Saturday, January 11, 2014

Family adventure (cont'd and condensed)






Tom encircles the iron pillar at Qutab Minar in Delhi so that his wish comes true.
 

Tuk tuk to the Taj 




Selfie Boys 


Trucking vividly



Henry cozy in Delhi 



Releasing lanterns on the Ganga 


Varanasi in Venetian pastels

Varanasi 


Varanasi 

Varanasi from the roof of your guesthouse (minus the monkeys)

Tom and our guide standing by wood gathered and sold for funeral pyres



Goodnight to the Ganga; a nightly ritual with trippy power, kind of a Hindu rave. 



Ben and Grace  

Lunch chez Alphonse 



Mylapore Temple and sons 




Gandhi  monument/playground in Pondicherry

Kolam contest in Pondicherry. The photographer's dad stopped at every entry so she could snap a photo.



Kolam PSA 

Pilgrims in Pondicherry. 




Ben backing Krishna's Butterball in Mahaballapuram.



Auroville: The orb knows all 


Ben and his goddess



Chennai: January 1, 2014 

















































2 comments:

  1. Terrific pictures! What did people do before cameras and camera phones?
    Sit and sketch at these amazing places?

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  2. These are wonderful photos! I REALLY love the one of the four of you releasing the lanterns. It's dark and moody and serene and beautiful. Something about it says "love" to me. Gotta frame that one!

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