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at dawn on the ghats of Varanasi
Makar Sankranti
14. Januar 1999
EOS 1, Kodak CN 400
Lithprint auf Kodabrome II RC
SE5 1+10, no overexposure, 6:20 min
Lith G 1+100, 30 sec
Selentonung MT1 1+9, 1 min
at dawn on the ghats of Varanasi
Makar Sankranti
14. Januar 1999
EOS 1, Kodak CN 400
Lithprint auf Kodabrome II RC
SE5 1+10, no overexposure, 6:20 min
Lith G 1+100 30 sec
Selentonung MT1 1+9, 1 min
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Late in the evening, as the Makar Sankranti sun sets, the
night festivities begin. People release paper lamps from their terraces. The sky is now filled with floating lights. Our necks ache as we try to take in the spectacle around. It is a surreal moment.
Read more about this festival at Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan, the kite flying festival in India.
at dawn on the ghats of Varanasi
Makar Sankranti
14. Januar 1999
EOS 1, Kodak CN 400
Lithprint auf Kodabrome II RC
SE5 1+10, no overexposure, 7:20 min
Lith G 1+100 1min
Selentonung MT1 1+9, 1:10 min
at dawn on the ghats of Varanasi
Makar Sankranti
14. Januar 1999
EOS 1, Kodak CN 400
Lithprint auf Austron Atelier N Postkarte (randlos auf 10x15 cm)
SE5 1+10, +1 f-stops, 6:30 min
Selentonung MT1, 1:10 min
at dawn on the ghats of Varanasi
Makar Sankranti
14. Januar 1999
EOS 1, Kodak CN 400
Lithprint auf Kodabrome II RC
SE5 1+10, no overexposure, 5:40 min
Selentonung MT1 1+9, 1:10 min
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Kite flying for Makar Sankranti is a family event. Entire families gather together on the terraces, roofs or any other part of their house exposed to the sky. Those not busy flying are busy in preparing the kites. The kite contests are very intensely fought. It requires a lot of concentration to not lose sight of your kite. Controlling the flight and motion of the kite so high up, is no easy task. The kite that flies the tallest is the star of the day!
Read more about this festival at Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan, the kite flying festival in India.
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Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti is a festival that's synonymous with kite flying. Every year on 14th January entire families gather together on the terraces, roofs or any other part of their house exposed to the sky. It is a magical feeling, seeing the entire city engaged in the same sport, the sky covered in tiny colourful specs of kites.
Read more about this festival at Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan, the kite flying festival in India.
daybreak at the ghats of Varanasi
Makar Sankranti
14. Januar 1999
EOS 1, Kodak CN 400
Lithprint auf Oriental G
Mix SE5/Easy 3:1, 30+30+900, +3,5 stops
Selentonung MT1 1+9
A Hindu devotee is paying her tribute to the Sun god at Gangasagar fair, West Bengal , India.
Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair is the second largest congregation of mankind after the holy Kumbha Mela. Gangasagar fair and pilgrimage is held annually on the Sagar Island's southern tip in the Ganges delta atop the Bay of Bengal and this makes Gangasagar all the more distinctive. Instead Kumbh Mela is observed once in four years at alternate locations in north, central and central-west parts of the country. Gangasagar Mela is one of the largest fair celebrated in West Bengal. This fair is held where the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal form a links of connection. Hence the name generated is Gangasagar Mela. The Ganga Sagar mela (fair) is the largest annual assemblage of devotees in India. The greatness of the mela can be accessed from the fact that over a million pilgrims come from far-flung corners of India and beyond, speaking different languages and belonging to diverse castes and creeds, for a sacred dip at this holy confluence. For this, no invitation is given. No propaganda is carried out and overall no authority exists for carrying out the mela.
The river Ganga which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains at Haridwar, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites such as Benares and Prayag, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. Sagar Island, at the mouth of the river Hooghly in Bengal, where the Ganga breaks up into hundreds of streams and drains into the sea is honored as a pilgrimage site.
