Prayer flags are cotton canvases printed with mantras. The colours stand for the elements. Tibetans believe that as the flags fly, the mantras and prayers ascend to the gods, bringing prosperity to the hanger, his family, friends and acquaintances. Prayer flags are hung at monasteries, at stupas and on mountain passes.
I was interested in photography even before I travelled. But it is during my travels that this interest developed further. My first distant journey was to Indonesia. This was followed by Mexico, Turkey, Thailand and Malaysia. With a one-way ticket to Bombay and a vague plan I left.. Read more…