“To other countries I may go as
a tourist, but to India, I come as
a pilgrim.”
~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Photography:
Mark Clarebrough © 2020
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“To other countries I may go as
a tourist, but to India, I come as
a pilgrim.”
~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Photography:
Mark Clarebrough © 2020
David Redpath 
Fantastic pictures! 🙂
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Glad you liked 👍😎
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Absolutely beautiful pictures and post. Thanks for the share.
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You’re very welcome 😎
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These are WONDERFUL ❤️❤️
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Thanks for taking the tour, Rita 🙏
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Thanks for sharing the beauty, David. I just love seeing these beautiful people.
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Fantastic. Those two happy monkeys had me grinning from ear to ear. 🐒
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Nice pics, thanks for the tour to monkey town
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beautiful shots captured
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These photographs were certainly unexpected! They’re magnificent. Part of my enjoyment of them was admiring the skill with which they were taken.
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These images are wonderful!
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Fortunately for me and Linda, we
went with an honourary local, who
knows where to go, and how to use
a camera 📷 ✔️😎
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Beautiful pictures.. I hope you had a great time in India?
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It was an eye opener 👁️🌀👁️
Hoping to return sometime 🤞
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It’s hard to comment eloquently enough,
on this much gorgeousness….
just 😍✡ 🏰🇮🇳💗
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It was a pilgrimage of the senses 👁️❣️👁️
Thanks Nadine for transcending 🙏😎
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What a beautiful emoji graphic
you have made there!
Truly David, you’re
a star. 😎❣️🤩✌️😚🔆
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I just push da buttons ↗️ 🔃 ↘️ 😎
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That you do, dear David, that you do. 😄☀️🙏😚😇🕶
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( … it can get you in trouble 🤫)
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😂(…I have discovered this to be true… far less button-pushing must I myself try to do… 🙈🙉🙊🐒)
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“When you push the button, careful you
must be. For the button pushes back 🔴”
~ Proda the Pusher
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👍So the button…
is being a pusher…
on me.
😳💊✅😬👓
Alas, all hail Proda.
Since we’ve lost
our inner Yodas.
🐸🙏👀🥴
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Yes, Proda is the harmless Jedi ☮️
The Force is very passive with him 😎
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😃☯️😊💜
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This honestly made me laugh and great photos
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Happy to oblige, Lily 🙏 😎
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Wow…..not sure what else I can say….just WOW, brilliant photography
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My friend Mark took a good camera.
I took a Chinese smart phone📱
I think perhaps Mark is the smarter 🤔
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Thank you WCW 🙏 😎
A WOW from you makes the trip
complete. I trust you enjoyed your
pilgrimage to the Subcontinent 🇮🇳
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Fabulous photos!! Good memories!!
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A couple of ramblin’ vagabonds.
The master photographer,
and a free-range anthropologist,
out on a pilgrimage of sacred
monkey business 🙈 🙉 🙊 😎
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These pictures were beautiful. The people seemed so happy with simplicity
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It’s interesting that Mahatma Gandhi
saw the best hope for India was a
return to traditional village life.
Nehru had a different point of view.
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Yeah… I think there is beauty in living in simplicity
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And for the planet’s sake, all
mankind needs to minimalise.
Future generations will thank
us, if we do ✔️
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True! Right now it’s like mother earth is trying to cleanse itself
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When Mother Nature sneezes … 🤔
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Very true 👍
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Atmospheric.
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🙏 ( … Just don’t try breathing
the atmosphere of Delhi 😷)
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Glorious shots, David! I see my country anew through your eyes! 🤓💙
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Thanks Punam.
Next time we’ll have to drop in
for a cup a Chai Latte 💛☕ 😎
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That would indeed be wonderful! I’ll keep a kettle of steaming masala chai ready for you ( with some hot fritters on the side)! ☕💙😄👍🏼
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And I’ll bring the gulab jamuns
and ice cream 🍨 🙏 😎
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That would be splendid, David! Look forward to whenever it happens! 👍🏼🤓💙
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Beautiful!
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Yes, Mark is a great with a camera.
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OMG, those are gorgeous photos! Just stunning…breathtaking. I loved the shot of you.
Cute monkeys. Cute chipmunk. And, the Cobra…oh MY.
And, I love, love, LOVE Henna! Had it done many times.
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Glad you enjoyed the pilgrimage,
Victoria. I’m only hoping we get the
chance for a return performance 🤞
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Great photos, David. 👍🏻
I see Uncle Ernie has the ability to shapeshift into a goat. 🐏
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Yes, Chris. Uncle Ernie’s other spirit
animal, apart from the Australian
marsupial numbat, is an albino 🐏
Nubian goat. We just couldn’t leave
home without him.
