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Eternal Wait
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Radha Krishna - The Immortal Love Legends
*** SELECTED IN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DAILY DOZEN 22nd Aug, 2011***
*** 11TH PAB INTERNATIONAL SALON ACCEPTANCE ***
Dual role of Indian Women
Life in Black & Whites
Faces
A beautiful girl
A street musician
Fisherman
A Monk in deep thought at a Buddhist Monastery (Mirik, W.B, India)
Time stands still (Jalpaiguri, India)
Dakshineswar (Kolkata, India)
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Young monks playing a game of marble
Kolkata
The joy of being a Child
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Man with the Bioscope
A Little Love
One big hug & words to share
A little sugar, a pinch of spice
Beautiful colours & everything nice
In my world, that’s all I need
That’s all I want, my only shield
The lord gave me wings to fly
And I’ve dreamt to touch the sky
Worshipping the Sun God
Chhath is a festival of prayer and purity observed with somberness and strict discipline, an important Puja dedicated to Sun God. People pray to Sun god for their well being. There is a popular belief that worshipping Surya will help in curing diseases and also ensure longevity and prosperity of the family. The Chhath Puja is performed in order to thank Surya (Sun God) for sustaining life on earth and to request the granting of certain wishes.size mail
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Charak
Charak puja is a traditional Bengali festival celebrated mainly in the rural areas. A festival dedicated strictly to penance, Charak puja stands unique in the scenario of Bengali festivals. The groups of men and women, who take up this 'Brata' or the time bound ritual, have to go through a month long fasting from sunrise to sunset, live strictly on fruits & perform the daily worship in order to get the blessings of the lord. On the day of the 'Charak' or the 'Gajan', as it is also called, bamboo stages are made on bamboo poles, the height ranging from 10 to 15 feet. What follows is a macabre yet fascinating. After the month long penance the devotees step up the high bamboo stage & hurl themselves forward. The ground on which they fall is embedded with glass, thorns, knives & other devious weapons. But lo! The devotee escapes unhurt! The blessing of the god keeps him safe from all the possible harms. The devotees have other ways to show the god's blessings. They impale their body parts without feeling the pain. The festival not only reflects the blind faith but also the eagerness to accept penance on the road to achieve salvation.
Tibetan Buddhist Monastery at Mirik
This monastery,which is known as Bokar Ngedon Chokhor Ling is located in Mirik, a small village within the district of Darjeeling,in the northeastern Indian state of West Bengal. Apart from the present monastery, retreat center and Stupa, the great Indian Mahasiddha Maitripa was known to have spent time meditating here. Marpa, the most eminent Tibetan translator and holder of the Mahamudra Lineage, received some of his highest transmissions from Maitripa. Situated at one of the highest points in Mirik, the monastery offer its warm presence to the village and the lake below. At present, there are 200 monks at the monastery. Their schedule includes daily practice and a broad range of studies in Buddhist philosophy and Dharma rituals. Bokar Rinpoche was one of the most senior tutors of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa in exile, and taught him so much of the precious oral traditions, sutras and tantras.
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