The Holy Edge

 


The borderline between holiness and the rest of life is always in flux, dramatically so in South Asia. This project explores areas around temples and mosques, primarily in Varanasi, Old Delhi, and Kolkata.

 

 

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Krishna Lila, Varanasi 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Krishna Lila, Varanasi 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Krishna Poster, Varanasi 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sadhu & Parrot, Varanasi 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buddha's Crotch, Kathmandu 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boy Begging, Srinagar 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boy Hanging out at Temple, Bhaktapur 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homeless Boy & Marigolds, Old Delhi 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Murti in Progress, Kolkata 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rainy Dawn on the Ghats, Varanasi 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muzzled Cow, Varanasi 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunset on the Jamuna, Agra 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffalo & Herder, Varanasi 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boy Looking over the Ganga at Sunset, Varanasi 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brahmini Cow, Varanasi 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barber's Son, Varanasi 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barber's Son, Varanasi 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jay Ram Sita Ram, Varanasi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dying Monkey, Varanasi 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homeless Man & Dogs, Kolkata 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

Durga Statue, Kolkata 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Krishna Postcard, Varanasi 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puja at Dawn, Varanasi 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boys in Costume for a Krishna Festival, Varanasi 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

Murti Statues & Laundry, Kolkata 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chat Puja, Varanasi 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chat Puja, Varanasi 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chat Puja, Varanasi 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fishing on the Ganga, Varanasi 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Riverbank at Dawn, Varanasi 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

Man Sitting before a Saint Fresco, Varanasi 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Widow in a Hospice at Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

God Paintings on the Riverbank, Varanasi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Painted God Peeling Away, Varanasi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restoring a Mural of Ganga, Varanasi 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boy Cleaning a Statue of Ganga, Varanasi 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Merchant in a Car Parts Bazaar, Old Delhi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Man Sitting Before a Kali Fresco, Varanasi 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Man Sleeping at a Temple, Varanasi 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sadhu Youth, Varanasi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mark of Vishnu, Varanasi 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanyasini, Kolkata 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rickshaw Puller, Kolkata 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eldest Son Being Shaved for a Funeral, Varanasi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Man with Leprosy Begging on Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Widow, Varanasi 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abandoned Murti Statues, Varanasi 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Durga Statue, Old Delhi 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forgotten Durga Murti, Kolkata 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mannequin, Kolkata 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pilgrim Being Shaved, Varanasi 2006

 

 

 

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