Show Navigation
Info

The power of this woman's gaze emanates strength, spirit, confidence, pride and beauty, and speaks volumes about the rich heritage of her 450 year old tribe in Rajastan, India. Her culture was founded after disastrous effects of constant battles between local Hindu population and Muslim invaders. For his followers, 29 rules, regulations and principles were given by Guru Jambheshwar. The primary law was to conserve animals and trees to completely abolish the practice of hurting environment. In the year 1730 when 363 Bishnois gave away their lives to protect their precious trees which were being cut by Raja’s troops. The villagers refused to move away from the trees and kept hugging them. Their brave act was honored by Maharaja Abhay Singh who officially asked for an apology and punished the responsible.

Add to Lightbox Download
Filename
Bishnoi village_20161111_2550.jpg
Copyright
© Andrea Johnson Photography
Image Size
3712x5515 / 19.2MB
www.andreajohnsonphotography.com
Contained in galleries
India
The power of this woman's gaze emanates strength, spirit, confidence, pride and beauty, and speaks volumes about the rich heritage of her 450 year old tribe in Rajastan, India. Her culture was founded after disastrous effects of constant battles between local Hindu population and Muslim invaders. For his followers, 29 rules, regulations and principles were given by Guru Jambheshwar. The primary law was to conserve animals and trees to completely abolish the practice of hurting environment. In the year 1730 when 363 Bishnois gave away their lives to protect their precious trees which were being cut by Raja’s troops. The villagers refused to move away from the trees and kept hugging them. Their brave act was honored by Maharaja Abhay Singh who officially asked for an apology and punished the responsible.