Naga Ceremonial War Dances
A decade ago, these were still being practiced during festivals and ceremonies. The grandiosity of the event was captured in my photos taken about 15 years ago and then forgotten … Continue reading
Life, the Universe & Atma
They say there are places in the world that have energy vortexes. Sedona in Arizona and Christchurch in New Zealand are known for this metaphysical phenomenon. Maybe we just don’t … Continue reading
Sri Lanka Diaries
My favorite places on earth? At the moment if I have to keep going back to a place, it would be Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Vietnam. And of course India. … Continue reading
Vietnam Ethnic Culture
CULTURE ADDICTS … if you have time for just ONE place in Hoi An, please visit Rehahn’s gallery. It is called a gallery but a better word would be ‘museum’. … Continue reading
Zorba & The Qashqai
“You’re young, you can be patient; I can’t. As I get older I become wilder. Why do people keep telling me that old age tames a person, makes him lose … Continue reading
Shooting Star Events
We believed that life is one continuous stream of events from which we draw happiness. What if it was never meant to be a continuous stream? What if it was … Continue reading
The Burden of Beauty
The peacock can barely fly. It lives at lower levels, consoling itself with its great beauty. A creature so burdened by the display it built to impress another that it … Continue reading
Visit to the Lampung State Museum
Lampung has been very close to my heart since I began collecting shipcloths. Reading about the place, hearing about the volcano Krakatoa, reading about the textile culture, made Lampung larger … Continue reading
