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Living Divinely

To those who dedicate a day, a week or more often a lifetime to devout spiritual worship: pilgrims, monks, Nihangs and sadhus of Northern India.

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Jamia Masjid: Srinager, Kashmir
A Nihang Singh at the Golden Temple:Amritsar, Punjab
Satra entrance: kamalabari, Majuli, Assam
A pilgrim returns from the holy cave of Armanath: Between Naga Koti and Seshnag, Kashmir
The shrine of Shah-i-Hamdan: Srinager, Kashmir
Sadhu smokes a chilum beneath a picture of the beloved Lord Shiva at the Kumbh Mela: Allahabad
Young Hindu Priests: Old Delhi 1
A young monk has his makeup applied: Majuli, Assam
Monk backstage during a theatrical piece from the Ramayana: Majuli, Assam
Drummers or Bayans performing in the temple: Majuli, Assam
Hindu devotee bathing in the time honoured fashion: Sonepur, Bihar
The devout head of this household begins each day with prayers and a recitation from the koran: Sampora, Kashmir
Young monk studying in his room: Majuli, Assam
Monks return across flooded fields with grass for their cows: Majuli, Assam
Rice is harvested oustide the monastery in the early morning: Majuli, Assam
Pilgrims pray beneath the shrine at Aishmuqam: Near Anantnag, Kashmir
Monk attending to his cows in the early morning: Majuli, Assam
On the way up to Bedani Meadows during the Royal Pilgrimage: Garhwal, Himalayas
Niranjan: Majuli, Assam
Nihangs on their way from Saunke to Ghumeara: Punjab
Monks Celebrating the Death Anniversary of a Vaishnavite Saint: Kamalabari Satra, Majuli Assam
Nihangs slaughter a goat in the traditional manner: Ghurak, Punjab
Nihang camp at Bhagna: Punjab
Preparing for an afternoon of theatre: Majuli, Assam
Gandak river: Sonepur, Bihar
View north from Buddhist monastery: Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
The celebration of Holi in the monestary: Majuli, Assam
Patthar Masjid: Srinager, Kashmir
A pilgrim near the holy cave of Armanath: Armanath, Kashmir
Kumbh Mela: Allahabad
Rupkund: Gahrwal Himalayas
A pilgrim prays at the holy shrine at Baba Reishi: near Gulmarg, Kashmir
On the Royal Pilgrimage: Garhwal Himalayas
Devotees at the Kumb Mela perform their own private prayers on the waters edge: Allahabad
Holy pilgrims from the Shari Mubarak make their way to the holy cave of Armanath: Near Seshnag, kashmir
Hindu priest resting at Bedani Bugyal: Garhwal Himalayas
Mahant Kamalgiriji: Old Delhi
Nihangs at Kasail: Punjab
Hola Mohalla festival: Anandpur Sahib, Punjab
Chota Sur Singh: near Ferozepore, Punjab
Brahmin pilgrim bathes in a mountain river: Garhwall, Himalayas
Two Vaishnavite Monks Prepare Food In Their Kitchen: Kamalabari Satra, Assam
Dhabwali Dhab: near Malaut, Punjab
Bankia: Dhabwali Dhab, Punjab
Balbir Singh: Dhabwali Dhab, Punjab
Inside the shrine of Makhdoom Sahib: Srinager, Kashmir
Baba Bidi Chand Dal on the move: near Mudki, Punjab
Gulalipura: Punjab
Guru and his chela at the Kumbh Mela: Allahabad
Sadhus about to bathe on Makar Sankranti at the Kumbh Mela: Allahabad
A young initiate at the Kumbh Mela: Allahabad
By the wayside on the Royal Pilgrimage: Garhwal Himalayas
Young monk: Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Monks taking prasad: Kamalabari Satra, Majuli, Assam
Inside the entrance of the monastery: Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Inside the Monastery: Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Prayers at the holy shrine at Aishmuqam: Near Anantnag, Kashmir
Mauni Amavasya at the Kumbh Mela: Allahabad
Walking to the Sangam during the Kumbh Mela: Allahabad
Two young Nihangs take an early morning bath: Chota Sur Singh, Punjab
Two monks dressed up to play in the Ramayana: Majuli, Assam
Hindu monks at the Kumbh Mela: Allahabad
Nihangs gathering up freshly cut grass for their horses: Ghumeara, Punjab
A monk waits for his ploughman: Majuli, Assam
      
                                                                                                                                   
 

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