Wall Painters at work

Here is a picture of a worker painting a house. Holding a brush in his hand, concentrating on his work.

Elderly people of Bhutan

These are photographs of the simple folk of Bhutan. Old men and women on the street. They may be poor, but are not destitute. There are no beggars or destitute people in Bhutan.

Old woman with her son.

Old man in a park in Bhutan. 

Old man praying in Bhutan.

A man praying

An old man with a prayer wheel

Related Images: Old men in India or Old men reading newspapers in India or Old Rural Indian Men portraits and expressions or Elderly Indian men in ethnic clothes or Old and elderly women in India

Chanachur from Bengal or Bombay mix or simply a mixture

Street food differs from region to region and country to country, but there is some similarity in the different snacky mixtures available on the streets of India. It is a various of puffed rice, chola (cooked beans of different types depending on the region), maybe boondi, finely chopped tomatoes, onion, coriander and most important - spices! Most of the snacks are sweet and sour and a bit hot to taste.

This vendor selling the mixture is from Bengal.

This street snack from Gujarat comprises of various spices and condiments and also a chivda or papdi mixture.

The tomato sauce, green chillies and onion can add a lot of taste to the chivda flakes which are probably made of gram flour or besan.

Here on a Puducherry beach there is some mixture which is mixed with grated raw mango and peanuts to make a tasty snack. And of course red chilly powder and other spices are used to make it tasty.

You might also like Road-side food stalls or street food or check out all the photos filed under Food or Snacks. 

Or Cambodian Sticky Rice street food 

Tech savvy Indian Rickshaw Driver

This is a photograph depicting how India has changed. To say that everyone has a cell phone is passe. What has changed is how people are using their mobile phones. A cell phone is no more just an instrument to communicate. Cell phones are being increasingly used for entertainment and shopping

In this photograph a three-wheeler driver is watching a movie on his cell phone during his lunch break.

Rajasthanis - the old and the new

An imposing mustache on a Palace guard in Udaipur.

A local man juxtaposed against a Raja's painting.

A tourist outside a palace gate in Udaipur.

More posts about people from Rajasthan: Old Rajasthani lady or Palanquin or Doli, which has a Rajasthani bride traveling to the wedding venue or a Rajasthani Bridegroom on horse or check out any of the labels below this post.

Palanquin or Doli

In ancient times women from high class or royal families did not travel in public. They used a Palki, or Palanquin. It is now mainly widely for carrying brides, and is called a Doli. It is a North Indian custom.

Portraits of two of the men carrying the Doli.

You might also like to see a Rajasthani Bridegroom on horse, a custom common in that part of India.
More posts about people from Rajasthan: Old Rajasthani lady
Or check out any of the labels below this post.

Truck Cleaners and Drivers

These are the kind of scenes - the truck drivers, the colourful trucks and the cleaners which are very typical of India. The cleaner is the truck drivers man friday and cleans the truck and also acts like his assistant in signalling overtaking vehicles or helping the driver park.

The truck cleaner here is lighting up a bidi (cigarette).

A truck cleaner.

A smiling truck cleaner.  Note the colorful painted truck. A bright pink front section!

Even if the truck is white there are innovative ways to make it look fiesty and colorful. Pictures of film stars for example. And colourful cloths tied to the truck also make it more visible. Here, a little boy is the cleaner of the truck.

More pictures of Truck Drivers in India or you might also like to see pictures of Truck Passengers! or Photos of trucks or Truck Art and Truck Painting or Unsafe trucks
Or Cabbies or taxi drivers or Fire Station and Fire engine

Accidents scenes - overturned and smashed vehicles photos  or check all the pictures filed under the label Transport.

Singapore bus and bus stops

Buses in Singapore are frequent and well organised. Bus stops are clean, spacious and comfortable and shady.

A colourful bus in Singapore.

You might also like Singapore cabs or taxis or other photos from Singapore.

Bali artisans

Wooden artefacts are popular with tourists in Bali, Indonesia. Here are some photos of the local Bali artisans working on the wooden sculptures.

A closer look at the wooden sculpture being made.

Polishing and adding the finishing touches to small wooden figurines. Women artisans from Bali.

You might also like Indian Artisans making small statues or Artisans in India or Tanzania artisans or Cambodian Sculptors.

Pictures of Indian Weavers from Aurangabad.

Buddhist Monks in Cambodia

Modern Buddhist monks as tourists, with cameras and cell phones. Outside a temple in Cambodia.

A monk tying a holy thread on a worshipper.

