Pigs eating garbage

These are photographs of pigs at an unofficial garbage dump. This is not a proper garbage dumb, but the slums around it use it as one. People also use this as a pooping place. What surprised me was that people actually live there, with the garbage dump as their front yard!

A close-up of the pigs attacking the garbage.

Related Reading: Garbage on the roads in India  or People peeing and shitting on the streets in India or KFC Garbage or Garbage trucks or dumpers in India or see other posts on Sanitation

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Aircraft sketches and silhouettes

These are sketches and silhouettes of aeroplanes or aircraft. The airplanes are of different types and have been shot at different places, at Bangkok and also Indian airports.

This airplane has its wheels out and was actually standing on the ground on the tarmac.

This sketch is of a large passenger jet.

Another passenger jet or plane sketch.

This is an airplane silhouette, slightly tweaked.

An aircraft silhouette of a plane with its wheels on the ground.

Another airplane silhouette.

Regional Newspapers in India - Images

Here are images of three well known regional newspapers published in the local languages of the area. '

The Dainik Jagran is a Hindi newspaper, and said to be the highest selling newspaper in India and is mostly sold in the Hindi speaking states.

Rajasthan Patrika is also a famous Hindi newspaper from Rajasthan, India.

Lokmat is a Marathi newspaper and mostly sold in the state of Maharashtra.

Other best selling regional newspapers are Malayalam Manorama (sold mostly in southern India), Sakal in Maharashtra, and Anand Bazaar Patrika in Bengal. Sakshi (Telugu), Dinakaran (Tamil)
and Divya Bhaskar (Gujarati) are other popular regional newspapers.

Related Images: English Newspapers in India - Images

Escalators pictures

These are photographs of escalators at a popular mall. Escalators are not common in malls all over India but a decade ago they were unheard of. You still find people intimidated by the contraption.

This is a close of an escalator, and a bird's eye view looking down towards the bottom.

A view of the escalators from the side and the glitzy shops at the mall. There are people on the escalator.

Another side shot of the brand new shiny metal escalators at the swanky mall.

Free Images of the Indian Flag

All these are small images of the Indian flag, ideal for web use, blogs for example.The tri-colour Indian flag consists of saffron/orange, white and green with a chakra in the centre of the flag.

This is a small graphic or art piece of the Indian flag with "Happy Independence Day" written on it in script form.

This is another graphic of the Indian flag with "Happy Independence Day" written on it in bold letters.

This is the Indian flag against a black background. The flag has been given a grainy effect.

This portrayal of the  Indian flag has been given the effect of a spotlight shining from behind the flag. This gives the flag a luminous glow against a dark background, and makes for an interesting depiction. There is a metallic shine to the flag.

Here is a picture of the Indian flag with a texturised effect on a blue and white cloud background. 

This is another depiction of the Indian flag on a blue and white cloudy background. In this example the flag pattern is a simple one.

This is a simple Indian flag with a black outline and pastel shades, creating a softer impression.

(All these flag images have been drawn by me on photoshop, including the base image)

Stalls selling video films

These are pictures of small stalls in city areas selling video films. These are the type of stalls which sell pirated copies and illegal pornographic films. Often these places are near the railway station. They sell movies at little as Rs 100/- and sometimes even less.

All types of movies are available on video CD's in these street side stalls. This stall has everything - music, movies and also video games.

The small makeshift stall below is near the railway station.

This small stall selling videos is in a crowded area of the city.

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City of Roma - Pictures

These are photographs of the city of Rome (Roma in Italian). These images can give you a feel of what the city is like. The photographs depict ordinary life in the city, and not particular monuments.

This photographs shows us the river Tiber, on the banks of which Rome was built in 753 BC. It is not the longest river in Italy but is famous for being a part of Rome. In olden times the river used to regularly flood its banks until the Romans built high stone embankments (seen in the picture below) in the late nineteenth century. Today the river is enconsed in a canal, and to enjoy its beauty one has to climb down steep steps leading to the river. Interestingly, in ancient Rome, executed criminals were thrown into the river Tiber.

This is an ordinary street in Rome with shops and offices in the buildings. The photograph was taken from atop a tourist bus.

Another Roman street, with a hotel to the right of the picture.

Another quiet street in Rome. A distinctive feature of Rome are its massive and solid buildings with an old style architecture. These old buildings have been maintained well and give Rome its beauty. There are hardly an "modern" style buildings visible in the city of Rome and by that I mean ugly glass skyscrapers.

Some local people and tourists can be seen here. The horse buggy is used by tourists. A tiny car can be seen in the centre of the road.

Italy is famous for its small cars and here you can see how tiny the cars really are! Easy to park and helps traffic move faster. It is common to see these cars parked horizontally as well!

Road-side cafes are common is European cities and here is one in Rome. People hang out here for hours, just sipping coffee, or wine.

A photograph shot from a tourist bus which is nearing some ancient monument, a tourist spot.

This is a popular fountain in Rome. Not the Trevi Fountain, which is more famous, but the Piazza della Repubblica, a semi-circular piazza or plaza or square in Rome. It is one of several beautiful fountains in the city.

Related Images: Photographs of the Colosseum at Rome, Italy or Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi) in Rome or the Rome castle or Castel Sant'Angelo - photographs and sketch