A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga drains into the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day, celebrated on 14 January every year. It is celebrated at different locations depending on the position of the planet of Brihaspati (Jupiter) and the sun. When the sun makes a transition to the planet Capricorn from the planet Sagittarius this town becomes home to vast fairs, drawing visitors and recluses from all over the state. There is a common belief among the locals that the girls who take the holy dip get handsome grooms and the boys get beautiful brides. When they are done with the ritual obligations, they head towards the Kapilmuni Temple situated nearby, to worship the deity as a mark of respect.
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Makar Sankranti
14. Januar 1999
EOS 1, Kodak CN 400
Lithprint auf Fomatone 542
Mix SE5/Easy 3:1, 30+30+900, +3,5 stops, 8:20 min
Selentonung MT1 1+9
Two beautiful young ladies grace the float of this years Songkran Festival parade in Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Wikipedia: Thai New Year or Songkran, also known as Songkran Festival, Songkran Splendours, is the Thai New Year's national holiday. Songkran is on 13 April every year, but the holiday period extends from 14 to 15 April. In 2018 the Thai cabinet extended the festival nationwide to seven days, 9–16 April, to enable citizens to travel home for the holiday.
Keeping with the Theravada Buddhist calendar it also coincides with New Year in the Hindu calendar such as Vishu, Bihu, Pohela Boishakh, Pana Sankranti, Vaisakhi. The New Year takes place at around the same time as the new year celebrations of many regions of South Asia like China (Dai people of Yunnan Province), India, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songkran_(Thailand)
As one leaves Rajgad, one has to negotiate this patch. In summer time it is totally exposed, it gets a bit more funny to get down.
We decided to break our trek to Torna into two parts, 1st part to halt midway of the route and cover the other half the next day.
Bhupya mandal lai lai aabhri ahey :) for the camera.
Gangasagar is a Hindu place of pilgrimage. Every year on the day of Makar Sankranti (January 14), hundreds of thousands of Hindus gather to take a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal. This picture was taken a few days later; animals come by to look for leftovers.
Indien 1999
Canon EOS 1, Kodak HIE Infrared
Print onto Oriental G with Moersch ECO 4812
at the ghats of Varanasi
Makar Sankranti
14. Januar 1999
EOS 1, Kodak CN 400
Print onto Fomatone 332 RC, Moersch SE6 blue
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The entire city was in a festive mood for Makar Sankranti. These streets kids were also in high spirits. As we tried to take their picture from the bus we were traveling in, this boy playfully tried to shoot us back!
Read more about this festival at Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan, the kite flying festival in India.
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India celebrates the festival of Makar Sankranti on 14 January every year (on 15th if it is a leap year).
It marks the transition of the sun from the zodiac of Sagittarius to Capricorn (makara). As this coincides with the sun's movement from south to north, it is dedicated to the sun god Surya.
Regional flavours mark the celebration of this festival. However common to all flavours is social gatherings, song and dance, bonfires, spiritual practices and of course, good food, especially sweets made from sesame seeds and jaggery.
In Gujarat, in western India, the festival is know as Uttarayan, and is celebrated by flying kites over two days. Aerial fights are common, the aim is to severe your opponent's kite from its string. Screams of 'kai po che' rent the air when one succeeds in de-capacitating an opponents kite.
There are some downsides. People fall off rooftops, ground glass coated kite strings - great for the aerial battles, banned by law which is difficult to implement - cause serious injuries and sometimes death. Not reported is injury to birds and animals. However volunteers, charitable trusts and vet clinics come together to treat the injured animals.
Maharastrian Village women drying their sarees at Gangasagar fair.
Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair is the second largest congregation of mankind after the holy Kumbha Mela. Gangasagar fair and pilgrimage is held annually on the Sagar Island's southern tip in the Ganges delta atop the Bay of Bengal and this makes Gangasagar all the more distinctive. Instead Kumbh Mela is observed once in four years at alternate locations in north, central and central-west parts of the country. Gangasagar Mela is one of the largest fair celebrated in West Bengal. This fair is held where the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal form a links of connection. Hence the name generated is Gangasagar Mela. The Ganga Sagar mela (fair) is the largest annual assemblage of devotees in India. The greatness of the mela can be accessed from the fact that over a million pilgrims come from far-flung corners of India and beyond, speaking different languages and belonging to diverse castes and creeds, for a sacred dip at this holy confluence. For this, no invitation is given. No propaganda is carried out and overall no authority exists for carrying out the mela.
