Taken in Jaipur on November 30, 2015
DAILY PHOTO: Gates of Jaipur
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DAILY PHOTO: The Blue City
Taken on November 29, 2015 from Mehrangarh Fort
Jodhpur is called “the blue city” for reasons that should be apparent from the photos above. Historically, this blue was associated with the households of Brahmin. Brahmin were the priestly caste, the highest of the four castes. Of course, the caste system was outlawed decades ago (not that its long tail doesn’t remain), and so now many of these blue houses are occupied by households that aren’t Brahmin.
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DAILY PHOTO: Pushkar Ghat-side
Taken on November 28, 2015 in Pushkar
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DAILY PHOTO: Amber Fort from Elephant Back
Taken on November 27, 2015 at Jaipur
Just back from Rajasthan with tons of photos from Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Pushkar.
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DAILY PHOTO: Coracle in the Distance
Taken in November of 2013 at Hampi
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DAILY PHOTO: Firewalker
Taken in May of 2015 in Kandy
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DAILY PHOTO: Mountain Shrines
DAILY PHOTO: Bombay Vada Pav Stands
Taken in November of 2015 in Mumbai
This row of street food stalls is located across the street from Flora Fountain in Mumbai. They don’t all sell Vada Pav, but the most popular one does. (Alternative spellings: wada pav, vada paav, or vada pao)
FYI: Vada Pav is a delicious deep-fried, spiced potato ball served as a sandwich on a fluffy dinner roll style bun. It’s a Maharashtra specialty. There’s a video below if you’d like to see how they’re made or to make your own.
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DAILY PHOTO: A Cotton-Pickin’ Truck
Taken in November of 2014 in Fardapur, India
In India:
Q: “How high can you load that truck?”
A: “How high is the sky?”
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DAILY PHOTO: Festive Comings & Goings
Taken in October of 2015 in Khajuraho
This is a parade procession that we passed as we were walking out to a couple of the Eastern Group of Temples at Khajuraho.
It was pretty typical, a tractor with a squawky loudspeaker playing music at about 100db beyond the speaker’s rating, pulling a trailer with a figure. There was color throwing and garlands. The works.
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