Travel nominee

Kumbhmela is celebrated once in 3 years across 4 places in India, Sadhus (Saints) from all over India visit this place during the festival time which spans for more than 45 days. On a typical day 10 million people make a visit, on some special auspicious day that will cross 40 million people, which is more people than some countries population. For this occasion the city's temple was colorfully painted/decorated. This Sadhu was passing by the side of the paintings which gives a different perspective and luckily I got that moment.

Born in India, the land of mysteries and rich cultural diversity, Senthilkumar Kandhakrishnan has travelled to over forty countries in his quest to meet and understand different cultures. This rich experience provided him the wisdom and knowledge and bestowed him the power to visualise and capture the world he sees everyday as photographs in a soulful way. As a creator his photographs have a heart, soul, intellect, and fresh perspectives.

This self-taught artist’s photographs have been exhibited in 24 countries and won over 140+ International Awards including 33 Gold Medals [7 times from Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique (FIAP), 6 times from Photographic Society of America (PSA), and 5 times from Federation of Indian Photography (FIP)].