fear of baksheesh & lost visas: travels in India
arrviving
mumbai
pune
far out man
goa
the beach
hampi
temples & monkeys
kerala
slowly does it
mysore
palacial splendour
Goa
bovine surfers
 Cows have beach rights too, you know.
Hampi
hampi
 Among the ruins at Hampi. Kids in these parts love to be photographed.
roof-top view
 A typical restaurant roof-top view.
bike
 The best form of transport in these parts.
Kerala
apocalypse now
 As we floated slowly down the Kerala backwaters, we enjoyed views such as this.
nets
 Friendly fishermen drawing their nets.
boat
 The same friendly fishermen.
fish sir?
 Not quite Billingsgate.
in the nets
 One of the legacies of being on the old world Spice Route, Kerala still uses the old Chinese fishing nets. They are huge - you get a sense of scale looking at the two figures perched on them in this picture. They are lowered into the water, and when lifted, ought to be full of fish. THe backwaters are dotted with them along their length.
kathakali
 Kathakali. Colourful, vibrant and mesmerising.
flower power wedding
 Even more colourful is an Indian wedding.
we are family
 The ultra-hospitable family of Beebi Ghani.
alien wedding
 Ludo and Gaille get married.
bread
 Gayle makes Roti.
Mysore
palace at night The Mysore palace at night.
Delhi
holy cow Holy cow street scene.
night market Night market at PaharGanj.
temple dip Sikh temple.
flower power Street scene in New Delhi.

 

 

 

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