EC Bristol Drinks with Vijay and the Kumbh Mela: 1st May

Great to talk at Explorers Connect yesterday in Bristol and in Southampton last week.

See the full video of the Kumbh Mela below (excerpt shown yesterday):

Film and Photography in Polar Environments for UK POLAR NETWORK in Southampton.

THE KUMBH MELA 2013 - The Largest Human Festival Ever

In 2013 as I was travelling through India I was invited by a respected holy man to attend the largest human festival that has every occurred.

I spent eight days and nights at the festival which was attended by 100 million people.  The experience was one of the most incredible I have ever witnessed.

Kumbh Mela 2013

The Kumbh Mela was a fascinating experience. I had the opportunity of being part of the largest procession in the world on the 10th February, the most auspicious day in the Hindu calander for the last 144 years. Follow my day by day posts on the links below. Day 7Day 6Day 5Day 4Day 3Day 2Day 1

Varanasi: First Look

Varanasi is, in a nutshell, a great big cauldron of excrement and faith. People's devotion and the colours, though, make this a photographers dream and never before have I seen so many dreadlocks and extremely expensive cameras in one place. More pictures at:

http://www.evelyn-vijay.blogspot.in/2013/02/varanasi-first-look.html