Agni Kandakarnan Theyyam

Posted in Arts and Culture, Documentary, India, Travel with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on September 2, 2010 by joshi daniel
September 02, 2010
agni kandakarnan theyyam

Agni Kandakarnan Theyyam | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | 2010

Theyyam or Thirayattam is a ritual dance form of Northern Kerala, India. The word Theyyam has been derived from Daivam, meaning God.

Agni Kandakarnan is a theyyam having heavy torches around the waist of the kolam.

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A little light can illuminate your world

Posted in Arts and Culture, India, Travel with tags , on August 26, 2010 by joshi daniel
August 26, 2010

man holding an oil lamp

Trivandrum, Kerala, India | 2010

Faraway

Posted in Black and White, India, Travel with tags , , , , , , on August 17, 2010 by joshi daniel
August 17, 2010

two fishermen in boat wading through the waters near mahim in mumbai

Mahim, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2009

Reflection

Posted in Arts and Culture, Documentary, India, Portrait, Travel with tags , , , , , , , on August 10, 2010 by joshi daniel
August 10, 2010
reflection of kathakali artist kalamandalam ratheesan doing make-up

Kalamandalam Ratheesan | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | 2010

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An Odyssey

Posted in Arts and Culture, Black and White, Documentary, India, Street, Travel with tags , , , , , , on August 1, 2010 by joshi daniel
August 01, 2010
a pilgrim carrying holy water from ganga during kumbh mela 2010 in haridwar

Kumbh Mela | Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India | 2010

A pilgrim carrying holy water from ganga.

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Whirling fog of emotion

Posted in India, Travel with tags , , , , , , , on July 26, 2010 by joshi daniel
July 26, 2010
man with umbrella standing top hill enjoying the beauty of nature

Om Prakash Varma | Kadalkanipara, Trivandrum, Kerala, India | 2010

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Dancing with mirth

Posted in Black and White, Portrait, Street with tags , , , , , , , on July 20, 2010 by joshi daniel
July 20, 2010

mischievous smile of a young boy from gateway of India

Gateway of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2010

Lingering storm

Posted in India, Travel with tags , , , , , , on July 13, 2010 by joshi daniel
July 13, 2010

two men looking at passing dark clouds over lighthouse from vizhinjam

Vizhinjam, Trivandrum, Kerala, India | 2010

The monster inside us

Posted in Portrait with tags , , on July 6, 2010 by joshi daniel
July 06, 2010
portrait of om prakash varma with mud on his face letting out a scream of monstrous rage

Om Prakash Varma | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | 2010

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Nangiarkoothu backstage

Posted in Arts and Culture, Documentary, India, Portrait, Travel with tags , , , , , on June 29, 2010 by joshi daniel
June 29, 2010
margi usha getting ready for the nangiarkoothu

Margi Usha | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | 2010

Nangiarkoothu is a traditional art form of Kerala with its history dated back to 1500 years featuring a solo actress (nangiar) who narrates the story by Mudras (hand gestures), facial expressions and body movements to the accompaniment of the mizhavu (big copper drum).

Kathakali make-up

Posted in Arts and Culture, Documentary, India, Portrait, Travel with tags , , , on June 22, 2010 by joshi daniel
June 22, 2010
a kathakali artist doing make-up

Trivandrum, Kerala, India | 2010

Kathakali has a very elaborate make-up. The make-up can be mostly classified into five types namely Pacha (Green), Kathi (Knife), Kari (Black), Thadi (Beard) and Minukku (Prettying Up). Pacha portrays noble protagonists, Kathi portrays villainous characters, Kari is used for lady-demons, Vella Thadi (White Beard) is used for super human characters like Hanuman (the Monkey God), Chuvanna Thadi (Red Beard) for evil characters, Karutha Thadi (Black Beard) for the hunter and the Minukku vesham is used for female characters and sages.

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I am what I am

Posted in Nude on June 15, 2010 by joshi daniel
June 15, 2010

female fine art nude

India | 2010

Wide-eyed

Posted in Portrait, Street with tags , , , , on June 7, 2010 by joshi daniel
June 7, 2010

wide-eyed portrait of a young boy from worli in mumbai

Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2010

In agony

Posted in Black and White, Documentary, Street with tags , , , , , on May 31, 2010 by joshi daniel
May 31, 2010

hands of an old man in agony from andheri station in mumbai

Andheri station, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2010

Lost in thought

Posted in Black and White, Portrait with tags , on May 24, 2010 by joshi daniel
May 24, 2010

lost in thought black and white portrait of azhath rushdy

Azhath Rushdy | OldTown White Coffee, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2010

