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MARTY MELLWAY PHOTOGRAPHY

![]() An aarti is a devotional ritual that uses fire as an offering. It's usually made in the form of a lit lamp, and in the case of the Ganges River, a small diya with a candle and flowers that's floated down the river. The offering is made to the Goddess Ganga, also affectionately referred to as Maa Ganga, goddess of the holiest river in India. | ![]() These younf Brahmins clapping and singing during the Aarti Ganga ritual on the banks of the Ganges River | ![]() A candle at an Aarti Ganga Ritual. I witnessed many Aarti Ganga rituals along the Ganges and they were all different but with the same general idea. |
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![]() | ![]() The photographer gets what he deserves in India | ![]() A portrait of Alu Baba. Alu means potato, this yogi has survived on nothing but potatoes for the last 20 years!! He was such a bright and humble man. I think he enjoyed being photographed. Taken near Pushkar, India |
![]() Hawa Mahal the Palace of Winds in Jaipur, India. Taken just as the sun was setting and the lights to illuminate the building were switched on. I did a slightly long exposure to capture the motion of the vehicles rushing past on the street below. | ![]() Close up of the top of Hawa Mahal | ![]() The lights that illuminate the building at night are wonderful. |
![]() somewhere in Rishikesh | ![]() A women sitting in the Mehrangarh Fort in Johdpur, Rajastan | ![]() Camels in Rajasthan |
![]() Camels in Rajasthan | ![]() A yogi poses for a photo along the banks of the Ganges in RIshikesh |
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