[Leica] Bandhavgarh Guides

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Nice portraits.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:45 PM
Subject: [Leica] Bandhavgarh Guides


> These are the guys who do the tracking/driving and are the tourist's eyes
> and ears. They are all locals belonging to the villages that encircle the
> reserve, and are steeped in jungle lore, a lot of it handed down over the
> generations. The villages, till quite recently, were within the reserve -
> relocation has been going on for the past 15 years or so:
>
> Kunwar, our very own Felipe Masa:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0455.jpg.html
>
> Shankar, our guide with the sunny smile:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0359.jpg.html
>
> TP a guide - his lock of uncut hair identifies him as belonging to the
> Brahmin caste:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0142.jpg.html
>
> Kanchidi a guide - his name translates to 'Pierced Ear':
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0193.jpg.html
>
> Other Anonymous guides/drivers:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100321_0621.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0234.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0277.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0278.jpg.html(the
> contraption on his head are earmuffs)
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0274.jpg.html
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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