Related Images: Small Buddhist shrines or Sayings from the Buddha Pagoda or Global Pagoda in Maharashtra or Golden Buddha Statue in China
If you are looking for more images of Buddha try these posts: Sketches and drawings of Buddha or check out all photos on Buddhism, which includes temples and artifacts from all over the world.

You might also like Indian priests from Kerala, India or Hindu Priest performing a Pooja

Faces and expressions from Bali

These are some faces from Bali, Indonesia - the young and the old.

A young woman on the streets of Bali. Caps and head coverings here are a way of life, not for religious reasons(Bali has a mostly Hindu population) but to protect themselves from the harsh sun.  Both men and women were caps of some sort, or scarves. Women wear head coverings for ceremonious reasons also.

A middle aged vendor from Bali.

An old woman from Bali, Indonesia.

You might also like to see sketches of different expressions: Expressions of irritation, annoyance and anger or if you are looking for more portraits you can check out:  Old Rural Indian Men portraits and expressions
Or try all the posts filed under people for interesting photographs of people from all over the world.

Interesting and colourful people from India!

These are people whose images were captured on the streets, but difficult to figure out exactly what is going on with them. Unfortunately in this first photograph I could not get the face but the outfit itself was intriguing. This old man is dressing himself up in fancy shiny gear, and its curious as to why! He is stuffing something into the back of a scooter. more colourful shiny material.

This one is surely a homeless woman sitting and staring vacantly around.

A closer look shows that she is not old at all, but quite young, possibly in her thirties. And she is wearing make-up, which makes one suspect her calling. Homeless people do not generally use make-up.

You might also like to see Indian Men Portraits

Or for photos of homeless people: Tramps on the streets of Italy or Drunk and drugged people lying on the roads or Homeless in India - Photographs

Ice cream vendor carts

These are photographs of ice-cream carts in India. The first one is a well known brand, Kwality Walls.

However, most of the ice-cream carts that are seen roaming around the city sell relatively unknown brands, and some of them may not be safe to eat! This photo is taken in Puducherry.

An unknown brand of ice-cream, called Bharkadevi Mix Ice-cream! Best to stay away!

Ice-cream of a well known brand, Mother Dairy Chocolate Chip ice-cream being eaten from a cup.

These photographs might interest you: Muesli Nutrition Comparison and misleading labelling or Monkey eating Ice golas! or Young girls enjoying an ice-cream bar or High Calorie Food - Sausages and Fries or Snacks from India
Or check out any of the labels below this post.

Pani Puri or Gol Gappa or phuchka vendors

It is known as Pani Puri in Western India, Phuchka in Eastern India and Gol Gappa in the North. And it's one of the most popular snacks. Small round deep fried puris stuffed with a mixture of mashed vegetables and chick peas, it is dipped in flavoured watery syrup which tastes sweet and sour and then popped whole into the mouth!

It is available in every corner of India, although it not so much in Southern India. Here is a man at a popular tourist spot with his ready-made puris, waiting for customers.

Here is a customer, a little girl who has just finished a plate of pani puris! Her mother is scrambling for some change in her purse. The yellow container has the flavoured water.

A Gol Gappa vendor on the beach. Hygeine is usually an issue because water is used and that is why more and more Indians prefer to make it at home. Fancy places use bottled water.

Your might also like:  Colorful synthetic drinks sold on the streets of India or Coconut water vendor in India or Fruit Vendors vs supermarkets in India or Road-side food stalls or street food in India or Young woman selling raw mango slices in South India or Sugarcane juice vendors

Political campaigning in India

Campaigning in elections in India is pretty hectic and these are two photographs of groups of BJP party workers campaigning in Delhi in March 2014.

A group of party workers crammed into an open jeep with a BJP flag.

People busy on their cell phones. Including the driver of the vehicle. I guess that is allowed for political workers!

You might also like : Happy Birthday Political Posters or Illegal number plates or Security for politicians in India or Crowded and overflowing public transport or Traffic violations in Mumbai and Pune and Thane or Police checks on vehicles for unaccounted for cash during the elections.

Truck Passengers!

Here are a group of people riding atop a truck, quite a common sight in India.

Another man riding on top of a truck, perhaps to hold the planks of wood.

More pictures of Truck Drivers in India or you might also like to see pictures of Truck Passengers! or Photos of trucks or Truck Art and Truck Painting or Unsafe trucks
Or Cyclist holding a tempo or Chagda in Gujarat (public transport in Gujarat)

You might also like to see photos of Crowded and overflowing public transport  or  Families on two-wheelers  or School Rickshaws with small children or Pune Municipal Corporation Buses or Taxis and auto rickshaws crammed with people or Unsafe trucks or Accidents scenes - overturned and smashed vehicles photos
Or check all the pictures filed under the label Transport.