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Wool. Nawalghar. Rajasthan

2007-12-20T11:45:00.001+01:00

An Indian woman cleaning up wool imported from China in a small workshop of Nawalghar

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Red. Pushkar . Rajasthan

2007-12-06T10:17:00.001+01:00

An Indian woman picking up flowers in a garden of Pushkar.
Those are mostly used in temples around town

Colorful Rest. Jaisalmer.Rajasthan

2007-12-05T09:01:00.003+01:00

Indian women resting on the threshold of their house inside the fort of Jaisalmer

Opium Ceremonial. Near Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-12-03T13:37:00.003+01:00

Enchie's husband drinking the distilled opium, a morning ceremonial in the Bishnoi families. I tried it, but it really taste like water a bit of sugar...
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Poverty. Moti Bagh. New Delhi

2007-12-03T12:41:00.000+01:00

An Indian woman cleaning up rice in front of her house as her husband sits behind her on the traditional "Charpoi". It's shot in a slum of Moti Bagh, in New Dehli.
I was disturbed after shooting this image because of the sadness, almost distress shown in the eyes of her husband.

Opium. Near Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-11-30T16:20:00.001+01:00

Enchie's husband preparing the ritual Opium ceremonial in a Bishnoi family in a village south of Jodhpur.

Rice. Bikaner. Rajasthan

2007-11-26T16:44:00.001+01:00

A kid cleaning up rice on a sidewalk in Bikaner

Night Colors. Pushkar. Rajasthan

2007-11-26T13:35:00.000+01:00

Poor people getting ready to spend the night on a side walk in Pushkar

Haveli. mandawa. Rajasthan

2007-11-19T13:42:00.001+01:00

A woman passing by an old haveli covred with paintings in the little town of Mandawa

Bus. Jaipur. Rajasthan

2007-11-12T17:37:00.000+01:00

A bus leaving Jaipur

Brahmins. Mathura. Uttar Pradesh

2007-11-11T11:30:00.000+01:00

Praying inside the temple alongside the sacred Yamuna River in Mathura.
Mathura is reputed to be the birthplace of Krishna, Krishnajanmabhoomi. The Keshav Dev temple was built in ancient times on the site of Krishna's supposed birthplace (an underground prison). As per epic Mahabharata, Mathura was the capital of the Surasena Kingdom, ruled by Kansa the maternal uncle of Krishna.

Monsoon. Vrindavan. Uttar Pradesh

2007-11-01T11:25:00.000+01:00

Pilgrims in Vrindavan during the Monsoon

Paintings. Jhunjhunu. Rajasthan

2007-11-01T11:23:00.000+01:00

A painter decorating a wall in the little town of Jhunjhunu

Stret Life. Jaisalmer. Rajasthan

2007-11-01T11:22:00.001+01:00

Market. Jaisalmer. Rajasthan

2007-10-27T10:59:00.001+02:00

Selling veggies on the maket in Jaisalmer

Magi. Jaisalmer. Rajasthan

2007-10-26T08:44:00.001+02:00

Magi, a veggie seller on a little market in jaisalmer

Ricefields. Bhaktapur. Nepal

2007-10-21T17:35:00.001+02:00

Nepalese women working in ricefields around the nice medieval town of Bhaktapur, not far from Katmandhu

Tika. Mathura. Uttar Pradesh

2007-10-20T14:02:00.000+02:00

On the Ghats in Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna

Sadhu. Mathura. Uttar Pradesh

2007-10-19T11:13:00.001+02:00

A sadhu inside a colorful temple alongside the sacred river Yamuna in Mathura

Couleurs. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-10-15T17:37:00.000+02:00

I really can't resist the color combinations one can find in India. Just incredible.
I never saw a country with a sense of colors like India

Water. Neemrana

2007-10-15T16:30:00.000+02:00

Reaching for water in a littler hamlet not far from Neemrana

Welcome. Alwar

2007-10-15T16:26:00.001+02:00

The tourist is always welcome in India !!

