by Geoffrey | Dec 17, 2023 | Documentary, Ganges, India, Rishikesh
One of my favourite photographers of India is Raghu Rai, who became a world recognised Magnum photographer. He has documented the rhythyms, lives and colours of life in India since 1965. Here is his Magnum profile : Raghu Rai was...
by Geoffrey | Dec 17, 2023 | Ganges, India, Rishikesh, Spirituality, Street art
The famed Laxman Jula bridge of Rishikesh, featured in original photographs of the Beatles in Rishikesh, has now closed and a new bridge with a Beatles’ association has opened. Crossing the Ganges from the Kailash Gate area to the Maharaji Mahesh...
by Geoffrey | Dec 11, 2023 | Ganges, India
Jambudvipa is the name of the continent of Earth according to the concept of Hinduism…. is divided into four vast regions shaped like four petals of lotus with Mount Meru being located at the center like the pericarp of the flower…..Bharata lies on the...
by Geoffrey | Sep 21, 2023 | Ganges, India, Uttarkashi
The Ganges rushed its way through Uttarkashi, with little to no idle chit chat. As a goddess, Ganga remained young, excitable and in a rush to leave the mountains and to slow and mature on the plains far below. After heavy rains Her volume...
by Geoffrey | Sep 19, 2023 | Antyesti, Ganges, India, Shiva, Spirituality, Uttarkashi, Varanasi
It is not long before, whilst walking along the banks of the river Ganges in India, one is confronted by the spectacle of flames emanating from a large fire beside the flowing river. Upon looking more closely, one sees that the flames consume a...
by Geoffrey | Sep 14, 2023 | Art, Ganges, India, Shiva, Spirituality, Street art, Uttarkashi
“There is no such country, and this is the first and most essential fact about India that can be learned. India is a name, which we give to to a great region including a multitude of different countries. There is no general Indian term that corresponds to it....
