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  • Lay Myet Hnar Complex: A wide angle lens provides a striking low angle angle view of the white main Buddhist Wat at the Lay Myet Hnar Complex as it shoots skyward, set against a vibrant clear blue sky, Bagan Myanmar.
    Lay Myet Hnar Complex
  • Disgusting: A disgusting level of pollution lines the sandy shoreline adjacent to the market at Koh Kong Cambodia.
    Disgusting
  • Circle of Life (in Black): Tibetan prayer wheels repeat the Om-Ma-Ni-Padme-Hum mantra to the Buddhist faithful, reinforcing the concept of the “Circle of Life”, McLeod-Ganj India.<br />
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(Mani means "jewel" or "bead" and Padma means "the lotus flower")
    Circle of Life (in Black)
  • Dragon By Day:  A spectacular view of the golden Great Dragon Pagoda (Shwedagon Pagoda) seen in the late afternoons light, Yangon Myanmar.
    Dragon By Day
  • Dragon Dusk:  Dusk and the spectacular sight of the gold plated Great Shwedagon Pagoda with a domineering Stupa and its diamond encrusted top, Yangon Myanmar.
    Dragon Dusk
  • Stupa - pendous (in Blue) : This fisheye view captures the intricate architecture and art work that surrounds the golden Stupa in the middle of the Buddhist temple, McLeodganj India.<br />
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Headline:  A fisheye view of the interior of the Buddhist temple in the heart of McLeodganj India.
    Stupa - pendous (in Blue)
  • Great Dragon Pagoda: A spectacular night time view of Shwedagon, the golden Great Dragon Pagoda; a festive touch is added to this religious scene with strings of purple lights dangling down from an adjacent temple, Yangon Myanmar.
    Great Dragon Pagoda
  • Stupa - pendous (B&W): This fish-eye view captures the intricate architecture and art work that surprisingly surrounds the Stupa in the middle of the Buddhist temple, McLeodganj India.
    Stupa - pendous (B&W)
  • A Monk and the Dragon: A poor monk contemplatively sits with his internal struggles, as did the Buddha, on the difficult path to Nirvana. His introspection and situation could not be more in contrast with the confidence, wealth and power of all who built the gold plated Great Shwedagon Pagoda with a Stupa and its diamond encrusted top, Yangon Myanmar.
    A Monk and the Dragon
  • Devotees Circular Life (in Black): This circular fisheye view captures in this early morning scene on the Ganges River and accentuates the theme of the circular nature of life; as a Hindu devote readies for yet another day, preaching his truth with his incense, powders and offerings at hand, Varanasi India.
    Devotees Circular Life (in Black)
  • One on One: A close-up of naked male mannequins, that stand one behind the other, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    One on One
  • Banned In Tibet:  A banned and seemingly incomplete Tibetan flag is painted on a prominent wall, its three-sided yellow border represents the flourishing of the Buddha’s teachings and the side without a border represents Tibet’s openness to non-Buddhist thought, McLeod-Ganj India.
    Banned In Tibet
  • Dhaka Portrait: A middle aged man poses for his portraiture in the morning market near the port in Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Dhaka Portrait
  • Clean Water  (B&W): A lady risks the garbage and filth to use a manual water pump and fill a container with water, Mymensingh Bangladesh.
    Clean Water (B&W)
  • Clean Water: A lady risks the garbage and filth to use a manual water pump and fill a container with water, Mymensingh Bangladesh.
    Clean Water
  • Bronze Age Fairytale: A crudely built and decorated Christian church displays a framed portrait of Jesus, who seems more as a foreign entity in this Buddhist country, as well as a crude depiction of the Adam and Eve myth, nestled in the hills of Mae Hong Son Thailand.
    Bronze Age Fairytale
  • Devotees Circular Life (B&W): This circular fisheye view captures in this early morning scene on the Ganges River and accentuates the theme of the circular nature of life; as a Hindu devote readies for yet another day, preaching his truth with his incense, powders and offerings at hand, Varanasi India.
