02/06/2026
Colourful Bhakti ... / Series-2
Gear :
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Story for the series :
I was in my hometown during Holi when I heard about a celebration happening inside a temple where people play Holi with flowers and gulal. I went there without knowing what exactly was going to happen. When I entered, it felt very calm and spiritual. Kirtan was going on, people were praying, and everywhere I looked there was devotion in the atmosphere. Children, women, and devotees dressed in white were completely immersed in the bhakti of Lord Krishna. The whole space felt magical in a way that is difficult to explain through words or pictures. Slowly, the energy inside the temple started changing.
People began dancing, colors started filling the air, flowers were being thrown from every direction, and within moments the entire place turned into pure chaos and celebration. It was beautiful but also very difficult to shoot because there was movement everywhere and barely any space to stand still. In the middle of all that noise and chaos, I tried to look for simple moments. Instead of only capturing the madness of the festival, I wanted these frames to hold the emotions, the layers, the connection between the children, the presence of Radha, the split between light and shadows, and the colors blending into the atmosphere.
This series is my way of showing how even inside chaos, simplicity can still exist, and how a photograph can carry not just a scene, but the feeling and soul of a moment