Madhya Pradesh

The boys and the cows. Mandu

2012-01-02T05:23:00.000-08:00

The dog. Ujjain

2011-12-27T01:24:00.000-08:00

Restoration. Mandu

2011-12-04T02:53:00.000-08:00

Restoration of the historical buildings in Mandu and the surroundings is in progress.

Elections period. Omkareshwar

2011-11-16T05:11:00.000-08:00

Prince's cenotaphs. Orchha

2011-11-15T05:49:00.000-08:00

The chhatri, prince's cenotaphs along the Betwa river banks.

Ploughing. Mandu

2011-11-02T06:39:00.000-07:00

The offerings little seller. Omkareshwar

2011-10-28T05:25:00.000-07:00

Steps. Mandu

2011-10-27T07:20:00.000-07:00

Life in the cenotaph city. Orchha

2011-09-13T07:42:00.000-07:00

After the bath in the Beta river, the ghost city of prince's cenotaphs becomes suddenly a living place with colors everywhere.

Couple of pilgrims. Ujjain

2011-05-21T04:50:00.000-07:00

Fairy tale. Orchha

2011-03-30T03:03:00.000-07:00

Flowers for sale. Gwalior

2011-02-28T05:22:00.000-08:00

The wall. Sanchi

2011-02-21T05:27:00.000-08:00

Elections. Omkareshwar

2010-08-20T07:02:00.000-07:00

Ghat scene. Ujjain

2010-06-04T05:02:00.000-07:00

Circling pilgrims. Orchha

2010-05-17T03:11:00.000-07:00

During this night of celebration, pilgrims are circling and circling around the Ram Raja temple.

After the holy bath. Orchha

2010-05-12T06:39:00.000-07:00

After the bath in the Beta river, the ghost city of prince's cenotaphs becomes suddenly a living place with colors everywhere.

Praying. Bhopal

2010-03-15T08:24:00.000-07:00

Bhopal is sadly famous because of the tragedy of 1984

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Carbide

Even today, babies can born with physical or mental problems due to the consequences of this explosion. The water and ground seems to be polluted, almost 30 years after.

Brass band musicien. Bhopal

2010-03-15T06:18:00.000-07:00

In all india bands have their shop, their one colors and can propose performances, mainly for weddings. Percussions and winds are used for that.
Bhopal is sadly famous because of the tragedy of 1984

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Carbide

Even today, babies can born with physical or psychological problems due to the consequences of this explosion. The water and ground seems to be polluted, almost 30 years after.

A proud family chief. Ujjain

2010-03-10T07:00:00.000-08:00

In a back area of Ujjain a holy city.

Life in the dead princes city. Orchha

2010-02-19T06:41:00.000-08:00

Here are the chaatri, old princes cenotaphs and women come to dry the saris after the bath in the Beta river.

Thirsty. Mandu

2010-02-01T08:18:00.000-08:00

The third eye. Omkareshwar

2010-01-27T06:22:00.000-08:00

The whole family, I mean the female members, was selling flowers on the Narmada river(one of the holy ones in India) ghat for pujas. A team of sisters mre beautiful and adorables the ones than the others

Tirthankaras. Gwalior

2010-01-11T00:46:00.001-08:00

Carved in the cliff during the XV th century, and mutilated by the Babur muslims soldiers. They are gods for jains.

Drying. Orchha

2010-01-06T01:20:00.000-08:00

The times they are changing...Orchha

2010-01-05T01:09:00.000-08:00

...seems to think this old woman, according to the Bob Dylan's song.

Sleepy pilgrims II. Orchha

2010-01-04T06:43:00.000-08:00

It's very late and the celebration in and around the ram Rama temple is over... people have to spend the night outside now...

Hair combing. Orchha

2009-12-30T01:06:00.001-08:00

Hair combing among the Chaatri, king's cenotaphs, after the bath in the Betwa river.

The priest. Ujjain

2009-12-06T05:35:00.000-08:00

After the morning ceremony inside the temple, the priest walks outside to the river's ghat and washes the hot tools.

Sweeping. Fatehpur Sikkri

2009-12-03T06:33:00.000-08:00

In the old mosque.

Drying. Ujjain

2009-11-06T08:03:00.000-08:00

Weaver. Fatehpur Sikkri

2009-10-14T07:33:00.000-07:00

Doing mats with pieces of material, sorry, I don't remember the indian name...

Triangle. Mandu

2009-10-11T08:16:00.000-07:00

Something about farmers in Madhya Pradesh.

Ghat scenery. Ujjain

2009-10-05T06:54:00.000-07:00

A family of pilgrims, after the bath; they do the pilgrimage by feet. the old lady on left is handicaped, she walks as the others...

