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Abstract black-and-white photograph of a devotee entering a temple

𑀤𑀭𑁆𑀰𑀦

Darśana

Seeking the sacred

Across years of photographing, I found myself returning not only to places of worship, but to the many ways people encounter the sacred. Temples, rituals, festivals and acts of devotion gradually became expressions of a shared human search that extends beyond any single tradition. Rather than documenting religion, these photographs explore the relationship between belief, presence and place, revealing how the visible world continues to carry the possibility of the unseen.

Location

Various locations across India

Duration

2022-present

Status

Ongoing

Medium

Digital, medium format film and large format film

Print process

Silver gelatin, alternative process and archival pigment

This series continues to evolve through ongoing visits, new photographs and changing ways
of seeing.

 

Selected photographs from this series are available as handcrafted limited editions.

 

 
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© Karthik K Samprathi

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