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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Street Photography from Tawang

The streets of Tawang offer so much to the street photographer. There is colour, there is variety and then there is the oomph factor.


I am your standard travel photographer and hence couldn’t do much justice to the street photography per se, but I am sure that the true street photographer would have loved this experience.


Most of Tawang city and the district is made up of people from the Monpa tribe. Their culture, dressing sense, their physical attributes and their lively, yet calm demeanour offers so much to the traveller. It is such a joyous experience just to be a part of their culture.


In this case, I spotted these Monpa tribal women, who were decked in traditional colours and attire and sported interesting head gear. It looked like they had just picked up their kids from school and were heading back home.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Monpa Tribal Women from Arunachal Pradesh

I was backpacking through the lovely valleys and hills of Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh when I spotted a group of local women walking along the side of the road. It looked like they were done with their daily quota of work and were heading home.


Their colourful attire, head gear and their smart way of carrying loads were the things that stood out.

 

It was only later did I find out these women were actually the local Monpa tribal women and were labourers in the neighbouring village.

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