Festival of colors – Holi in India,2012, shot on Kodak print film

A man performs rituals at fire before starting celebrating the festival of colors – Holi, India, 2012

Carnival mood- people eating on street stall and celebrating on roof tops of public conveyance on the festival of colors- "Holi" India, 2012

Young body builders posing in front of city's iconic heritage structure at the festival of colors "Holi" , India, 2012

People washing and cleaning after playing with colors at the festival of colors - Holi, India 2012

A man performs rituals at fire before starting celebrating the festival of colors - Holi, India, 2012

A carnival and festive season of "Holi", the festival of colors, India, 2012

A carnival and festive season of “Holi”, the festival of colors, India, 2012

People dancing and celebrating the festival of colors - "Holi" with handicap on street, India, 2012

Hair cutting parlor / salon inauguration- show case, on Kodak print film

Inauguration of my friend's hair cutting salon/parlor, a third franchise in Lucknow of Javed Habib's Hair X-presso chain across India

 

 

 

 

Inauguration of my friend's hair cutting salon/parlor, a third franchise in Lucknow of Javed Habib's Hair X-presso chain across India

 

 

 

 

Inauguration of my friend's hair cutting salon/parlor, a third franchise in Lucknow of Javed Habib's Hair X-presso chain across India

 

 

 

 

Inauguration of my friend's hair cutting salon/parlor, a third franchise in Lucknow of Javed Habib's Hair X-presso chain across India

 

 

 

Muharram in India tazia

It’s a Red Red world on Kodak print film

A Sweet Shop in a temple premises.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lucknow Railway Station - Lucknow city India

Idol Making – Sculptures along highway. (Kodak ISO 100 print film)

Idol makers on highway - Idol makers on highway - sculpt the idol under sky in open India. Giving the final touch up to the idol of Goddess Maa Durga.

Idol makers on highway – sculpt the idol under sky in open.
Giving the final touch up to the idol of Goddess Maa Durga.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giving the final touch up by painting the third eye on forehead of the idol of Goddess Maa Durga.

                    Giving the final touch up by painting the third eye on 
                    forehead of the idol of Goddess Maa Durga.
                    Idol makers on highway - sculpt the idol under sky in open, India

Idol makers on highway - crafts men taking a little rest

Idol makers on highway – crafts men taking a little rest amides

unfinished idols during the festival of  Navaratri in India

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passersby watching the making of the idol.

             Passersby watching the making of the idol.
             Idol makers on highway - sculpt the idol under sky in open.
             Giving the final touch up to the idol of Goddess Durga

Idols talking to each other.

                     Idols talking to each other.
                    Unfinished idols.
                   Idol makers on highway - sculpt the idol under sky in open, India, 
                   during the festival of Navaratri.

Acrobats in India – Tight rope walking (Kodak ISO 100 print film)

Acrobats in India - Tight rope walking

A real life performance. Unlike West;  in India it has nothing to do with art and culture but two square meal. No insurance, no safety a slight mistake could cause life time disability. How much a single show could earn is evident by looking at the audience.

 

 

 

 

     

Acrobats in India - Tight rope walking with dish plate under feet.

All they have to protect is Jesus.

 

 

 

 

 

Acrobats in India - Tight rope walking with feet in bicycle rim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acrobats in India - After tight rope walking show looking for meal and counting the collection.

 

 

 

At the set of a movie – (Shot on Kodak print film)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monsoon Session on print film

Monsoon Rain

 

 

 

 

 

Monsoon Rain

 

 

 

 

 

Birth Day (Krishna Janmashtami) celebration of Lord Krishna in a village

 

 

 

 

 

Birth Day (Krishna Janmashtami) celebration of Lord Krishna at ISKCON

 

 

 

 

 

Roza Iftar on make shift shops

 

 

 

 

 

Parents reading the progress card of their children at parents-teacher meet in school

 

 

 

 

 

Barber shop, customers waiting for their turn

 

 

 

 

 

An onion merchant

 

 

 

 

 

Colors and soul of India is spread every where since it’s origin. They are not the captives of certain buildings,monuments,forts,tomb​s etc. built much later (Kodak ISO 200 print film)

 

Bangles shopping

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Rainy Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gone Shopping

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales Promotion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women on Shopping

 

 

 

 

 

 

An old tailor shop

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glasses Every Where

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Cycle – Life Cycle

Time Cycle-Life Cycle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waiting for the bus - State Legislative Assembly House

 

 

Pictures around

Gypsy with Cows

 

 

 

 

 

Women, men and children at a festival

 

 

 

 

 

Women, men and children at a festival-2

 

 

 

 

 

Children carrying soil to home

 

 

 

 

 

Building blocks - Bricks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digging down

 

 

 

 

 

Highway Bath

 

 

 

 

 

Essence of Lucknow City

 

 

 

 

 

City rebuilt - Hazratganj the main market of Lucknow City under complete renovation

 

 

 

 

 

Buying Crockery

 

 

 

 

 

Ready bricks being carried out from kiln

 

 

 

 

 

Starting up a brand new day

 

 

 

 

 

A little rest

 

 

 

 

 

Record Keeping

 

 

 

 

 

Hair Cutting and shaving

 

 

 

 

 

Children playing at banks of river Gomati

 

 

 

 

 

Covering fodder/straw to protect from rain

 

 

 

 

 

Covering fodder/straw to protect from rain

 

 

 

 

 

Women in farming

 

 

 

 

 

Buying green leaves

 

 

 

 

 

Power line maintenance

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteers teaching in a slum

 

 

 

 

 

Green Energy

 

 

 

 

 

A betel and tyre repairing shop

 

 

 

 

 

Cow's invitation

 

 

 

 

 

Holi- The festival of colors

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone line maintenance

 

 

 

 

 

A man selling decor items

 

 

 

 

 

A popped rice seller besides a road.

 

 

 

 

 

Morning walk in a jungle

 

 

 

 

 

Morning news

 

 

 

 

 

A closed restaurant

 

 

 

 

Relax - A driver takes a little sleep while the lorry is being unloaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Assembely House

 

 

 

 

 

Jute Bag shop

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children of rickshaw pullers