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...
