Sonepur Mela
The Sonepur Mela is held on Kartik Poornima in Sonepur, Bihar, on the confluence of river Ganges and Gandak. I've been wanting to go for years, and had a small window of time as I wanted to escape from the monsoon in Tamil Nadu, and had to make my way to a Delhi wedding. I arrived at night with no where to sleep (what's new!!) but luckily was rescued by a local who gave me a room in his house. (Cleverly I was equipped with my trusty mosquito net, and bed sheet!). I slept a few hours after a night shoot, and at 5am joined the throngs of people, in the roped off walkways believing that I would, at some point reach the river. The festival was incredible, a sea of humanity, and elephants! bathing, worshiping, and plying each other with the vivid orange powder tikka to mark their auspicious bathe. See blog...
The Sonepur Mela is held on Kartik Poornima in Sonepur, Bihar, on the confluence of river Ganges and Gandak. I've been wanting to go for years, and had a small window of time as I wanted to escape from the monsoon in Tamil Nadu, and had to make my way to a Delhi wedding. I arrived at night with no where to sleep (what's new!!) but luckily was rescued by a local who gave me a room in his house. (Cleverly I was equipped with my trusty mosquito net, and bed sheet!). I slept a few hours after a night shoot, and at 5am joined the throngs of people, in the roped off walkways believing that I would, at some point reach the river. The festival was incredible, a sea of humanity, and elephants! bathing, worshiping, and plying each other with the vivid orange powder tikka to mark their auspicious bathe. See blog...
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A portfolio of Anne Helsop's professional weddings photography.
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