On the trail of the divine
A reminder that faith and worship are omnipresent in India, part of a grand symphonic ensemble
Curated By: Amit Pasricha
DEVOTEES, RAJASTHAN
Like a flock of brilliantly coloured birds, a group of Rajput women wend their way across a black granite plateau to a 12th century Shiva temple at Menal in Rajasthan. Dramatically located on either side of a deep-wooded gorge with a seasonal waterfall that rushes over the rocks, a visit to the temple is an opportunity for a picnic for these women from a nearby village. They are usually entirely veiled and seldom get an opportunity to leave their homes.
Like a flock of brilliantly coloured birds, a group of Rajput women wend their way across a black granite plateau to a 12th century Shiva temple at Menal in Rajasthan. Dramatically located on either side of a deep-wooded gorge with a seasonal waterfall that rushes over the rocks, a visit to the temple is an opportunity for a picnic for these women from a nearby village. They are usually entirely veiled and seldom get an opportunity to leave their homes.