The river Ganga which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains at Haridwar, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites such as Benares and Prayag, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. Sagar Island, at the mouth of the river Hooghly in Bengal, where the Ganga breaks up into hundreds of streams and drains into the sea is honored as a pilgrimage site.
A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga drains into the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day, celebrated on 14 January every year. It is celebrated at different locations depending on the position of the planet of Brihaspati (Jupiter) and the sun. When the sun makes a transition to the planet Capricorn from the planet Sagittarius this town becomes home to vast fairs, drawing visitors and recluses from all over the state. There is a common belief among the locals that the girls who take the holy dip get handsome grooms and the boys get beautiful brides. When they are done with the ritual obligations, they head towards the Kapilmuni Temple situated nearby, to worship the deity as a mark of respect.
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Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair is the second largest congregation of mankind after the holy Kumbha Mela. Gangasagar fair and pilgrimage is held annually on the Sagar Island's southern tip in the Ganges delta atop the Bay of Bengal and this makes Gangasagar all the more distinctive. Instead Kumbh Mela is observed once in four years at alternate locations in north, central and central-west parts of the country. Gangasagar Mela is one of the largest fair celebrated in West Bengal. This fair is held where the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal form a links of connection. Hence the name generated is Gangasagar Mela. The Ganga Sagar mela (fair) is the largest annual assemblage of devotees in India. The greatness of the mela can be accessed from the fact that over a million pilgrims come from far-flung corners of India and beyond, speaking different languages and belonging to diverse castes and creeds, for a sacred dip at this holy confluence. For this, no invitation is given. No propaganda is carried out and overall no authority exists for carrying out the mela.
The river Ganga which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains at Haridwar, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites such as Benares and Prayag, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. Sagar Island, at the mouth of the river Hooghly in Bengal, where the Ganga breaks up into hundreds of streams and drains into the sea is honored as a pilgrimage site.
A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga drains into the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day, celebrated on 14 January every year. It is celebrated at different locations depending on the position of the planet of Brihaspati (Jupiter) and the sun. When the sun makes a transition to the planet Capricorn from the planet Sagittarius this town becomes home to vast fairs, drawing visitors and recluses from all over the state. There is a common belief among the locals that the girls who take the holy dip get handsome grooms and the boys get beautiful brides. When they are done with the ritual obligations, they head towards the Kapilmuni Temple situated nearby, to worship the deity as a mark of respect.
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An uncommon vagrant to the region. 2nd record for the district. Earlier sighted on October 2019 as far as I remember and was a female.
Thanks to Prashantha Krishna M C for exploring this patch newly on Sankranti day(Jan 14). This was on last day the bird was sighted. As per eBird Mahim Bhat sighted it last, later in the evening.
Few people came from far off places to see this bird. Maybe because of pandemic, only few twitchers turned up comparatively. Bird is regular in some parts of Ladakh and Himalayas. Yet, I heard, it's not a easy bird to sight over there too. Another winter migrant in those region known has Variable Wheatear, like its name, assumes the plumage similar to this bird and so some had missed sighting it there too.
Felt lucky to sight such rare vagrant bird in my hometown only. Had seen it 4 times in the span of one month I visited the place. Felt too bad for birders who had missed at the end of February when they were in town for Pelagic.
The stone you see below the bird is the cut-out laterite rock. This stone is found only on western ghats and west coast on India, as far as I know. Occurs in some parts elsewhere on the globe too. Most of the habitat here is defined by these rocks. These cut-out stones are used in construction of houses in its native range and also transported to few places elsewhere where these rocks don't occur naturally. We rarely see mud bricks used for construction in its native range. So there is a demand to quarry these here like there is demand for granite on outskirts of Bengaluru and other rocky regions.
But what does the bird know about it? It seemed busy hunting insects in the grass patch which was not yet touched for quarrying. We never know whether if the bird visited the spot frequently to these spot every year? But next year it would need to search a new patch as most of this hilly region will be quarried out. Birds and animals adapt to changing condition as much as they can. But how much we can avoid such habitat destruction for our greed?
