Did you skip walk today?

Vaishno Devi, Kashmir, India, 2015: The path is carved into stones. It is dark and narrow. Water flows gently from the cold natural rock walls next to me. I carefully watch and copy the people around me. “Jai Mata Di” the woman ahead of me keeps proclaiming in loud repetition. I copy whatever she does, yet let my voice be almost inaudible. I am unsure … Continue reading Did you skip walk today?

Lalsingh the red Lion

Encounters during my Narmada Parikrama, a walk of 3,118km along the river Narmada in India. Especially in the late afternoon farmers switch on the water sprinklers to irrigate their rice fields along the banks of Narmada Maa. Each time we pass them it becomes a little play. They rotate in the typical circle rhythm and like children we always carefully watch for small gaps in … Continue reading Lalsingh the red Lion