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