Holy Man
A portrait taken in the quiet suburbs of Kannur in Kerala.
A Sadhu is a holy man and the name comes from the Sanskrit and it means ‘good man’.
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Surprised you travelled to Kannur considering it is hardly on the tourist map. have worked in this part of India for two decades.
Yup, we have friends in Kannur.
that is interesting. tks.
John, you really caught him with an intensity that would be hard to match.
Thanks, we met on an empty street, and he does have an intense gaze.
At least he was not threatening.
A beautiful portrait John. I think you captured his soul.
Alison
Hi Alison and thanks. Like a stranger who passed in the night, I’ve no idea who he was, though he may have been headed for a local temple.
I loved street photography in India. Everyone was always so happy to be photographed; it never felt intrusive. I managed to capture many sadhus in Varanasi and Pushkar. They are truly in a world unto themselves.