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The Gypsy
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I met this incredible personality on the banks of the Ganges, at Dakhineshwar..He is a "BAUL"..Called himself "DAS BAUL"...Colourful as he was with his vibrant orange robe [gerua] and the many flourescent beads around his neck; but the most striking thing about him was offcourse the sparkle in his eyes and the deep emotion with which he rendered his soul music...I approached him for a shot and he gladly obliged
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Bauls (Bengali: বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels from Bengal, which comprises Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Bauls constitute both a syncretic religious sect and a musical tradition used as a vehicle to express Baul thought. Bauls are a very heterogeneous group, with many different streams to the sect, but their membership mainly consists of Vaishnavite Hindus and Sufi Muslims.[1] They can be often identified by their distinctive clothes and musical instruments, like the ektara. Though Bauls comprise only a small fraction of the Bengali population, their influence on the culture of Bengal is considerable. In 2005, the Baul tradition was included in the list of "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.
The origin of the word is Baul is debated. It has been suggested that it comes either from Sanskrit batul, meaning divinely inspired insanity or byakul, meaning fervently eager.[who?]
The music of the Bauls, bAul saMgeet, refers to a particular type of folk song of sung by Bauls. It carries influences of Hindu bhakti movements as well as the suphi, a form of Sufi song mediated by many thousand miles of cultural intermixing, exemplified by the songs of Kabir, for instance. Their music represents a long heritage of preaching mysticism through songs in Bengal, like Shahebdhoni or Bolahadi sects.
Bauls use a number of musical instruments to embellish their compositions. The "ektara" is a one-stringed drone instrument, and by far the most common instrument used by a Baul singer. It is the carved from the epicarp of a gourd, and made of bamboo and goatskin. Other commonly used musical instruments include the dotara, a multi-stringed instrument made of the wood; the dugi, a small hand-held earthen drum; percussion instruments like dhol and khol; small cymbals called "kartal" and "mandira" and the bamboo flute.
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i like the very vibrant colours and a very beautiful effect of colour of the skin getting mixed with the right side of the background ....very good framing ..
brother ....cheers ...that shows ur a photographer who's
intil(intel) inside.....!!!!
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Hi Kaushik:
The gypsy man's chocolate brown skin in his orange shirt creates a perfect blend. You captured the perfect moment of his face. Very sharp!
Josh