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Monday Meetings: Pooja from India
While travelling around and staying in different places I meet new people regularly. Remarkable persons; sweet people, kind people, talented and/or unique personalities. From now on I will portray one of those persons in a special post each monday: Monday Meetings. Today’s portrait is that of a young Indian woman named Pooja. We stayed in the […]
Holi 2013
Last year we were in Mumbai during Holi. It is a festival I love and hate. I love the colors, the happiness, the concept. And it is one of the most photogenic events that I know. I hate the dangers and inconveniences of the color powder and colored water. With a sensitive skin like mine, I […]
10 tips for feeling at home in a hotel
A bit over three years ago, my husband got a job in Singapore and moved there from the Netherlands. Due to circumstances I can not do the same, so since then my life looks like this: three months in Haarlem (in the Netherlands), three months in Singapore, three months in Haarlem, etcetera. When in Haarlem […]
Street Vendors in Pune
A documentary series about our trip to Rajasthan is about to start in a couple of days. Let’s have a look at some street vendors today. Ganesh gave us a good look at a whole range of small items for sale on the streets. My plan was to buy some here and there, but I […]
Ganesh Chaturthi 2012, Pune, Immersion Day
Well, if you have followed my blog over the last two weeks, you have seen a lot from Ganesh Chaturthi. You may even feel you have become some sort of an expert. I end this documentary series with some festive and colorful pictures from the last day (Immersion Day) in the heart of Old Pune: It […]
Ganesh Chaturthi 2012, Pune, immersions
After 10 days of worshipping the Ganesha idols at home, in temples and in the streets, it is time to say farewell to Bappa (another name for Ganesh) and immerse him in the river. For the official idols this is definitely the scenario. For private and smaller idols there are more possible immersion dates within […]
Ganesh Chaturthi 2012, Pune: idols on tour
At one point the idols are driven around through the streets. The Ganesha’s, their thrones and decorations are loaded on a chariot, pulled by a tractor. Often some children travel along on the chariot and a couple of men that are holding on to the idol to keep it safe. Here are some examples: And […]
Ganesh Chaturthi 2012, Pune: saturday night fever
Although many locals warned us that going into town during Ganesh Chaturthi on a saturday night would be a challenge, due to the crowds, we decided to take our chances. The old city centre was made traffic free and the streets were indeed crawling with people. There was all sorts of stuff for sale, people […]
Ganesh Chaturthi 2012, Pune: drum bands
An important element in the celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi is the music performed by drum bands and brass bands. Idols that are being paraded around, on carts and cars, are accompanied and proceeded by dhol tasha troupes. Groups of men, though nowadays also girls are seen, dressed in similar outfits, playing (and dancing to) very […]
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