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With the goddess of happiness - India

143 images Created 16 Feb 2021

Below the mighty Nanda Devi, a mountain known as the Goddess of Happiness, there is a quiet people living in the foothills of the Himalayas. Away from the main road, my family and I lived in a mud house for a few weeks, the rhythm of our lives given by the celebrations, weddings, old Hindu rites and folk stories.  

Uttarakhand province, India.
Unpublished story.
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  • A village nestled below Nanda Devi (7,816 m / 25,643 ft), the highest mountain located entirely within the country. In the Himalaya.
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  • Blessing of the couple. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • Night shot of Tungnath, the highest Shiva temple in the world; one of the 5 temples of the Shaivite sect dedicated to the god Shiva. In the Himalaya.
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  • Hindu Pilgrims at the temple of Jageshwar. In the Himalaya.
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  • At sunset, childern play football in front of a view of Nanda Devi, the highest mountain located entirely within the country
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  • A woman carrying wood on her head. In the Himalaya.
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  • A beautifully dressed Indian woman going to a wedding in Nainital.
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  • The groom's party brings the sedan chair that will carry the bride out of her childhood home, away to the groom's home. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • View from hotel window over Nanda Devi, the highest mountain located entirely within the country. In the Himalaya.
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  • Himalayan country fair, attraction park in Gopeshwar. In the Himalaya.
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  • Young men have a bath in a hot spring. In the Himalaya.
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  • A boy trying to reach for high branches in a pine forest.
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  • A shepherd with his herd. In the Himalaya.
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  • View over Nanda Devi, the highest mountain located entirely within the country. In the Himalaya.
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  • A white horse running below Nanda Devi, the highest mountain located entirely within the country. In the Himalaya.
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  • Shot on the occasion of a Jagar. Jagar is a ritual in which Gods and local deities are waked, through intense rythmic music, from their dormant stage and asked for favors or remedies for certain problems plaguing the person. An expression of old folk Hinduism, close to Shamanism.
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  • A child collecting firewood.
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  • Two young brothers plays in snow in front of a vast mountain landscape.
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  • Hay stacked on a tree. In the Himalaya.
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  • School in the outdoor. In the Himalaya.
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  • An indian girl does her hair before walking to school.
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  • Family portrait, in the Himalaya.
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  • Portrait of woman in the Himalaya.
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  • Shot on the occasion of a Jagar. Jagar is a ritual in which Gods and local deities are waked, through intense rythmic music, from their dormant stage and asked for favors or remedies for certain problems plaguing the person. An expression of old folk Hinduism, close to Shamanism.
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  • A Sadhu smoking marijuana in his home. In the Himalaya.
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