Category: India
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Shiva is taking a break
Shiva is taking a break They’ve put him under the tree for the time being, until further notice, until they need him again for some procession or festival.He looks magnificent, as tall as he is, with all his usual trappings. If he hadn’t been standing there, I certainly wouldn’t have noticed the truly beautiful and…
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Model backs
Model backs Lovely loose hanging hair. An equally lovely loose hanging little dress, revealing a beautiful, delicate back. Don’t turn round angels, you may break the enchantment! A village woman from the hills. Her bare lower back betrays a slender waist and sinuous, strong body. As an animal in the wild. And then, a woman’s…
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R.C. Ex-votos
R.C. Ex-votos Here then votive offerings that accompany the requests made to the catholic Saint Francis Xavier whose preserved body is kept in the Bom Jesus church in Old Goa, India. He attracts believers from all over India and the world, and many make use of the opportunity to ask him for relieving their distress.…
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The invitation
The invitation Come and join me under my veil … Is that what she wants to tell me with her inviting look? A woman can use her veil to guard herself against the looks of others, but also on the contrary, to secretly make contact. The way she lifts her veil and reveals what should…
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On the beach
On the beach Confronted with the vast expanse of sea and sky all futile worries are washed away and the immensity of space slowly takes possession of each one’s inner mind. Meanwhile the child in the forefront is immersed in her own playful observations while a passing graceful girl stands frozen in her perfect upright…
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Washed ashore
Washed ashore Her eyes are closed. No she is not washed ashore. She is breathing. Lying under the vault of heaven she enjoys the feel of the fine wet sand and the pleasant coolness of the rippling water. Life is good to her. Photo of the week: On the beach in Goa, India 2011
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Tomorrow is another day
Tomorrow is another day On this last day of the year I offer you a sunset over the Arabian Sea, seen from a beach in Goa. Stars are hanging low, ready to light up. Tomorrow is another day. Happy 2018! Photo of the week: Sunset at Dona Paula, Goa, India 2016
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One to see, one to touch
One to see, one to touch Two Infants Jesus, one inside the stable, the other in front. That’s how this church meets the strongly felt need among believers to touch the new-born Infant in his manger. Maybe they think some of his infinite love will thus pour from the plaster figure into their own veins.…
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Young and lovely
Young and lovely Apart from the fact that these girls have clearly been sent by their parents to find something edible to put in their baskets, they are young and radiant, just as we like to see children of this age. This is how the story for these girls might well unfold in just a…
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The best of youth
The best of youth I came upon them down in the valley. They interrupted their play for a moment to gather round me for a photo. Their looks are open, positive, curious, without a trace of suspicion. A confluence of barely restrained joy of life. Life at its best. Life as it will not go…
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