    Devotees Circular Life (B&W)
  • Mother & Child: A kind woman in traditional dress holds her child, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Mother & Child
  • Ferrari at Rest: A man wearing a Ferrari shirt rests in the early morning light, sitting precariously on the wooden poles of his rickshaw, Calcutta (Kolkata) India.
    Ferrari at Rest
  • Om is the Word:  Om or Auṃ [ə̃ũ], Sanskrit: ॐ) is a sacred sound and it is also a mantra in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, it is found on clothing, in tattoos and scripture and, as in this case, on the wall of a Hindu Temple, McLeod-Ganj India.
    Om is the Word
  • Morning Portrait: Early morning finds a young mans kind face emerging from the dark street corner, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Morning Portrait
  • Water Carrier: A woman in traditional dress ventures out onto the street with a metal vase filled with water, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Water Carrier
  • Elderly and Alone: An elderly man sits in quiet reflection in a vacated part of the local market, with two chickens; the sum total of his life’s’ toil, Srimangal Bangladesh.
    Elderly and Alone
  • Evening Prayers: A dirty and disheveled woman prays on the steps of the Assi Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Evening Prayers
  • An elderly begging Sadhu, with a full salt and pepper beard, saffron dress, head dress and a most prominent forehead painting of red and yellow, sits and reflects at his morning tea, Varanasi India.
    Morning Tea
  • Red, Black and White (B&W): This aggressive Sadhu takes on a rather ominous persona given his white facial paint, white hair and beard, seen at the Karnatak State Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Red , Black and White (B&W)
  • Dashaswamedh Ghat: A vivid kaleidoscope for the senses, where the cities buildings, temples and boats coalesce at the shore of the holy Ganges River and Hindu devotes make their pilgrimage, Varanasi India.
    Dashaswamedh Ghat
  • Fairy Tale White:  A Hindu Sadhu, covered head to toe in white, bathes in the warm mornings sun sitting on the Dashaswamedh Ghat and takes a moment from his leisure to scrutinize a prospective client, Varanasi India.
    Fairy Tale White
  • Barber's Chair View: A well groomed gentleman gazes over his shoulder from the barber’s chair, roadside in Jammu India.
    Barber's Chair View
  • Morning Portrait (B&W):Early morning finds a young mans kind face emerging from the dark street corner, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Morning Portrait (B&W)
  • Ominous Sadhu: This aggressive Sadhu takes on a rather ominous persona given his bright red eyes set against his white facial paint, white hair and beard, seen at the Karnatak State Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Ominous Sadhu
  • Mornings Wait: A Sadhu bides his time sitting, in his new set of clothes, on the steps of the busy Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Mornings Wait
  • Sadhu Sitting:  A Sadhu, with both a colourful dress as well as a painted forehead, takes an early morning seat on the steps of the busy Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Sadhu Sitting
  • Prayer Beads: A bearded man, in traditional dress, holds his prayer beads as he squats down in Hazrat Shahjalal Mazar Sharif, Sylhet Bangladesh.
    Prayer Beads
  • Blurred Devotees : A surge of Hindu devotees are captured with a long exposure that blurs the colours and motion obscuring the individuals on the stairway and the resultant composite flows as a river of life,  Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Blurred Devotees
  • Pondering Sadhu: A Sadhu, with a colourful head-dress, outfit, and a painted forehead, ponders the early morning at the busy Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Pondering Sadhu
  • Red, Black and White (B&W&C):  This aggressive Sadhu takes on a rather ominous persona given his bright red eyes set against his white facial paint, white hair and beard, seen at the Karnatak State Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Red, Black and White (B&W&C)
  • Sitting Sadhu: A saffron dressed Sadhu sits in the golden mornings light covered in white body paint,  with a prominent painting radiating from the chakra between his eyes, Varanasi India.
    Sitting Sadhu
  • Hindu Devotee: A mature Sadhu, with a lovely full white beard and a face painted yellow, makes his way riverside, Varanasi India.
