We went to the famous temples of Khujaraho but as is usually the case I found more inspiration in daily life.
インドにある有名なカジュラーホーの寺院群に行ってきましたが、やっぱり観光地より日常生活を撮るのが好き。
We went to the famous temples of Khujaraho but as is usually the case I found more inspiration in daily life.
インドにある有名なカジュラーホーの寺院群に行ってきましたが、やっぱり観光地より日常生活を撮るのが好き。
I was a little reluctant to attend the Hounen Matsuri (豊年祭) in Komaki despite it being only a short bicycle ride from my home. The rumours of the ‘not-so-respectful’ reactions by certain non-Japanese visitors at the sight of a giant wooden phallus being the main reason.
However, after just travelling thousands of miles to photograph the Kumbh Mela I found it difficult to justify not attending. Unfortunately some of the non-Japanese lived up to the reputation but when they did it was always laughed off or largely ignored by the locals.
It was nonetheless a bizarre sight to see a giant wooden penis being carried down the road I cycle along daily by sake-fuelled men and women cradling wooden penises. Equally bizarre was the sight of some of the visitors dressed up in fancy dress.
The characters 豊年 mean bountiful/abundant year and although the festival and local shrine is visited by couples hoping to conceive it is also attended by anyone hoping for a prosperous year.
I’ve recently updated my website with two new portfolios based on my recent trip to the Maha Kumbh Mela.
Please feel free to take a look if you can spare the time.
Both projects can be found here.
Went to a park in nearby Gifu city last week. There was a somewhat premature plum blossom festival without many trees in bloom but fortunately this grandfather – granddaughter sword fight made up for it.
For what it’s worth I strongly advise mistaking plum blossoms for cherry blossoms in Japan.
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I have to be honest, the naked Naga Babas at the Kumbh Mela didn’t really interest me.
But the police did.
More to follow. Maybe.
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