Floating calm

Boats lining the banks as the river breathes quietly...
Photography Location : Ganga Riverside, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
During October, 2024

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Street wall mural of Varanasi

A striking wall mural in Varanasi depicts a powerful syncretic form-
half Lord Shiva, half Lord Hanuman, Symbolizing the unity of divine strength, devotion.

Photography Location : Near Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple, 
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Lost in the rhythm of the Ganges

Ghat of Varanasi
Photography Location : Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Ghats of Varanasi

Morning stories from Ganga Riverside
Clicked during my visit to Varanasi, October 2024
Location : Munshi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Ghats of Varanasi

Ganga Riverside...Photography during my visit to Varanasi, October 2024
Location : Munshi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Riverside Stories

People sitting near Ghat of River Ganges
Photography Location : Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Morning Bliss

Morning Boat ride in river Ganga
Location: Near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, 
Uttar Pradesh, India, October, 2024
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Pigeons

Pigeons flying near ghat of River Ganga
Location : Munshi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Morning Glory

A man watching beautiful sunrise on the bank of river Ganga 
at the ghats of Varanasi while meditating
Location : Munshi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Varanasi Diaries

Morning stories from Ghat of Varanasi
 Photography near Darbhanga Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Postcard from Varanasi

Ganga Riverside...Clicked during my visit to  Varanasi
Location : Munshi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Varanasi Street Art

Amazing street wall murals of Varanasi
Photography Location : Near Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple, 
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Monday Mural-Shivalinga

Amazing Mural painting on Shivalinga at Varanasi Airport.
Mural work by Artist Prof. Suresh K. Nair with 11 Visual Arts students
from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Here details of this mural painting :

~ From time immemorial, Kashi has been sanctified by the divine and

spiritual light of the Jyotirlinga of Lord Vishwanath.

Kashi was considered the Forest of Bliss where Lord Shiva appeared as a Jyotirlinga. According to the Skanda Purana (16.25-35) narrative, Sun advised Shiva to reside in this region forever even at the moment of great dissolution leading to an Avimukta Kshetra, which is un-manifested or eternal. Upon visiting the Mahadeva in Kashi, according to the Linga Purana, one is purified of sins.

This mural painting creates a lasting visual impact in a metaphorical sense, drawing inspiration from the religious significance of the location of Kashi and its presiding deity, Shiva. The painting has Lingam in the centre and opens to a magnificent floral pattern that is suggestive of the Kerala Mural painting. The viewer is reflected by the Lingam composed of a mirror, which connects him to the cosmic truth and universal values of bliss and liberation. The brightness of the colours is symbolic of the "Kash," or light of the cosmos, which illuminates the region of Kashi. Suresh K. Nair, the artist, subtly recreates a fleeting encounter and a lasting memory by briefly re-engaging the viewer with the philosophical essence of Varanasi. Suresh K. Nair, who received training in traditional Kerala Mural painting at Guruvayur, skilfully combines the intricacy of the Kerala Mural with the imagery of Kashi, resonating with the vibrant Indian tradition of art practice in a contemporary language.

Location : Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Street of Varanasi

Goddess Lakxmi ‘s wall mural in street of Varanasi
Photography Near Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi,
Uttar Pradesh, India
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HARMONY

 River Ganges... Banaras ( Varanasi), Utter Pradesh, India ( May'2018 )
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Varanasi Diaries

River Ganges...
Banaras ( Varanasi), Utter Pradesh, India 

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Postcard from Varanasi

 Dasashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Postcard from Varanasi

View from Dasashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Dashashwamedh Ghat is the main ghat in Varanasi on the Ganga River.
It is located near Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

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