Archive for January 2008

Index of blog posts from January 2008

Khajuraho

Khajuraho

Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

Photographs of temples and erotic statuary from Khajuraho.

Khajuraho, temples, eroticism, Hinduism, Chandelas

Tea with the sadhu

Tea with the sadhu

Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

A tea break with the residents of a Hanuman shrine in Khajuraho.

Khajuraho, sadhus, shrines, tea

Orchha

Orchha

Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India

Photographs of temples and palaces from Orchha.

Orchha, temples, palaces, Bundelas

Sacred cows

Sacred cows

Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

India's roads have everything. Really everything. Including cows.

cows, zebu, sacred cows, India

Indglish

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

English as she is spoke and written, Indian-style, is a little different from standard English.

English, language

Jaipur

Jaipur

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Photographs from Jaipur in Rajasthan.

Jaipur, Rajasthan, people

Amber

Amber

Amber, Rajasthan, India

Amber Fort is wedding-cake pretty and comes with added monkeys.

Amber, Amer, Rajasthan, monkeys

Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat

Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

No matter how big your hand-wash, it's nothing compared to the daily load at the huge open-air laundry at Mahalaxmi.

Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai, laundry

Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Photographs from Mumbai, Maharashtra state.

Mumbai, daily life, people

Mumbai rail

Mumbai rail

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

The suburban railway system in Mumbai may be the most complex and heavily loaded in the world.

Mumbai, railways, trains, railway stations

Carol Jenkins (1945-2008)

Remembering anthropologist Carol Jenkins.

Carol Jenkins, obituaries, anthropologists

Pomelo

Pomelo

New York, NY, USA

The softest kitty in the world is no more.

Pomelo, obituaries, pets, cats