Common names: Pied Wheatear
Scientific name: Oenanthe pleschanka
Gender: Male
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Date: February 21, 2021
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Makar Sankranti
14. Januar 1999
EOS 1, Kodak CN 400
Lithprint auf Oriental G
Mix SE5/Easy 3:1, 30+30+900, +3 stops
Selentonung MT1 1+9
Makar Sankranti
14. Januar 1999
EOS 1, Kodak CN 400
Lithprint auf Oriental G
Mix SE5/Easy 3:1, 30+30+900, +3 stops
Selentonung MT1 1+9
Makar Sankranti
14. Januar 1999
EOS 1, Kodak CN 400
Lithprint auf Oriental G
Mix SE5/Easy 3:1, 30+30+900, +3 stops
Selentonung MT1 1+9
Poush Mela, Santiniketan
Images of Bengal, India
Tusu Dance
West Bengal is one of the important cultural states of India. Folk dances and music is a part of the life of people here. This state is a loving home of various tribal groups of people. These communities perform their own cultural and traditional activities on various occasion and festivities.
'Makara Sankranti' is an important festival in all parts of Bengal. The Tusu Parab is held in Birbhum District on this occasion. Groups of young girls gather every evening throughout the month of Poush (December-January) and sing songs which have been termed by the generic term Tusu. On the day of Makar Sakranti (around 15th January), people gather around a pond or a river, mostly out of the village. After offering their prayers to Goddess Tusu, people sing and dance on the banks of the river or pond. The songs are accompanied by simple group movements: there is no other accompaniment.
Poush Mela / পৌষ মেলা
An annual fair and festival that takes place in Santiniketan, in Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal, marking the harvest season. Commencing on the 7th day of the month of Poush (around 21/22 December), the fair officially lasts for three days, although vendors may stay up until the month-end. The key characteristic of this fair include live performances of Bengali folk music, notably baul and fakir songs.
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He seemed to me very expressive. I found him oblivious about my presence…rather, engaged in preparing a fire to do some ritualistic practices probably!!! In between he completely belonged to his own world. This provoked me to stick to my study of his portraiture with a hope to get some nice candid shots…
This one is textured in OIL.
Every year hundreds of Sadhus gather in the city of Kolkata before they set their pilgrimage to Sagar Island for a holy dip. Our state Government takes a rigorous step every year towards security, shelter, food, and hygiene for hundreds of them assembling from all over the country. Many common people gather to see them; many with a hope for getting their blessings. My notion was different. I always get fascinated by their ritualistic practices, faith, and portrayal of facial expressions! They are excellent subjects to study portraiture. I seldom miss this opportunity. This year was no exception!
Hereby I share a few interesting portraits with you…hope will like them.
Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair – A brief note.
Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair, held annually, is the second largest congregation of mankind after the holy Kumbha Mela. Almost a million of Hindu devotees from all over India gather at Gangasagar for a holy dip.
Besides the devotees, hundreds of sadhus, priests and alms-seekers come to Gangasagar every year for a unique spiritual experience!
The river Ganga (Ganges) which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad high Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga meets the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day (January 14/15), when the sun makes a transition to Capricorn from Sagittarius.
My own experience of Gangasagar fair...a couple of years ago:
The Gangasagar fair (mela) exhibited a colorful ceremonial display of ritualistic acts, all being driven by deep faith in Hindu religion, directed for the sake of wealth and peace for self and for the dearest and nearest ones, for new generations to come, and of course in deep regards for the ancestors. I wondered by how for generations , the faith, devotion, endurance and love directed the people of my country in their continuous journey for eternal peace with all poverty acclaimed, other wise .I wondered by the gleaming faces of my country people who had no affluence of the west. I wondered by their enormous life forces with very ordinary food. I wondered by their grace with very ordinary cloths, and simplicity out of ignorance of the complex world. I found my religious India at a glance there. And I believe that my India isn’t a “Lost Paradise” even today, where humanity flourished forever.
A woman was praying to the Goddress Ganga for the fulfillment of her wishes in the Makar Sankranti ( an auspicious day for the Hindus) in the confluence of the river Ganga and the Bay of Bengal .
