My Walks Around Rural Tirupati India 2011 |
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These pictures were taken on my morning and evening walks around the area of the guesthouse. |
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The Seven hills at sunset; the path at the top by NCC Nagar, my favourite area |
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Granny waiting for the school bus |
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This tractor carries the red clay earth to building sites |
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The school bus and my friendly tractor |
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Off to school |
They assured me that there is enough room for me |
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House of my friend Lokesh. The calves are about a week old. |
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Lokesh's brother and friend waiting for school bus. |
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Lokesh's grandfather going to order my evening coffee |
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Lokesh, Meenakshi the cow and her calf |
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Lokesh's aunts making marigold and jasmine hair decorations while i drink my coffee |
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A neighbour decorating the road, with old man rubbish collector |
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The chickens make use of the roadside rubbish |
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Discarded gods |
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One of my squirrel friends |
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Waiting for the school bus at NCC Nagar |
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One of my neighbours |
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The guards at the gate of the big NCC camp |
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NCC cadets |
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Always the red hills of Tirumula in the background of my walks |
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The gate to my walks and the Agriculture College. The tree is very fast growing and is used for shade on roads and for source of firewood |
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Republic day [hence the flag] on my walk through dairy farm towards Thumulagunta |
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The temple elephants at dairy farm |
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Collecting elephant fodder |
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New houses encroaching further on my road to Thumulagunta |
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New house in the 'richer' part of Thumulagunta |
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The man on the balcony tried to sell me the house |
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On the road next to my path to Thumulagunta; the new flats were built on 'my' paddy fields |
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Boys irritating the dairy farm camels |
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Camel irritating boys |
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Making a decoration |
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She asked for 'one photo' then panicked |
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My favourite part of the forest |