For those of you who remember my trip to India, and have waited patiently to see some photos, here they are:

Yellow – Suketu Soni gets covered in traditional turmeric in a wedding blessing ceremony in Gujarat, India. Traditionally, Indian weddings are elaborate celebrations filled with rituals and customs dating back thousands of years. Weddings are usually between arranged couples, or those who have been partnered together by the bride and groom’s families for financial gain and family partnership. The marriage of Suketu Soni and Divya Agarwal was a more modern love marriage.

Divya – Divya Agarwal prepares to receive gifts during her wedding ceremony with Suketu Soni, January 4, 2008. Agarwal and Soni met on an Indian online dating service.

Rajendra – Rajendra Parekh waits for the wedding ceremony between Suketu Soni and Divya Agarwal to begin in Navsari, Gujarat, India, January 5, 2008.

Celebration – The wedding celebration between Suketu Soni and Divya Agarwal moves into the streets in Navsari, Gujarat, India, January 5, 2008.

A wedding guest watches the wedding parade.

A girl holds a flower in her henna-decorated hands during the wedding ceremony between Suketu Soni and Divya Agarwal in Navsari, Gujarat, India, January 3, 2008. Traditionally, Indian weddings last days longer than their American counterparts.

Doorman – A doorman holds the door in front of a sari shop in downtown Surat, Gujarat, India, January 7, 2008.

Monkey See, Monkey Do – A tourist feeds a monkey at the Amber Fort in Jaipur, India, the capital city of Rajasthan on January 1, 2008. The elegant fort was built in 1592 by Raja Man Singh I and is a major tourist attraction.

Birds – Streetscape in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on the evening of January 1, 2008.

To all of my returning visitors, welcome back to my revitalized blog! In the past couple of days, I’ve moved this blog to a different server and have adapted it to become “Visual Musing,” my main blog. I’ll keep this blog up to date with my current work and thoughts.  Expect to see some posts [...]

Hey everyone,
I’ve been back in the States for a couple of weeks now, and after readjusting to the daily grind here, I am beginning to edit through the 3,799 photos I shot while in India. This is going to take some time, but I plan on posting photos as I edit through the take, [...]

Way behind on posting photos.  Several days ago, while on the road to Jaipur, we came across a Santa Claus directing us off to a rest area off of the highway.  Thought it was an interesting find.  More photos, specifically of the wedding, to come…

Hi everyone,
Back to technology, at last. Sort of.   We’re in an Internet cafe in  Navsari, but I cannot post photos now because the USB  and CD drives are welded shut, so I cannot transfer photos from my laptop to the computers.
The wedding was nothing short of spectacular.  Four days of  ceremonies, traditional singing, dancing, [...]

Hi all,
Just to give you an update on my schedule:
The past two days, we’ve spent in Delhi.  Today we’re off to Agra, the home of the Taj Mahal. The following day we’re off to Jaipur for two days.  Then back to Delhi to fly to Surat for half a day, and then we’ll go to [...]

Hi all,
It’s been an interesting past couple of days full of jet lag and culture shock. I don’t have much time to post. The goal of this blog is not to show a typical tourist viewpoint, but without further ado, here are some (hopefully not typical tourist) photos:

Gopal’s aunt, Saroj Sonwadiwala, at Mumbai airport

Worker at [...]

Traditionally, Indian weddings are elaborate celebrations filled with rituals and customs dating back thousands of years. Weddings are usually between arranged couples, or those who have been partnered together by the bride and groom’s families for financial gain and family partnership. Usually involving 400 – 1,000 people, most of whom neither the bride [...]

Family, Friends & Colleagues,
If you don’t already know, my best friend’s family has invited me to a wedding in India from Dec. 26-Jan. 10 in Navsari, Gujarat. During the two and a half weeks, I will be documenting the wedding, and all of the ceremonies, traditions and culture involved with the process of holding [...]