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!
- Gadsisar Lake Jaisalmer in the Middle of the Thar Desert
- This guy was our favorite cook on the street. We ate here everyday and sat on the curb with many others while in Kolkata
- Now this is an electrician’s nightmare.
- River Tungabhadra runs through Hampi and its such a beauty
- Jodphur known as the blue city.
- The desert is cold in the early mornings. But that doesn’t stop us from our 3 day trek
- Up in the Himalayans near Darjeeling the Yak is a very helpful animal.
- Some of the amazingly intricate caveings on the Jain Temples in Halebid
- Orcha has wonderful ruins to climb through.
- Mysore Palace in Mysore was the home of the ruling royal family the Wodeyars from 1399 to 1950.
- Helping the camels get a little extra lunch. Thar Desert
- We came across these colourful children in the middle of the Thar Desert while on our trek.
- One of our favourite places in India was Hampi.
- This is not an uncommon scene.
- Taj Mahal built in 1632
- Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur
- Ammon’s favourite food is all you can eat 75 cent Thali. The best part is it was everywhere.
- Looking over the city of Jaisalmer
- Diwali is a 5 day festival.
- Do you see anything odd with this photo? Bodhgaya
- Random entertainment in the streets of Kolkata
- Yes we do need to cross that.
- Wash day in Jaipur (Also known as the Pink City)
- Looking down on the Kailasanatha. It is a megalith carved out of one single rock. Ellora
- Going back in time. Kolkata
- Busy life in the city of Mysore
- Wash day in Udaipur (also known as the White City)
- Children playing on the railway tracks. Mumbai
- Holy cows also enjoy Market day
- Rickshaw drivers waiting for work. Kolkata
- A holy man in Hindu is called a Sadhu. Varinasi
- Fields of tea in Darjeeling where they make some of the best Tea in the world
- The Rat Temple in Deshnok is where it is good luck to have the holy rats run over your feet.
- That is an interesting paint brush.
- On the crowded bus from Hospit to Hampi. Can you see Ammon?
- We found this character at the Golden Temple in Amritsar
- We loved the calm quietness of Puri on the East Coast.
- Sadly there are many overcrowded places covered in filth in India. This scene is from Dehli
- Ammon enjoying a very close shave in Varanasi
- We rode many buses and trains in our 5 months in India. Kolkata
- Victoria Memorial was built in the early 1900s and dedicated to Queen Victoria. Kolkuta
- Children in Darjeeling
- Thar Desert in Rajashan
- Time for a little afternoon nap. Kolkata
- Jaisalmer in the Thar Desert
- You gotta love the wheels on that cart. Bikaner
- Not to sure if i trust this job.
Stay tuned for more #FridayFotos. Next week is Indonesia
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Savannah Grace
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great photos!
Wow… its a great and outstanding.