Devotees gather for special Puja for Uttarayan, the mark of beginning of the Northward movement of the Sun, which is considered to be very auspicious day in Indian culture.
Taken in front of Rama temple in Orchha, Madhyapradesh, India
Adiyogi Shiva Statue (112 feet) was unveiled on 15th January 2023 in Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India.
"The Adiyogi statue has been built at Isha Foundation premises at Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka State in India. The Ashram has been set up to promote Indian art, culture and spiritual traditions. Cultural programmes including Bharathanatyam by Radhe Jaggi,"
Adiyogi Statue has been recognised as the “Largest Bust Structure” in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records, and stands 112 feet tall. This iconic image of the first yogi is 150 feet long, 25 feet wide, and made from around 500 tons of steel.
In some parts of India people tie these cloths to the temple Sthala Vruksham (Temple Tree) in a belief that if a woman who is unable to bear a child for a long time after marriage ties cloth and prays for a child , her prayers will be answered. At this temple , Annavaram , people who are newly wedded also come for Satyanarayana Vratham. Annavaram village is situated on the banks of the Pampa River in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in India.
Wishing you all Happy Sankranthi (Pongal) (Harvest festival)
HBW too !!!
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Shot it at Gangasagar fair,Gangasagar Mela is the largest fair celebrated in West Bengal. This fair is held where the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal form a nexus. Hence the name Gangasagar Mela. The river Ganga which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains at Haridwar, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites such as Benares and Prayag, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. Sagar Island, at the mouth of the river Hooghly in Bengal where the Ganga breaks up into hundreds of streams, and drains into the sea, is honored as a pilgrimage site.
A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga drains into the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day when the sun makes a transition to Capricorn from Sagittarius and this town becomes home to vast fairs, drawing visitors and recluses from all over the state. There is a common belief among the locals that the girls who take the holy dip get handsome grooms and the boys get beautiful brides. When they are done with the ritual obligations, they head towards the Kapilmuni Temple situated nearby, to worship the deity as a mark of respect.
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Kundana is curious and keen, observing her Ma and Aunt drawing a colourful 'Muggu' (Rangoli) on the day of Sankranti/Pongal.
Children's learning begins at home !
Sankranti is a festival of flying kites and its me at the event at Neckless Road Hussain Sagar Lake
Hyderabad - India
این عکس دوم که بادبادک رقیب هم در تصویر مشخصه
* This is the picture of Lohri/Bhogi fire
Happy Lohri and Sankranti!!!
Sankranti is celebrated over the next two days in India and other countries. Today/Tomorrow is Bhogi/Lohri and day after is Makar Sankranti. Sankranti is the "festival of harvest" celebrated under different names.
During Sankranti, people make bon-fire,fly kites, make colorful designs in front of homes, parade decorated cattle, enjoy (Cock fights)Bird-fights, feast and start the new season after reaping the golden harvest.
Makar Sankranti marks the end of a long winter with the return of the sun to the Northern Hemisphere and hence the name Uttarayan. It is celebrated all over Gujarat but the excitement runs highest at Ahmedabad, Surat (known particularly for the strong string which is made by applying glass powder on the row thread to provide it a cutting edge) Nadiad and Vadodara. To be in any one of these places during this festival is to feel the heart and pulse of Gujarat and its people.
There is a wonderful set by the Meanest Indian on the colors of Uttarayan here
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"babughat" a popular place here in kolkata for the "hindu" pilgrimages... thousands of devotees gather every yr in many different ocassions.. be it "chhath-puja" or "makar-sankranti" or even every single day!!!!! many many peoples gather in this "ghat" to have a splash in river "ganges" and to pay tribute to their "mother ganges" with out whom "hinduism" is incomplete....
a shot on sunday... ladies are on the their way after haing a bath where few men having their body massages...
Makar Sankranti is a religious celebration observed all over India on the last day of month Poush in Bengali calender. Different parts of India has different names for it and different rituals are observed to celebrate the occasion. However bathing in river water on this auspicious day is considered to relieve a person of all sins all over India. Hence people from all corners of India flock to the places of pilgrimage to have a holy bath and one such place is Sagar in Bengal. This is the place where river Ganga meets Bay of Bengal.
