Contributions of the group India भारत

Indisch - HWW

nobody@ipernity.com (Jo WaLo) — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:30:24 +0000

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Ein indisches Restaurant in Lingen. HWW und noch eine gute Restwoche! Sony RX100III, Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T 8,8-25,7mm f1.8-2.8, Juni 2023

Cricket Street Championship

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:52:12 +0000

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Boys in India claim whatever space they can find as a cricket ground, just as boys in Europe turn any patch of concrete or grass into a football pitch. A narrow lane between houses, a side street with parked scooters, or a dusty open corner near apartments becomes enough as long as there is room to bowl and swing a bat. The pitch is simply the flattest strip of ground available, and the boundaries are imaginary lines drawn between a doorway, a tree, and a parked car.

Everything is improvised and slightly bent to fit the surroundings. The ball is usually a tennis or rubber ball so that windows and passing people are a little safer, and stumps are whatever stands upright: a backpack, a crate, or three chalk lines on a wall. Rules shift from place to place: one particular balcony might be “out,” a six hit onto a neighbour’s roof might end the innings, and a one‑bounce catch might still count, because nobody wants to lose the ball or break anything. The tight space forces the boys to keep their shots low, find gaps between obstacles, and react quickly when the ball kicks off a stone or edge in the road.

The rhythm around the game feels very similar to street football culture. As school or chores end, someone arrives with a bat, another brings a ball, and teams are picked quickly, usually with a bit of bargaining over who gets the best batter or fastest bowler. Play is filled with chatter: appeals, mock outrage, laughter, and endless arguments over close decisions that are settled by a mix of loudness and compromise. Younger kids start at the edges as fielders, gradually earn a turn to bat, and slowly become part of the core group.

For the boys, these informal matches are more than a way to pass time; they are their daily tournament, a place to copy the stars they see on TV, test themselves against friends, and carve out a little piece of the city where they feel completely at home.

Blurred camera streetphoto

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:28:15 +0000

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A lively glimpse of Delhi street life, with people commuting by rickshaw and on foot in the busy city centre. Despite the limitations of a less-than-ideal camera and a few technical imperfections, the image captures the authentic atmosphere of the street and the everyday rhythm of the city.

By the Ganges

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:04:28 +0000

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Shimla, India

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:23:54 +0000

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Varanasi, India

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 22:28:31 +0000

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All India Labourer's conference

nobody@ipernity.com (Dinesh) — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 09:41:10 +0000

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4 to 6th January 2013

HWW. Best wishes

The Taj Mahal, India

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 02:24:57 +0000

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Tomato Seller

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:32:00 +0000

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Sunset on the Hoogly

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:12:05 +0000

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Shimla, India

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:16:35 +0000

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Ahmedabad, India

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 23:13:05 +0000

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Let's go to School

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:45:05 +0000

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Hand-pulled rickshaws might soon be replaced with batter-operated modern vehicles from the streets of Kolkata as the Government of West Bengal is up with a rehabilitation plan for 6,000 rickshaw pullers, and activists as well as social critics have been calling for the ban of these rickshaws. Like tea, tram, cricket and Gothic architecture, the hand-pulled rickshaw is a British heritage in Kolkata’s colonial treasure. These light-weight, wooden rickshaws pulled by men of thin & sturdy body frame, wrapped in lungi from the waistline till knee joint, through waterlogged lanes and crowded marketplaces are unique to Kolkata’s identity in contrast to the city’s modern infrastructure with skyscrapers and flyovers. Indian Eagle reflects about the hand-pulled rickshaws which Kolkata streets are going to say goodbye to and miss in the coming days.
-- from www.indianeagle.com/travelbeats/hand-pulled-rickshaws-of-kolkata

Morning Mist

nobody@ipernity.com (Howard Somerville) — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:45:09 +0000

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Eastern Ghats, India

Rajasthan / Thar desert

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:56:51 +0000

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Here’s what happens when your photo lab scans your negatives with all the enthusiasm of a Monday morning commuter: my Holga’s “artistic” clicks and light leaks are now immortalised with an extra layer of digital indifference. Yes, it’s a cheap Chinese toy camera, and yes, I loaded it with expired film on purpose—because I like to live dangerously, or at least unpredictably. Still, you’d expect a medium format to look less like it was developed during a sandstorm.

But the real story is the night under the stars in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. If you ever find yourself in the Thar Desert, do try sleeping outside—there’s nothing like spicy campfire curry and the company of fellow wanderers, all swapping tales of “finding themselves” and how little they’ve showered.

Best of all was our guide’s favourite legend: the Japanese tourist who, armed with a camera and boundless optimism, took a million photos of the desert, the stars, and the moon. He was so determined to capture every grain of sand that he wandered off, only to be found at dawn, blissfully asleep under a solitary tree—camera still clicking away, probably hoping for that perfect shot.

So, even if my scans look like modern art, the memories—and the stories—are worth every pixel.

Summer solstice.

nobody@ipernity.com (Annemarie) — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 06:43:01 +0000

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Summer solstice 2025 in Northern Hemisphere
Saturday, June 21
LAST of my India series.
WISH YOU ALL the BEST.
Lets hope for PEACE.!

First sunrays.

nobody@ipernity.com (Annemarie) — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:21:23 +0000

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Wish you a nice Wednesday...........
( sorry for being always late.......502 again and again)

Oceans song.

nobody@ipernity.com (Annemarie) — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:06:49 +0000

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Starting from the Gulf of Bengala, after 15 days we reached the Arabic sea at Marari, Kerala
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SC151 - Post 15 June - Composition rules

MULTIPLE LAYERS.

A nice place to be.

nobody@ipernity.com (Annemarie) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 07:49:48 +0000

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It was for yesterday (HFF), but no way to acceed to Ipernity

So..........HAPPY WEEKEND:)

Palm trees reflections.

nobody@ipernity.com (Annemarie) — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:17:19 +0000

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Hallo dear friends

Back from my mini-vacation, I found Ipernity still working badly:(

Now it seems better.
Will visit you asap.:)