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INDIA - A Journey Within and Without.

By Peter D’Ascoli

“There is a rare kind of magic in this country — where colour spills onto every street corner, where centuries-old craft still moves through the hands of artisans today, and where every fort, temple and courtyard seems to hold a story waiting to be told. India doesn’t just have history; it breathes it, in its textiles, its architecture, its festivals, its food. This book is a celebration of that spirit — vast, intricate, and endlessly alive.”

Honoured to be part of a project that showcases India’s art, craftsmanship and cultural heritage like never before.

My congratulations to @peterdascoli and @ambroisetezenas @flammarioninternational taken in City Palace, Jaipur by @peterdascoli

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In the end everything was exactly as it should be....needed to be...had to be.....

#travelswithchhoti taken in Varanshi by @peterdascoli

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Presenting INDIA: A Journey Within and Without tomorrow at @asianow with @aminjaffer_curator and @styleanddesignflammarion
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Thank you @alexandrafain_asianow @cecileojalvodascoli @karinrudnicki @laurefdc
@dascoli_ taken in Paris, France by @peterdascoli

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The adventure of a lifetime - to refine my craft by learning from masters, to build a team that strives to create beauty based on a foundation of heritage using ancient and contemporary techniques. Each day at the Talianna Studio yields new discoveries.
#art #history #culture #india
a journey within and without taken in Faridabad by @peterdascoli

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Traditional Indian clothing is a vibrant expression of culture, spirituality, and regional heritage, defined by a rich tapestry of bold colors, complex dyeing methods, and detailed hand-embroidery.
Even as less expensive, industrial dying, printing, and embroidery techniques replace handmade processes, traditional aesthetics and sensibilities remain.
Here in rural Rajasthan the wife of a manihar (the traditional Muslim community that inherits the ancient art of rolling, shaping, and painting lac bangles), her attire is a living "social code" that signals her trade, community status, and marital life stage of life.
#heritage #craft #history #india
INDIA: a journey within and without taken in Rajasthan, India by @peterdascoli

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Along the way... taken in India by @peterdascoli

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Along the way..... taken in India by @peterdascoli

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"India: A Journey Within And Without" is, ultimately, a book to be contemplated as much as read. It is a magnificent work celebrating an India shaped by the centuries yet still vibrantly alive—a land where beauty accompanies everyday life and craftsmanship becomes a legacy.
It is a book that inspires dreams, certainly, but above all, one that evokes the uncanny sensation of being somewhere else. It allows you to turn a page and find yourself standing before a palace, inside a workshop, amidst a landscape, or face-to-face with a detail so exquisite you long to touch it.
A book of sublime beauty, it gradually draws us into its pages until it truly transports us to India.
- 🙏🏼 @indeenlivres
"Inde : La main et l'Esprit" ·
Texte de Peter D'Ascoli · Photographies d'Ambroise Tézenas
Préface de S.A. le Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh de Jaipur
Éditions Flammarion

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@pachojaipur taken in Delhi, India by @peterdascoli

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The artist @ambroisetezenas documenting a merchant's house in Srinagar for our book: INDIA a journey within and without. Out now at bookstores everywhere.
@styleanddesignflammarion @rizzolibooks @rolibooks
#heritage #delhi #india @burhan_ud_din_khateeb @syedfazalkashani
@dascoli_ taken in Srinagar, Kashmir by @peterdascoli

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The bar at @shivniwaspalace - the Royal Guesthouse in Udaipur (now a luxury hotel). @hrhhotels
#art #history #culture taken in City Palace,udaipur by @peterdascoli

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The artist @ambroisetezenas documenting daybreak on Dal lake in Srinagar for our upcoming book: INDIA a journey within and without. Available now. @styleanddesignflammarion @rizzolibooks @rolibooks
#heritage #delhi #india
Sufi wisdom is a profound, heart-centered mystical path within Islam that prioritizes the direct, experiential realization of divine unity (Tawhid) over mere intellectual understanding. At its core, this tradition views the entire universe as a temporary reflection of the Divine, urging seekers to look past the illusion of separation and recognize the single reality connecting all existence. To achieve this state of awareness, practitioners dedicate themselves to subduing and transforming the individual ego (nafs), a process of spiritual purification known as ego annihilation (Fana). Rather than relying solely on rigid legalism or intellectual logic, Sufism uses experiential love (Ishq) as its primary vehicle, viewing the relationship between the human soul and God as a passionate bond between a lover and the Beloved.
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🙏🏼 @syedfazalkashani @burhan_ud_din_khateeb taken in Dal Lake, Kashmir by @peterdascoli

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The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.
Rabindranath Tagore taken in India by @peterdascoli

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