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Fascinating set of photos! Stay safe, my friend ☮
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It was an inspiring venture, Graham.
Glad you liked the by product 🐒😎
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Ahhhh. I’ve been wanting to go back to India. Mark’s photos and Dr. King Jr.’s amazing words just cemented it. Thank You very much for this post, David. Wonderful!!! 🤗🙏🏼🌀
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Linda and I were most fortunate
to trek with a couple of friends
who have lived in India, and know
the terrain 🇮🇳 Including Nepal🇳🇵
with a good view of Kathmandu 🏔️
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Oh Lord have Mercy! Now that’s the way to go! 😃🙏🏼🌀
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beautiful India. A magical mystery tour. 🥰
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Indeed Christine 🌈👁️🕌✈️🎠🚍
I’d gladly roll up for another spin 😎
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I just watched “The Man Who Would Be King” last night.
your pics echo the grandeur of Hindustan.
Lucky you, to travel so much.
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Just like the Blues Brothers 😎😎
we were on a mission from God ✝️
But it was great to take the time
to have a good look around 👁️💥👁️
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Amazing photos!
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Thanks Katelon 🙏
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India has a rich and complex culture, and a storied history.
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As rich as a Punjabi curry 🌶️🌋🔥🥵
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WOW… Absolutely AMAZING photos. 🙂
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Glad you got an eyeful 🌊👁️💙 😎
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Yes very unique pictures. Love them. ❤💜💙
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Thanks 🙏 India is a supernatural
wonderland of dharma hippiness 💟
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Wow…… Would love to go there….. Spiritual place…. 💜
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Yes, it’s an enriching experience 💟
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Amazing photos David!
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All taken by my good friend,
and tour guide, Mark. Who is
very handy with a camera.
Glad you liked them, Henry.
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This is so beautiful!!! Absolutely stunning! 💜
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You would fare very well in India,
Samantha. With that beautiful big
hairdo, they’d treat you like a
goddess from the Bhagavadgita
. . . True 😎
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Awwww!!! Thank you! 💜
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The photographs are amazing. Here monkeys do eat Parle G, they want to grow genius(lols). Hope you had a comfortable stay and a great time.
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Thanks Kritika.🙏
Yes, we had a fantabulous time.
And, I did presumed that you’re
a healthy Parle G. Girl 👧 ✅ 😎
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Like that quote. Great photos David.
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Thanks Drew 🙏 I even bought
a pair of ladies sandals for you 😎
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Seeing my country being captured so beautifully is indeed a treat to my eyes. Great work!😍
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Thanks Ankita 🙏 😎
My friend Mark did the photography.
Mark has trekked from one end of
India, to the other, numerous times.
So I’ve signed up for the next trip 🇮🇳
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Oh, you’re definitely not a tourist, Dave. You’re right at home in this world. Thanx for sharing these incredible shots.
Art
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My pleasure, Loujen.
Yes, being a self appointed
free-range anthropologist,
it is my occupation to sail
the seven seas (or the five
oceans, to be accurate) 🌊😎
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I sure enjoy you and your extraordinary photos David! WoW!
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Thanks Lara 🙏
It’s actually a selfie with the No. 2
son and daughter-in-law, who were
self isolating after having just flown
in from Kuala Lumpur. So they’re
way back in the pic.
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I could see the beauty in them. And you.
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Despite all my filtering! 🌈 😳🕶️
Thanks Lara 🙏 You are a sweet ❤️
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Colourful and beautiful shots.😍
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Glad you liked, Florence 👌😎
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Brilliant, mate! Hope the monkey god keeps us all safe 😉
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We made our petition, Kunal 🐒
But, just in case, keep up the
hand washing 🌊✋💦 🙏 😎
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Absolutely! TC, stay safe!
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Wow. Thank you for the walk. It felt so personal.
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My friend Mark is a camera maestro.
Thanks for taking the tour, Cheryl 🙏
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Stunning photos 🙂
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Thanks 🙏 I was compulsed to post
Marks Indian excursion shots 📷 😎
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Awesome pictures .
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Thanks Harry 🙏
Happy Easter 🐰
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Let the hope of the Risen Lord Jesus be with you. Happy Easter David.
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Loving the cobra!
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Livin’ La Vida Cobra💃🐍😎
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Monkeys are great aren’t they!
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Yes, and they are very gracious
hosts 🐒
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