Dev Gogoi
India
SOUTH ASIA
Photographer/editor based in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, South India.
My personal photography blog: http://devgogoi.
wordpress.com/
Authored "Arunachala Mountain of Light."
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by Dev GogoiAmerican singer Krishna Das gives a concert to benefit the Tibetan Children's Village, mesmerizing a large audience with his unique and soul-stirring spiritual chants, in the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in McLeodganj, Dharamsala, India.
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by Dev GogoiThousands of Hindu devotees celebrate Mahashivaratri Festival in the ancient Arunachaleshwar Temple at the foot of sacred Mount Arunachala, lighting clay oil lamps by the thousands, in commemoration of the marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
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by Dev GogoiAmerican yoga teacher Josh Schrei, 40, began his marathon fundraiser that will take 24 hours over two days to complete, all around the 14 km circuit of the sacred mountain, channeling money to those in need of water the world over.
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by Dev GogoiOn the third day of Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday festival of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh, lord of prosperity, statues of the popular deity are immersed in the waters of Tamarai Kulam (Lotus Pond).
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by Dev GogoiOn the third day of Ganesh Chaturthi, Lord Ganesh's birthday celebrations, statues big and small of the popular elephant-headed Hindu god are taken in procession through Tiruvannamalai, before being immersed in the waters of Lotus Pond.
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by Dev GogoiNeighborhood communities in Adiannamalai village celebrate the birthday of popular elephant-headed Hindu god, decorating and worshiping statues big and small for the "Remover of Obstacles.".
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by Dev GogoiOn Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday of popular elephant-headed Hindu god, cheap clay statues go on sale in the streets of Tiruvannamalai. They will be used for worship in the homes of devotees to invoke the blessings of the 'Remover of Obstacles.'.
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by Dev GogoiEven as India faces drought and floods during an erratic monsoon across the nation, Brahmin priests at Ramana Maharshi's ashram perform Varuna Japa Homam, the ritual worship of Varuna the rain god to elicit his blessings of life-giving rain showers.