Making sweets. Orchha

2009-10-01T06:16:00.000-07:00

Making sweets for the pilgrims; I don't like very much, almost only sugar...

Night devotion. Orchha

2009-09-30T07:37:00.000-07:00

Turning all around the temple, stopping to apply the hands of the wall, or to lie on the ground before keeping on walking; are the commun ways used by people to pray Rama;
It's the full moon night.

Incense sticks. Ujjain

2009-09-28T06:52:00.001-07:00

Young girls do incense sticks i Ujjain too...I have been drived I this backyard by an old man who was sitting in the street, understanding that I was interested by the daily life .
Here, the recent Claude Renault's photo on the same subject:

www.flickr.com/photos/clodreno/3952047827/

narmada river pilgrims. mandu

2009-09-28T06:50:00.000-07:00

taking a pause after a long walking day...

Like a wayang kulit. Ujjain

2009-09-23T05:44:00.000-07:00

Wayang kulit is the javanese puppet theater, using only silhouettes of characters, made in animals skin; They are manipulated behind a sheet, a petrol lamp lighting It.
You can see that here, more easy to understand in an image:

www.flickr.com/photos/25641154@N00/261263560/in/set-72157...

In reality, a woman drying her sari in the evening after a bath in the holy river; Ujjain is not very touristic, but very famous for the temples.

Colors. Ujjain

2009-07-10T01:58:00.000-07:00

On the Ujjain ghats, after the bath in the holy river. ujjain is a very important holy place. Few tourists go there , Ujjain is not on a main touristic itinerary, but it would deserve a visit, despite of the bad hotels qualities. As in every place of that kind, you have to be on the ghat very early in the morning; all along the day, nothing special.

Potery. Ujjain

2009-06-09T06:48:00.000-07:00

Ujjain is a great pilgrimage city, with many big temples, shops,etc.
But, far from this area, are the poor people houses; I found some of them very welcoming...

Sisters. Ujjain

2009-04-27T00:48:00.000-07:00

You are in a back area of Ujjain; here women build and decorate the houses . Poverty is here suited with amazing colors and drawings.

Sweeties. Orchha

2008-11-20T00:16:00.000-08:00

Retour prématuré en france suite à un problème technique....
Vendeurs de confiseries lors de la nuit de pleine lune, devant le Ram Rama temple.
Premature return in France due to a technical problem....
Salesmen of candy during the night of full moon, in front of the Ram Rana temple

Blnd. Mandu

2008-10-14T00:07:00.000-07:00

During a walk in the countryside around mandu, i spent a moment with some farmers , working in the fields . I was leaving when a man came to me with this man; he was his father and he wanted me to take a shot of him. Very touching moment...

Package. Mandu

2008-10-14T00:06:00.000-07:00

Finally, I have time to post two images before leaving France;
first, this one, emblematic of trip. This woman,one of these narmada river pilgrims, after a pause on the road for taking some lunch is doing her package to keep on walking.

Narmada river pilgrims couple. Mandu

2008-10-13T00:50:00.000-07:00

Uneasy exit. Khajuraho

2008-10-12T23:52:00.000-07:00

Elle sort d'un des temples jain de Khajuraho, célèbre dans le monde entier pour ses fresques sculptées érotiques.
She is going out of one of the khajuraho jain temples, famous in the wide world because of the erotic carvings.

Braids. Mandu

2008-10-12T00:49:00.001-07:00

http://gopetition.com/petitions/stop-female-genocide-in-india.html

Narmada river pilgrims. Mandu

2008-10-10T03:51:00.000-07:00

After walking, ccoking time to dinner.
J'ai eu beaucoup de plaisir à photographier ces pélerins, gens simples, sans aucune habitude des touristes et des appareils photos.
Photos prises sur le vif mais aussi photos osées comme celle-ci parce que le rapport à l'objectif de ces gens était vraiment intéressant. Un grans souvenir pour moi.
I had a lot of pleasure to photograph these pélerins, simple people, without any custom of the tourists and the cameras. Photos taken on the deep but also posed photos as this one ,because these people relation with the lens was really interesting. A great remember for me.

Arriving. Mandu

2008-10-09T02:53:00.000-07:00

After a walking day, arrival of the first pilgrims, they will have the best place to cook eat and sleep!

The intrusive bull. Mandu

2008-10-08T23:58:00.000-07:00

These pilgrims found one of the best places , just one problem: the bull, attracted by some food is really insisting. The pilgrims sticks will be used for something else than a help for walking!

