Smiling Aboriginal Woman with Big Brown Eyes.  This person was photographed in the gardens of an inner suburban housing estate.  I decided not to clone out the yellow needle disposal unit on the wall.
Brown blunt-headed vine snake (Imantodes cenchoa)
Finca La Escondida, Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica
Brown blunt-headed vine snake (Imantodes cenchoa)
Finca La Escondida, Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica
Extreme macro magnification portrait of a young wolf spider arachnoid, with cute big spider eyes and pedipalps against colorful rusty background
Baba Mehand Bidjegri is a Naga Sadhu, aged 43 yrs old.
Born in Kolkata of the Atjaria Caste (Braham) which is a high caste, his father was a Sadhu and all male members in his family are Sadhus.
Baba G as he calls himself is celebate and vowed to leave everything but mentioned he has no objection to alcohol and drugs.
Baba G lives everywhere and has no belongings, he moves around all the time and as a child ( 9 yrs.) he did the 'childroute' and lived in various Ashrams where he learned to read and write while his family supported him.
The only thing he always carrys with him is a plastic bag with Babud (human ashes) which he rubs over his whole body to protect him from the cold.

In Hinduism, Sadhu means a good man, a holy man, a wondering monk.
Most Sadhus are yogi's but not all yogi's are Sadhus
The Sadhu is solely dedicated to achieving liberation, the fourth and final 'asrama' (stage of life), through meditation and contemplation.
Sadhus often wear saffron-colored clothing, symbolizing their 'sanyasa' (reincarnation).

Varanasi, also Benares,or Kashi, is a city on the banks of the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh. It is the holliest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism.
Varanasi is a melting pot where both death and life come together. It is one of the oldest cities in the world.
With these images I like to give you a little taste of this diverse and ancient city.
Varanasi, India 2013
©Ingetje Tadros
Charlie
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