July 12, 2012
The Gorava dancers performed a unique ritual
they eat the mixture lying on…
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June 3, 2012
The wandering people of Chitradurga
I was on my way back from a fantastic hiking from Mullayyangiri , highest peak in Karnataka state I saw hundreds of goats and sheep along with donkeys and dogs in the fields and few men standing in between . I have seen them before and…
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April 26, 2012
Bandi Festival: An amazing ritual
Vasantha Maasa ( falls in March-April) , the first month of Hindu year brings thousands of annual rural festivals . An ancient style rituals of worshipping earth, sun, nature , water can be seen even today in the villages of India.…
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March 4, 2012
Suggi Dancers of Halakki tribes
( this was presented in Open Show Bangalore #8. For more info please visit http://openshow.org/) The tribe Halakki tribe is pure agriculturist tribes inhabitants of coastal areas of Uttarakannada district of Karnataka ( India) with a very…
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December 24, 2011
Sankranthi fire
Sankranthi is festival of cattle in Mandya! Makar…
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September 22, 2011
Suggi portraits
When I photographed this Suggi dance event this…
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April 7, 2011
Kambala: The race of the buffaloes
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