The veil.

Making bracelets. Nawalgarh

All these bracelets you can see in India in shops or around women's arms are maked at home. I am speaking of the little "stones" inclusion.
They put the stones on a line and after getting the plastic circle hot with ashes , they roll this circle on the stones to include them into the plastic. Stones are synthetic, of course.

Lovers. Jodhpur

Something very rare in India: tenderness expression in the street. Very touching to see this couple when you know that. And the splendid but very closing traditionnal architecture of the havelis enhance the unusual gesture.

Portrait. Bundi

King of animals? Pushkar

Washing day. Udaipur

Fan. Mandawa

Pilgrim. Pushkar

Gas. Pushkar

One day in the month, the Gramin bank open her door in Puskar; Women from the villages all around come to get themonthly amount of their micro credit. (the bank trust more women than men , she have more chznces to get the money back!)

Heavy. Nawalgarh

Sugarcane. Pushkar

Chat. Pushkar

Boy and holy cow. Jaisalmer

Laundry. Udaipur

Mother's proudness. Pushkar

Among the pilgrim's crowd, near the ghats and Rama temple.

Through the veil. Pushkar

Silhouettes. Jodhpur

Between the two women, a charpoi (bed).

Vespa and haveli. Jodhpur

Unveiling. Pushkar

Washing. Jaisalmer

Woman's day was yesterday...let's work now!

Sewing the matrass. Bundi

Pastels. Pushkar

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