India Alive!

You know you’re alive when you’re in India. It simply has to be the most vibrant place on earth. The scenes on the streets are a feast for the eyes—nonstop near-neon in yards and yards of textiles that wrap the body without so much as a button or a pin.

No need for big box sttores. Everything is in markets on the street. Merchandise is bought and sold in a hectic environment that has pedestrians evading tuk tuks and bicycles, motorbikes and cars. It’s a frenetic dance to the tunes of beeps and everybody seems to know the steps.

The images below are from the streets of New Delhi, Varanasi, Jaipur, Udaipur and Mumbai. Enjoy the rainbow of life that is India.

The tilaka or pundra is a sign placed on the forehead by Hindus to indicate belonging to a precise religious orientation. Indians wear tilaka on some holidays, but also in their daily lives. It is obtained from sandalwood paste, ash, turmeric or clay depending on the desired color.

Cattle are revered and free to roam wherever they want. They have the right of way., and you will find little to no beef on the menus here.

Dhobi Ghat laundry in Mumbai, since 1890. Over 100,000 clothes are washed each day.

The red mark on her part indicates she is married

Jewelry seller