The Spirit of the World ( On and Off)
Selling Color
I was in Jodhpur, India on Holi. The celebration is a joyous day for the Indian people and is now a famous day seen round the world. It looks harmless enough and often is, but there is a dark side also.
The last time I was India on this day, my car was bombarded by huge rocks and the back windshield was smashed into tiny pieces of glass. The damage must have been in the millions of rupees. I was in no man's land and the car was surrounded by a gang of young thugs, high on some kind of drugs. My driver refused to pay a sum of money to pass a road block of huge logs. It seemed to have little to do with me being a female tourist, but it was the scariest moment in all of my travels.
The powder (seen in picture above) that is used to throw on folks looks harmless enough. Wrong, often it is laded with harsh chemicals and the spontaneous harmless fun can be interrupted by violent attacks. It varies from city to city.
I ventured out only after I was advised I could and in Jodhpur was greeted by only happy and respectful souls. My camera remained color free and so did I.
A photo to celebrate 2 1/2 million views! Thank you all so much!!!
A reminder that all of my images are copyrighted and are not for your use in any way unless you contact me. Thank you for dropping by. I greatly appreciate your visits and comments.
Selling Color
I was in Jodhpur, India on Holi. The celebration is a joyous day for the Indian people and is now a famous day seen round the world. It looks harmless enough and often is, but there is a dark side also.
The last time I was India on this day, my car was bombarded by huge rocks and the back windshield was smashed into tiny pieces of glass. The damage must have been in the millions of rupees. I was in no man's land and the car was surrounded by a gang of young thugs, high on some kind of drugs. My driver refused to pay a sum of money to pass a road block of huge logs. It seemed to have little to do with me being a female tourist, but it was the scariest moment in all of my travels.
The powder (seen in picture above) that is used to throw on folks looks harmless enough. Wrong, often it is laded with harsh chemicals and the spontaneous harmless fun can be interrupted by violent attacks. It varies from city to city.
I ventured out only after I was advised I could and in Jodhpur was greeted by only happy and respectful souls. My camera remained color free and so did I.
A photo to celebrate 2 1/2 million views! Thank you all so much!!!
A reminder that all of my images are copyrighted and are not for your use in any way unless you contact me. Thank you for dropping by. I greatly appreciate your visits and comments.