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Girnar; the mountain and its range are considered sacred and it's an important pilgrimage site for both Jains and Hindus, who gather here during the Girnar Parikrama festival. Significantly famous among Shiva devotees for the mystic space-time of the mountain range.
A hike up the mountain is best started early in the morning, with the mind of a pilgrim. Each step upward should itself encompass the entirety of the journey, rather than be seen as another effort towards one’s goal of reaching the top.
As you ascend the stone path that connects the temples along the 5 summits, you will pass temples of many different sects of Hinduism. The Bhavnath temple, early on, is dedicated to Shiva, where the “naked sadhus” come to celebrate Shivaratri. After 4000 steps up, 800 steps before the first summit, you reach a plateau with a Jain temple complex. 2000 steps further on, the temple of Amba Mata (the Mother Goddess) is visited by Hindus, Jains, and newlyweds seeking blessings for a happy marriage. These last 2000 steps are intimidating but well worth the trip for the spectacular panoramic views from the summit. Then the stone trail continues, 1000 steps down and 1000 steps back up, to reach the other summits. The last of which houses a temple to Kalika, where the Aghora ascetics smear themselves with funeral ashes.
Le Bhavnath Mandir est un des plus vieux temples de Bhavnagar. Il est dédié à Shiva.
Un fidèle en prière.
Close-up street portrait (outdoor headshot, three-quarter view and tilted head) of a middle-aged Indian Hindu worshipper, wearing a saffron-coloured turban and showing his gemstone finger rings and his fanciful gemstone bracelets in a deliberate hand-on-cheek gesture;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Adding Context to Street Portraits (photo blog),
Varying the Facial View of Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up natural light street portrait (outdoor head shot, full-face view) of a young Indian Hindu sadhu and guru with three yellow tilaka marks, one above the other and connected to a yellow tripundra, on his forehead;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Yellowing the Forehead (photo blog),
Post-processing Street Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (outdoor headshot, full-face view) of a middle-aged Indian holy man aka sadhu with leopard-print headwrap;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Post-processing Street Portraits (photo blog),
Varying the Facial View of Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up natural-light street portrait (outdoor head shot, seven-eighths view) of an old Hindu beggar with unkempt hair;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog).
Le Bhavnath Mandir est un des plus vieux temples de Bhavnagar. Il est dédié à Shiva.
Sculptures extérieures.
Black-and-white conversion of a close-up street portrait (outdoor headshot, full-face view) of a middle-aged Hindu pilgrim;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Converting Colour to Greyscale (photo blog).
Exhibitions:
Barrie Photo Club: Members’ Monthly Slideshow (Monthly Theme: Black and White), April 2018.
Black-and-white conversion of a closeup street portrait (outdoor headshot, seven-eighths view) of an old Indian Hindu sadhu and guru with three (red) tilaka marks, one above the other, on his forehead;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Converting Colour to Greyscale (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (outdoor headshot, three-quarter view) of a middle-aged Indian Hindu sadhu with rolled-up dreadlocks;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Post-processing Street Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (outdoor head shot, seven-eighths view) of a middle-aged Indian Hindu pilgrim;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (outdoor headshot, seven-eighths view) of a hashish-smoking young Indian sadhu with top bun, lightening his traditional chillum pipe with the help of another sadhu;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Adding Context to Street Portraits (photo blog),
Animating Street Portraits with Props (photo blog).
Close-up natural-light street portrait (outdoor head shot, full-face view) of a young Indian Hindu sadhu with dreadlocks and white sacred ash aka vibhuti on his face, wearing mirrored sunglasses;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Powdering the Face with Holy Ash (photo blog),
Wearing Fancy Sunglasses (photo blog).
Exhibitions:
Barrie Photo Club: Members’ Monthly Slideshow (Monthly Theme: Mirrors), June 2019.
Antiqued sepia version of a closeup street portrait (outdoor headshot, full-face view; experimentally edited with Photoscape’s sepia antique filter) of an old Indian Shaivite sadhu and guru;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Nostalgifying Portraits with Sepia (photo blog).
