Candid Street Portraits - Life on the Streets of Kolkata, India
July 3rd, 2008 |
Ranjay Mitra |
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Hari had been a baul singer. Baul (pronounced like baa-ool) is a tradition of folk songs, similar to ballads of the English countrysides, typically sang by priests, saints & sadhus in the olden days. They would sing of life, of people & generally of cultures & the goodness of human beings. Hari had been a singer till he became incapacitated due to old age & ailing health.
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Now Hari spends most of his time in the ashrams near the Hanuman Mandir next to the Ganges. He lives off donations & whatever people would offer him as food or clothes. He would still sing at the temple occasionally when his heart feels heavy. He wished us well & hoped that we make some great pictures!
This picture is taken with a hand held Nikon D200 & wide angle lens with a fill flash set at -2 EV.
