The never ending story of the Chai wallah
“Tea is more than an idealization of the form of drinking, it is a religion of the art of life.”
(From the “Book of Tea” by Kakuzo Okakura)
"The oldest living city in the world".
This picture was shot near main ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras) from a kind of platform where I often come as this place allows to have a great view of the sacred river.
The Chai wallah (tea maker) was facing me and tried to strick a few poses pretending that he didn't see my camera. By chance his attention was kept by some people dancing on a boat nearby so I took this candid picture.
Chai wallahs are everywhere in India keeping the memory of the time going by...
Chai is the word used for tea in Asia, North and East Africa and Eastern Europe.
In a typical South Asian household chai is prepared by boiling loose leaf tea in a pot with milk and water. Then various spices and/or sweetener may also be added according personal preference.
What many English speakers tend to think of as chai is actually known as masala chai (spiced tea).
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The never ending story of the Chai wallah
“Tea is more than an idealization of the form of drinking, it is a religion of the art of life.”
(From the “Book of Tea” by Kakuzo Okakura)
"The oldest living city in the world".
This picture was shot near main ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras) from a kind of platform where I often come as this place allows to have a great view of the sacred river.
The Chai wallah (tea maker) was facing me and tried to strick a few poses pretending that he didn't see my camera. By chance his attention was kept by some people dancing on a boat nearby so I took this candid picture.
Chai wallahs are everywhere in India keeping the memory of the time going by...
Chai is the word used for tea in Asia, North and East Africa and Eastern Europe.
In a typical South Asian household chai is prepared by boiling loose leaf tea in a pot with milk and water. Then various spices and/or sweetener may also be added according personal preference.
What many English speakers tend to think of as chai is actually known as masala chai (spiced tea).
Join the photographer at www.facebook.com/laurent.goldstein.photography
© All photographs are copyrighted and all rights reserved.
Please do not use any photographs without permission (even for private use).
The use of any work without consent of the artist is PROHIBITED and will lead automatically to consequences.