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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Unpublished story.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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  • A sadhu making Hashish with marijuana, using his hand. Traditional. In the Himalaya.
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  • A sadhu making Hashish with marijuana, using his hand. Traditional. In the Himalaya.
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  • A sadhu making Hashish with marijuana, using his hand. Traditional. In the Himalaya.
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  • Arriving at a wedding, a man carries a Trishul (trident). Creation, maintenance and destruction; past, present and future; in Hinduism the trident represents the 3 aspects of consciousness. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • A Sadhu near the Ganges in Rishikesh.
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  • Traditional food prepared at a wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • The groom is welcomed at the bride's home. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • The futrure couple feed eachother their first meal. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • Emotional moment for the bride : she is leaving her childhood home in her village, moving away to her husband's home.  Hats with Hindu deity: Ganesh for the man, Radha Krishna for the woman. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • Carried out on the sedan chair. Emotional moment for the bride : she is leaving her childhood home in her village, moving away to her husband's home. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • Guests dansing at a traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • Fire crackers during Divali.
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  • Portrait of woman in the Himalaya.
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  • Guests arriving through the pine forest. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • A sick boy lays in the sun under multiple blankets.
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  • The groom dressed up for his wedding day. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • A teenage Hindu girl and her cat.
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  • Teenager girls in a colorful restaurant. Hand washing station in the corner.
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  • Men in a colorful restaurant. In the Himalaya.
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  • Detail of a colorful shop window.
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  • Colorful pasta. Food.
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  • Left over feathers after a chicken was plucked. In the Himalaya.
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  • Street scene. In the Himalaya.
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  • Hay stacks. In the Himalaya.
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  • Women working on road construction. In the Himalaya.
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  • A child holds a wooden stick like a guitar.
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  • Evening falls in the Himalaya.
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  • Street scene in Kausani. In the Himalaya.
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  • A child is awake in his sleeping bag while his mother sleeps.
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  • A child blowing on fire with a pipe.
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  • Women working on repairing a house. In the Himalaya.
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  • Portrait of woman in the Himalaya.
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  • Child plays near a fire, casting a big shadow.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Child runs up a steep hill in sunset.
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  • Child is happy, holding a flower.
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  • Hindu Pilgrims at the temple of Jageshwar. In the Himalaya.
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  • Hindu Pilgrim at the temple of Jageshwar. In the Himalaya.
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  • Flat bread. Traditional food prepared at a wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • Bride is carried by mother in law inside the groom's house. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • Wedding guests at a traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • Wedding guests. In the Himalaya.
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  • A teenage girl's room decoration in the Himalaya.
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  • Pepsi and deity. Family portraits. In the Himalaya.
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  • A teenage boy's room decoration in the Himalaya.
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  • A teenage boy's room decoration in the Himalaya.
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  • The women of the groom family sing for the bride. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • The bride with henna design. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • The bride with henna design. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • The groom is welcomed at the bride's home. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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  • The dowry given to the bride's family. Traditional wedding in the Himalaya.
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