | Nov 18, 2014 | India
A mile or so off the B3327 Taunton to Wiveliscombe road, a turning just before reaching Wiveliscombe, is a building called Quaking House. Purchased in 1679 the Quaker meeting house was registered in 1684 and abandoned in 1753 when a property was obtained in the nearby...
by Geoff | Nov 15, 2014 | India
Richard Lannoy, author, photographer and mystic, who spent many years living in Varanasi, provided an article for the Times of India in 2012 explaining the relationship between pilgrimage and tirthas in Hindu faith. Understanding this relationship is fundamental...
by Geoff | Nov 14, 2014 | India
As a means of both increasing my knowledge about photography and India, as well as celebrating the wonderful heritage of documentary photography in India, I have begun a weekly Photographers Who Document India series on my Facebook Sannyassa page. These small...
by Geoff | Nov 14, 2014 | India
The ancient tradition of Indian wrestling, known as kushti, thrives in Varanasi, one of the world’s oldest cities. Wrestling gyms, or akhara, scattered around the city are of the few places where Hindu men from different casts are considered equals. Aside from...
by Geoff | Oct 20, 2014 | India
Several weeks ago I posted that I had commenced several Social Media sites. These are Facebook, Google+, Pinterest and Flickr. The first 2 sites will host frequent posts regarding my trip, photography, spirituality and features of India culled from a variety of...
by Geoff | Oct 11, 2014 | India
I have added 3 new Image Galleries over the last few days. These are from last year’s trip to Kolkata’s Durga Puja festival and depict the passage of the clay idols from the the potter’s village of Kumortuli, as well as the final rituals of the...
by Geoff | Oct 9, 2014 | India
Inspired by Sahdana Mala’s contact and kindly linking me with his social media site, I have also developed several social media sites. These are here and here. Updates will be provided as I develop the Sannyanna profile. The image which accompanies this entry...
by Geoff | Oct 2, 2014 | India
After a year of poor health I have booked a flight to India for early January. It is currently Durga Puja time again and it is 1 year since my visit in 2013. To reflect this return I have developed this new website focusing exclusively on the Ganges and its worship... by Geoff | Nov 20, 2013 | India
The images from the Kumbh Mela visit taken in February this year in Allahabad are currently being exhibited at the Moorish restaurant, Wiveliscombe. They will be on display until Christmas. An evening of Indian food is also arranged for Saturday 7th December where the...
by Geoff | Oct 30, 2013 | India
The week spent at Varanasi was entirely unlike I wanted it to be. Nursing a badly swollen ankle sustained in a fall at Kolkata railway station, activity here has been, like my mobility, restricted. It has been salutary to relax within the hotel, read a little and...
