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 GogoiIn the remote trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, Buddhist monks of Hemis Monastery celebrate the birthday of Guru Padmasambhava, who took Buddhism to Tibet, by performing masked dances enacting episodes from his life and the victory of good over evil.
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by Dev GogoiLadakhi Buddhists young and old, joyously parade through the streets of Leh in celebration of the 2,557th birth and mahanirvana (Liberation) of Lord Buddha who is still deeply venerated in this remote Trans-Himalayan region of India.
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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.".
