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South India, notesFor the second edition of the look at daily life, I share images from different states located in the South of India: Goa, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. This work was made with a small Canon G-5 compact camera.-- Oriol Casanovas |
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A Sadhu walks along the beach in Palolem, Goa. |
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A pack of dogs in Arambol beach. |
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Blue mood in Arambol beach, Goa. |
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Having a talk in Arambol beach, Goa. The wife, in a sign of respect, an step back from her husband. |
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Traveling long distances on India's railway second or thirth class is probably the most authentic way to have a glimpse of this majestic society. 18 million people travel by train in India every day. |
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Farmers refreshing the cattle in the Agastya lake. |
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A student of arts look backwards as her companions attends the teaching in Badami. |
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Gokarna is one of the most sacred holy towns for Hindus in south India. |
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A distant figure stands out watching the sea in Om beach. |
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A bull, symbol of virility and strength in hinduism, resting on the beach in Gokarna, Karnataka. |
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Male games in Gokarna beach. |
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Learning maths under the candlelight in Gokarna. |
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Sunset in the Hannuman temple near Hampi. |
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Broken Hannuman sculpture in the Tungabhadra River as it passes trough Hampi. |
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Naturalness, spontaneity... India shown without complexes. |
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A boy, covered in rust, wanders in the railroad tracks near the Sri Srinivasa mining, Karnataka. |
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Simetry in Fort Kochi, Kerala. |
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A boy playing with tap water in Kerala. |
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A couple take a walk in Bekal Fort, Pallikere, Kerala. |
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India is not just a geography or history. It is not only a nation, a country, a mere piece of land. It is something more: it is a metaphor, poetry, something invisible but very tangible. It is vibrating with certain energy fields that no other country can claim. -Osho, from "India my love, fragments of a golden past"- |
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Devotees lifting the "kuthira" gigantic structures in the Kumbha Bharani festival. |
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Musicians in a religious street parade, Kerala. |
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Mother and daughter having a bath near Munnar, Kerala. |
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People employed in Indian Railways are about 1.6 million. Employees taking a bath on the train tracks. |