Photographs by Thomas Kelly
at
Indigo
Gallery
Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal
About the show || Book Publications
Indigo Gallery had the pleasure of hosting another Thomas Kelly photographic exhibition that brought an aspect of Nepali and Indian culture to a contemplative gallery setting. The ascetic Sadhu ritual practices (sadhanas), involving demanding yoga postures and colorful body imagery, are captured by Thomas Kelly whose work encompasses a span of two decades. In his own words, Thomas tells what it has been like to move through the world of the sadhus, witnessing their ritualized practices, following their endless pilgrimage, and dancing with the humor and danger this has entailed. |
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Shiva-Parvati |
Shiva Ratri |
Purification |
Vaishnava |
Aghori |
Bom Shankar |
Dudhahari Baba |
Brothers |
Shaivite |
Fireside Mantras |
Prayaga |
Royal Bath |
Nagas |
Hanuman Das |
Tilakas |
Supta Kurmasana |
Devotion |
Preparations |
Kukkuta Asana |
Vaishnava Sadhu Brothers |
Ekapada Sirsasana |
Meditation |
Friendship |
Vaishnava |
Adoration |
Tapas |
Om Narayan |
Dhuni Babas |
Malas |
Aghora Path |
Panch-Agni Tapasya |