Cooking on the road. Mandu

2008-10-08T00:03:00.000-07:00

Time for lunch on the pilgrim's road.

Couple of pilgrims. Mandu

2008-10-07T00:41:00.000-07:00

They found the best place, maybe arrived the first...or maybe they gave some contribution ...Anyway, very proud people!

Girls and dog doing laundry. Mandu

2008-10-07T00:10:00.000-07:00

hot weather...the dog found the best place!

Outdoor cooking. Mandu

2008-10-06T00:27:00.000-07:00

Préparation du repas, très simple, chapatis. Dans les couples, collaboration entre l'homme et la femme pour les taches, comme si les conditions très dures du pélerinage provoquaient une redistribution des roles. Difficile à expliquer, mais c'est comme si cette petite communauté provisoire avait créé une société avec de nouveaux modes de relation.

Time for dinner. Mandu

2008-10-05T23:53:00.000-07:00

Chacun se trouve son coin pour cuisiner,manger et dormir; demain il faudra repartir...
Everybody choose his place to cook, eat and sleep. Tomorrow, they will have to leave and walk...

Ces pélerins remontent la Narmada, une des rivières sacrées, jusqu'au Gujarat pour ceux qui font l'intégrale. Le soir, ils s'arretent, comme ici à Mandu, pour dormir et cuisiner, utilisant le moindre abri disponible.
Ces gens sont d'origine très modeste, ça m'a été très difficile de comprendre qui ils étaient et ce qu'ils faisaient, pas un mot d'anglais...

Kid and elections. Omkareshwar

2008-10-05T02:16:00.000-07:00

Elections period here, the walls are used for all kinds of politic communication.

My beloved goat. Mandu

2008-10-05T00:49:00.000-07:00

Je sais, ça fait un peu beaucoup "calendrier des postes", mais elle tenait absolument à ce que je la photographie avec sa chèvre, alors...
I know, that makes a little a lot " calendar of the post offices", but she did want absolutely me to photograph her with her goat, then...

Prince's cenotaphs. Orchha

2008-10-04T07:06:00.000-07:00

The Chhatri, , on the Betwa river banks are the Orchha prince's cenotaphs.

Cooking II. Mandu

2008-10-04T00:33:00.000-07:00

Préparation du repas du soir après la journée de marche. Deux saddus, homme et femme, lui, vous l'avez déjà vu et deux Voeuves.
Ces deux saddhus, diffusaient autour d'eux un aura de sérénité et de gentillesse.

Preparation of the supper after the day of walking. Two saddus, man and woman, him, you have already seen him and two widows.
These saddhus both, spread around them one aura of serenity and kindness.

Pilgrim face II. Mandu

2008-10-03T01:24:00.000-07:00

Ces pélerins remontent la Narmada, une des rivières sacrées, jusqu'au Gujarat pour ceux qui font l'intégrale. Le soir, ils s'arretent, comme ici à Mandu, pour dormir et cuisiner, utilisant le moindre abri disponible.
Ces gens sont d'origine très modeste, ça m'a été très difficile de comprendre qui ils étaient et ce qu'ils faisaient, pas un mot d'anglais...

The old man. Mandu

2008-10-03T00:21:00.000-07:00

Met him on a trial ,in the mandu surroundings; a very hard sun this day; he was going to the village.

Saddhu. Mandu

2008-10-02T00:42:00.000-07:00

Accompagnant ces pélerins deux saddhus homme et femme, tous deux très beaux et d'une présentation impeccable; étonnant vu les conditions très dures du pélerinage.
le regard de cet homme était d'une profondeur sans égal.
Accompanying these saddhus pilgrims two man and woman, both very beautiful and of an impeccable presentation; surprising according to the very hard conditions of the pélerinage.
The glance of this man was of a matchless depth.

A place to sleep. Mandu

2008-10-02T00:08:00.001-07:00

Après la journée de marche, il faut trouver un endroit pour préparer le repas et dormir.Ici, à Mandu, existe un hébergement dans ce très vieux batiment.
Mais, n'ayant pas l'argent nécessaire pour se payer un dortoir, chacun s'installe ou il peut, le moindre abri étant exploité, avec l'accord du responsable du lieu .

After the day of walking(march), it is necessary to find a place to prepare the meal and sleep. Here, to Mandu, exists an accommodation in this very old. batiment .
But, having no necessary money to buy itself a dormitory, each settles down where he can, the slightest shelter being exploited, with the agreement of the person in charge of the place.

