Category: Life and times

Heave-ho-for a living: Coolies, professional luggage bearers.

Coolies are a professional corp of Indian luggage bearers

Shoes for all.

Sellers and buyers haggle over sizes and prices during the festival of Dusshera

A seasonal super market.

Gods aren't the only reason for folks to collect in numbers during the Kullu Dusshera

The well of death.

A stuntman entertains a crowd in an event known as 'Maut ka Kuan'

The gods come to town.

A procession of devotees ferry a Himachali deity on a palanquin

The 18th state.

Huddle under umbrellas a crowd gathers to celebrate Himachal day

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