Wednesday, December 17, 2008

India: Images 30

Women doing laundry in the river in Hospet.
Inside the Queen's Bath.
Sunset from sunset point.
Meet my "friend" Vicky. Well, that's what he says his name is. He says he is not from Kashmir. He is from Punjab. He is a scam artist.
Me on Matunga Hill

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Monkey on Matunga Hill.
The temple on the top of Matunga Hill.
Boat ride on the Tungabhadra River.
The King Balance. The king used to weigh himself in gold on this balance, and give away the gold.
Just outside Achyutaraya temple.

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Inside Achyutaraya temple.
Inside Achyutaraya temple.
Achyutaraya temple.
The tank at Krishna bazaar.
Me inside Krishna temple.

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Ornately carved columns in Krishna temple.
Krishna temple.
The mustard Ganesh.
A boulder and temple on Hemakuta Hill.
A temple ruin on Hemakuta Hill.

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Don't remember what building this was.
A squirrel on Hemakuta Hill.
Inside the temple.
The entrance to Virapaksha temple.
The village at Hampi Bazaar.

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Virapaksha temple, built in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Hampi, at the end of the bazaar.
Fruits in Hospet.
Temple entrance in Hospet.
People rule the cows, sometimes.

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I don't know what these little fruits/vegetables are, and I was too timid to try.
Statue in Hubli.
How many years does it take for horns to grow to that length?
Temples are so ubiquitous in India, that I hardly notice them anymore.
Cows rule.

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What is the definition of the word "hotel"? In India, many times it means restaurant. Confusing when you're looking for a place to stay.
I'm still not sure how one interacts with or if one should interact with someone who does not show their face to the world. For a while I wondered what they did at restaurants. It took a while to find out because they usually went into a special room for families. But finally I saw. They do remove the face cover to eat. And there is really someone in there!
Road construction in Hubli. A day later, that new asphalt looked like it had been there for years.
Lots of people at the beach. And the women would go into the water fully clothed.
People at Colva Beach.

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When I was in Goa, the rickshaw drivers went on strike. Most of the tourists here are Russian. But the Russians have set up their own tourist companies, thus depriving the locals of their share of the tourist dollars.
The municipal gardens in Margao, Goa.
The lifeguard house at Colva Beach, Goa.
Men working.
Man working.

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The gym where I worked out in Mangalore
Everyday there is a Hindu festival somewhere. You'd be walking down the street, and there is a prosession of some kind.
St. Aloysius College Chapel
The Sistine Chapel-like ceiling of St. Aloysius College Chapel, Mangalore
Sultan Battery, Mangalore