PICTURE? Declare your group photo

byronic · Mar 5th, 2004, 21:30

When in India at historical sites Indian tourists want to have their picture taken with the foreigner. Personally I loved it. The maddness, the absurdity, the chaos, the potental for anarchy, as everyone crowds to have "picture" taken with the odd looking foreigner. So I thought it would be fun to start a thread of these photo ops.

Here is my contribution. At Jhansi fort a family wanted "picture". As we posed people from all directions rushed to get into the shot. The 3 or 4 kids in the front came running and screaming jumping dangerously under and over fences to reach the "picture" site. Everyone smiled and laughed and "picture" was taken. Then everyone dispersed. No one wanted the actual "picture" but were satisfied with just having "picture" taken.
That is me (having my usual bad hair day) at far right..

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beach · Mar 5th, 2004, 21:58

byronic...

They are doing this more for the fun of event than to get a copy of the photo themselves. "picture taking" is an important 'ceremony' in marriages also. 'Important' people are invited from the guests to take "picture" with the bride&groom. This somehow has gone into the cultural blood of people.They jumb when someone is about to take a photo. No one wants to be left out!!!

Posing with a foreign tourist is an extra fun.It's a novelty. You can see them struggle to get at the front.Almost in all cases the kids win as they have a height advantage.
Mostly they are villagers on a 'backpack' to tourist places.

SHIMLA · Mar 6th, 2004, 08:25

Lovely photograph, byronic !

rab · Mar 6th, 2004, 09:04

Great thread idea byronic!

I have a few of these types of picture - they will be so funny all in the same thread. Mine are in a box in storage at the moment so I don't have one to post yet ... but I will enjoy looking at other peoples!

KKHH · Mar 6th, 2004, 11:49

This is one of my favourite group pics (please excuse the quality as it's scanned from a print). There have been a few times when the photo sessions get a bit out of hand ~ in Haridwar we were in what seemed like an endless line-up, until we finally ducked away to avoid being be rude. Usually, however, the introductions, requests, poses, and resulting photos are top-notch moments.

Photo: my friend Jessica (left) and me (right) with the Indian Army (!) at Mehrengarh Fort, Jodhpur ~ very polite (and very charming) men.

radz · Mar 6th, 2004, 18:31

Byronic :This is interesting thread

.see ppl nowitself rushing to take pic with you

..

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Jai Jawan

Nice pic KKHH .

bijapuri · Mar 7th, 2004, 01:06

on a tip from the Baburnama, we hunted around Dolpur until we found the ruins of the fort. Couldn't have been friendlier!

LuAnnandJawahar · Mar 7th, 2004, 01:18

I doesn't matter how many times I show up in my partner's village, it's "all hands on deck"! Anybody who's not out in the fields anyway.

sillylilly · Mar 7th, 2004, 05:03

I'm not in the picture but here is my "school of piranha fish" ;->

byronic · Mar 7th, 2004, 05:57

Begum BiJ with Salman Khan wannabees in Delhi. Teen boys in all the cities were sporting the famous Salman Khan haircut from his latest hit bollywood film "Tere Naam". Critics and fashionistas said the hair-cut looked dumb, but that hasn't stopped all the kids from wearing their hair like their favorite hero Salman.

Picture of Salman's fancy hair from "Tere Naam".

byronic · Mar 13th, 2004, 11:49

another shot from Dholpur in the Chambal 'tween UP and MP

local Sadhu and Co. with me at my best bad hair and squinty eyed ness

SitaParityaga · Mar 14th, 2004, 01:57

The "other half" of Edsita....my husband Ed with our buddy Kurupu at The Elite Hotel in Fort Cochin.
Likely if you have eaten @ the hotel restaurant or stayed there, you'll remember Kurupa, a very fun guy!

Alan D · Mar 14th, 2004, 02:07

I remember Kurupa from some years ago - always playing little jokes on the customers. Good to see he's still going strong!

Serena · Mar 14th, 2004, 17:35

This is from Badami, the first and most loved.....

villavic · Apr 16th, 2004, 22:32

March 23, 2004
These girls were asked by an italian foreigner for a pic. Suddenly they were asked by several tourists among myself. They were very nice and enjoyed the moment. They didn't ask for tips.

Mar 5th, 2004, 21:30	#1
byronic back in the ussa Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Rang De Basantistan or Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 489	PICTURE? Declare your group photo When in India at historical sites Indian tourists want to have their picture taken with the foreigner. Personally I loved it. The maddness, the absurdity, the chaos, the potental for anarchy, as everyone crowds to have "picture" taken with the odd looking foreigner. So I thought it would be fun to start a thread of these photo ops. Here is my contribution. At Jhansi fort a family wanted "picture". As we posed people from all directions rushed to get into the shot. The 3 or 4 kids in the front came running and screaming jumping dangerously under and over fences to reach the "picture" site. Everyone smiled and laughed and "picture" was taken. Then everyone dispersed. No one wanted the actual "picture" but were satisfied with just having "picture" taken. That is me (having my usual bad hair day) at far right.. . __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/byronic501/ Last edited by byronic : Mar 5th, 2004 at 22:27.

