Documenting The World Of Naga Sadhus

Only my Guru Shri Vijay Giri Maharaj knew I was a Muslim for the rest of the Naga Sadhus it hardly mattered, they knew I was connected to their Guru so they took care of me respected me ..at Nasik my First Kumbh ..
But at Maha Kumbh I had no problems , at all I had meals with the Naga Sadhus , a guy saw that I had hot water in the mornings for bathing , and when the storm came on the night of Basant Panchami I decided to come back to Mumbai ,, our tents were flooded and it was really tough for those who slept on the roads , the vendors ,, I still think with due respect neither Mr Akhikesh Yadav or Mr Azam Khan really knew how to hold such an event ..including the stampede that was due to negligence both by the State government and the Indian Raiways .. and sadly we are never prepared for such a huge event the greatest show on Earth.. ..even Wizcraft would have put up a better show than the UP government ,

My First Kumbh Nasik Trimbakeshwar 2002

I had stayed a night before with Shri Vijay Giri Maharaj at his tent at Sadhugram.. I shot a lot of images on slide including the ling kriya etc.. I joined him begging from tent to tent and added all this to my lifes experience ..
But on the day of the Shahi Snan I could not accompany the Nagas to the Trimbakeshwar tank .. so all the roads being closed I managed with great difficulty to enter the tank and was lucky to meet Mr Shyam Manchekar of PSI ..We were together here ..
This was my lifes first Kumbh .. and it took many years after the Nasik Kumbh for Shri Vijay Giri Maharaj to take me into his fold and thanks to him I had one of the best Maha Kumbhs at Allahabad .
Trust Faith are the most important aspect of a relationship.. all these years my Guru never asked me for money , he fed me gave me shelter at Sector 5 Allahabad whatever money I had with me I gave it to him to feed the poor ..I had bought shawls and kambals that I gave to the poor folks sleeping on the banks of the Ganges .
I could have shot much more than I had shot at the banks of the Sangam on Basant Panchami Shahi Snan , but after my dip with the Nagas I left the banks with my Guru.. I have no regrets.. my only wish is to go with him one day to Junagadh to celebrate Maha Shivratri with him ..
"Kailaasarana Shiva Chandramouli Phaneendra Maathaa Mukutee Zalaalee Kaarunya Sindhu Bhava Dukha Haaree Thujaveena Shambho Maja Kona Taaree"

I Shot This At Goregaon Station Last Evening ,,

Meeting My Naga Guru Shri Vijay Giri Maharaj of Juna Akhada

No Lights At The Bandra Skywalk Last Night

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My Tryst With Dr Shashank R Joshi MDDM (Endo) FCN Clinical Fellow USA

This morning after I had walked 5 km at MET Grounds Bandra Reclamation I came home , and at 10 am went to show my latest blood report to Dr Shashank R Joshi at Lilavati Hospital.. my blood sugar had come down considerably and he asked me t continue with the medication Gemer 2 Glycomt 500 and Volibo 3 as prescribed by him.

I will see him again after 2 weeks for further course of action.

This evening too I walked 5 km as I have an urgent appointment at Juhu tomorrow and I may have to skip my walk.

I have controlled my diet too, just a single chapati and a mixed cereal roti for lunch and dinner ,, breakfast was vegetable and one roti.

I drink black tea without sugar .

The Kashmiri Beggars

I documented the pain of the Kashmiri migrants begging on the streets of Mumbai.. and there were some who stayed back , I dont know why away from the Valley and Kashmiryat..and all these people with their family once stayed at the Bandra pipeline harassed by the cops the local slum mafia ,.. but they begged trying to make ends meet .

Mumbai is a heartless city but there is compassion for the migrant , and as these Kashmiri migrants were Muslims they got help in the Muslim slums , from the Mosques ..and they kept coming to Mumbai thousands of miles away seeking Hope .

I shot them , their kids , and it saddened me , most of them begged at the Mahim dargah lane during the urus of Makhdhoom Shah Baba .