Pilgrim face. Mandu

2008-10-01T00:57:00.000-07:00

Cooking. Mandu

2008-10-01T00:23:00.000-07:00

Première image d'un nouveau set: "Pélerins de la Narmada river".
Ces pélerins remontent la Narmada, une des rivières sacrées, jusqu'au Gujarat pour ceux qui font l'intégrale. Le soir, ils s'arretent, comme ici à Mandu, pour dormir et cuisiner, utilisant le moindre abri disponible.
Ces gens sont d'origine très modeste, ça m'a été très difficile de comprendre qui ils étaient et ce qu'ils faisaient, pas un mot d'anglais...
Plus d'infos ici, dans un mémoire rédigé sur ce sujet par Emilie Cremin en français:

emilie.cremin.free.fr/DOC/Omkareshwar.EmilieCremin.2005.pdf

First image of a new set: " Pélerins de la Narmada to rivet ".
This pélerins goes back up(raises) Narmada, one of the sacred rivers, until Gujarat for those who make the complete. In the evening, they arretent, as here to Mandu, to sleep and cook, using the slightest available shelter.
More information here, in a report drafted on this subject by Emilie Cremin

Guru. Orchha

2008-09-30T06:28:00.000-07:00

Predicating postures...

Music for full moon. Orchha

2008-09-30T06:26:00.000-07:00

During the full moon night, pilgrims join to play and sing, a kind of music very near of qwali. great moment, full of fervour!

Thirsty worker. Mandu

2008-09-29T07:49:00.000-07:00

The pink turban. Mandu

2008-09-29T00:43:00.000-07:00

A farmer somewhere in the Mandu surroundings.

The red pigment. Omkareshwar

2008-09-29T00:04:00.000-07:00

Mais qui a bien pu déposer ces malicieux points rouges sur le visage de cette respectable lady? La réponse est dans l'image...

But who was able well to put down(to deposit) these roguish hurt red on the face of this respectable lady? The answer is in the image...

Flowers seller. Omkareshwar

2008-09-28T01:36:00.000-07:00

Selling flowers for the puja on the very holy Narmada river ghat . They all were full of joy, incredible according to their life conditions!

Night life. Orchha

2008-09-28T00:52:00.000-07:00

Making sweeties on left, a sitting saddh and some men drinking around the table; it is late all pilgrims are sleeping or tying to on the ground in front of the ran Rama temple.

Pilgrims circle III. Orchha

2008-09-27T04:02:00.000-07:00

Nuit de pleine lune à Orchha, beaucoup de pélerins venus à cette occasion, et qui couchent à meme le sol ,devant le Ran Raja temple;
Beaucoup d'entre eux font de multiples tours du temple, en priant, certains s'arretent, plaçant la paume de leurs mains contre le mur, d'autres encore s'allongent au sol.

At night of full moon in Orchha, many of pilgrims come to this occasion, sleep directly on the ground, in front of the Ran Raja temple;
Many of them make multiple tours of the temple, by praying, some stop, placing the palm of the hands against the wall, the others else stretching on the ground.

Married. Omkareshwar

2008-09-27T01:00:00.000-07:00

A kind grandma. Omkareshwar

2008-09-26T01:19:00.000-07:00

Sitting in her house entrance, in the evening. All is clean and in order here, it's elections period, the walls are covered by graffitis.

Pilgrims circle II. Orchha

2008-09-25T06:17:00.000-07:00

Sweeties seller. Orchha

2008-09-24T00:09:00.000-07:00

Late in the evening, the sweeties seller light his shop, it is a full moon night and many pilgrims are here, for the ram rana temple; good business for him.

The casse cou girl. Sanchi

2008-09-23T01:20:00.000-07:00

Evening time, only boys around her, the new Shumacher is coming! We are in sanchi, one of the main bouddhist place in India. The speed was faster and faster and she frightened me!!!

Tired pilgrims. Orchha

2008-09-23T00:47:00.000-07:00

Late in the night, the area in front of the Ran Rama temple is so crowdy; some pilgrims are sleeping on the ground, some are still sitting .

For everyone his box. Orchha

2008-09-20T00:31:00.000-07:00

George de la Touresque pilgrims. Orchha

2008-09-18T23:58:00.000-07:00

After the nightfall, on the area in front of the Ran Raja temple every pilgril family light a fire for cooking and getting some hotness( night are cold in december.

pilgrims circle. Orchha

2008-09-17T01:12:00.000-07:00

Clear eyes plgrim. Orchha

2008-09-17T00:19:00.000-07:00

Elle attendait la tombée de la nuit pour installer son couchage par terre, sur la place devant le temple; elle n'était pas la seule!

Shewas waiteing for the nightfall to install her sleeping around on the ground, on the place in front of the temple; she was not the only one!

