Local People
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Even the colorful sandstone of the Red Fort is nothing compared to the
colorful clothing of the people in India. Adult men generally wore
sedate colors, while women had many colorful saris and children of
both genders seemed to have colorful clothing.
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There ware guards of various sorts in many of the places we visited.
I was rarely certain whether they were police, soldiers, or
professional security guards. In this case, given the location at the
Red Fort, I suspect this gentleman is a soldier. New Delhi.
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In some cases, a woman in a sari will ride side-saddle on the back of
a scooter or motorcycle.
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This family shows a bit of the east-west culture clash that occurs in
India -- the two women may well be sisters, but one is wearing a
traditional sari while the other is in jeans and a denim jacket.
Outside Karni Mata temple, Deshnoke.
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This young man was our tour guide -- not only did he drive us around
the whole town in his took-took, but he went into the temple and other
places with us to explain the history and show us points of particular
interest.
Jain Temple, Bikaner.
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Fresh vegetables in the marketplace. We believe the long skinny
vegetables front and center are carrots -- pink carrots. Bikaner
auto-rickshaw tour.
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This wasn't our first introduction to "street urchins"... but it may
have been our first introduction to "desert urchins." Oasis in the
Thar Desert.
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Pretty much as soon as we had dropped our stuff in our hotel, my
parents and I struck off for the town, and met many friendly patrons
absolutely certain we needed their wares. Jaisalmer.