Every year thousands of pilgrims visit Sagar to have the holy bath. For these people a base camp is being set up at Maidan in Kolkata every year, so that they can take some rest while on transit. One get a chance to have a glimpse of India untouched by globalization and waves of modernization, an India which clings to its beliefs and customs, superstitions and religion firmly, at this place.
In this series I tried to capture the daily life at the base camp in Maidan. The common pilgrims going about their lives, the naked sadhus and their devotees, the onlookers flocking the place from nearby locations, the gypsies and the businessmen selling warm clothes are the subjects of my photographs in this series.
I have created one PDF book with the photographs I took at the camp at Maidan. If you want to get a copy of it please contact me with your details: Full Name, Email, Occupation, Reason for asking a copy (if any). Alternatively you can also contact me through my blog post. You may also have a look at the draft version of the PDF book.
Shot it at Gangasagar Fair.
Gangasagar Mela is the largest fair celebrated in West Bengal. This fair is held where the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal form a nexus. Hence the name Gangasagar Mela. The river Ganga which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains at Haridwar, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites such as Benares and Prayag, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. Sagar Island, at the mouth of the river Hooghly in Bengal where the Ganga breaks up into hundreds of streams, and drains into the sea, is honored as a pilgrimage site.
A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga drains into the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day when the sun makes a transition to Capricorn from Sagittarius and this town becomes home to vast fairs, drawing visitors and recluses from all over the state. There is a common belief among the locals that the girls who take the holy dip get handsome grooms and the boys get beautiful brides. When they are done with the ritual obligations, they head towards the Kapilmuni Temple situated nearby, to worship the deity as a mark of respect.
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Filming the Delhi Darwaza Patang Bazaar (Delhi Gate Kite Market).
I was invited by the "Entangled" film crew to join in as a still photographer as they prepared their documentary on Uttarayan.
Entangled is a story about different perspectives on an age-old tradition known as Uttarayan, the annual kite flying festival in India. On January 14th, the skies above Ahmedabad, Gujarat are a canopy of colour as over 4 million kites take to the air to celebrate the end of winter.
The filmmakers, Aditi Desai and Kai Fang, chose my Uttarayan photos for promoting their movie!
These are some of my photos following the film crew around Ahmedabad as they work hard at making "Entangled" - a documentary that aims to showcase the varied perspectives on this rich cultural tradition, while taking an eye-opening look at this highly competitive activity that is a far cry from what the rest of the world regards as the serene hobby of kite flying.
'Gangireddu' is a multicolored decorated bull walking from one house to the other led by its master who plays the 'Nadaswaram' or holy chants during Sankranti. Bulls are trained to dance or perform acrobatics to entertain the crowd. The Gangireddu earn money, clothes and grains in return to the performance, and are active during the Sankranti and Dusshera festivals. Poor bull.
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.. means transmigration of sun, from one zodiac to another.
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Gangireddu Melam, a traditional folk performance associated with the Sankranti harvest festival in Andhra Pradesh, India
The bulls, adorned with colorful flowers and garments is the central motif of the dance. The performance also incorporates elements of local folklore and storytelling, showcasing the region’s rich cultural heritage. The harvest festival of ‘Sankranti’ is celebrated in Andhra Pradesh for three days as Bhogi, Sankranti, and Kanuma. Sankranti marks the first day of the sun’s transit into the Makara, marking the end of the winter solstice and the start of longer days.
The river Ganga (Ganges) which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad high Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga meets the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day (January 14/15), when the sun makes a transition to Capricorn from Sagittarius. Almost a million of Hindu devotees from all over India gather at Gangasagar for a holy dip and perform rituals and prayer (puja) with a belief that it will cleanse and purify their souls.
Images of Bengal, India
This is the pre-dawn hour at Magh Mela in Prayag (Allahabad). I hit the shores so early in hope for lesser rush and more space; but as if this jovial crowd was there to prove me wrong. In their attempt to wash sins in the holy waters of 3 rivers, these people derive additional energy from the fact that it’s Makar Sankranti (Transition of Sun into Capricorn on its celestial path) today. So many events for people and so many people for 1 event in my country... I am intrigued!