Friday, October 19, 2012

Unusual Sights

Beauty -Taj Mahal
Kids entertaining themselves, rolling down the hill- No toys

Camel working on street





Lord Ganesha birthday Celebration



Garbage is sorted and then taken to cash in on recycleables

Hot iron

30 cents for ironing a shirt

 Entire family work the building site. Here men, women and children  eat, sleep, cook and wash.  The laborers- carrying the sand, bricks might make US$7 USD/day.  The brick layers maybe-10day. 

My apartment building night watchman works 5-6 days/ week for 12 hrs/day - salary: $140/month
All manual labor never saw heavy machinery
Over 500 varieties on display 2012 Mango Festival
The airplane swings into peoples path- Safety!

To replace a pipe a ditch is dug 1 1/2 foot wide and 5 feet deep - By HAND!
 Rural towns is where most cows are seen, but here one is in downtown Delhi with calf
In the middle of Kalkaji

Streets of Mumbai - Home

Law requires me to wear helmets, women and children - nope
Unwelcome visitors right outside the office door

Sad. Rural town

Safety is not practiced in office but after this they did purchase a ladder
Delhi street flooding



Car Wash

 Yaks only survive at heights over 10,000 feet.
I liked this picture - unusual
 

1 comment:

  1. There is too much to talk about here! I can't wait till you get home to talk with you about all this....I am really astounded.I enjoy the photos and appreciate the reality of them right in my face.Miss you lots!xoxox

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