Some images taken during a recent work trip to Bangalore. Probably my favourite part of India so far - milder (still hot), smaller (still massive), calmer (still bonkers) and friendlier than Delhi and Mumbai.
I was in Assam the week before and was wearing a scarf which some students had given to me, when I went for a stroll down MG Road. I'd forgotten I was wearing it when a teenage boy stopped me and told me, "You've been to Assam!" I'll be honest, I was a pretty freaked out - did I have a stalker?! - until he explained he was from Guwahati and recognised this as his local cloth - he was so curious what this blonde stranger was doing with it - but very sweet natured and wished me well...
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| Hand-woven Assamese Gamcha cloth - image courtesy of Larsen & Thompson |
Anyway, here are some photographs taken after this chance encounter. Let's start with a typical Indian pavement...
View from my hotel:
Token tuk tuk:
I love this image in mono:
... but India is just so jam-packed with colour everywhere you look; it feels wrong not to show it off:
