In the Thar desert in Rajasthan there is the famous city of Jaisalmer. If you leave the city and wander in the surrounding desert, you will find many villages of gypsies. People used to a life almost without electricity and where water is one of the most precious assets.
One shot from a village of Indian Gipsy, in the Thar desert. I was invited into a home of a family of musicians who played for us some traditional songs. The child was the singer and dancer of the performance.
New Hampi is the city that was built to replace the old one, to preserve the ancient ruins in this area.
City under construction or demolition?
This is the street right in front of my Guest House... in the heart of the local market. A street always full of people where shops and stands were all cramped together in the little space available... sometimes was difficult understand where one shop was ending and the other was starting.
For a Buddhist Monk, the debate is a crucial aspect of his own curriculum. It's used to sharpen their critical skills and test their ability to explain and debate various teachings. The monks train periodically on debating and is an effective means of expanding the mind, increasing mental sharpness, developing analytical capacity, and gaining internal clarity.
In a small village of huts nearby Luang Prabang the women weave using these old mechanisms to prepare souvenirs for the tourists.
...city in permanent construction... literally every 100m there is a work in progress, or like in this case, a "NOT work in progress"