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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Unpublished story.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 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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