Beyond Assi Ghat,  Varanasi

Beyond Assi Ghat, Varanasi

Assi Ghat is the southern most ghat in Varanasi where the Rivers Assi and Ganges join in confluence.  It is a quiet ghat,  popular with students from the close by Benares Hindu University,  Hindu worshippers who bath before paying homage to Lord Shiva...
Mullick Ghat Flower Market

Mullick Ghat Flower Market

Besides the river Ganges/Hooghly  and traversing both sides of the mighty Howrah Bridge in Kolkata can be found the Mullick Ghat Flower Market,  one of the largest flower markets in Asia.  Both flowers and colour play substantial roles in the world of...
Hand Dancer on the Ganges

Hand Dancer on the Ganges

Mudras are gestures used in classical Indian dancing in order to visually convey both inner feelings as well as external events or activities.  They also have a spiritual association where they facilitate the flow of energy in the subtle body and enhance the...
Pilgrim Portraits

Pilgrim Portraits

 The  alluvial mud plains of the river Ganges allow,  for a matter of months,  a magical canvas city to be fashioned which attracts up to 100 mllion visitors over its short lifespan.  Following the visitors’ departure the river swells...
The Road to Ganga Sagar

The Road to Ganga Sagar

The road to the island of Ganga Sagar,  and its annual festival celebrating Makar Sankranti on 14th January,  begins at the Esplanade bus station in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal and ends at Harwood Point ferry crossing some 70 kilometres away....