Back from the Well. Neemrana.

2007-10-13T17:08:00.000+02:00

A girl coming back home from the Well in Neemrana

Grain Cleaning. Jodhpur

2007-10-12T14:27:00.001+02:00

Door. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-10-12T14:26:00.003+02:00

A nice house in the old part of town.

Bangle making. Jhunjhunu

2007-10-11T17:06:00.000+02:00

A couple making Bangles in their house opening up on the street.

Grain Cleaning. Jodhpur

2007-10-11T09:59:00.001+02:00

A woman cleaning the grain on the market square in Jodhpur

Tailor. Jhunjhunu

2007-10-11T09:43:00.001+02:00

A tailor in the streets of Jhunjhunu, a little town of the Shekawati region of rajasthan

Bangles making. Alwar

2007-10-11T09:40:00.001+02:00

A couple making bangles in the little town of Alwar

Market. Alwar. Rajasthan

2007-10-10T14:02:00.001+02:00

Bakery. Alwar. Rajasthan

2007-10-09T16:07:00.001+02:00

Straight away .... Alwar

2007-10-09T16:04:00.001+02:00

Dreams. Alwar. Rajasthan

2007-10-09T10:52:00.000+02:00

A woman working in the streets of Alwar passing by a sari shop.. Dreaming may be..

Embrodery. Jaisalmer. Rajasthan

2007-10-08T18:20:00.000+02:00

A woman working embrodering a a piece of cloth in Jaisalmer.

Spinning. near Bikaner. Rajasthan

2007-10-08T18:18:00.001+02:00

A woman spinning wool in the courtyard of her house in a village south of Bikaner, in the middle of the Thar desert

Choti Lal. Alwar. Rajasthan

2007-10-04T09:59:00.000+02:00

Choti lal feeding her cow in a street of Alwar

Colors. Jaisalmer. Rajasthan

2007-10-03T08:25:00.001+02:00

A young girl on the market in Jaisalmer. She was a bit afraid of me, but at the same time interested. A family coming to town from a village in the desert.
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Football. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-10-02T19:37:00.001+02:00

A kid playing football on the market in Jodhpur..

Prime Ministers. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-10-02T13:28:00.000+02:00

In a shop in Jodhpur. The owner had all the cans decorated with a portrait of a Indian prime minister. When I asked him which one he liked best..... he just said : All of them !!

Market. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-09-28T10:38:00.001+02:00

An Rajasthani man doing his market in Jodhpur. A wonderful market sccene by the way.

Framed. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-09-27T12:20:00.000+02:00

A "Namkeen" seller in a street of Jodhpur.
I could walk the city day after day forever...

Shower. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-09-27T12:18:00.000+02:00

A kid getting showered in a street of Jodhpur

Santosh. Bikaner. Rajasthan

2007-09-26T13:41:00.000+02:00

Santosh, a rajasthani woman living in a village a few kilometers away from Bikaner came to town to do some shopping. Here in a clothing shop.

Smile. Vrindavan. Uttar Pradesh

2007-09-25T13:17:00.000+02:00

A "smiling" scene in Vrindavan under the eyes of Lord Krishna.

Sita. Pushkar. Rajasthan

2007-09-24T15:37:00.000+02:00

Sita, taking care of Rajuri's brother under her tent in Pushkar.

A picture of Sita shot 3 shot ago
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Bharat Kumar. Mandawa

2007-09-24T11:48:00.000+02:00

Bharat Kumar Mochi, a shoemaker from Mandawa, a really seet man..
Laxmi foottwear store
Main Market, Sonathilia Gate
Mandawa 5distr jhunjhunu) PC 333704
Rajasthan
India

