India 2010 & 2011

India 2010 & 2011

My first visit to the magical land of India was in 2010 with my travel buddy, photographer Chester Simpson. It was on this trip where I learned from Chester how to photograph people. This was also the trip where I stopped shooting film after dropping a roll of unexposed film in a cow poo gutter. This trip took me from the Welcome Ceremony in the Thar Desert where I drank opium juice from a shaman's hands and got slightly loopy to the Agni Pooja Sunset Fire Ritual at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi, which made my hair smell like incense for days! My Rajasthan adventure included Delhi, Agra, Varanasi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Rohet, Udaipur, and Mumbai.

Back to India in 2011, I was hired as the keynote speaker for YPO (Young Presidents Organization) to speak about Feng Shui throughout the country. This was less of a photo safari and more of a meet and greet the important businessmen and families of the country. A whirlwind trip started in the Portuguese beach town of Goa, then off to the Punjab area of Ludhiana and Chandigarh, jetting to Delhi, Kolkata, and wrapping up the speaking tour in Bengaluru.

"India is action—fast-paced—lots going on. You start the day with masala and a bindi."

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CLICK LINKS TO WATCH MY INDIA VIDEOS
Shopping for Nirvana in India
Magic Show in Jaipur
New Car Blessing
Know Your Ganesh
How to Light Magical Incense
Snake Charmers

Anita taking photos in Varanasi-photo by Chester Simpson 2010
Anita in Old Delhi-photo by Chester Simpson 2010
Anita at Jain Temple-photo by Chester Simpson 2010
Anita at cow poo gutter in Varanasi-photo by Chester Simpson 2010
Chester with snake charmers in Jaipur 2010
Varanasi bathers 2010
Taj Mahal at sunrise 2010
Taj Mahal
Anita at Jaipur City Palace-photo by Chester Simpson 2010
Monsoon Palace in Udaipur 2010
Anita with bull in India-photo by Chester Simpson 2010
Old Delhi 2010
Old Delhi Market 2010
Coconut at Old Delhi Market 2010
Hair Supplies at Old Delhi Market 2010
Beauty Center at Old Delhi Market 2010
Lemon seller at Old Delhi Market 2010
Lightbulb in Delhi 2010
Hanging guitar in Delhi 2010
Lemon stand in Delhi 2010
Delhi Market man 2010
Indian Calendar 2010
Bird cages in Old Delhi 2010
Varanasi soapy bather 2010
Varanasi bather 2010
Varanasi swimmer praying 2010
Varanasi swimmer 2010
Varanasi shrine 2010
Varanasi green wall 2010
Orange man in Varranasi 2010
Lotus Blossoms in Varanasi 2010
Agra Dome 2010
Namaste at the Oberoi in Agra 2010
Jaipur City Palace 2010
Man at Fatepur Sikri 2010
Jaipur elephant mahout 2010
Pink City elephant 2010
Man at Jaipur City Palace 2010
Arches at Jaipur City Palace 2010
Chester and guards at Jaipur City Palace 2010
Snake Charmer 2010
Incense in Varanasi 2010
Incense in Varanasi 2010
Anita with a fortune teller in Agra 2010
Girl at Fatepur Sikri 2010
Man at Udaipur Market 2010
Salesmen in Udaipur 2010
Rajput Warrior 2010
Man on sacks in Udaipur 2010
Udaipur apartments 2010
Fruit Market in Udaipur 2010
Laundry in Udaipur 2010
Udaipur Market 2010
Fruit Market umbrella in Udaipur 2010
Udaipur pink umbrella 2010
Orange blue umbrella-Udaipur market 2010
Rice at Udaipur market 2010
Rohet green door 2010
Rohet elephant mural 2010
Angel at Udaipur City Palace 2010
Bird Cages at Mehrangarh Fort 2010
Udaipur City Palace 2010
Garbage dump in Udaipur 2010
Perfume Store in Udaipur 2010
Shailija in Udaipur 2010
Prayers in Mumbai 2010
Colored dye in Mumbai 2010
Red beard in Mumbai 2010
Boy in Mumbai 2010
Potato lady in Mumbai 2010
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Jaipur food market 2010
Groundskeeper in Rohet 2010
Rohet village 2010
Blue house in Rohet 2010
Opium Ceremony 2010
Shrine in Rohet 2010
Village girls 2010
Bull in Rohet 2010
Village dancers 2010
Udaipur Shrine 2010
Basket on head in Udaipur market 2010
Bishnoi girl 2010
Bishnoi Family 2010
Egypt Tour
Banks of the Ganges in Varanasi 2010
Ganges at Varanasi 2010
Egypt Tour
Staff at Ajit Bhawan in Jodhpur 2010
Mehrangarh Fort 2010
Lady at Mehrangarh Fort 2010
Mural at Mehrangarh Fort 2010
Mehrangarh Fort Wall 2010
Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur 2010
Indian Portrait in Jodhpur 2010
Elephant mahout 2010
Jaipur Shop 2010
Pink Store in Jaipur 2010
Chickens in Jaipur 2010
Barbershop in Jaipur 2010
Shiva poster in Jaipur 2010
Grain sellers in Jaipur 2010
Turban guys in Jaipur 2010
Beads in Jaipur 2010
Varanasi Holy Man 2010
Elephant mural in Rohet 2010
Get Tuxd
Rohet elephant mural 2010
Delhi lightbulb 2011
Calcutta Offering seller 2011
Calcutta Temple 2011
Delhi tea 2011
Old Delhi bead store 2011
Anita in Delhi secret alley 2011
Delhi iron 2011
Old Delhi glasses 2011
Goa lotus 2011
Anita speaking to YPO in Delhi 2011
Goa bookstore 2011
Goa House Shrine 2011
Bengaluru car blessing 2011
Kolkata bicycle 2011
Kolkata Ganesh 2011
Kolkata Street Shrine 2011
Kolkata Shrine 2011
Bengaluru church wedding 2011
Bengaluru lady 2011
Bangalore Palace 2011
Kolkata saleslady 2011
Kolkata street shrine 2011
Blender wall mural 2011
Goa beach 2011
Goa elephant 2011
Goa fruit stand 2011
Goa glass perfume bottles 2011
Buddha Tommy in Goa 2011
Goa Ganesh 2011
Chandagarh camera rolls 2011

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