Filter by

Lama Dances at Thongsa Monastery, Kalimpong

The dates for my Sikkim trip were arranged so that I could experience the Lama Dances at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim. Information on the net was sketchy, but some websites … Continue reading

The post Lama Dances at Thongsa Monastery, Kalimpong appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

Procession at the Enchey Monastery, Sikkim

The head Lama at Enchey, a quiet handsome and dignified gentleman who rarely speaks to visitors, honored me with a detailed conversation about his life* and about the monastery. He … Continue reading

The post Procession at the Enchey Monastery, Sikkim appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

Street Shrines of India

The Gods are everywhere – literally. In busy Bombay, in parts where its working class real people live, almost every street has a wayside shrine. A holy tree or an … Continue reading

The post Street Shrines of India appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

Nagaland Diaries

An image from 1870s Nov 29th, 2010 Am setting out to explore Nagaland – home to over 20 distinct tribes characterised by two intriguing lifetsyles: headhunting and minimal clothing. This … Continue reading

The post Nagaland Diaries appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

Tribal Dances of Nagaland

Every tribe has unique ways of celebrating festivals – some that are common to all Nagamese, others that are unique to each tribe. A collection of images of various tribal … Continue reading

The post Tribal Dances of Nagaland appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

Traditional Naga Bamboo Climbing and Fire Making

Greased-bamboo pole climbing and Traditional fire-making….a few images. Boys preparing to compete in the greased bamboo pole climbing competition between tribes Splashing mud to create friction *** Fire making by … Continue reading

The post Traditional Naga Bamboo Climbing and Fire Making appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

Naga lifestyle

Pineapple plantation Buddies chatting on a ‘puliya’ Local Backpacks Dimapur market: Small intertwining lanes that would challenge the map-drawers skills; Shops spilling out onto the streets with wares stacked in … Continue reading

The post Naga lifestyle appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

Thumbuakar Tribal Group, Borneo

What a delightful and soul satisfying find this has been!! Gorgeous humans, gorgeous textiles and topping all that – gorgeous performance art! Bamboo dance, fire dance – in which they … Continue reading

The post Thumbuakar Tribal Group, Borneo appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

The magnificent Lion Dance

The boys performing these feats are not professionals. They are students or young working adults who also perform the lion dance… The main performers of a team are the dancers.  … Continue reading

The post The magnificent Lion Dance appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

Janmashtami Festival in Mumbai

On Krishna’s birthday this folk festival brings the whole mega city together – mainly to watch the human pyramids, and to dance to the accompanying bands in the Mumbai monsoons! … Continue reading

The post Janmashtami Festival in Mumbai appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

A cup of tea with Nomads and Gypsies of Kutch

  This trip in early 2006  marked the start of my solo travelling life. A novice solo traveller a bit nervous, but as usual serendipity helped me along….. Armed with … Continue reading

The post A cup of tea with Nomads and Gypsies of Kutch appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.

Common Memes between Tribes

To see the populations of India and China as ‘tribes’, one would certainly require  the consumption of certain mind-expanding agents – but for the sake of hypothetical discussion let us … Continue reading

The post Common Memes between Tribes appeared first on The Art Blog by WOVENSOULS.COM.