Mar 6th, 2004, 08:25	#3
SHIMLA Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Yangon, MYANMAR Posts: 4,126	Lovely photograph, byronic ! __________________ Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop !

Mar 6th, 2004, 11:49	#5
KKHH Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 26	This is one of my favourite group pics (please excuse the quality as it's scanned from a print). There have been a few times when the photo sessions get a bit out of hand ~ in Haridwar we were in what seemed like an endless line-up, until we finally ducked away to avoid being be rude. Usually, however, the introductions, requests, poses, and resulting photos are top-notch moments. Photo: my friend Jessica (left) and me (right) with the Indian Army (!) at Mehrengarh Fort, Jodhpur ~ very polite (and very charming) men. Attached Thumbnails

Mar 6th, 2004, 18:31	#6
radz Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: India Posts: 750	Byronic :This is interesting thread .see ppl nowitself rushing to take pic with you ... Jai Jawan Nice pic KKHH . __________________ My Photo gallery

Mar 7th, 2004, 01:06	#7
bijapuri Lord of Kalinjar Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: the real surf city Posts: 2,646	the Dolpur Culture Club on a tip from the Baburnama, we hunted around Dolpur until we found the ruins of the fort. Couldn't have been friendlier! Attached Thumbnails __________________ lookit me!!!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijapuri/ Utube fuzzy logic: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=bijapuri&p =r

Mar 5th, 2004, 21:58	#2
beach Lost in translation Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India ! Posts: 2,233	byronic... They are doing this more for the fun of event than to get a copy of the photo themselves. "picture taking" is an important 'ceremony' in marriages also. 'Important' people are invited from the guests to take "picture" with the bride&groom. This somehow has gone into the cultural blood of people.They jumb when someone is about to take a photo. No one wants to be left out!!! Posing with a foreign tourist is an extra fun.It's a novelty. You can see them struggle to get at the front.Almost in all cases the kids win as they have a height advantage. Mostly they are villagers on a 'backpack' to tourist places.

Mar 6th, 2004, 09:04	#4
rab Honorary Mod Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: McLaren Vale, South Australia Posts: 1,217	Great thread idea byronic! I have a few of these types of picture - they will be so funny all in the same thread. Mine are in a box in storage at the moment so I don't have one to post yet ... but I will enjoy looking at other peoples!

Mar 7th, 2004, 01:18	#8
LuAnnandJawahar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Delhi/U.S. Posts: 663	obligatory I doesn't matter how many times I show up in my partner's village, it's "all hands on deck"! Anybody who's not out in the fields anyway. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Reject violence.

Mar 7th, 2004, 05:03	#9
sillylilly monki..me? Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 162	I'm not in the picture but here is my "school of piranha fish" ;-> Attached Thumbnails

Mar 7th, 2004, 05:57	#10
byronic back in the ussa Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Rang De Basantistan or Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 489	Begum BiJ with Salman Khan wannabees in Delhi. Teen boys in all the cities were sporting the famous Salman Khan haircut from his latest hit bollywood film "Tere Naam". Critics and fashionistas said the hair-cut looked dumb, but that hasn't stopped all the kids from wearing their hair like their favorite hero Salman. Picture of Salman's fancy hair from "Tere Naam".

Mar 13th, 2004, 11:49	#11
byronic back in the ussa Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Rang De Basantistan or Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 489	another shot from Dholpur in the Chambal 'tween UP and MP local Sadhu and Co. with me at my best bad hair and squinty eyed ness Last edited by byronic : Mar 14th, 2004 at 02:49.

Mar 14th, 2004, 01:57	#12
SitaParityaga member in the forest Join Date: May 2003 Location: California Posts: 1,146	A group of two..... The "other half" of Edsita....my husband Ed with our buddy Kurupu at The Elite Hotel in Fort Cochin. Likely if you have eaten @ the hotel restaurant or stayed there, you'll remember Kurupa, a very fun guy! Attached Thumbnails Last edited by SitaParityaga : Mar 15th, 2004 at 00:37.

Mar 14th, 2004, 02:07	#13
Alan D Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Southampton UK Posts: 1,866	I remember Kurupa from some years ago - always playing little jokes on the customers. Good to see he's still going strong!

Mar 14th, 2004, 17:35	#14
Serena Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bologna, Italy Posts: 292	This is from Badami, the first and most loved..... Attached Images

Apr 16th, 2004, 22:32	#15
villavic Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Peru Posts: 70	My Taj group March 23, 2004 These girls were asked by an italian foreigner for a pic. Suddenly they were asked by several tourists among myself. They were very nice and enjoyed the moment. They didn't ask for tips. Attached Thumbnails

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