Vincent Augusto, Nature and culture (LANDSCAPE 2026)

For Hindus, the energy that animates human societies is the same impulse that drives natural phenomena. These views from Jodhpur, Jaipur, and Landour reflect how this worldview shapes the landscape: just like wildlife roams freely through the cities, human dwellings are either scattered across peaks and valleys in a seamless, harmonious manner, or they multiply in a barely-sustainable manner, granted that their spread is as natural as that of forests and rivers.

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