| It’s
a land of decaying palaces and bougainvilleas, where camel-carts
overtake multicoloured tuk-tuks and holy cows race with
them on the highway. On this dry earth juicy mangoes, soft
cotton and shiny Shiva temples grow, while pink flamingos
invade the salty marshes. In Gujarat, people drink spicy
tea straight out of saucers, and meat-eaters are a rare
as water. Women wrap themselves in six yards of fabric;
men sport golden earrings bigger than their wives’;
children wear a mysterious black kohl line under their eyes.
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Welcoming
saris in the fishing village of Vanakbara, Diu island - vegetable
market & street life in Diu's old town |
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Fishing
boats on Goghla Beach - Colourful pasta in Gondal |
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Traffic
and men in white in Bhavnagar's market area |
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More
than 3000 steps lead to Palitana's Jain temples - some of
the delicate carvings date to the 17c |
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A
young woman shows off her beautiful earrings in a small village
of the Little Rann of Kutch |
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The
Rani-ki-Vav stepwell of Patan and its empowered goddesses
- a busy lane in Ahmedabad's medieval old town |
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A
class learning about the peaceful protests of the Father of
the Nation, Gandhi's ashram, Ahmedabad. |
