-
A New World
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” (From “The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934” by Anaïs Nin) Those men where sitting under a big umbrella in… -
The Innocent Fisherman
"When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind." (From “The Name of the Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss) This… -
Listening To The Messengers
“These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.” (Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī known as Rumi - Persian poet and Sufi mystic, 1207-1273) This is a dhobi wallah (laundry worker) who washes laundry in the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras). All day long h… -
The Support Of This World
"Forgetfulness of God, beloved, is the support of this world; spiritual intelligence its ruin. For Intelligence belongs to that other world, and when it prevails, this material world is overthrown." (Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī known as Rumi - Persian po… -
Mental, Emotional, Spiritual and Physical
"The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical." (Julius Erving (Dr. J) - American basketball player, b.1950) At the little akhara (gymnasia) along the Ganges at Jatar ghat in Varanasi (Ben… -
Weeping In This Dungeon
"He whom I enclose with my name is weeping in this dungeon. I am ever busy building this wall all around; and as this wall goes up into the sky day by day I lose sight of my true being in its dark shadow. I take pride in this great wall, and I plaster… -
The Greatest Power In The Universe
“In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.” (From “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms” by N.K.… -
The First Requisite Of Happiness
"Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness." (Joseph Pilates - Creator of the Pilates method, 1883-1967) This is a little akhara (gymnasia) along the Ganges at Jatar ghat in Varanasi (Benaras) where men come for their daily training at sunrise… -
Trusting the Wind
"As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often write my songs for myself." (David Friedman - American economist, physicist b.1945) How many songs were carried away by the wind along the ghats of Varanasi (Benaras)...? One of these… -
The Magnificent Defeat Of The Human Soul
“Remember Jesus of Nazareth, staggering on broken feet out of the tomb toward the Resurrection, bearing on his body the proud insignia of the defeat which is victory, the magnificent defeat of the human soul at the hands of God.” (From "The Magnificent De… -
There is a Superstition
"The oldest living city in the world". One early morning this lady came from far away to worship here, it was a Monday, Lord Shiva's day and as Shiva is the God of the city I believe that it was an auspicious day for her. I took this picture on a ghat al… -
Walking in the Footprints of Time
This was shot in old Kashi, the oldest part of Varanasi (Benaras). Those women came back from river Ganga where they took a deep in the holy waters, their hair are still wet, they are wrapped with spiritual thoughts. They might have come from far away, l… -
The Angels Mystery
“The oldest living city in the world”. In Varanasi (Benaras) there is a temple between Scindia ghat and Manikarnika ghat which is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This temple doesn’t look like any other in the city because of its amazing sculptures with angels wh… -
The Speech of Angels
"Music is well said to be the speech of angels." (Thomas Carlyle - Scottish writer & historian, 1795-1881) In Varanasi (Benaras) there is a temple between Scindia ghat and Manikarnika ghat which is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This temple doesn’t look like a… -
Tension Inside Shiva's Shrine
(The oldest living city in the world) On the top of Ahilyabai Ghat along river Ganga In Varanasi (Benaras) there is a Shiva Mandir (temple) where I like to come during winter only as the monsoon floods are usually covering it in summer. Year after year… -
Cauliflower for Sale
This was shot in the immediate vicinity of Varanasi (Benaras) in a part of the city which is located further the railroad station, where tourists never go and where I realize how extended the city can be. I had a meeting with some people who were late and… -
Hypnotized by the Charmer's gaze
“The oldest living city in the world”. This cobra charmer was on a ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras). Hinduism has long held serpents to be sacred, the animals are related to the Nagas. Nāga (Sanskrit: नाग) is a symbol of Shiva, the God of Benar… -
Can the goddess die ?
"The oldest living city in the world". For most of the Indians, the Ganges is not only a river, she is also a goddess, Gangamata who is part of people's lives and heritage. It is said that bathing in “Mother Ganga” dissolves all sins, drinking her waters…
