Everyman Avatar

 

If the divine is limitless, then the variety of its expression knows no bounds. These portraits were inspired by the multifarious pantheon of Hinduism and its concept of avatar, the divine as manifestly human.

 

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Wandering Yogin, Old Delhi 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sadhu, Udaipur 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Worker, Varanasi 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Worker, Varanasi 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blind Homeless Man, Bhaktapur, Nepal 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Widow in a Hospice on Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homeless Boy, Jodhpur 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Man by the River Ganga, Varanasi 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shopkeeper, Udaipur 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Man dressed in the White of Mourning, Varanasi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farmer, Udaipur 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchant, Jodhpur 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rickshaw Driver, Old Delhi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brahmin Priest, Jodhpur 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brahmin Priest, Varanasi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Girl Wearing Om Necklace, Jodhpur 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchant, Old Delhi 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Man Smoking a Beedie, Jodhpur 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homeless Boy with Blue Necklace, Jodhpur 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barber, Old Delhi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homeless Boy, Old Delhi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Man in a Pink Shirt, Jodhpur 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rickshaw Driver Smoking a Beedie, Old Delhi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kashmiri Girl at Mosque, Srinagar 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boy Outside the Jama Masjid, Old Delhi 2006

 

 

 

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