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About this photograph: Shot around 9 pm at night . Around that time everyone is at their homes and huts & the village looks deserted. Pitch dark and you can hear sounds from the distant . The sky is star lit and the air feels fresh. Around that time I met him while I was staying in the village in Rajasthan.
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Naga Sadhus in full flow, Kumbh Mela
I had no problem in choosing this image as the photo of the month. I took this in January, not this year though, and remembered the scene exactly it was. Total unabashed glory, a majestic performance by the ascetic men who in their procession took the town of Haridwar by storm. This was exactly what I came for and wanted to see it real. It was a difficult photograph to take . I could n't move much and definitely could n't go closer to the sadhus who were mostly on a trip and violent in nature. Together they formed a very strong force which even the local authorities could n't handle. Recently while going through the biography on Steve Jobs ,to my surprise ,I got to know he also had been to one of these events and was here long time back during his trip to India. It was a brilliant sight ,though it meant observing a lot of naked men!!
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A boy in Karbala, New Delhi, 2011
This year 's final image comes from Muharram celebrations in New Delhi as thousands of Muslims took out Tazia processions on the occasion of Muharram
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November shall always be remembered for Sonepur Mela. For the first time I saw someone cremating a dead body in a river and it was very unusual for me.And then they suggested, besides burning a dead body , this is also a way for disposing off dead bodies. Is that the reason the river is called Holy .More images from Sonepur here
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Inside the classroom,Bikaner district
In the rural areas ,though schools are maintained by the government they are mismanaged. Sometimes the teachers don't visit and many time the students fail to reach the classroom. Here though the class was quite full. One can also notice the segregation between boys and girls ,a social phenomena quite prevalent across most of classrooms in India. One can see this in the following images too
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A evening in Ayvalik, Turkey 2011
I really wish i could work in an Olive Oil factory and stay there for a while. Everything looks beautiful in Turkey.
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A pre -wedding ceremony takes place in New Delhi. Here they are dancing to Bollywood tunes.No wedding in India is complete without such an event
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"Dhoni and his men, Mumbai"
Cricket season has started and India are playing against England in an overseas tour. Recent bombings in Mumbai created news only for a few days by the media, but things went back to normal the day after. Such is the strength of people.Life goes on. This photograph was taken at Bandra station.
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