Discover India in 30 photos

Travel with photos in India and its ancestral culture: pilgrimage along the coasts of Bengal, Taj Mahal, Rajasthan…

praying in a temple

A woman praying at Meenakshi Temple. (Madurai, Tamil Nadu).

Praying at Meenakshi Temple

woman in the market

Market scene (Gulbarga, Andhra Pradesh)

market scene

plunge

A boy diving into a reservoir in Rajasthan (Amber).

Dive into a reservoir in Rajasthan

des sadhus

Sadhus are people who have decided to give up all material things in order to devote themselves to prayers.
Here they come from the Ganges sources (Gaumukh, Uttaranchal).

Saddhus comes from Ganges springs

To pray

A prayer behind the Taj Mahal (Agra, Uttar Pradesh).

Prayer behind the Taj Mahal

Dhobi Wallah

In India, the so-called people are the ones who take care of the laundry.
Here is a Dhobi Wallah in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).

A Dhobi Wallah in Madurai

pilgrims

Pilgrims on the banks of the Ganges River in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh).

Pilgrims along the Ganges in Varanasi

wrestlers

Training of wrestlers in Kolhapur (Maharashtra).

Training of wrestlers in Kolhapur

a paint shop

A saree dyeing factory (Rajasthan).

painting a saree

saris

Sari drying on Tiruchendur beach (Tamil Nadu).

Saris drying on Tiruchendur beach

moment of life

On the edge of the reservoir of a temple in Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu).

Next to the reservoir of a temple in Kanchipuram

Offer

Bidding on the banks of the Ganges River in Haridwar (Uttaranchal).

Bidding on the banks of the Ganges River in Haridwar

women and the river

Two women on the banks of Yamuna Mathura River (Uttar Pradesh).

Along the Yamuna Mathura River

pilgrims

Pilgrims on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh (Uttaranchal).

Pilgrims along the Ganges in Rishikesh

monsoon

A taxi driver during monsoon in Kolkata (West Bengal).

A taxi driver during monsoon season in Kolkata

colorful facade

Colors of Rajasthan (Jodhpur).

Colors of Rajasthan

pilgrims

Pilgrims drying their dhoti (long strip of cloth worn by Hindus) in Pushkar (Rajasthan).

Pilgrims drying their Dhoti in Pushkar

students

Students at a temple in Sri Sailam (Andhra Pradesh).

Students at a temple in Sri Sailam

lake and people

A man, a woman and a cow near the sacred lake in Pushkar (Rajasthan).

Next to the holy lake in Pushkar

Les naga baba Sadhu

Naga (meaning “naked”) father Sadhu coming out of the bath during the Khumba Mela in Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh).

Un Nagababa Saddhu au sortir du bain durant la Khumba Mela à Allahabad

Old woman

A widow from an Ashram in Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh).

A widow emerging from an Ashram in Vrindavan

woman and street

A widower going home (Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh).

A widow walking from an Ashram in Vrindavan

les sarees

Saris at a paint shop in Rajastahan.

Saris at a paint shop in Rajastahan

wrestlers

Wrestlers training in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh).

Wrestlers training in Varanasi

moment of life

A barber on the street in Jodhpur (Rajasthan).

A barber on the street in Jodhpur

Colors

A colorful street in Pushkar (Rajasthan).

A colorful street in Pushkar

young dancer

A dancer training in Madras (Tamil Nadu).

A dancer training in Madras

kids

Children plunging into a temple tank (Tiruvanamalai Tamil Nadu).

Children plunging into a temple tank

Old woman

Old woman sitting in front of her house (Neemrana, Rajastahan).

old woman sitting in front of her house

local cuisine

Women preparing food in a home kitchen (Village near Jodhpur, Rajasthan).

Women preparing food in a home kitchen

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source photos : © Claude Renault

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