Thursday 21 March 2013

Rishikesh: Lights on the Water

At dusk people go down to the banks of the Ganges to make offerings. We buy little woven baskets of flowers, incense and a candle. In the darkness all you can see is the offerings floating down the fast-moving river. With the evening wind, some of the candles are blown out as they touch the water, or even before. But the ones that last make a magical journey downstream...






Music: Meditations on Landscape by Delphine Dora (http://www.delphinedora.com)

2 comments:

  1. How beautiful! It suits the music so well

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  2. Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I found watching the lights quite mesmerising.

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