India is a whirl of magic and chaos. Aromas, delicious and putrid hit you like a brick in the face. Colours bright, bold and glittering wash over you in a wave as you walk the streets. Traffic is an ever-changing, waving sea around you. Tuktuks, pedestrians, rickety bicycles, lazing cows, yellow taxi cabs, overloaded buses, motorcycles and stray dogs weave in and out amongst each other. Spicy, sweet, salty and tangy flavours are in constant competition on your tongue as you indulge in 5-star street food.
I am currently working on the third volume in the Sihpromatum Series, “Rusty Tracks and Booby Traps” and honestly am having the hardest time capturing our five months there because India is such an intense, fantastic, unique, busy place, there’s no way to capture it in words, place! Enjoy this photo essay, it will give you a slight taste of what INDIA has to offer!
- River Tungabhadra runs through Hampi and its such a beauty
- Jaisalmer in the Thar Desert
- Going back in time. Kolkata
- Looking down on the Kailasanatha. It is a megalith carved out of one single rock. Ellora
- Do you see anything odd with this photo? Bodhgaya
- Mysore Palace in Mysore was the home of the ruling royal family the Wodeyars from 1399 to 1950.
- We came across these colourful children in the middle of the Thar Desert while on our trek.
- We loved the calm quietness of Puri on the East Coast.
- You gotta love the wheels on that cart. Bikaner
- Diwali is a 5 day festival.
- Time for a little afternoon nap. Kolkata
- This guy was our favorite cook on the street. We ate here everyday and sat on the curb with many others while in Kolkata
- The desert is cold in the early mornings. But that doesn’t stop us from our 3 day trek
- Fields of tea in Darjeeling where they make some of the best Tea in the world
- Children playing on the railway tracks. Mumbai
- Taj Mahal built in 1632
- A holy man in Hindu is called a Sadhu. Varinasi
- Up in the Himalayans near Darjeeling the Yak is a very helpful animal.
- Not to sure if i trust this job.
- Random entertainment in the streets of Kolkata
- Ammon enjoying a very close shave in Varanasi
- Rickshaw drivers waiting for work. Kolkata
- Wash day in Jaipur (Also known as the Pink City)
- One of our favourite places in India was Hampi.
- That is an interesting paint brush.
- Looking over the city of Jaisalmer
- Gadsisar Lake Jaisalmer in the Middle of the Thar Desert
- This is not an uncommon scene.
- Now this is an electrician’s nightmare.
- The Rat Temple in Deshnok is where it is good luck to have the holy rats run over your feet.
- On the crowded bus from Hospit to Hampi. Can you see Ammon?
- Orcha has wonderful ruins to climb through.
- Sadly there are many overcrowded places covered in filth in India. This scene is from Dehli
- We rode many buses and trains in our 5 months in India. Kolkata
- Some of the amazingly intricate caveings on the Jain Temples in Halebid
- Ammon’s favourite food is all you can eat 75 cent Thali. The best part is it was everywhere.
- Jodphur known as the blue city.
- We found this character at the Golden Temple in Amritsar
- Wash day in Udaipur (also known as the White City)
- Helping the camels get a little extra lunch. Thar Desert
- Yes we do need to cross that.
- Busy life in the city of Mysore
- Thar Desert in Rajashan
- Victoria Memorial was built in the early 1900s and dedicated to Queen Victoria. Kolkuta
- Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur
- Holy cows also enjoy Market day
- Children in Darjeeling
Stay tuned for more #FridayFotos. Next week is Indonesia
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Savannah Grace
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great photos!
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Wow… its a great and outstanding.
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