vendredi 29 avril 2011

mardi 26 avril 2011

dimanche 27 mars 2011

mercredi 23 mars 2011

The tiger. Varanasi













Nepalese pilgrims under the Shiva's tiger protection.

vendredi 18 mars 2011

Triangles and saris story. Varanasi














What more living that the women drying saris on the ghats, after the bath in the holy water. Each time a little piece of art.

vendredi 25 février 2011

mercredi 16 février 2011

The dream. Varanasi

Is he dreaming being a flying Hanuman?

mardi 15 février 2011

Keeping a hand on the bags. Varanasi













The pilgrims come to Varanasi in groups, and when the holy bath is finished, one of them, usually an oldest one stay keeping the bags while the others go to do some tourism or schopping in the city.

mercredi 26 janvier 2011

The shaving. Varanasi


















Time for the three boys to be shaved before the holy bathh; It's a way of purification and a gift to the gods.

jeudi 20 janvier 2011

vendredi 14 janvier 2011

mardi 11 janvier 2011

vendredi 26 novembre 2010

lundi 4 octobre 2010

Smoke. Varanasi













In the crossing, the still smoking tree, burned for Holi.

lundi 27 septembre 2010

Orange. Varanasi













After the holy bath and after wearing the new clothes, a woman wash her sari in he Ganges.

mercredi 15 septembre 2010

mardi 14 septembre 2010

samedi 19 juin 2010

vendredi 18 juin 2010

Crossing again. Varanasi













The tree is burning since one day for Holi celebration (each area burn his tree).

mardi 1 juin 2010

The red mother. Varanasi













Shaving head and holy bath in the cold water; This boy will remember the trip...

jeudi 11 mars 2010

Steps. Varanasi














After the holy but very cold bath, the sunny steps of the ghat to get hotter the old bodies...

vendredi 5 mars 2010

Feet. Varanasi














I am not a feet fetichist, but I must say that in India feet are everywhere, much more in south than in the north.
The way women are walking barefeet give to them a posture we cannot have in our western countries because of the shoes.
And, you first hear the little bellies of the aunckles bracelets before seing the women walking by; nice .

jeudi 4 mars 2010

Safran. Varanasi

Singing. Varanasi














Looking as if they were sailing at the prow of a boat, a group of women singing for the god.

mercredi 3 mars 2010

Psssssst. Varanasi














When you hear that in India, it's usually because somebody behind you is very busy and want to go fast. You ust have to let him pass ...

Yellow. Varanasi














Puja in yellow on the ghat...

mardi 2 mars 2010

Brahmane puja. Varanasi




















Not always easy to find a place among the boats, (the boatmen are not always very kind with the pilgrims).

vendredi 12 février 2010

Morning puja. Varanasi




















Often the mother in law and the daughter in law wear the same colors...

lundi 8 février 2010

Ghat in red. Varanasi














After been washed in the Ganges, time to dry on the ghat.