Repairing the truck. Bhavnagar

The mosque. Jamnagar

Phoning. Junagadh

Phoning in the jain temples of Junagadh.

Fish market. Gohghla

The fishermen, the bull and the portuguese fort. Diu

Devotion to Santo Roque. Diu

The island of Diu have been portuguese possession during cenyuries. Now it's an indian place, but the mood is lusitanian, there is no doubt!

School is finished. Diu

The pilgrim. Dwarka

Encounter in the street. Dwarka

The last trip. Junagadh

In the paintor's workshop. Jamnagar

Pilgrims. Dwarka

Cooking. Patan

Women and cows. Dwarka

Charming young ladies from Diu.

Flying. Dwarka

The chat. Dwarka

The butchers. Junagadh

Bus stop.

Rice svastikas. Dwarka

Svastikas are hinduism symbols. Dwarka  on the indian ocean shore  ,is one of the few Krisna pilgrimage places in India.

The shop owner's son. Junagadh

Men. Jamnagar

The milkman and the goats. Jamnagar

Buffalos keeper. Dwarka

The boats, the nets and the little girl. Vanakbara

Bargaining the copper pot. Jamnagar

A hard, hard dog's life. Diu

When you feel sad, nothing to do except a long nap to forget the life problems. Saudade!
Diu is an island owned during centuries by portuguese, it can be seen in architectury, way of life, language (some people are still speaking portuguese and people faces.
Really different from other places.

The women and the pelicans. Bhuj

Laundry in the Bhuj tank; women have to share the place with pelicans, the neighbourhood is not always peaceful...
Bhuj have been very dammaged by the 2001 earthquake.
Thousands and thousands people dead in Gujarat and east Pakistan.

Pilgrim. Dwarka

Chatting. Junagadh

Notice the man's golden earrings.

On the way to the Shiva temple. Junagadh

They were coming by feet from Himachal Pradesh, owners of nothing. We started together , but I was often stopping for shoting, everytime when I joined them again they said "how can you be so fast! We finally climb together. The problem is that you have to climb and climb to the top and you finally discover that you have to go down and up again to reach this temple (you see it on top of the hill).very friendly and intelligent people.

Gita and Magi. Dwarka

Barber shop. Jamnagar

Red. Dwarka

Lips. Dwarka

The kind grandma. Patan

Pilgrims. Dwarka

In the paintor's workshop. Jamanagar

The paintor himself is here:

www.flickr.com/photos/25641154@N00/4256376167/in/set-7215...

He is painting on iron boards, mainly for rickshaws, trucks...Bollywood movies subjects.

Women puja. Dwarka

 

Rice is used to do svastikas and other signs on the ghat. Dwarka is a little varanasi, dedicated to Krishna, but on the sea shore,it gives really a different mood.

the fishes are waiting for the offerings... 

Some coins. Patan

Wood collecting. Mandvi

In the shipbuilding area , some women and children try to collect some wood pieces for cooking.

Vegetables? Patan

Butchers. Junagadh

Indubitably in the muslim area...

Cauliflowers. Mandi

Woman day. Jamnagar

Just to remember that women life does not always means happiness...

Jewelled. Dwarka

Pilgrims. Dwarka

with silver or golden earrings...

Cycle repairing workshop. Patan

Tribute to gandhi. Jamnagar

Mahatma Gandin have been murdered a 30 th of January. Just have a think to him, even if we don't agree with all what he have done or thought; he will remain as a great man.
In Gujarat, people have a real dovotion for him, and it's not rare to find a Gandhi representation in the streets.

Crazy sun. Bhuj

Carving marble for a new temple ( the first one have been destroyed by the earthquake in 2001). Not easy with a crazy sun which makes the white marble terrific for the eyes. Not easy for photos too.
The builder is Swaminarayam, one of the most influent and rich sect in this country.