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I guess about two or three hour drive north of Mumbai is what in many countries would be a good-sized city, but in India seems barely to be noticed. It's a bathing town with ghats and temples on the river and I had a blast here. One of my favorite places in India, I think. The city is very alive, the waterfront is so much more than bustling, I don't know what other word I can use for it. As was the case through most of my India trip this summer, I saw ZERO tourists which is either a good thing or a bad thing depending on your mood, I guess. The people were very friendly, no touts, no invitations to visit shops or showrooms. Stayed at a lovely shithole of a hotel called the something or other and just had a great time. Smoked dope with a guy outside of a temple whose handleers told me was 104 years old. He reminded me a bit of Richie Havens, as you will see in the pics below. But Nasik is amazing. GO if you get a chance.
That way!
That way!		 Bathing
Bathing		 Nice colors
Nice colors		 A bunch of stoned holy men
A bunch of stoned holy men		 Up close
Up close		 Ganja!
Ganja!
I was a little bit in love with her
I was a little bit in love with her		 And her sister
And her sister		 Saw this guy wandering through the town
Saw this guy wandering through the town		 She was selling something
She was selling something		 This was in a garage by a school
This was in a garage by a school		 Nicely done chalking
Nicely done chalking
This grandmother was thrilled to be photographed
This grandmother was thrilled to be photographed		 Hindu iconography is always full of surprises
Hindu iconography is always full of surprises		 Here's the first holy man to pass me some dope. Doesn't he look like Richie Havens?
Here's the first holy man to pass me some dope. Doesn't he look like Richie Havens?		 His friend here looks a lot like Manson
His friend here looks a lot like Manson		 You see the strangest statues in India
You see the strangest statues in India		 This woman thought it absolutely hilarious that I was photographing Nasik, so I photographed her
This woman thought it absolutely hilarious that I was photographing Nasik, so I photographed her
A Muslim shop in very very Hindu Nakis
A Muslim shop in very very Hindu Nakis		 These adorable girls chatted me up on the way to the ghats
These adorable girls chatted me up on the way to the ghats		 Down by the ghats
Down by the ghats		 A temple by the water
A temple by the water		 Same temple, different wall, different sun
Same temple, different wall, different sun		 Same temple, out fhe front door, out of focus
Same temple, out fhe front door, out of focus
A different temple
A different temple		 Sari drying
Sari drying		 Playing in the river
Playing in the river		 Riverside temple
Riverside temple		 It was so alive down by the water
It was so alive down by the water		 Nice faces
Nice faces
You don't get much happier than this
You don't get much happier than this		 Goofing the American
Goofing the American		 I don't think her wave of disgust is directed at me, but it sure looks like it is
I don't think her wave of disgust is directed at me, but it sure looks like it is		 Oy
Oy		 This guy wanted a photo
This guy wanted a photo		 This is his wife. She did not want one and ran, but I got her anyway
This is his wife. She did not want one and ran, but I got her anyway
Inside a temple, you have to crawl through tiny, tiny spaces to get to this.
Inside a temple, you have to crawl through tiny, tiny spaces to get to this.		 About as green as it got this pre-monsoon trip.
About as green as it got this pre-monsoon trip.		 A final shot of the holy man in his crib
A final shot of the holy man in his crib

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