tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post4832077709209036838..comments2024-03-18T14:53:56.122+05:30Comments on Windy Skies: Saffron MemoriesAnil Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-14887213323732190472009-02-21T21:59:00.000+05:302009-02-21T21:59:00.000+05:30Hi Anil, i'm catching up on blogs and so a bit lat...Hi Anil, i'm catching up on blogs and so a bit late here! wonderful description, as ever, of the sadhus in saffron, and i've learnt so much from your post AND all the comments - and I enjoyed your insightful words about the life of an itinerant... thanks! :-)karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694425567973843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-53286263973938317912009-02-21T09:48:00.000+05:302009-02-21T09:48:00.000+05:30Ms. N: Thank you. If only we could stop and catch ...<B>Ms. N</B>: Thank you. If only we could stop and catch 'em all, we would :)<BR/><BR/><B>Bindu</B>: Thank you. Yes, it would be interesting to actually catch stories behind each picture that he must have been telling them as he flipped the pages.<BR/><BR/><B>Merisi</B>: Thank you. They do live in remote places. Some sadhus will live in temple premises at temples they're viiting. As they travel Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-16148448343645991912009-02-19T04:19:00.000+05:302009-02-19T04:19:00.000+05:30Thank you for another inside tale of everyday life...Thank you for another inside tale of everyday life in your beautiful country! I thought of sadhus as living in remote places, far removed from the crowds, so it was very interesting to see that they move amongst even the most hurried people.<BR/>Your pictures are stories themselves, wonderful to look at and study.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-28053960822446263272009-02-19T01:41:00.000+05:302009-02-19T01:41:00.000+05:30Very interesting read. It would have been fascinat...Very interesting read. It would have been fascinating to hear his words and see his pictures.binduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156291956967889455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-29906627277904422022009-02-16T14:34:00.000+05:302009-02-16T14:34:00.000+05:30"An itinerant has his footsteps for a family, and ..."An itinerant has his footsteps for a family, and miles for a clock. ... strengthening his faith in his faith."<BR/><BR/>I love the way you have caught the essence of the whole tale there. So many people around, so many stories going by. if only we amde the time to stop and catche 'em all.Ms.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858770824989948703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-49036510980337736312009-02-16T11:17:00.000+05:302009-02-16T11:17:00.000+05:30Lakeviewer: Thank you. I hope you'll find it inter...<B>Lakeviewer</B>: Thank you. I hope you'll find it interesting. <BR/><BR/><B>Sarah Laurence</B>: Indian Railway Stations are a world by themselves. It helps that they are not enclosed or covered. Recovered well enough now. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Like you said, if you had grown up squatting from time to time it might have been easier to squat. <BR/><BR/>For my generation back here in India we would Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-37416878465255782102009-02-16T09:45:00.000+05:302009-02-16T09:45:00.000+05:30Those are great pics! I lived in Korea for a bit a...Those are great pics! <BR/>I lived in Korea for a bit and a majority of the people in my town could be seen frequently just squatting down wherever they were-as if they had an invisible chair.<BR/><BR/>I learned that it was more comfortable than standing for hours and sometimes find myself wanting to do so here in the states-though anyone who has seen me squatting has insisted I stop, as it looksLifeofkaylenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470854343779969623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-35701547035537832382009-02-16T09:11:00.000+05:302009-02-16T09:11:00.000+05:30A wonderful post as always..i can almost visualise...A wonderful post as always..i can almost visualise the sadhus sitting around and getting nostalgic..the railway stations are great places to get vignettes of people..Lakshmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131764134144215720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-60636839505052379952009-02-16T07:36:00.000+05:302009-02-16T07:36:00.000+05:30Your posts are always such an interesting observat...Your posts are always such an interesting observation of the human life around you...and they're so much fun to read.<BR/>Enjoyed the photos of the sadhus crouched around a photo album.<BR/> :)~vagabond~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05392081411634003393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-4536934030995016352009-02-15T22:46:00.000+05:302009-02-15T22:46:00.000+05:30Anil, thank you again for an interesting slice of ...Anil, thank you again for an interesting slice of Indian life. I didn't know what a sadhu is, so looked on Wikipedia and know much more than before. Also your response about what sadhu is was informative.<BR/><BR/>It is a sad thing you fell from a train and hope you return to full health very soon. I'm much slower these days, but age figures into that. Maybe enrolling in a yoga class would Amber Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084517063365211835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-23821213295470035702009-02-15T22:22:00.000+05:302009-02-15T22:22:00.000+05:30what beautiful photography- and lovely commentary ...what beautiful photography- and lovely commentary to go along with it.Anjulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563616683370799899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1738839566806469002009-02-15T02:46:00.000+05:302009-02-15T02:46:00.000+05:30You always seem to have the best adventures waitin...You always seem to have the best adventures waiting for the train, but I’m sorry to hear that once entailed a fall. I’ve never been able to squat with comfort. I wonder if I grew up squatting if it would be easier. The saffron color is so well captured in your photos. Since switching to digital photography, I haven’t put together a photo album in years. I wonder if blogs have become the new Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-62690255334545308112009-02-15T00:39:00.000+05:302009-02-15T00:39:00.000+05:30Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment....Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Now, I can peek into your part of the world, a place I've always wanted to visit.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-77240263425024426922009-02-14T23:40:00.000+05:302009-02-14T23:40:00.000+05:30Bobbie: I agree. From what I see in India among th...<B>Bobbie</B>: I agree. From what I see in India among those I know, few people print pictures now. Pictures are typically stored in pendrives, CDs, or on the PC. <BR/><BR/>I'm usually intrigued by pictures of places taken years ago, documentation that is difficult to come by. <BR/><BR/><B>Pink Dogwood</B>: Thank you. Like you rightly said, their dress makes squatting comfortable.<BR/><BR/>One Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-48102391119036595502009-02-14T19:35:00.000+05:302009-02-14T19:35:00.000+05:30Anil, I think that it is possible to keep the spin...Anil, I think that it is possible to keep the spine in a beneficial position while squating...especially if you are thin. I know my son usually sits in a squat while he works on the computer and he's there for hours! I enjoyed the photos and commentary today... joy to your heart from Oasis. <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-50808143616642953902009-02-14T10:46:00.000+05:302009-02-14T10:46:00.000+05:30Anil -- a complete pleasure as usual. Is a sadhu ...Anil -- a complete pleasure as usual. Is a sadhu a holy man?<BR/><BR/>This was wonderful.<BR/><BR/>Love ReneeReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785932958464359112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-46072229950397542682009-02-14T06:25:00.000+05:302009-02-14T06:25:00.000+05:30I like your observations.btw, the sadhus squat bec...I like your observations.<BR/><BR/>btw, the sadhus squat because they can - it would be very difficult for me to do for a long time and be comfortable.pink dogwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938574807898718022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-44698653280300270142009-02-14T05:54:00.000+05:302009-02-14T05:54:00.000+05:30I share the love of looking through a photo album ...I share the love of looking through a photo album - my own or anyone else's. I love photos. When I was a child I would examine our many family photos over and over - pictures of ancestors. People I never knew, but about whom I would make up stories and imagine adventures. And of course I loved the more current photos, helping me to remember happy times.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.com