India 2017 — Bernd's Perspective

Mumbai, Goa and Kerala, November 2017.

cricket in front of the high court

cricket

bernd on a local train

churchgate train station

sunset on chowpatty beach

the water is quite polluted

street food on the beach

jill enjoying her street food

masala chai

not a glitzy hotel but saifee hospital

the muslim quarter in mumbai

street food

dhobi ghat - the biggest open air laundry in asia

dhobi ghat - open air laundry

dhobi ghat - open air laundry

dhobi ghat - open air laundry

reserved for cancer patients

shoe shine

dabbawalas

dabbawalas

dabbawalas

dabbawalas

thali

first impression of goa: cows everywhere

abandoned car

baga beach with cow

fire ceremony in the temple

the praising of the holy basil

our little shed

meals and daily yoga retreat schedule

the temple after the ceremony

swan yoga retreat

man in the mirror at casa araujo alvarez

family chapel

apostolic blessing

minibar

mr alvarez was a fond collector of icons

mr alvarez was a fond collector of ganesh figurines

ganesh in a very relaxed pose

casa araujo alvarez

jill outside the big foot museum

big nose in the big foot museum

jill living it like a king

man with horse tutu

i don't know what this is

inner sanctum at a hindu temple

spice expert explaining the betel nut

coconut harvester

gandhi

einstein

basilica of bom jesus

basilica of bom jesus

basilica of bom jesus

sunset at benaulim beach

beach dog

beach cows

pavement dwellers

indians don't tend to travel light

bernd on the train

monkeys in ancient market stalls

temple

sugar cane juice

ganesh

the main temple in hampi

jill admiring the ancient market

market

delicate carvings

narasimha

linga

the two old sisters

weeders

noblemens quarter

temple

temple

royal enclosure

water tank

queens bath

jill having a go at tuktuk driving

bernd sitting very slumped over

homework near a temple

temple on a rock

hampi sunset

watch tower in the queens enclosure

lotus mahal

daily routine of a king

rudie nudies

elephant stables

temple

cows in the street

temple

school excursion to the temples

wheel chair ramp

temple cow

monkey

ceiling art

it's behind you

temples

shadow selfie

ganesh

make some noise

honk

cow and traffic

itchy head

jill in front of a building

illegal activities prohibited

shrine

drum and bang machine

something very important seems to happen here

bernd trying to take a photo over the crowd

hay mishap

burning of rubbish

agonda beach

agonda sunset

our hotel in agonda

man on a horse

beach horse

st francis church in kochi

vasco da gama tomb in kochi

chinese fishing nets in kochi

communist party of india

spice wholesaler

flour wholesaler

holy silks

very derelict building

gods own country - kerala

colourful

happy birthday prince charles

the goat doesn't seem to like that bollywood movie

kerala backwaters boat tour

kerala backwaters

kerala backwaters boat tour

rope making from coconut fibres

tea harvest

niligiri thar

niligiri thar

waterfall

not quite the chelsea flower show

tea plantation near munnar

pedalo selfie

natural beehive

vista

jill on a dam

foggy tea plantation - munnar hill station

tea plantation near munnar

our driver mahesh walking through a waterfall

jill in a cave

extended family hitching a ride with mahesh

hanging bridge

rubber tree milking

crocodile inside