mardi 30 septembre 2008

Guru. Orchha

Predicating postures...

Music for full moon. Orchha














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

lundi 29 septembre 2008

Thirsty worker. Mandu

The pink turban. Mandu














A farmer somewhere in the Mandu surroundings.

The red pigment. Omkareshwar














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...

dimanche 28 septembre 2008

Flowers seller. Omkareshwar














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














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.

samedi 27 septembre 2008

Pilgrims circle III. Orchha














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

vendredi 26 septembre 2008

A kind grandma. Omkareshwar














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.

jeudi 25 septembre 2008

Pilgrims circle II. Orchha


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.

mercredi 24 septembre 2008

Sweeties seller. Orchha














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.

mardi 23 septembre 2008

The casse cou girl. Sanchi














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














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 .

jeudi 18 septembre 2008

George de la Touresque pilgrims. Orchha

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.

mercredi 17 septembre 2008

pilgrims circle. Orchha


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.

Clear eyes plgrim. Orchha


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!

mardi 16 septembre 2008

The bride. Orchha














What can be the thoughts of this indian woman during that day?
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lundi 15 septembre 2008

Orchha pilgrims.














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.

mardi 9 septembre 2008

The smile. Mandu














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

dimanche 17 août 2008

In the dark. Omkareshwar














Inside the old temple; her mother is polyomelitic

mercredi 13 août 2008

Holy cow puja. Varanasi














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

Hair. Omkareshwar














Just before the puja...

mardi 12 août 2008

Worker. Omkareshwar














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

lundi 11 août 2008

The red point. Omkareshwar














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














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.

samedi 9 août 2008

Smiling girl. Omkareshwar














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...

lundi 14 juillet 2008

Colored puja. Omkareshwar














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


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.

dimanche 13 juillet 2008

The shaving. Omkareshwar










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.

samedi 12 juillet 2008

After the shaving. Omkareshwar


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...


...to get the evils away.

vendredi 27 juin 2008

My bananas seller. Omkareshwar














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

Tempo. Omkareshwar

jeudi 26 juin 2008

Having fun. Omkareshwar















Cold weather in this evening, but mischevious connections between these little elves!

Living carving. Omkareshwar














Chèvre et conversation, à la manière cubiste...

Goat and chat, in the cubist way!

mercredi 25 juin 2008

Sunny girl. Omkareshwar














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...