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2 - temple photos : a small reportage (8)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 136 W: 0 N: 158]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (724) | This story has 9 photos in all (most of them just FYI, "For Your Information") and is about the brisk business that a team of professional photographers was doing in the pilgrim town of Bhadrachalam, the 2nd pilgrim place in importance in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Many of those pilgrims offer their hair to the temple and some of the ladies have put yellow turmeric paste on their face, supposed to be good for the skin and considered beautiful ; this group was coming from a village near Warangal, about 3 hours by train and some time by bus as well. They were very happy to pose for me and I could take a series of such groups of people, all very interested to see their face on the LCD screen...
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Just behind this group is a small "lab" where photos are printed instantly with modern machines. The price of those photos is not excessive, but still not affordable for the very poors : 35 Indian Rupees = 0,87 US$ or 0,59€... One of the photographers took my photo (before I had the occasion to give my agreement, but then I took the photo of both photographers too !), then told me that I could have a look at their "studio" ; he refused any payment for the print (a funny photo, the last of the series).
In this mini reportage, you can see :
1 - one of the photographers in action,
2 - another group of shaven pilgrims,
3 - yet another group of pilgrims,
4 - husband and wife plus 2 babies,
5 - 2 of the photographers shooting at me,
6 - the cameras used by the photographers,
7 - a couple of pilgrims discovering one of their photos coming out of a machine and finally...
8 - my portrait with one of the photographers : : a not very good Canon shot of a Nikon printed photo, with some considerations about travelling in India as a lone woman. |
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