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“Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue. If knowledge of mysteries come after emptiness of mind, that is illumination of heart.” (A poem by alal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, known as Jelaluddin Rumi - 1207–1273) Last Sun…

All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there. This drunkenness began in some other tavern. When I get…

This picture was shot a few days ago at Prayag ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras). I was watching this lady and I thought that whatever the sari can be it always gives a kind of radiance and a touch of dignity to women. It is amazing that it is d…

Nai Sadak market is an amazing market in the center of Varanasi (Benaras) where most of the Muslims shopkeepers sell any kind of fabrics. I always enjoy going there not only for some inspiration that I find for my work but also because this place allows m…

“Je veux une vie en forme d'arête (I want a fish bone shaped life) Sur une assiette bleue (Lying on a blue plate) Je veux une vie en forme de chose (I want a thingamajig shaped life) Au fond d'un machin tout seul (In the deep bottom of a contraption) Je v…

“Is it your face that adorns the garden? Is it your fragrance that intoxicates this garden? Is it your spirit that has made this brook a river of wine? Hundreds have looked for you and died searching in this garden where you hide behind the scenes. Bu…

“I know you even under the skin”. (Persius, Roman poet - Volterra, 34-62) It was last Sunday at Lal ghat in Varanasi (Benaras), this young man took a bath in the holy waters of the Ganges and washed himself. After that he treated several parts of his bod…

“Rise up nimbly and go on your strange journey to the ocean of meanings.” ( Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, known as Jelaluddin Rumi - Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and mystic, 1207–1273) This was shot last Sunday at Prayag ghat along the Ganges in V…

“The drum of the realization of the promise is beating, we are sweeping the road to the sky. Your joy is here today, what remains for tomorrow? The armies of the day have chased the army of the night, Heaven and earth are filled with purity and light.…

On the road from Varanasi (Benaras) to Bhadohi there is a railway crossing, I often hope that a train will come in order to leave the car for a while and to take a few pictures of the countryside which is beautiful there. It is also fun to watch the peopl…

“We should worship lord Shiva so that we are freed from our worldly attachments just like a fruit falls from a tree after ripening. Once we are successful in doing this we are liberated from this vicious cycles of life and death.” (The Yajurveda यजुर्वेद…

“For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; A lan…

“This is how I would die into the love I have for you: As pieces of cloud dissolve in Sunlight.” (Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, known as Jelaluddin Rumi - Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and mystic, 1207–1273) My friend Anand was rowing a boat on the G…

“Both light and shadow are the dance of Love. Love has no cause, it is the astrolabe of God's secrets. Lover and loving are inseparable and timeless. Although I may try to describe love, when I experience it, I am speechless. Although I may try to write a…

“I searched for God among the Christians and on the Cross and therein I found Him not. I went into the ancient temples of idolatry; no trace of Him was there. I entered the mountain cave of Hira and then went as far as Qandhar but God I found not. With se…

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“A day without laughter is a day wasted.” (Charlie Chaplin quotes - British actor and director, 1889-1977) Those two faces of happiness came to me by chance as I was making a few shots at Ahilyabai ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras). I really en…

“In this universe it is love that binds everything together. Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life”. (Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi Devi), Indian Hindu guru known as Amma "Mother" and the "hugging saint" - Born 1953) This afternoon I…