Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jean-Michel, Luis Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad On 30-May-2013, at 11:20 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: > Jayanand, > > I love these images, very interesting place, keep posting more please > > Cheers > Lluis > > El 29/05/2013, a las 13:55, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?: > >> I had been to the Kumbh Mela this year in February, to what is generally >> accepted to be the largest congregation of human beings on the face of the >> earth, and which occurs once every 12 years in the confluence of three >> rivers, the Ganges, the Yamuna and a mythological underground river called >> the Saraswathi - the spot is called the Sangam - in the city of Allahabad >> in North India. It was an amazing experience, even though it was raining >> pretty heavily throughout the trip, which meant that photographically it >> was a bit of a washout. Only on the last day before leaving Allahabad did >> some decent weather break through, and I got some photography done. >> >> I have just started processing the photographs, and I am starting with a >> couple of shots of the branch of Sadhus called the Naga, who are >> worshipers >> of the god Shiva. They are amongst the most revered amongst the sadhus, >> because they have forsaken everything of the real world, and go around >> stark naked with long locks of hair coiled on their head. They are seldom >> seen except for these major religious occasions, when they come down from >> the remote aeries where they normally stay. They were conceived centuries >> ago (8th-9th Century AD) as the warriors of Hinduism, and many still carry >> some sort of symbolic weapon with them even today - swords, tridents, >> spears, etc. They are also categorized, even today, into "akharas" or >> regiments. They rub ash on their bodies, and smoke a good amount of >> cannabis to keep out the cold. They are amongst the most photographed of >> all Sadhus, because they have the right to be the first to lead all the >> pilgrims into the water as day breaks. I was not present for that >> occasion, >> but did meet a couple of them relaxing - they were very cool about being >> photographed, and also talked to me for a while, before blessing me and >> sending me on my way: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130217-626.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/kumbh/Kumbh_2013-20130217-642.jpg.html >> >> Please see LARGE. >> >> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information