Buzy. Delhi

Friends.Khuri

This is the house gate of the young girl on left. They three are friends and you can notice how different clothing they wear.
One wear traditionnal with embroideries little pearls and arms bracelets, the others more contemporary but still close to the traditionnal colors.
Khuri is in the desrt, about 45 km from Jaisalmer; building and decorating houses is the women job, so they have the feminine touch, in decoration as well as in curved architectury.

Portrait. Pushkar

In the garden of her house, in a desert village, Pushkar surroundings. She is from a gypsy family.

Thirsty. Jodhpur

Sometimes in the shady streets of Jodhpur you can feel as if you were watching at one of these Delacroix oriental drawings...

Reading the news. Pushkar

Close to the Nandi (Shiva attribute)at one of the holy lake temple gate.

Saint valentine day. Jodhpur

Something specific with pigeons is that they choose each other for all their life during. Only the death of one of them can separate the couple.

Gods with holes. Jodhpur

Bad smelling. Delhi

In the very busy Chandni chowk. This man on the rickshaw was a little bit delicate, personnaly i was not affected so much by the smelling.
However, i remember once time in Agra, in the pigments chowk where everybody was coughing, sidewalkers, sellers...after a moment I was coughing myself. These wonderful indian colors are not safe, during the holi festival many accidents occure because of them.

The black camel. Pushkar

Which direction? Pushkar

Some of the people who come to the camel fair are from desert villages and are a little bit lost .

The potter's family and temple. Udaipur

One of these traditional family temple in the Rajput area.

Opening the haveli door. Pushkar

Shopping. Pushkar

The camel fair is an opportunity for villagers to buy what they need for daily life, which cannot be found in the countryside.

Empty shop. Bundi

Circus. Pushkar

During the Pushkar camel fair some entertainments are proposed at night to pilgrims, and all the people staying here for the fair.
One man selling tickets and another one wearing the "Scream" mask to attract customers to a circus performance.
A little bit stange to see this mask in such place...

One eye. Pushkar

Getting bored. Pushkar

So borying to wait for customers when you try to sell cheap jewels...

Portrait . Pushkar

In a village , in Pushkar surroundings.

Thinking. Bundi

"I was so pretty a long time ago" could think this old woman, as the beautiful painted dancer. I have been attracted by this scene, parabola of the running time...

The sewer.Bundi

Jewelry. Bundi

Crowdy. Pushkar

So many pilgrims coming out of the ghats after the pujas...

Family. Jaisalmer

Sunset walking. Pushkar

Window in blue. Bundi

Smiles. Pushkar

Beautiful. Pushkar

Encounter. Nawalgarh

Barber shop. Bikaner

Cultural contrast, Bollywood and islam...

Making notebooks. Jaipur

No age to begin working...

Laundry. Udaipur

Lake Pichola and the lake palace.

Glance. Pushkar

Oriental tale. Gwalior

Working hard. Udaipur

Old couple. Udaipur

Old couple looking at the walkersby, protected by a Rajpout warrior.

Working. Shekawati

Chowri showk. Delhi

Kartik Purnima. Pushkar

During the full moon night and morning , pilgrims come to have a bath i the holy lake. All the women can be seen in the crowd, going out of the ghat with their bag on head.

My mother. Udaipur

Simply ironning, but she looks as a madonna...

Glance. Pushkar

Turban. Pushkar

On the move. Pushkar

The women are all in the camel chariot, ready to move, just waiting for the evening and his coolness. They have a three days way to go back in their village.
First the connection was great with the youngest, but the grandma was a little bit angry against me, I guess.
Finally, she became the star of the shooting...

In motion. Pushkar

Emparhy; Shekawati

Things. Udaipur

Very rare, the dog is all except a beloved animal in India.

Pepsi. Udaipur

Pepsi and Rajpouth warriors...
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Portrait. Pushkar

Sunsetting walking. Pushkar

The camel men have muscles like ropes, whatever can be the continent...

Blue chat. Jodhpur

The grandma. Jaisalmer

This is not a painted ortrait hanging on a wall but a real grandma in her houseyard, inside the Jaisalmer fortress. The painted signs on the wall can be found in all the desert area and are always painted by the women. in the villages, the women build the whole houses .