India – photo appetizer

I have just returned from a magnificent trip throughout India! The country has so much to offer to anyone with open eyes: from the ecstasy of Holi festival to the grief of hardworking children in the mines of Dhanbad, from the imposing beauty of Taj Mahal to the disappearing tribal people of Konyak in Nagaland, from Kumbh Mela festival to the slums of Kolkata. Here are some quickly selected photographs – more to come along with stories – so stay tuned!


Boy carrying basket full of coal that he has collected from a government mine in Dhanbad, India
Boy carrying basket full of coal that he has collected from a government mine in Dhanbad, India
Holi festival in Banke Bihari Temple, Vrindavan, India
Holi festival in Banke Bihari Temple, Vrindavan, India
Old Konyak man smoking opium, Nagaland, India
Old Konyak man smoking opium, Nagaland, India
Tattooed Konyak man, Nagaland, India
Tattooed Konyak man, Nagaland, India
Holi festival, India
Holi festival, India
Stealing coal in Dhanbad coal mines
Stealing coal in Dhanbad mines
Holy man - Sadhu - drinking tea, Haridwar, India
Holy man – Sadhu – drinking tea, Haridwar, India
Early morning bath in the Ganga river, Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India
Early morning bath in the Ganga river, Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India
Slum of Kolkata, India
Train passing along the slums of Kolkata, India
Coalfields in Jharia, India
Coalfields in Jharia, India

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