    Hindu Devotee
  • A Hindu devotee sits with his hands on his head with three other men in deep discussion in the early morning at Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Persuasion and Comfort
  • Sadhus' Trishula: A fully bearded Sadhu descends the stairs holding the representative trident of the Hindu god Shiva, Varanasi India.
    Sadhus' Trishula
  • Elderly and Alone (B&W):  An elderly man sits, in quiet reflection in a vacated part of the local market, with two chickens; the sum total of his life’s’ toil, Srimangal Bangladesh.
    Elderly and Alone (B&W)
  • Poultry Market: A man kneels in the local poultry market with his caged chickens, Srimangal Bangladesh.
    Poultry Market
  • Phnom Penh Morning:  A dramatic morning sky erupts over the boatmen as they ply their goods across the Mekong River, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Phnom Penh Morning
  • Devotees at Dusk: Hindu devotees crowd the stairways in a long exposure, Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Devotees at Dusk
  • Persistent Beggar:  An elderly crippled Sadhu uses crutches to slowly makes his way to work, his usual begging spot, Varanasi India.
    Persistent Beggar
  • Young Sadhu:  A young Sadhu sits awaiting Hindu devotes wears the characteristic saffron uniform and has white bars with red circles painted on his forehead, arms and chest, Varanasi India.
    Young Sadhu
  • Close Up: A close up of a couple of female mannequins standing naked, one behind the other, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Close Up
  • Silver Shiva:  Shiva is intricately portrayed in the sitting lotus position, in this large silver mural that is found covering a wall in the ancient Shiva temple - Shri Panchvaktar Temple in Jammu India.
    Silver Shiva
  • Hindu Class: A well tanned Sadhu with a well maintained beard, Rastafarian hair and little else, sits reading a holy book on a small shelf he has commandeered beside a common walkway, Varanasi India.
    Hindu Class
  • Beggar’s Blur: A Hindu devotee is captured as he begs in the late evening’s light, Varanasi India.
    Beggar’s Blur
  • Going Up?: On a glorious sunny day, red and white stairs rise precariously high, along with rusted iron guard rails, guiding the eye up two diverging stairways into the local temples and homes, ever higher above the Ganges River, Varanasi India.
    Going Up ?
  • Out to Dry: Boats ply the river in front of a laundry, where rows of clothes are hung to dry on an industrial scale, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Out to Dry
  • Blooming Ubud: A flower blossoms in a myriad of colours and shapes, as it reaches ever closer to early mornings light, Ubud Bali Indonesia.
    Blooming Ubud
  • Morning Profile: A napping, saffron dressed Sadhu sits in the golden mornings light with a white beard, white facial paint and a prominent ornate painting that dominates his forehead, Varanasi India.
    Morning Profile
  • Hindu Quest:  A long line of well behaved Hindu devotees are captured entering the ridiculously small opening to a temple, often leaving flowers in offering or possibly an orange palm print on the wall, near Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Hindu Quest
  • Reflective Sadhu: A bare chested Hindu Sadhu sits by the Ganges River sporting a wildly extravagant hair style; with braided hair and beard that compliment the characteristic Dharma prayer beads, Varanasi India.
    Reflective Sadhu
  • Men Only: Amongst the smaller boats that ply the Buriganga River, a large wooden boat is fully loaded with only men, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Men Only
  • Thatbyinnyu Temple : The Buddhist Thatbyinnyu Temple is bathed in golden spotlights in the early night skies, Bagan Myanmar.
    Thatbyinnyu Temple
  • Warily Watching:  A solitary man watches the scenes of the street with a wariness born of daily experience, Assi Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Warily Watching
  • Leery in White: A leery Sadhu, covered head to toe in white, takes a moments pause from his reading to scrutinize the foreign intruder, Varanasi India.
    Leery in White
  • Golden Blue: The Buddhist Thatbyinnyu Temple is bathed in golden spotlights and is complemented at dusk by the deepest of  blue skies, Bagan Myanmar.
    Golden Blue
  • Childhood Misery: A pair of young children hangs their heads in profound misery on the steps of Dashaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Childhood Misery
  • Bagan Silhouette: Numerous Buddhist Stupas and Temples are held in silhouette against the golden evening sky, Bagan Myanmar.
