Photozine #4
Warmth Of The Soul
By: Howard Rankin
INDIA
Warmth of the Soul
Aatma Kee Garmee
By Howard Rankin
Foreword By Valda Bailey
I have been privileged to visit India twice: firstly in 2018 with my family, and in 2020 with a group of photographer friends on a trip lead by Valda Bailey and Denis Hocking.
I fell totally in love with the country; the history and culture, the sights, sounds and colours, but most of all, the wonderful people. I encountered the most amazing generosity, hospitality and kindness everywhere.
The Holi Festival in 2020 saw us warmly welcomed with singing, dancing and copious smothering of coloured paints, invited into local peoples houses for drinks and food- an incredible day.
This hospitality is summed up in the Sanskrit expression Atithi Devo Bhava (Guest Is God)