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Walking Neighborhoods Part 1
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My favorite tourist activity is walking neighborhoods, or
connecting with people wherever I find them
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As so often happens, I said Hi to this bunch of guys in Agra They eagerly engaged me in lively conversation |
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...and they insisted I join them in a photo |
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Most of the cities I've visited in India are accustomed to tourists. Dindigul, though, which I used as a stopover between Trichy and Munnar, is not I walked this neighborhood
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I attracted enormous interest wherever I walked |
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As I photographed kids, mommies and sisters were all eyes At one point there were people looking on from the balconies and porches, probably 30 people engaged with me |
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Kids begged to be photographed, and immediately clustered |
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Walking the streets in Trichy, I saw this crowd gathered |
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It was kerosene distribution time |
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And milk distribution in another town |
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No ostrich, but this man does indeed have his head buried in the sand |
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Turns out he's a street entertainer--see that little orange bowl that collects the coins? Found him in Alleppey, Kerala
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Walking the back streets of Mamallapuram I was hailed by a
man on a balcony
Meet Parphu, with wife Pattu and daughter Tamil Arsi |
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Pattu |
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Parphu invited me up for coffee |
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and proceeded to fix it and serve it |
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Walking the back streets in the Portuguese area of Panjim, Goa, I came across this lovely chapel |
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and across the way in front these cats had gathered |
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to play a few tunes for the feast of St Sebastian, patron saint of the chapel |
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Walking the streets in Fort Cochin, Kerala, I heard singing coming from a lighted doorway I approached a small building, where a group inside was singing "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" I couldn't resist joining in, since I knew every word by heart |
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In the back streets of Dindigul I followed this pickup Fresh fruit delivery? |
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Not exactly |
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Getting ready for a wedding celebration |
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Needs no comment |
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Walking in Fort Cochin, I heard chanting, and poked my head into this small hall This gathering of women seated on the floor is such a typical sight in India |
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Outside, a display window featured a man who receives their respect and veneration |
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