A night view from South East Corner
Richard on a makeshift bridge in the Kulu Valley
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"shimui" a classical sub-continental delicacy is selling infront of jama-masjid, old delhi.....
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These photos are from the Life from a bus in India series, shot through the windows of buses all over South India.
Kids, probably on the way to school, crowd the back of a bus or truck.
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Some Bengali woman basked in vermillion while using modern mode of communication at Nimtala Ghat on the day of Dasami
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... misunderstanding all you see.. it's getting hard to be someone but it all works out... it doesn't matter much to me...
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Two adventurous brothers Harihara and Bukka established the kingdom of Vijaya Nagara in 1336 AD. This empire ascended to glory covering almost the entire peninasular India from coastal Karnataka to Orissa during the reign of Krishna Deva Rayar, its most illustrious Emperor (1509-1529). The empire's decline started in the second half of 16th Century. This beautiful city was destroyed completely in a war with the invading Muslim army when the Muslim soldiers of Vijaya Nagar, in a historical act of Treason, joined the enemy troops. Now the ruins of the city remain spread over 40 sq. kilometres in a village called Hampi in central Karnataka
This beautiful chariot carved in stone is in the Temple complex dedicated to Vishnu (Vijaya Vittala Temple). The temple was desecrated by the enemy, exquisite work of art defaced and the idols of deities removed and destroyed.
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The exterior of Ganesh Pol ( built in 1640) in the Amber Fort near Jaipur, India consists of intricately painted flowers and designs. The original fort on this site dated from the 11th century.
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Here are the chaatri, old princes cenotaphs and women come to dry the saris after the bath in the Beta river.
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The street to Kabir Math in Varanasi, India
This is the place where Sadguru Kabir Saheb spent all his life. Kabir Saheb was a great Bhakti saint, a great Master who taught humanity as a religion. He said people should not fight for the name of God. He is One but has many names. Ram or Rahim both are His names. His birth and death are surrounded by legends. He grew up in a Muslim weaver family, but some say he was really son of a Brahmin widow who was adopted by a childless couple. Kabir Saheb is/was a saint in both life and death. When he left his body, his Hindu and Muslim followers started fighting about the last rites. The legend is that when they lifted the cloth covering his body, they found flowers instead.A portion of those flowers are found preserved in his samadhi at Kabir Math.
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