A warm smile

Posted in Black and White, Portrait, Street with tags , , , , , on May 17, 2010 by joshi daniel
May 17, 2010

portrait of an old man with a warm smile from bhuleshwar in mumbai

Bhuleshwar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2010

Hope in those shiny eyes

Posted in Portrait, Street with tags , , , on May 10, 2010 by joshi daniel
May 10, 2010

portrait of a young boy from a street in mumbai

Grant Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2010

Chris Pfeiffer in action

Posted in Documentary with tags , , , on May 3, 2010 by joshi daniel
May 3, 2010
chris pfeiffer doing a wheelie on his bmw f 800 r during the redbull chris pfeiffer india tour in mumbai

Chris Pfeiffer | Inorbit mall, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2010

4-times World Stunt Riding Champion Chris Pfeiffer doing a wheelie on his BMW F 800 R during the RedBull Chris Pfeiffer India Tour in Inorbit mall, Mumbai.

Traditional ear cleaner

Posted in Documentary, India, Street, Travel with tags , , , , on April 27, 2010 by joshi daniel
April 27, 2010
a traditional ear cleaner at work in streets of bandra in mumbai

Ear cleaner | Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2010

A professional ear cleaner at work. These guys charge Rs.10 to clean the ears and it’s said that it gives immense pleasure.

In her own world

Posted in Portrait, Street with tags , , , on April 20, 2010 by joshi daniel
April 20, 2010
portrait of a cute girl from parel mumbai

Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2010

This cutie is one among the homeless in Mumbai. But she was in a world of her own and it was a pleasure to watch her play and wave the leaves she had in hand while I took this image.

Heading home

Posted in India, Travel with tags , , , on April 13, 2010 by joshi daniel
April 13, 2010

a villager heading back home after grazing cattle in malavli in maharashtra

Malavli, Pune, Maharashtra, India | 2010

Naga Sadhu

Posted in Arts and Culture, Black and White, India, Portrait, Travel with tags , , , , on April 6, 2010 by joshi daniel
April 6, 2010
black and white portrait of a naga sadhu from kumbh mela 2010 in haridwar

Naga Sadhu | Kumbh Mela | Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India | 2010

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Do I look curious?

Posted in Portrait with tags on March 30, 2010 by joshi daniel
March 30, 2010

portrait of the curious baby pritha thapa

Pritha Thapa | Pune, Maharashtra, India | 2010

Haunting look

Posted in Black and White, Portrait, Street with tags , , on March 23, 2010 by joshi daniel
March 23, 2010

black and white portrait of a man from the streets of haridwar india

Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India | 2010

Untouched

Posted in Black and White, Nude on March 16, 2010 by joshi daniel
March 16, 2010

black and white female fine art nude

India | 2010

Smile of a Sadhu

Posted in Arts and Culture, India, Portrait, Street, Travel with tags , , , , on March 9, 2010 by joshi daniel
March 9, 2010
smile of a sadhu with chillum during kumbh mela 2010 in haridwar

Naga Sadhu | Kumbh Mela | Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India | 2010

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Tired feet

Posted in Documentary, Street with tags , , , , on March 2, 2010 by joshi daniel
March 2, 2010
feet of a young boy who was sleeping in the platform of dadar railway station in mumbai india

Dadar station, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2010

Feet of a young boy who was sleeping in the platform of Dadar railway station.

Naga Sadhu smoking Chillum

Posted in Arts and Culture, Black and White, India, Portrait, Street, Travel with tags , , , , on February 23, 2010 by joshi daniel
February 23, 2010
a naga sadhu smoking chillum during the kumbh mela 2010 in haridwar

Naga Sadhu | Kumbh Mela | Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India | 2010

A Naga Sadhu (wandering Hindu holy man) smoking Chillum during the Kumbh Mela. These Sadhus remain naked all the time and have long knotty hair smear their bodies with ash. Kumbha (pot) Mela (fair) is the world’s largest religious gathering. Kumbh Mela occurs four times in twelve years and rotates among following four locations: Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik.

Ganga Aarti

Posted in Arts and Culture, Documentary, India, Travel with tags , , , on February 17, 2010 by joshi daniel
February 17, 2010
a priest holds a large fire bowl in his hand during an evening aarti at har ki pauri in haridwar

Har ki Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India | 2010

A priest holds a large fire bowl in the hand during the evening Aarti (prayer) at dusk offered to Goddess Ganga at Har-Ki-Pauri.

Kathakali artist

Posted in Arts and Culture, India, Portrait, Travel with tags , , , , on February 8, 2010 by joshi daniel
February 8, 2010
portrait of kathakali artist kalamandalam ratheesan

Kalamandalam Ratheesan | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | 2010

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