Faces of India – 265 Pujari from Kankalitala Bolpur
Met this pujari in Kankalitala Temple, Bolpur, West Bengal. The usual story… he guided us offering our contributions and prayers at the temple.
Faces of India
a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country whom I met during my travels. I bring back souvenirs, frozen moments from my travels, why not some memories of people I have met and interacted during the travels. Faces of India is a weekly series in my blog since MARCH 2011. See more here…
Pujari from Kankalitala Bolpur
He objected to taking picture of idol of the goddess worshiped there but didn’t mind posing for my camera. He casually mentioned the security at the temple isn’t good, I guess he was trying to highlight the problem. Later I was told a major burglary took place in the temple in 2010.
In Bolpur nothing is safe… not even Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s medal that he got while being honored with Nobel Prize! What a shame!
Lovely face! Nice shot.
A well captured portrait ! He must have hard worked in his life when I look at his hands !
I know it’s about faces and his is surely eye-catching but I’m fascinated with his hands.
Poor man with humble looks .
Great capture .
Happy to meet another typical Indian
Such honesty in this eyes. Great shot!
A real shame! It can happen only in India 🙁
O ! yes I heard about this medal of Gurudev Rabindra Nath . This Pujari is looking to be ready for pose !!
Humble posture.
yes, it is really shame that we could not secure the Nobel medal. What a shame!
Wonderful. The faces says a lot of things of one can read it.
Beautiful pics Indrani.
Looks like a humble man. Nice capture Indrani.
That’s so sad 🙁
A nice portrait.
if i could know about ur visit then i would surely invite you to my home.
btw,though Bolpur is very close to my hometown but i have never visited this place.
Next time I will let you know in advance. 🙂 btw you must visit the beautiful place. I dream to visit the paush mela there some day.
Thank you for the comment Jyotirmoy.
What happened to the Medal Indrani?
The medal got stolen from RT’s house in Bolpur (near Shantiniketan) which is converted into a museum. It hasn’t been traced till date.
striking image
Love his shakespearean haircut 🙂
Humility
That’s really sad. Interesting capture btw. 🙂
A shame indeed. Wish people would respect heritage and history – we have some of the most valuable pieces and that is what makes India unique
Looks tired…
Wonderful capture. 🙂