I crawled to the front to get this image. The atmosphere, with smoke, music, and finery, is brilliant.
I made my edits except for Topaz Photo AI's face recovery tool.
Please read my blog post

https://www.rajivchopra.in/p/the-evening-prayers-at-the-ghats
Read the blog post!
#photography #benares #ghats #festivals #travelphotography

This week, I will focus on images I shot at the Kartik Purnima celebration in Benares. I didn't edit the pictures, except for running them through Topaz Photo AI.
I wrote a blog post about that evening. Read it!

https://www.rajivchopra.in/p/the-evening-prayers-at-the-ghats

#photography #benares #ghats #festivals #travelphotography

The crowds were massive, and when I reached, it was almost impossible to find a place to sit. I spoke with a cop who guided us to a row just behind the VIP section.
Politeness helps!

Read the blog post!

https://www.rajivchopra.in/p/the-evening-prayers-at-the-ghats

#photography #benares #ghats #festivals #travelphotography

I crawled to the front to get this image. The atmosphere, with smoke, music, and finery, is brilliant.
I made my edits except for Topaz Photo AI's face recovery tool.
Please read my blog post

https://www.rajivchopra.in/p/the-evening-prayers-at-the-ghats
Read the blog post!
#photography #benares #ghats #festivals #travelphotography

The crowds were massive, and when I reached, it was almost impossible to find a place to sit. I spoke with a cop who guided us to a row just behind the VIP section.
Politeness helps!

Read the blog post!

https://www.rajivchopra.in/p/the-evening-prayers-at-the-ghats

#photography #benares #ghats #festivals #travelphotography

This week, I will focus on images I shot at the Kartik Purnima celebration in Benares. I didn't edit the pictures, except for running them through Topaz Photo AI.
I wrote a blog post about that evening. Read it!

https://www.rajivchopra.in/p/the-evening-prayers-at-the-ghats

#photography #benares #ghats #festivals #travelphotography

New paper in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment using @gbif mediated data:

The impact of #ClimateChange on the nearly threatened taxa Elaeocarpus munroi (Wight) Mast. inhabiting in the forest of the Western #Ghats 🇮🇳

#CiteTheDOI: ✅

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-13570-6

Calcutta. Nirmahal Ghat Zürich : Photoglob Company, ca. 1890-1910 Truss bridges,Cantilever construction,Ghats,Boats,India West Bengal Kolkata

#Calcutta #NirmahalGhat #PhotoglobCompany #Ghats,Boats #photography #historicalPhotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017658180/

Benares. The Maharajah's of Nagbur Ghat Zürich : Photoglob Company, ca. 1890-1910 Hindu temples,Ghats,Rivers,Bathing,Laundry,Prayer,Boats,India Uttar Pradesh Vārānasi Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)

#NagburGhat #PhotoglobCompany #Ghats #India #Bangladesh #Benares #Varanasi #photography #historicalPhotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017658167/

Benares. Burning Ghat. Zürich : Photoglob Company, ca. 1890-1910 Funeral rites & ceremonies,Ghats,India Uttar Pradesh Vārānasi Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)

#Zürich #PhotoglobCompany #Ghats #India #Bangladesh #Benares #Indian #photography #historicalPhotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017658163/