    Bagan Silhouette
  • Cleansing Body and Soul: On the Ganges River one is never surprised to see the unexpected, such as these three Hindu women worshipers, in the midst of making offerings, sharing a small stairway with a man fully lathered and enjoying a bath, Varanasi India.
    Cleansing Body and Soul
  • Dawns' Devotion: Dashaswamedh Ghat, a vivid kaleidoscope, even in the earliest of mornings, where the Hindu devotes practice ancient rites at the shore of the holy Ganges River, Varanasi India.
    Dawns' Devotion
  • Bagan at Night : Night descends about the golden Ananda Temple, one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Bagan Myanmar.
    Bagan at Night
  • Stairs of Varanasi: An elderly man slowly makes his way up the steep, numerous, multicoloured (white, red and teal) stairs from the Ganges River, Varanasi India.
    Stairs of Varanasi
  • Ananda Sunset: The vibrant skies of sunset encompass the golden Buddhist Ananda Temple, Bagan Myanmar.
    Ananda Sunset
  • A pair of young children descends the white and red stairs, passing a colourful wall painting of a naked Hindu Sadhu holding onto a skull overhead, en-route to the holy Ganges, Varanasi India.
    Descending Doctrine
  • Sunset Battlements: A golden sunset erupts over the ocean, as viewed on high from the battlements of Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca,  Santiago de Cuba - Cuba.
    Sunset Battlements
  • Pink to Purple: A beautiful pink and purple sky embraces the silhouettes of the ruined Buddhist Temples and Stupas, Bagan Myanmar.
    Pink to Purple
  • Ananda Gold: With the surrounding forest  as a silhouette, the Buddhist Ananda Temple shines as a golden jewel, set against the black night, Bagan Myanmar.
    Ananda Gold
  • Golden Stupa, Purple Sky: Buddhist temples are as numerous and pervasive as the faith and this gigantic, illuminated golden Stupa makes the point as it dominates both the people and landscape; captured under the purple sky of dawn, Bagan Myanmar.
    Golden Stupa, Purple Sky
  • Deep Shadows: Long dark shadows stretch across this pristine mountainous landscape, Yoho National Park, Field British Columbia Canada.
    Deep Shadows
  • Golden Ananda: Purple-blue skies frame the golden Ananda Temple, one of  the holiest Buddhist sites in Bagan Myanmar.
    Golden Ananda
  • Crossroads: A man squats down on a railway line that splits in two, deep in thought and given his demeanour, the choice of route seems to mimic his dilemma, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Crossroads
  • Crossroads (B&W): A man squats down on a railway line that splits in two, deep in thought and given his demeanour, the choice of route seems to mimic his internal dilemma, Dhaka Bangladesh.
    Crossroads (B&W)
  • Morning Mystery: Silhouetted ancient ruins poke out from the morning mist and are strewn across the plains, Bagan Myanmar.
    Morning Mystery
  • Dhammayangyi  Dawn: Dhammayangyi Temple dominates the ancient Burmese plains under the dynamic red sky of dawn in Bagan Myanmar.
    Dhammayangyi Dawn
  • Mist of History: Cradled within the distant mountain ranges, the ruin strewn plains hold innumerable Buddhist Temples and Stupas, draped in mornings’ mist - under a brilliant yellow, Bagan Myanmar.
    Mist of History
  • Dead Asleep: Dawn breaks over the Ganges River in holy Varanasi, where Hindus aspire to die and to the western eye, one is never left to the security of the familiar as a constant visceral assault challenges ones senses and sensibilities; as in this scene where a sleeping street person, covered in a white blanket, takes on the suspected specter of the dead, Varanasi India.
    Dead Asleep
  • Morning Illusion: A spectacular sunrise finds an early morning optical illusion, as the shadow from the Shwe San Daw Pagoda is apparently cast against a clear morning sky, Bagan Myanmar.