The bride. Orchha

2008-09-16T01:58:00.000-07:00

What can be the thoughts of this indian woman during that day?
gopetition.com/petitions/stop-female-genocide-in-india.html

Orchha pilgrims.

2008-09-15T01:55:00.000-07:00

The smile. Mandu

2008-09-09T08:24:00.000-07:00

They were two girls, in the evening in the old Mandu, with their goat; one were really beautiful!

In the dark. Omkareshwar

2008-08-17T01:07:00.000-07:00

Inside the old temple; her mother is polyomelitic

Holy cow puja. Varanasi

2008-08-13T10:15:00.000-07:00

After putting a coin on the cow back, they perform some rituals with Ganga water and offerings; they were coming from Nepal.

Hair. Omkareshwar

2008-08-13T05:49:00.000-07:00

Just before the puja...

Worker. Omkareshwar

2008-08-12T00:25:00.000-07:00

She was working hard under the sun, carrying sand to the temple. the working day was just over, grace and beauty were not over!

The red point. Omkareshwar

2008-08-11T23:37:00.000-07:00

Cette petite , mise à l'écart par les autres enfants, s'était trouvé une occupation qui la passionnait: récupérer un peu de cette poudre vendue près du temple pour les rituels, et dont quelques grains tombent par terre lors des manipulations.
Elle était è cepoint solitaire et absorbée dans son activité qu'elle en était touchante, s'appliquant à elle meme ce rouge utilsé pour la tika ou symbole, dans la raie des cheveux, de la femme épanouie dans son role d'épouse...

This girl, not welcomed by the other children, was fascinated by this activity;: getting back a little this powder sold near the temple for the rituals, some of which falling on the ground during the manipulations.
She was so lonesome and absorbed in her activity that sh) was moving , applying to herself this red powder used ordinary for the tika, or symbol, in the ray of women's hair, as a symbol of the happy wife.

Cubist life. Omkareshwar

2008-08-11T03:06:00.000-07:00

A Omkareshwar, c'était période d'élections, les murs des maisons servaient de panneaux d'affichage..
Un politicien régional faisait sa tournée...Une opportunité en tout cas pour le photographe.

In Omkareshwar, it was elections period , the house 's walls used as notice boards.... An opportunity at least for the photographer.
The boy does not matter.

Smiling girl. Omkareshwar

2008-08-09T11:23:00.000-07:00

Daughters of the women who are selling flowers, coconuts for the puja, on the Narmada river ghat.
Each one was more beautiful than the other...

Colored puja. Omkareshwar

2008-07-14T03:57:00.000-07:00

La Narmada est une des 7 rivières sacrées indiennes; omkareshwar, de fondation très ancienne, accueille beaucoup de pélerins.

Puja on the Narmada river's ghat; it's one of the seven sacred rivers of india; omkareshwar is attracting many groups of pilgrims.

Recycling flowers. Omkareshwar

2008-07-14T02:55:00.000-07:00

Vous la connaissez déjà, cette gamine qui récupère les fleurs de souci, flottant sur l'eau après les puja:
www.flickr.com/photos/25641154@N00/2610
On les retrouvera probablement en vente une deuxième fois sur l'étal de sa maman.

You have already seen her here:
Http: // www.flickr.com/photos/25641154@N00/2610 219140/Here, it gets back the flowers of marigold floating on the water after puja; no doubt that they will be recycled and doubtless resold again to pilgrims.

The shaving. Omkareshwar

2008-07-13T01:05:00.000-07:00

L'offrande des cheveux à la divinité, rite de purification avant la puja au bord de la rivière sacrée Narmada.

The offering of hair to the god, ritual of purification before the puja on thethe sacred Narmada river's ghat.

After the shaving. Omkareshwar

2008-07-12T07:23:00.000-07:00

La famille entière est venue pour la puja au bord de la rivière Narmada, une des sept rivières sacrées d'Inde; le rasage de la tete, et l'offrande des cheveux à la divinité, ne sont pas sans provoquer quelques coupures.
Ces deux frères s'appliquent réciproquement une crème sur les coupures du cuir chevelu.

The whole family came for the puja by the river Narmada, one of seven sacred rivers of India; the head shaving , and the offering of hair to the divinity, are not without provoking any cuts.
These two brothers apply mutually a cream to the cuts of the scalp.

Black dots...

2008-07-12T04:01:00.000-07:00

...to get the evils away.

My bananas seller. Omkareshwar

2008-06-27T00:52:00.000-07:00

Omkareshwar market, she selled me bananas and the tastiest manga I have ever eat.
A very distinguished woman...