Advertising. New Delhi

2007-09-21T15:27:00.001+02:00

Workers on Connaught Circle in New Delhi

Bishoi women. near Jodhpur

2007-09-21T10:19:00.001+02:00

Bishnoi women working in a field near their home in a village south of Jodhpur.
It's very common to see Deers around their houses. The Bishnois are a community of nature worshippers in the state of Rajasthan. Bishnois are strong lovers of wild animals. It is because of their protection that in Bishnoi dominated areas, deer and antelope(such as blue bulls, black bucks, chinkaras and chowsinghas) are seen grazing peacefully in their fields despite the fact that the State of Rajasthan where the Bishnois mainly live, face severe shortages of water.The sect was founded by Guru Jambheshwar (b. 1451) after a drought in marwar region of India. He had laid down 29 principles to be followed by the sect. Bish means 20 and noi means 9. Thus, Bishnoi translates as Twenty-niners. Further the Guru told to worship lord Vishnu (Bishnu). Thus the sect called vishnoi or Bishnoi. Killing animals and felling trees were banned.

Water. Alwar. Rajasthan

2007-09-20T18:20:00.001+02:00

During the Summer months Rajasthan can be very hot. You can find everywhere holes in the walls where a woman or a man stay there to give water to passers by. Here next to a movie poster.
Alwar is a very quiet city of Rajasthan, not really on the tourist trail, this makes the people being friendly to the few tourists visiting this wonderrful place.

Grain. Alwar. Rajasthan

2007-09-20T13:58:00.000+02:00

A woman cleaning grain in front of her house in Alwar

Advertising. New Delhi

2007-09-19T15:54:00.000+02:00

An ad on Connaught Circle in New Delhi.
The workers are puzzled by me !

Blue House. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-09-19T12:32:00.001+02:00

Another try at the same house, 3 years later. Still my favorite city in Rajasthan.
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Bathing. Mathura. Uttar Pradesh

2007-09-19T12:30:00.001+02:00

A Sadhu taking his bath in a small alley next to the ghats in Mathura

Colors. Near Deshnoke. Rajasthan

2007-09-19T12:28:00.001+02:00

Hiding away in a little village about 10km away from Deshnoke. A bit apprehensive since no tourists travels there.

Dhobi. Alwar. Rajasthan

2007-09-18T13:00:00.001+02:00

A Dhobi Wallah working next to his home in Alwar

Sleeping. Jaisalmer. Rajasthan

2007-09-18T11:09:00.001+02:00

During the summer months Jaisalmer can be really very, very hot. During the hot hours between 12 and 3 PM you can see people lying down in cool places. Here at one door the of the fort in Jaisalmer.

Rukma. Near Deshnoke

2007-09-18T09:04:00.001+02:00

Rukma, in a village near Deshnoke in Rajasthan. She is showing me her house.

Juxtaposition. Pokharan. Rajasthan

2007-09-17T13:12:00.001+02:00

A woman sweeping the floor inside the Pokharan fort . A lovely place where the Maharadja and Maharani still live. They transformed their fort into a luxury hotel.

Rampal. Pushkar. Rajasthan

2007-09-17T10:28:00.001+02:00

Rampal, a musician lighting a beedi under his tent on the outskirts of Pushkar

Praying. Mathura. Uttar Pradesh

2007-09-16T12:56:00.000+02:00

A man praying alongside the Sacred Yamuna river in Mathura.

A room with a view. New Delhi

2007-09-15T13:42:00.001+02:00

Life going on in Paharganj, near the New Delhi train station, shot from inside a restaurant. Even though the area has a bad reputation, i kind of like the atmosphere there. Unlike other cities where tourists places have lost their soul ( Kho Sand road in Bangkok for instance), here the area is still a living places for Indian families.

Blue House. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-09-15T10:03:00.000+02:00

Another try at the same house, 3 years later. Still my favorite city in Rajasthan.
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A tailor. Mandawa. Rajasthan

2007-09-15T10:00:00.000+02:00

A tailor is a little street of Mandawa in the Shekawati region of Rajasthan

Blue House. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-09-15T09:59:00.001+02:00

A blue house in Jodhpur.. I tried to do the same picture I did 3 years ago.

Milking. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-09-15T09:57:00.001+02:00

Milking her cow in front of her house in Beautiful Jodhpur.

