Maa Ambe with approximately 25,000 oil lamps. Gandhinagar, Gujarat
A combination of devotion, divinity and creativity! People of Gandhinagar, Gujarat perform Maha Arti of 8th night of Navratri creating an image of A sight to behold indeed.
(via Twitter: Rahul P. Jobanputra)
So as a division officer to nearly 60 sailors over 3 years. I asked every single one. “What made you join the Navy?” Here is the breakdown. 80% - To pay for college 10% - To get out of a bad family situation 5% - Family Tradition 5% - Because of 9/11.
“Would poor people literally risk their lives to win access to things that the rich take for granted if that weren’t set up as the only way to get them?”
My dad joined the military to better his life and served active duty in the Korean and Vietnam wars. When I told my therapist she said, “So he would rather go to war to improve his financial situation than continue his lifestyle?”
My dad also told me, “I served in the military so you wouldn’t have to.”
I spent a weekend photographing Yosemite’s El Capitan from many angles - Here’s the Andromeda galaxy rising as El Cap’s face is illuminated by a crescent moon [OC] [4000x6000]