    Morning Illusion
  • Dead Asleep (B&W): Dawn breaks over the Ganges River in holy Varanasi, where Hindus aspire to die and to the western eye, one is never left to the security of the familiar and a constant visceral assault will challenge ones senses and sensibilities; as in this scene where a sleeping street person, covered in a white blanket, takes on the suspected spectre of the dead, Varanasi India.
    Dead Asleep (B&W)
  • Dusk in Bagan: An illuminated brown and golden Stupa is dramatically set against the muddy red sky of dust, Bagan Myanmar.
    Dusk in Bagan
  • Kuthodaw Pagoda is cast in a golden light at sunset, while a trees branch reaches out and mimics the outline of the stupa,  Mandalay Myanmar.
    Kuthodaw Pagoda
  • Bagan Silhouette: The silhouette of a large Buddhist Wat is engulfed in a brilliantly sunset, Bagan Myanmar.
    Bagan Silhouette
  • Spectacular Morning: Birch trees appear to visibly move, reaching out towards the mornings light, as the heavy frost slowly reveals the shrubbery below, Campbell Valley Park, Langley British Columbia Canada.
    Spectacular Morning
  • Campbell Valley Frost: A heavy frost melts from the trees and shrubbery to reveal the coloured palate born of an early morning light, Campbell Valley Park, Langley British Columbia Canada.
    Campbell Valley Frost
  • Up, Up and Away: The silhouetted, stationary ancient ruins of men remain engulfed in a mist of history; while high above, modern balloons rise, much like the ascendancy of a well reasoned thought, ever higher into the golden skies of a new day, Bagan Myanmar.
    Up, Up and Away
  • Up, Up and Away (B&W): The silhouetted and stationary ancient ruins of men remain engulfed in a mist of history; while high above, modern balloons rise, much like the ascendancy of a well reasoned thought, ever higher into the golden skies of a new day, Bagan Myanmar.
    Up, Up and Away (B&W)
  • Balloon Sunrise: Hot air balloons start their ascent over the silhouetted ancient ruins in the early morning sky, Bagan Myanmar.
    Balloon Sunrise
  • Burden of Texting: A young man seems uninhibited to texting on his cell phone as he carries a large propane tank uphill, Darjeeling India.
    Burden of Texting
  • Worship to Fire: A Hindu priest perform the Aarti Ceremony -the “Agni Pooja” (Worship to Fire), using an elaborate fire bearing vessel, at Assi Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Worship to Fire
  • Japanese Gold: This photographic close up view of the Japanese gold lettering is found embedded in a marble plaque at the entrance of the Buddhist Japanese Peace Temple, Darjeeling India.
    Japanese Gold
  • Hindu Fire (B&W): The Aarti Ceremony performed by a young Hindu priest, using an elaborate fire bearing vessel, at Assi Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Hindu Fire (B&W)
  • Assi Ceremony: Evening finds Pandits (Hindu priests) performing the Hindu Aarti Ceremony -the “Agni Pooja” (Worship to Fire) in front of a huge crowd riverside. Standing atop of raised platforms and carrying on high the fire bearing vessels that serve as a link between this world & the spirit world, Assi Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Assi Ceremony
  • Fire Worship in Profile: Evening finds pandits (Hindu priests) performing the Aarti Ceremony -the “Agni Pooja” (Worship to Fire), using different fire bearing vessels, seen through shrouds of smoke at Assi Ghat, Varanasi India.<br />
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Accompanied by changing, or songs, in praise of Mother Ganga; supposedly the lamps acquire the power of the deity and so, after the ritual is complete, devotees will cup their hands over the flame and raise their palms to their forehead and thereby obtain the Goddess's purification and blessing.
    Fire Worship in Profile
  • Hindu Fire: The Aarti Ceremony performed by a young Hindu priest, using an elaborate fire bearing vessel, at Assi Ghat, Varanasi India.
    Hindu Fire
  • Thai Terrorist (B&W&C): The spectacular Buddhist White Temple is littered with innumerable statues of horrific creatures like this lean reptilian being that arises from the waters of Wat Rong Khun, Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Thai Terrorist (B&W&C)
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