Tuesday, February 23, 2010

'round here: a photo log of Kalimpong, West Bengal, India


created in the image of God
trying to cut down on abortions -
people tend to abort if they find out they're having a girl
the perfect ending to an otherwise ordinary day
bird's eye view
Mt Kanchenjunga, world's 3rd tallest at 28K
River Teesta covered in morning fog
beautiful Himalayan valley
leprosy colony with Mt Kanchenjunga in the background
tea estate
morning prayers
momo's - a local delicacy
dead man being paraded thru Main Rd (typical Hindu ritual)
spice market

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

You make me view my country with a whole new perspective!

p.s. i'm just wondering how discreetly you would have had to take the picture of the dead body being carried away- i'm certain, i'd never have had the gall to snap that lest someone hit me in the face before i hit the camera button!

Colleen Courtney said...

Such wonderful pictures!

M Hastings said...

This is beautiful! You really capture some beautiful photos of India!