Pushkar, पुष्कर, Rajasthan.
“India is not, as people keep calling it, an underdeveloped country, but rather, in the context of its history and cultural heritage, a highly developed one in an advanced state of decay.”
― Shashi Tharoor
India is, without a doubt and without comparison, the noisiest and dirtiest country I’ve ever visited. Pushkar, were this photo was taken, was relatively quiet though.
My response to Paula’s Thursday’s Special post.
Thursday’s Special
I love the noise and chaos and colour. Once I had planned to live there, but the job went awry. I wonder what a life there would have been like…
I was thinking about how it would be to live there too when I was visiting. Glad I never found out…
A twist on the Tobias’s theme; I always appreciate “resourcefulness” 🙂 You look as if you belong there 😉
Hehe, looks can be deceiving…
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For me, the slant of the camera and the straight lines do the job. And the red writing to the right pleases me, too. I look at the chaos and still the eye can relax and enjoy… I always have a hard time composing scenes like this one. Chapeau!
Pushkar was actually one of the less chaotic places that I visited there.
That is you in the photo? You look like you blend right in 😀 Noisy and dirty doesn’t always mean a bad thing. It means there is life all around you, with some of them living life the rough and tumble way.
Yes, that’s me in the photo Miss Mabel. It’s true that noisy and dirty doesn’t always mean a bad thing, but in India it’s bad: garbage, shit, noisy, smelly, polluted, absolutely no personal space… It was an interesting country to visit, but in retrospect I should have spent less time there and have gone somewhere else instead.
Thought you looked dapper in the photo. You could have passed off as a local, or at least someone who is very knowledgeable of the place.
In general I like to spend a short time in a place and move on. The downside is that it can be tiring.
I had to look up the word dapper and I must say: Thank you very much Miss Mabel! 😀
A short time in a place can be tiring, but the positive side is that you get to see more places.
I think the word dapper fits you perfectly 😀 So does the word classy.
I would take a short trip(s) over no trip at all any day.
Agree , of course.
Genial shot!
Thank you.
That’s exactly what my mother always said about India. I think it is working on reviving itself, though. Not easy with so much land and such a huge population.
A tremendous task!
Love the casual calm in this relaxing shot! Have yet to get anywhere near India . . . .
A most interesting quote.
I like your nonchalant persona here.
I really like the quote and thinking about it I totally agree. A country in a state of advanced decay and your photo has caught that feeling and the noise.
Never felt the urge to go to בהודו. Nice to see it written in Hebrew 🙂 I agree with Miss Maple; you sure look dapper LOL
הודו 🙂 I’ve cured my urge to go there and I’d rather look dapper at home. Hehe.