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Subject: [Leica] Bandhavgarh Guides
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:18:54 +0530
References: <h2u3cad89991004281045sd8ada667y2f3e91e726c55924@mail.gmail.com> <FB533309-0AF5-4EC0-8C03-ADFF771B2E20@frozenlight.eu>

It is very nippy in the mornings in March - you will need woolens. By the
afternoon it rises to 35C, though.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at 
frozenlight.eu>wrote:

> Really nice portraits, Jayanand.
>
> Why did the guy in the next-to-last picture need earmuffs? Noise protection
> or was it nippy in the morning?
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> On 28 Apr, 2010, at 19:45 , Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>
> > 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<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Bandhavgarh_20100322_0278.jpg.html%28the>
> > 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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In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Bandhavgarh Guides)
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