Diwali 2008. Jaisalmer

I think i heard this sentence one hundred times and one thousand times the sound of the crackers!
Happy christmas day , everybody! wish it could be life everywhere in the street, as it is in India for diwali...

In wholel Shekawati, many havelis have been builded during the golden perod of caravans. Now, it's the decadent period!!

Camel fair II. Pushkar

Gramin bank day III. Pushkar

Waiting for the monthly credit at the gramin bank gate.
Once a month, the Gramin bank, which created the micro credits idea, opens her gate to the countryside women.
Each of them have a notebook, with what the bank had given, what she gave back.
A long queue all during the morning, and of course, they all come with their more beautiful clothes.

Fist arrived. Pushkar

Some days before the official beginning of the camel fair...

Water. Jaisalmer

The yellow veil. Jaisalmer

Pink lady. Jodhpur

Red and blue. Jaisalmer

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Street cooking. Jaipur

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Trafic. Delhi

Sometimes, in the labyrinth of the busy , crowdy polluted and noisy Delhi chowks, a little bit of the Thousand and one nights...that's what I like to think!

Trio. Delhi

Brother and sister tenderness. Jodhpur

Searching in the streets what can be recuperated among the garbage to sell it to the wholesellers; nevertheless, sparkling eyes...

Moustache. Pushkar

The water tanks, on the camel ground are meeting points, even if the burning sun is really hard..

Carrying. Nawalgarh

Cconnection. Pushkar

Gramin bank day. Pushkar

A wave of women for the one-day-a-month gramin bank's aperture.

Horse dancing. Pushkar

Not only camels at the camel fair...

Flowers. Pushkar

Selling flowers collars in the evening for the temple pujas.

Temptations. Pushkar

The Pushkar fair is not only camels; many sellers come here and especially women have the opportunity to buy all what can enhance their beauty...

Glance. Pushkar

Coming back from the holy lake. Pushkar

Joyfull pilgrim. Pushkar

A l'occasion de Kartik Purnima, la nuit de pleine lune du mois de Kartika, des milliers de pélerins viennent prendre un bain dans le lac sacré de Pushkar, qui serait aussi le seul lieu en Inde ou un temple est dédié à Brahma.

On the occasion of Kartik Purnima, the full moon night of the month of Kartika, thousands of pilgrims come to have a bath in the holy lake of Pushkar, which would also be the only place in India where a temple is dedicated to Brahma.

Daily scenery II. Jodhpur

Indian people use to throw away all kind of rubishes, all along the day; nevertheless a team of dalit take and carry them away. With no gloves...

Proud. Delhi

Night market in Delhi.

Profile. Pushkar

Ladder. Jodhpur

Red. Nawalgarh

Walking chat. Pushkar

Beauty parlor. Pushkar

Decoration is something important for selling camels and for the proudness of the camel people.

The turban. Pushkar

These colored turbans are mostly used during festivals and non ordinary circonstances.

Doors and scooters. Jodhpur

Purple again. Pushkar

Ambivalence of the Rajasthani veil, supposed to hide ...

Rajasthani dancer. Pushkar

During the camel fair, some artistic performances are organised, more or less traditionnal...

Just cleaned for Diwali. Jodhpur

For Diwali , many indian clean their house or shop; some paint the walls...

Feet. Jaipur

Gramin bank day. Pushkar

Once a month, the Gramin bank, which created the micro credits idea, opens her gate to the countryside women.
Each of them have a notebook, with what the bank had given, what she gave back.
A long queue all during the morning, and of course, they all come with their more beautiful clothes.
Just one thing; why the gramin bank trust more women???

Window. Jodhpur

No, she is not a princess cloistered by a bad rajah...

Happy diwali. Jaisalmer

I think i heard this sentence one hundred times and one thousand times the sound of the crackers!
I prefer to show you an intimate moment in one street of the golden city.

The grandma. Bundi

Couple. Bundi

They were quietly chatting in their house entrance; a warm connection between them...

A very smart old man . Bundi

Veiled and jewelled. Rajasthan

Donkey. Jodhpur

Some houses in the blue city cannot be reached with a car or a trucks, because of the steps.
opportunity for this woman to carry materials with a donkey, that's how she can have some ruppiahs.

Chatting. Pushkar

The little sweeper. Bundi

Veiled. Rajasthan

Ma soeur Anne, ne vois-tu rien venir? Bundi

Il n'y a pas qu'à Jodhpur que les maisons sont bleues....aurefois signe distinctif des demeures des brahmanes, l'usage de cette couleur s'est maintenant généralisée.
La photo est prise de la rue, les grandes soeurs (pas visibles ici) sont ensuite descendues por m'inviter à entrer.
Bundi est plus authentique que les villes plus connues du rajasthan; mais je ne donne pas beaucoup de temps avant que celà ne change!

There is only in Jodhpur that houses are blue; first reserved to the houses of Brahmans, the custom of this color now became widespread.
The photo is taken by the street, the older sisters (not visible here) then came down(fell) por to invite me to enter.
Bundi is more authentic than cities more known for the rajasthan; but I do not look a lot of time before changing!

Smoke.

Bus stand, somewhere on the way from Pushkar to Jodhpur. A smoking moment close to the bus.

Evening smoking time. Pushkar