January 6, 2008

Puri

Puri is a holy city on the East Cost of India, on the Bay of Bengal, in the state of Orissa. It houses Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Balabhadra; his younger sister Subhadra; and his younger brother Chakra Sudarshan. It's also a beautiful beach resort.



Puri Temple




Doorway, Puri














Fishermen


Selling the day's catch

Triveni Sangam


Boat Man, Sangam at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

The Triveni Sangam is the holy convergence of three rivers; the Yumuna, the Ganga and the mythical Saraswati, which flows under the earth. This is a very sacred place for Hindus. A bath here is said to wash all of ones sins and free a human from the cycle of birth.


Pilgrims visiting the Triveni Sangam



Rush hour, Allahabad


Rush hour up close

New Delhi

Children waiting for sweets outside a temple
Bengali Market, New Delhi



Mahatma Ghandi's cremation site, on his birthday
Raj Ghat, New Delhi


Indira Ghandi's Funeral Procession, New Delhi


Funeral crowd


Delhi Cop One

Delhi Cop Two


Funeral Band


Family Transportation


Porters in Mussori, a hill station north of New Delhi



My neighbors - a woman and her two children who resided in a public restroom


Upscale sadhu and his cow


Women and child on construction site


One of my roommates, Fiji baba, so named because he was originally from Fiji


My tailor and his assistant
Shankar Market, New Delhi


 
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