Time. New Delhi

2007-09-14T17:29:00.001+02:00

Waiting for the train or a cab in front of the New Delhi train Station.
Very hot !!

Barber. New Delhi

2007-09-14T09:57:00.001+02:00

A barber under the arcades of Connaught Circle in New Delhi. Every morning you can spot a lot of them working. I just love the texture of the walls in those alleys. On the left , a bicycle with a milk can...
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Amul Macho. Junjhunu. Rajasthan

2007-09-14T09:41:00.001+02:00

A monsoon sky over an add from Amul, a milk and butter brand in Junjhunu.

Chandaravathy. Alwar. Rajasthan

2007-09-14T09:39:00.001+02:00

Chandaravathy sitting under the eyes of Krishna and Radha in front of her house in Alwar.

Traffic. New Delhi

2007-09-13T15:26:00.000+02:00

Traffic in New Delhi across from the New Delhi station. I really like this place, a lot of things going on at all time.

Palace. Siliserh. Rajasthan

2007-09-13T15:24:00.000+02:00

Walking in fields bordering the lake in Siliserh. The old palace, now an hotel, in the background.
About 20km from Alwar.
Those places don't really see a lot of foreign tourists which makes them really nice to visit.

Cows and Shadows. Alwar. rajasthan

2007-09-13T15:22:00.000+02:00

A Holy Cow walking by the quiet streets of Alwar, a peaceful place in Northern Rajasthan.

At the well. Neemrana. Rajasthan

2007-09-13T10:13:00.001+02:00

Everday women have to go to the well to fetch water for their daily use .

Rajuri's home. Pushkar. Rajasthan

2007-09-12T18:37:00.000+02:00

Rampal on the left, Sita with Rajuri's brother on her laps, and Rajuri inside the tent where Rajuri lives. Her mother is seen coming back with a bunch of branches for the fire to cook.
They are all musicians and singers from Pushkar. You can see them going back home.
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Farmhouse. Vrindavan. Uttar Pradesh

2007-09-12T11:55:00.001+02:00

The entrance of a farm on the bank of the Sacred Yamuna River near the ghats in Vrindavan.

Pilgrims. Pushkar. Rajasthan

2007-09-11T16:34:00.001+02:00

Pilgrims seen in the previous image singing prayers in the train resting and drinking a Chai in Pushkar. They were very happy to see me

Prayers. In the train. Rajasthan

2007-09-11T16:32:00.000+02:00

Pilgrims from Jodhpur singing prayers during their train journey. They are going by train from Jodhpur to Ajmer, then they 'll take bus to reach Pushkar for the full moon celebratio

School. Neemrana. Rajasthan

2007-09-11T15:55:00.000+02:00

Teachers taking care of kids inside the school in Neemrana despite the fact that it was holiday season.

Haveli. Nawalgargh. Rajasthan

2007-09-11T09:02:00.001+02:00

A Rajasthani man sorting out Chillies in the courtayard of his Haveli in Nawalgargh

Wool. Nawalgargh. Rajasthan

2007-09-10T17:11:00.001+02:00

A rajasthani woman sorting out wool imported from China to make carpets in the little town of nawalgargh

Harmonium. Vrindavan. Uttar Pradesh

2007-09-10T13:58:00.000+02:00

A Harmonium maker tuning the instrument he just finished. It's widely used in Indian music and sounds a bit like the "Squeeze box", the diatonic Accordion. Two Instruments I really like.
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Swinging. Neemrana. Rajasthan

2007-09-10T09:56:00.001+02:00

A young girl swinging under the eyes of her mother in the village of Neemrana.

Contrasts. Jaipur. Rajasthan

2007-09-08T17:37:00.000+02:00

Waiting for her bus near "Hawa Mahal" in Jaipur

Sita. Pushkar. Rajasthan

2007-09-06T14:33:00.001+02:00

Sita, a singer from Pushkar. I met her the first time in 2001. I have since met her a few times.
You can see a few images of her on my blogs. She is Rajuri's aunt.