Close-up street double portrait (outdoor headshots, two-third view and full-face view) of two naked sadhus with white sacred ash aka vibhuti all over their faces (and bodies), one of them smoking hashish aka ganja aka bhang in his self-made chillum pipe;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Powdering the Face with Holy Ash (photo blog),
Doubling Down on Doubles (photo blog),
Post-processing Street Portraits (photo blog),
Varying the Facial View of Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up natural-light street portrait (outdoor head shot, three-quarter view) of an old Indian Shaivite sadhu and guru;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (outdoor headshot, three-quarter view) of a naked young Indian Hindu sadhu with white sacred ash aka vibhuti all over his face (and body), smoking hashish aka ganja aka bhang in his self-made chillum pipe;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Powdering the Face with Holy Ash (photo blog),
Post-processing Street Portraits (photo blog),
Varying the Facial View of Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (outdoor headshot, seven-eighths view) of a one-eyed elderly Indian Shaivite sadhu and guru;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (outdoor low-angle head shot, seven-eighths view) of an old Indian Hindu holy man aka sadhu with a thick white beard and yellow sandalwood paste aka chandanam on his forehead, smoking hashish aka ganja aka bhang in his self-made chillum pipe;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Varying the Facial View of Portraits (photo blog),
Finding the Right Camera Angle (photo blog),
Yellowing the Forehead (photo blog),
Animating Street Portraits with Props (photo blog).
Restricted photo usage license:
Group cover photo for Flickr Group Interesting and Unique Portraits, September 2017.
Black-and-white conversion of a close-up natural-light street portrait (outdoor head shot, seven-eighths view) of an elderly Hindu pilgrim;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Converting Colour to Greyscale (photo blog).
Exhibitions:
Barrie Photo Club: Members’ Monthly Slideshow (Monthly Theme: Black and White), April 2018.
Antiqued black-and-white version of a closeup street portrait (outdoor head shot, three-quarter view; experimentally edited with Photoscape’s greyscale antique filter) of of a middle-aged Indian Hindu sadhu with rolled-up dreadlocks;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Converting Colour to Greyscale (photo blog),
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (outdoor headshot, full-face view) of a young handsome Indian Hindu Shaivite sadhu with orange turban;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Varying the Facial View of Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (outdoor headshot, full-face view) of an elderly Indian Hindu sadhu and guru;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog).
Close-up natural-light street portrait (outdoor head shot, full-face view) of an old Indian Hindu sadhu with thick white full beard, wearing a red turban;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Adding Context to Street Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (soft-focus edited outdoor headshot, three-quarter view) of a middle-aged Indian Hindu sadhu and guru with three yellow tilaka marks, one above the other, on his forehead;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Post-processing Street Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (outdoor headshot, full-face view) of an elderly Indian Hindu sadhu with big nose and three red tilaka marks on his forehead, raising his right hand in order to give a blessing;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Adding Context to Street Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up natural-light street portrait (outdoor head shot, full-face view) of a handsome, young Indian Hindu devotee with two red tilaka marks, one above the other, on his forehead;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Post-processing Street Portraits (photo blog),
Varying the Facial View of Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up natural-light street portrait (outdoor head shot, full-face view) of a cheerful young Gujarati woman with elaborate nose jewelry;
Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Having a Nose for Indian Jewelry (photo blog),
Post-processing Street Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (indoor headshot, seven-eighths view) of an elderly naked Indian Shaivite guru and senior sadhu with white sacred ash aka vibhuti all over his face (and body), sporting a dread bun and a thick full beard;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Powdering the Face with Holy Ash (photo blog),
Varying the Facial View of Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up street double portrait (indoor half-length portrait, full-face view) of a middle-aged Indian Hindu holy woman aka sadhvi (female sadhu) with dreadlocks and vibhuti (white sacred ash) on her face, smoking hashish (marijuana) aka ganja aka bhang in a chillum pipe, holding the pipe with both hands, and being watched by an elderly male sadhu in the background;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Powdering the Face with Holy Ash (photo blog),
Doubling Down on Doubles (photo blog).
Close-up natural-light street portrait (outdoor head shot, full-face view) of an elderly Indian Hindu sadhu and guru with two red tilaka marks, one above the other and connected to a yellow tripundra, on his forehead;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Yellowing the Forehead (photo blog),
Post-processing Street Portraits (photo blog).
Close-up natural-light portrait (outdoor head shot, full-face view) of a middle-aged strong Indian Shaivite sadhu with white vibhuti (sacred ash) powdered all over his face, beard and long dreadlocks;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Powdering the Face with Holy Ash (photo blog).
Sepia-toned closeup street portrait (outdoor headshot, seven-eighths view) of an old Gujarati Rabari man with moustache, wearing a white turban;
Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Nostalgifying Portraits with Sepia (photo blog).
Close-up street double portrait (outdoor headshots, full-face view and seven-eighths view) of two posing Indian Hindu Shaivite sadhus with orange turbans and strings of big rudraksha prayer beads around their necks - the elderly sadhu putting his arm around the younger sadhu’s shoulder;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Doubling Down on Doubles (photo blog).
Close-up street portrait (outdoor headshot, three-quarter view) of a hashish-smoking, middle-aged Indian Hindu sadhu with white sacred ash aka vibhuti and multiple red tilaka marks on his face, holding his chillum pipe with both hands;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Powdering the Face with Holy Ash (photo blog),
Adding Context to Street Portraits (photo blog).