Video: Paradise in the sea: the life of sea gypsies - bajao in a heartfelt series of photographs
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Nomads, fishermen and skilled pearl divers … are an amazing people bajao or "sea gypsies" from the island of Borneo. They are born among the serene waves and their home is the sea. In a serene series of photographs, the author shows how these people live, who have nothing to do with our way of life.
French photographer Rehahn (Rehahn) in his series of photographs "Sea Gypsies - Bajao from Borneo" ("Sea Gypsies - Bajau in Borneo") tells about the life of people who have nothing to do with our world. Sea nomads are not recognized by any state, their women give birth - in huts on stilts, but it was their own choice: to live in their little sea paradise. They do not know how to read and write at all, as they were born among the waves and therefore from the cradle are considered excellent fishermen and divers for pearls. Depending on the age, each member of the tribe has its own responsibilities: small children spend all their time on boats, learning to swim and fish, and, having reached the age of eight, they begin to fish and swim on an equal basis with adults. For them, the concept of age and time does not exist, the only thing that matters is the present moment.
According to Hindu beliefs, hermits Aghori (holy cannibals-corpse-eaters): conduct shocking rituals, live near cremation sites, meditate among corpses, eat human flesh and send curses - in order to gain spiritual enlightenment. Photographer Christiano Austinelli (Cristiano Ostinelli), went to Varanasi to find out how things really are. He spent some time among the terrifying cultists and took stunning pictures in which such gloomy priests who worship the Hindu god Shiva look quite friendly.
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