Practicing Gatka, the sikh martial art. When I first showed this shot my friend João told me it was a Street Fighter shot. Indeed it was, our private Street Fighter 😀 #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfolio joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I00…

Sikh men practicing Gatka, the sikh martial art, inside a temple at Amritsar’s old town. The younger boys were also practicing their moves. #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfolio joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I00…

Girl receiving small sweets as blessing at Sitla Mandir temple #travel #india #punjab #amritsar#jalmeidaportfoliohttps://joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I0000iq.FJ_Y5NV8

Elderly man siting outside a stockyard in Amritsar. #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfolio joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I00…

Market at the old town of Amritsar. Sometimes your travel mates end up appearing in your photos, and that’s alright, it’s part of the game.

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A dormitory for pilgrims nearby the Golden Temple. #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfoliohttps://joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I0000oY1ppR5S4BY

Girls at dormitory for pilgrims nearby the Golden Temple. #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfolio joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I00…

A Sikh elderly man very intrigued with our presence. Santokhsar is one of five sarovars (sacred pools) of Amritsar, but the Golden Temple does get most the attention, and the crowds. #travel #india #punjab#amritsar #jalmeidaportfoliohttps://joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I00000fEu0qf.muM

The langar at Golden temple at Amritsar, where 60000 free meals are served everyday. Between each batch of hungry eaters, roughly every 20 minutes, the halls cleaned and made ready for the next. And all this is mostly done by volunteers

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The langar at Golden temple at Amritsar, where 60000 free meals are served everyday, and that mostly relies on volunteers to run it. #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfoliohttps://joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I0000a3toM_VJ4gM

A smaller langar, the community kitchen of sikh temples, where meals are freely served to all visitors #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfolio joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I00…

Preparing roti bread at a smaller langar, the community kitchen of sikh temples, where meals are freely served to all visitors #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfolio joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I00…

Sikh boy after eating at the Golden Temple’s langar, the massive community kitchen where a free meal is available to everyone  #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfolio joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I00…

Sikh men helping those who want to collect water from the sacred pool #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfolio

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Sikh men guarding the Golden Temple, ensuring visitors don’t break the sacred nature of the site #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfolio joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I00…

Pilgrims bathing at the sarovar (sacred pool) of Golden Temple. #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfoliohttps://joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I0000K.39tE4JD0Y

Pilgrims walking barefoot at Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple, as no shoes are allowed. The Golden Temple, the holiest location for Sikhs, lies in the center of Amritsar’s old town. #travel #india #punjab #amritsar #jalmeidaportfolio joaoalmeida.photoshelter.com/image/I00…

Pastures nearby a house that was entirely surrounded in the October fires.After The Fall is a project where I explore the aftermath of the destructive wildfires of 2017 in Central Portugal . Follow the link for the complete essay bit.ly/2yXizzL

What’s left of a destroyed small van in a small construction yard. After The Fall is a project where I explore the aftermath of the destructive wildfires of 2017 in Central Portugal . Follow the link for the complete essay bit.ly/2yXizzL .

The basin of Zezere river, with the visible effects of the severe drought and the carbonized trees in its margins.After The Fall is a project where I explore the aftermath of the destructive wildfires of 2017 in Central Portugal . Follow the link for the complete essay bit.ly/2yXizzL.