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    Young boy pauses on his way back from school in Panaji, the capital of Goa, India.: by sashaingoa, Views[561]
         		 On the last day they gather on the river bank and immerse the image in the water: by bhadu, Views[319]
         		 Now, this practice is a dying tradition in our society.: by bhadu, Views[542]
         		 Villagers make an image of her and sing and dance before it throughout the month: by bhadu, Views[1839]
         		 A boy or a girl dresses-up and make over as Bhadumoni. : by bhadu, Views[719]
     
    A group of iala village preparing to celebrat ‘Bhadu’.: by bhadu, Views[2364]
         		 After dinner, the family, their household staff of three and I went into the front courtyard to set off fireworks and sparklers. The far side of the house hasn’t been renovated yet and went from spooky and dark to splendidly lit up as fireworks exploded in the air. The sound of fireworks rang out in every direction that night in the otherwise sleepy city of Mukundgarh.: by arwenjoyce, Views[372]
         		 My host’s son carefully lights tea lights in the dramatic archway at the entrance to the haveli while his sister twirls to show off her party skirt. Soon after sunset we had filled every alcove and stairway in the front courtyard of the haveli with twinkling lights.: by arwenjoyce, Views[341]
         		 The children’s mother, resplendent in a deep red sari, paints a white rangoli design in the entranceway to the haveli. This is meant to bring luck and to welcome Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, into their home for the Diwali celebrations. When she was finished she handed me the brush and watercolor paint and let me create a design in the opposite doorway. The 150 year old walls, with their crumbling plaster and paint work, are a lovely backdrop.: by arwenjoyce, Views[1288]
         		 Candles are lit in the central courtyard of the haveli while my host’s two young children look on. I love the orange glow of the light reflecting up from the marigolds into her face and how intently her younger brother is observing the flames being transferred from one candle to the next. Many of the photographs I took that night are, like this one, focused in on the subject, highlighting small details in the scene that are so touching, emphasizing the intimacy of these family moments and taking advantage of the beautiful candlelight.: by arwenjoyce, Views[430]
     
    This year I spent Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, with an Indian family in a restored 150-year old haveli in eastern Rajasthan. We lit candles and tea lights around the house, painted designs in the doorways to welcome Lakshmi and gathered in front of the family's shrine to offer puja or prayers and songs. After dinner, the front yard was ablaze with fireworks and sparklers. It felt like Christmas and the 4th of July all rolled into one luminous evening and it was wonderful not only to witness the celebrations but to take part in them with the family. On this silver thaali are some of the items used by the family in worship: a diya or clay lamp filled with oil and a cotton wick dipped in ghee, puffed rice and marigolds.: by arwenjoyce, Views[863]
         		 Where religions meet - Jami Masjid Mosque in Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, India : by anamaria, Views[372]
         		 Plight of indian female – statue in the beautiful garden Sahelion Ki Bari, Udaipur, India: by anamaria, Views[999]
         		 Man at work – unloading the wedding house decoration, somewhere on the road, India: by anamaria, Views[489]
         		 Magic of manjeeras – classical rajasthani dance, Udaipur, India: by anamaria, Views[374]
     
    Game of innocence – a moving scene in the beautiful garden Sahelion Ki Bari, Udaipur, India : by anamaria, Views[640]
         		 It is difficult to believe that India, with all the technological advancements of the 21st century, still follows some archaic inhuman traditions. Mira feels education along with strict laws will prevent the dignity of women being snatched away like this. She hopes she can fight for their rights in the future.: by eyespy81, Views[373]
         		 The ladies watching their favourite television soap, a series on Indian Gods and Godesses. This is the only break the widows living in ‘Amar Badi’ allow themselves from hours of singing hymns or making insence sticks. The widows are not bitter. They truly believe that they deserve the life they are leading and have to patiently await death to attain 'moksha'.: by eyespy81, Views[1216]
         		 'Amar badi' (meaning 'Our Home') is an NGO which adopts some of the widows. Mira, a young school girl often visits the home to spend time with these women who love to regale anyone with a patient ear with stories from what many consider their “past life”. Their lives are marginally better at Amar Badi with a roof over their head and food. Not all women wear white here.: by eyespy81, Views[961]
         		 Tapasi, aged 69, spends the entire day rolling incense sticks. After 2 days of hard work she will be payed Rs. 10 (approx. 1/5th of a dollar). She tells us she came here 35 years ago because her family believed that even the shadow of a widow falling on any of them was a curse.: by eyespy81, Views[402]
     
    VRINDAVAN- Barred from being a part of mainstream society, widows from many parts of India are sent by their families to live on alms earned by singing bhajans in Vrindavan, a temple town near Delhi. Shrouded in white, a mark of widowhood, these women are denied all their wordly needs. Many of them who came to Vrindavan as little girls, were victims of child marriages.: by eyespy81, Views[734]
         		 School kids from up north India.: by amittelman, Views[370]
         		 An art student: by amittelman, Views[301]
         		 In Bodh Gaya, India.: by amittelman, Views[354]
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    Monk in Dharmasala: by amittelman, Views[312]
         		 A gloomy sunrise didn't take the beauty away from this marvel. : by nogani, Views[274]
         		 Children stripping off there wet clothes after the biggest down pore on record: by nogani, Views[549]
         		 These beautiful boys loved looking at all the photos on my camera: by nogani, Views[530]
         		 The kids playing chasey with my down the cobbled streets: by nogani, Views[264]
     
    A beautiful elder, she didn't know a word i was saying but her smile says it all: by nogani, Views[271]
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