Do you think this is the same tightrope girl?

kristinm · Mar 11th, 2008, 08:57

I was just looking at Yogagal's beautiful photo gallery and noticed the dear little tightrope girl in Maduarai - I was wondering if this is the same little girl we shot in Jaisalmer in January... I guess these families travel around a lot.. I'll post one of our shots here and if Yogagal doesn't mind a link to her shot.http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/s...=18364..(le t me know if you mind).. I can't be 100% sure she is the same... what do you think?

She didn't look all that happy and her Dad was really pushing her along - it would be interesting to follow one of these families. I wonder if there is a set 'route' to follow the tourists?
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PeakXV · Mar 11th, 2008, 09:11

I would say no - one looks like she has a little North-East, Seven Sisters blood in her while the other does not.

kristinm · Mar 11th, 2008, 09:15

I think I'm being distracted by the pigtails...

the opoponax · Mar 11th, 2008, 09:17

It's difficult because the camera angles are so different. And also because they're little girls, and a lot can change in a year or two. How far apart in time were these pictures taken? If Yogagal's is from Feb of this year, and yours is from Jan of this year, there's almost no way.

One clue that they're not the same is that the equipment is different. How likely is it that they'd replace all their gear in a year or two, or have multiple kits?

PeakXV · Mar 11th, 2008, 09:19

The hair is almost identical .... although pigtails probably are the obligatory 'doo' for balancing acts - no doubt.

kristinm · Mar 11th, 2008, 09:21

They were only taken about a month apart.. I'll find the other shots and see if the mother is the same... If its not the same girl then just how common is this tightrope walking little girl thing?

Maybe they made so much money in Jaisalmer they bought new stuff??!!

the opoponax · Mar 11th, 2008, 09:21

But YogaGal's girl's hair is much shorter. Which, if these were taken just a month or two from each other, makes it unlikely that they are the same. Unless she got a haircut?

PeakXV · Mar 11th, 2008, 09:24

The ethnic traits of the faces are different.

kristinm · Mar 11th, 2008, 09:29

So - how common is this? Looks like the act was almost identical - my little one rode a wheel and carried all sorts of things on her head... poor little thing, as I said, she looked pretty grim about it all.

PeakXV · Mar 11th, 2008, 09:37

I don't know how common they are but I'd lay a dollar to a doughnut that if I started demanding to see one of those 'high wire acts' in any major center in India - that purely through word-of-mouth an act would materialize itself before too long. Especially the nearer to Rajasthan you are - those busking gypsies seem to walk out from behind any given bush at any given time.

kristinm · Mar 11th, 2008, 09:50

I'm having terrible visions of a tightrope walking sweatshop somewhere where they train them all to do identical acts and wear pigtails! We need yogagal or Aishah from Jaisalmer to help us...There was a little boy across the other side of the road doing the most amazing sleight of hand stuff - his hands were like lightning!

NeeliAankhen · Mar 11th, 2008, 09:56

I think circus people until very recently grew up in circus families, either gypsy or gypsy-like -- I won't be surprised to learn that that's still true in Rajasthan.

Sama · Mar 11th, 2008, 10:25

first, thank you, kristin, for saying that my pics are beautiful!

I can tell you exactly when I took the photo -- on January 12, in the late afternoon. when were you in Jaisalmer?

in any event, I would say NOT the same girl... look closely at their faces side to side...the Madurai girl's face is longer and thinner and she's not as dark as your girl....

Nick-H · Mar 11th, 2008, 12:02

Yep... darker skin and rounder face.

kristinm · Mar 11th, 2008, 12:22

About the same time - so no, not the same girl - which lends credence to my tightrope sweatshop theory..hmmmm.. It is uncanny how alike they are isn't it? Dad was patrolling up and down underneath handing mine various things like plates and wheels .... I kept expecting him to prod her with a stick.

Mar 11th, 2008, 08:57	#1
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,479	Do you think this is the same tightrope girl? I was just looking at Yogagal's beautiful photo gallery and noticed the dear little tightrope girl in Maduarai - I was wondering if this is the same little girl we shot in Jaisalmer in January... I guess these families travel around a lot.. I'll post one of our shots here and if Yogagal doesn't mind a link to her shot.http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/s...=18364..(le t me know if you mind).. I can't be 100% sure she is the same... what do you think? She didn't look all that happy and her Dad was really pushing her along - it would be interesting to follow one of these families. I wonder if there is a set 'route' to follow the tourists? Attachment 7251 Last edited by kristinm : Apr 11th, 2008 at 10:01.

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PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,195	I would say no - one looks like she has a little North-East, Seven Sisters blood in her while the other does not. __________________ We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started ...and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

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Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,354	here I am! first, thank you, kristin, for saying that my pics are beautiful! I can tell you exactly when I took the photo -- on January 12, in the late afternoon. when were you in Jaisalmer? in any event, I would say NOT the same girl... look closely at their faces side to side...the Madurai girl's face is longer and thinner and she's not as dark as your girl.... __________________ *My India, 2005-2008* BE THE REVOLUTION

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,856	Yep... darker skin and rounder face. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Mar 11th, 2008, 09:15	#3
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,479	I think I'm being distracted by the pigtails...

Mar 11th, 2008, 09:17	#4
the opoponax Maha Guru Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brooklyn, via New Orleans Posts: 1,054	It's difficult because the camera angles are so different. And also because they're little girls, and a lot can change in a year or two. How far apart in time were these pictures taken? If Yogagal's is from Feb of this year, and yours is from Jan of this year, there's almost no way. One clue that they're not the same is that the equipment is different. How likely is it that they'd replace all their gear in a year or two, or have multiple kits?

Mar 11th, 2008, 09:19	#5
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,195	The hair is almost identical .... although pigtails probably are the obligatory 'doo' for balancing acts - no doubt.

Mar 11th, 2008, 09:21	#6
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,479	They were only taken about a month apart.. I'll find the other shots and see if the mother is the same... If its not the same girl then just how common is this tightrope walking little girl thing? Maybe they made so much money in Jaisalmer they bought new stuff??!!

Mar 11th, 2008, 09:24	#8
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,195	The ethnic traits of the faces are different.

Mar 11th, 2008, 09:29	#9
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,479	So - how common is this? Looks like the act was almost identical - my little one rode a wheel and carried all sorts of things on her head... poor little thing, as I said, she looked pretty grim about it all.

Mar 11th, 2008, 09:37	#10
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,195	I don't know how common they are but I'd lay a dollar to a doughnut that if I started demanding to see one of those 'high wire acts' in any major center in India - that purely through word-of-mouth an act would materialize itself before too long. Especially the nearer to Rajasthan you are - those busking gypsies seem to walk out from behind any given bush at any given time.

Mar 11th, 2008, 09:50	#11
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,479	I'm having terrible visions of a tightrope walking sweatshop somewhere where they train them all to do identical acts and wear pigtails! We need yogagal or Aishah from Jaisalmer to help us...There was a little boy across the other side of the road doing the most amazing sleight of hand stuff - his hands were like lightning!

Mar 11th, 2008, 09:56	#12
NeeliAankhen Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, NY USA Posts: 268	I think circus people until very recently grew up in circus families, either gypsy or gypsy-like -- I won't be surprised to learn that that's still true in Rajasthan.

Mar 11th, 2008, 12:22	#15
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,479	About the same time - so no, not the same girl - which lends credence to my tightrope sweatshop theory..hmmmm.. It is uncanny how alike they are isn't it? Dad was patrolling up and down underneath handing mine various things like plates and wheels .... I kept expecting him to prod her with a stick.

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