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Lens Lady Diaries
by Elaine Cook

India

Memories from an unforgettable journey down The Ganges

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Varanasi riverside buildings, lining the Ganges' shoreline, embodying the city's timeless charm.
Smiling Sadhu in white attire, dreadlocked hair, long beard, radiating joy and serenity, captured in Delhi.
Elaine Cook with village women and children on Ganges' banks, fostering connection and cultural exchange.
Village house family garden: Women in saris and a cow harmoniously coexist amidst lush greenery.
Street shoemaker crafting sandals in Varanasi, surrounded by tools, brushes and shoe polish tins.
Tribal fisherman in boat on River Ganges.
Joyful pilgrims at Kumbh Mela, wearing smiles of happiness and contentment.
Indian man deep in thought whilst his father and son look on
Ancient riverside buildings of Varanasi
Swami at the Kumbh Mela. Turbaned, robed with beard, and rudraksha bead necklace.
Burning ghats at Varanasi: Funeral pyres, smoke, families with deceased loved ones covered in orange robes await their turn for cremation.
Street food vendor reading newspaper in open-fronted shop, morning scene, empty cooking pot.
Giant Shiva statue in meditation by River Ganges, Rishikesh, symbolizing divine tranquility.
Ash-covered Naga at Kumbh Mela with rudraksha headdress and outstretched arm, directing someone out of the frame.
Rishikesh on Ganges' banks, view from Lakshman Jhula bridge, serene cityscape by the river
Devotee performing morning puja in River Ganges, pouring water from her silver pot.
Ash-covered Naga at Kumbh Mela, surrounded by devoted followers, sitting at tent entrance.
Elaine Cook embraced by Indian woman, surrounded by smiling family, forging connections at Kumbh Mela.
Hazy sunrise on Varanasi's Ganges River: boats, people on ghats, illuminated by streetlights.
Elaine Cook in her one-man tent on a River Ganges sandbank sipping masala chai.
Two men stand in front of a wall in Varanasi there is a slogan "Fortunate are the people who reside on the banks of Ganga".
Indian women holding lit oil lamp at Parmarth Niketan aarti in Rishikesh, captivated by the radiant flames.
Ash-covered Nagas at Kumbh Mela in tent, adorned with marigold headdresses, chatting with unseen person.
Orange-clad Sadhu with dreadlocks, beads, paint on forehead, in gyan mudra pose at Varanasi
Two tribesmen sitting by a fire at sunrise on a sandbank of The River Ganges.
Worshippers immersed in morning river ritual, Ganges, Varanasi: A serene pre-dawn puja on the sacred river.
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