THE DORMITORY TRUCK
The picture was taken at the centre of Nasik, but is typical for all India, not respecting any security rules , one sharp break and they will all be on the floor with risk of live !!!
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15 October 2009
14 October 2009
02 October 2009
THE GOLD DIGGERS OF PANCHAVATI (NASHIK)
It is obviously tradition to trow coins into the holy Godavari river to thank the deities or ask for a benefice. These coins are not lost after the festivities: at low water level the people from the area start to dig out the coins from the mud. A very cumbersome, unhygenic and dangereous expedise.
On one side along the river are no sewage tratment plants, the water is extremely dirty and you do'nt need a microscope to see that. On the other side the recent Dusshera feast, combined with the immersion of a ton of effigies all painted very colourful with paints containing Cadmium, Mercury and Lead are now disolved in the water, which makes the water toxic. Despite all that this water is also used for bathing and washing the cloths.
The more or less rare coins together with bone fragments ( I hope they are not human nature)are than later sold at the local market.
15 August 2009
06 July 2008
THE TRIP TO NASHIK- HOTEL JUPITER
The trip did not start too well, in Mumbai there was a torrential rain (normal is rainy season) the runway at Mumbai airport was completely flooded and I assume this was the reason the pilot selected for a very steep landing. The plane jumped 2 times in the air and I thought I would land in the hospital. After all everything went well. The dangereous drive to Nashik was without difficulties due to a very prudent driver (normally the Indian proffesional drivers have kamikaze mentality), but I never had really an opportunity to take pictures since my camera is not suited for underwater snapshots. Well at least I have 2 nice pictures from Hotel Jupiter where I had an agreable stay
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