Window. Mandawa. Rajasthan

2007-09-06T11:26:00.001+02:00

In the Shekawati region of Rajasthan you find plenty of old painted Havelis. Too bad that most of them are nowadays inhabited.
This Haveli is the property of people from Mumbay and the woman at the window is the caretaker of the Goenka Double Haveli in Mandawa, a quiet place.

Air Cooler. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-09-05T14:50:00.000+02:00

A woman carrying a part of an Air Cooler on her head in the older part of Jodhpur.
Summer months can be very hot there.

Cow Milking. Jodhpur

2007-09-05T11:28:00.000+02:00

Milking a cow in front of her house in Jodhpur

Offerings. Alwar. Rajasthan

2007-09-04T10:38:00.001+02:00

A woman being offered a prasad in form of a drink at the netrance of a temple in Alwar.

Neemrana Fort. Rajasthan

2007-09-04T10:03:00.000+02:00

The Neemrana fort at night, now transformed in an Hotel.

Prayer. Mathura. Uttar Pradesh

2007-09-03T16:49:00.001+02:00

Market in Bikaner. Rajasthan

2007-09-03T14:21:00.000+02:00

A market scene in Bikaner, a very friendly place

Opium Ceremonial. near Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-09-03T13:28:00.001+02:00

In village near jodhpur, Enchie and her husband during the one the opium ceremony- a ritual by which guests are traditionally welcomed. Opium is distiilled in a small toolr seen on the bottom left, then the liquid is given into your hands to drink.. I tried, but it doesn't taste of anything..
Although now illegal in India, and forbidden by the 24th tenets of the Bishnoi, the sect still uses it and have been given special consent from the Indian government to use opium for ‘religious’ purposes. Legally , they are only allowed to use empty poppy pods, after the opium has been extracted for medical manufacture. The pods are then ground, mixed with a sugar solution, then diluted further with water for the ceremony.
I must say that nowadays it's mostly a touristic attraction.

Hijra. New Delhi

2007-09-03T12:14:00.001+02:00

A group of Hijras having lunch on the sidewalk near Connaught Place in New Delhi.
In the culture of the Indian subcontinent a hijra (also known by a number of different names and romanized spellings) is usually considered a member of "the third sex" — neither man nor woman. Most are physically male or intersex, but some are female. Hijras usually refer to themselves as female at the language level, and usually dress as women. Census data does not exist, but estimates range from 50,000 to 5,000,000 in India alone.

Sangata. Jodhpur. Rajasthan

2007-09-03T12:12:00.001+02:00

Sangata in front of her house in beautiful Jodhpur

Cleaning. Jodhpur

2007-09-01T15:25:00.000+02:00

A woman cleaning up her house in Beautiful Jodhpur. My favorite Rajasthani City.

Karni Mata. Desnoke. Rajasthan

2007-08-30T12:47:00.000+02:00

The Karni Mata temple in Deshnoke, known worldwide as the "rat temple"

Drinking. Jaisalmer. Rajasthan

2007-08-30T12:40:00.000+02:00

A man drinking inside a beautiful Haveli in Jaisalmer.

Hawa Mahal. Jaipur. Rajasthan

2007-08-30T12:37:00.001+02:00

Hawa Mahal in Beautiful Jaipur, is under renovation. It should be beautiful next year.

City Palace. Jaipur. Rajasthan

2007-08-29T15:41:00.001+02:00

At the entrance of the City Palace in Jaipur, one of the most famous tourist attractions and a major landmark in Jaipur. The beautiful palace was built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh during his reign. Among the various forts and palaces of Jaipur, City Palace stands apart, with its outstanding art and architecture. City Palace complex covers a huge area, which is divided into a series of gardens, courtyards and buildings. Initially, Raja Jai Singh built the outer wall occupying a huge area. The additional grand buildings were constructed later by the succeeding rulers.

Water. Jaipur. Rajasthan

2007-08-29T09:54:00.000+02:00

A mechanic drinking water in front of his house/shop