A tamil priest during a religious ceremony. Munnar, Kerala state, SW India, January 2016 The Independence Day (January 26th) is observed throughout India with great joy. Flag-hoisting ceremonies, parades, cultural events and also public religious ceremonies, some of them specifically designed for this occasion (fortunately, Western-style „secularism” is completely unknown to this parts of the…
Munnar, Kerala state, SW India, 01 feb 2016
The day goes away. So does the water. Reflux.
Ali Bag, Mumbai, India, January 2016.
Mahatma Gandhi Beach, Fort Kochi, Kerala state, SW India
February 2016
A little girl in a tamil workers’ colony inside the tea plantations. Munnar area, Kerala state, SW India, february 2016.
Her eyes did not left me during my visit in the colony (1 hr). She was drinking tea and staying silent.
Tea house, Munnar, Kerala state, SW India Some 35.000 Tamil workers from nearby Tamil Nadu state have been relocated on the tea plantations in the mountains near the city of Munnar. Workers come here with their families or establish one here. They are provided with housing, baby care facilities, health care facilities in several colonies…
Ernakulam, Kerala, S-W India, January 2016 Tamil girl in school uniform with headscarf. Met her on a ferry crossing the waterway from Alappuzha to Ernakulam. She was going to school, 1 hr each way, each day. The uniform was in violet nuances with black headscarf. She was beautiful indeed and seem innocent. Her eyes do…
Munnar, Kerala state, S-W India, January 2016
Tamil boy from a small workers village neighbouring the tea plantations in the mountains near the city of Munnar. Very modest, hardworking people. Seemed to me they were happy indeed.
“I still need the camera because it is the only reason anyone is talking to me.”
– Annie Leibovitz
