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05 may 2007 |
Jansari
village girl - A girl on top of her roof in the village
of Jansari grinning down on tourists ... |
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05 may 2007 |
Danger
near Prini - Fancy a climb? Maybe not; hopefully the
danger sign warning on high ... |
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28 may 2007 |
Drying
blankets in Burua village - Making the most of the May
sunshine: blankets are spread ... |
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28 may 2007 |
Sweet
stall at the Naggar mela - In spring the festival season
in the Kullu Valley is in full ... |
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28 may 2007 |
Kulu
cap with flowers - At festivals the villagers decorate
their Kullu caps with flowers that ... |
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24 jun 2007 |
Pani
Puri street stall - A street vendor selling popular pani
puri ("Water Puri") in New Manali's High ... |
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| 247 |
24 jun 2007 |
Rice
fields and mountains - View onto fields with freshly
planted rice steeped in water. Around ... |
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14 jul 2007 |
Cloudy
Solang valley - Deep clouds hanging over the hills and
mountains around Solang Valley ... |
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14 jul 2007 |
Spectators
at Dhungri mela - Crowds of women, successful in securing
their raised vista, waiting ... |
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14 jul 2007 |
Lali
the cow - Lali, our favourite purveyor of quality milk
products, in her usual allotment behind ... |
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08 aug 2007 |
Ripe
apple - A ripe apple enticingly hanging off a branch
in Old Manali's fruit orchards; a good ... |
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| 252 |
08 aug 2007 |
Giant
swings in Chandigarh - Chandigarh's biggest attraction
is the Rock Garden with its small ... |
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02 sep 2007 |
River
Beas near New Manali - The River Beas with its strong
current and boulders along the edge ... |
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02 sep 2007 |
Wooden
house - An old, traditional village house near the top
of Old Manali, made of wood and stone ... |
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23 sep 2007 |
Rewalsar
lake - Colourful Buddhist prayer flags flutter over the
tranquility of Rewalsar lake ... |
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23 sept 2007 |
The road
to Rampur - Our trusty (largely!) Enfield Bullet, parked
up for a well-earned "natural beauty ... |
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08 nov 2007 |
Kullu
Dussehra fairground - Bright and colourful: the fairground
at the annual Kullu Dussehra ... |
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08 nov 2007 |
Diwali
sweet stall - Sweet stall displaying its vast range in
sugary delights over the festive ... |
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26 nov 2007 |
Dussehra
stall on the ground - Two women pass the time of day
while waiting for customers for their ... |
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| 260 |
26 nov 2007 |
Pigeons
in snow - Occasionally it snows early in Manali, as in
2003 when Manali received its first ... |
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16 dec 2007 |
Pattus
for the winter tourists - Pattus (colourfully woven blankets)
and wicker baskets are ... |
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16 dec 2007 |
Fishing
nets on Goa beach - Piled f ishing nets scattered on
the beach around Colva, South Goa ... |
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10 feb 2008 |
Snow
dust - A nice morning surprise: hills, mountains and
pine trees around Manali dusted in ... |
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10 feb 2008 |
Snowy
vista - Rabet, Kurma and Hanu from Appleview Guesthouse
enjoying the view over the ... |
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| 265 |
10 feb 2008 |
Coastal
fish drying - Whilst it snows in Himachal Pradesh, the
Indian South West coast enjoys ... |
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10 feb 2008 |
Machli
wallah - A machli wallah (fish monger or fish seller)
peddling his wares from his "personal ... |
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18 mar 2008 |
Afternoon
tea in snow - An open air chai stall cut out of the snow
in the Solang Valley. A perfect spot ... |
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| 268 |
18 mar 2008 |
Comfort
zone "Local bus" - It's always worth getting
on early on local busses, at least you're likely to ... |
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29 mar 2008 |
Jagatsukh
mela - One of the year's first festivals in the Kullu
valley takes place in Jagatsukh, a village ... |
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29 mar 2008 |
Mustard
blooming in the orchards - A good sign that the winter's
over is the sudden burst of colour ... |
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14 apr 2008 |
Prepations
for the tourist season - Time to awaken from the quiet
winter months and prepare for ... |
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14 apr 2008 |
Tomb
of bats - Bats are hanging lazily off the ceiling during
their afternoon nap while tourists trudge ... |
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14 apr 2008 |
Chandni
Chowk bullock carts - Goods are loaded onto a cart in
Chandni Chowk, the main thourough ... |
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11 may 2008 |
Jansari
villager - Passing a village woman on the way up to
the Bijli Mahadev temple, which is situated ... |
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| 275 |
11 may 2008 |
View
over the upper Kullu Valley - Walk up to Jogni Falls
in late spring, near Bahang, and you'll ... |
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25 may 2008 |
Forrester's
folly in Gulaba - A sobering sight: Acre upon acre of
hillside is covered in decades old ... |
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| 277 |
25 may 2008 |
School
children from Majaj - A couple of girls on their way
home from school. Their ... |
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| 278 |
29 jun 2008 |
Versatile
kilta basket - A kilta temporarily "parked"
in a court yard after the dishes had been cleaned ... |
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29 jun 2008 |
Hardware
and metal shop in Kullu - The old, narrow twisting market
lane up the tiny hill of Sultanpur ... |
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