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One of the best hotels in India.

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English heritage can be seen on every corner. Sometimes it's all they have.

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Some people lie down wherever they want...

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Tropical beaches, palm trees, girls, hippies and the cheapest bier in India - this is  Goa.

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Autorickshaws can be seen everywhere throughout India.

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Cows are everywhere, even on beaches. They are  extremely useful since they eat all garbage, even carton and plastic.

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Goa can't hide its colonial history and christendom as the main religion.

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It's easy to come across festivals, people like to pose for pictures. It's important to celebrate whatever. In this case they even had a cart with people dancing on techno music.

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These chinese fishing nets are still in use. It was probably my presence which caused a bad fish catch. 

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The guy in the middle invited me to spend a night in his house in the middle of a swampland. Thank you!

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Fish hunting in muddy water by using a bow.

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That's how people in historic times were travelling around the world.

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Indian Venice is really interesting. It was raining cats and dogs a little bit later.

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Slovene hay-racks are not so interesting and picturesque as in India.

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A thank for these magnificient monuments goes to religious hindu-fundamentalism.  

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It's better not to imagine the situation in a monsun period. One longer storm left 20 centimeters deep water on streets.

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Trains are normally totally full. These photo was taken in the general compartment, which is normally used by poor Indians. People were sleeping on the floor, side luggage-racks and in corridors during the night. But it was fun! 

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Recommended for visiting!

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Tamil Nadu is a paradise for temple-enthusiasts. One of my favourite photos. 

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Wheels on the floor are not real, of course. The sausages hanging from the top roof are not for eating and are made of cloth.

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It's too hot during the day for working. Lunch is traditionally served on palm leaves.

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Guests invited to a wedding are allowed to eat before a new-married couple. The latter join at the end after being exposed on the stage like a trophy.

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Mnjam, mnjam...  Neverending rows of sweets, fruits and vegetables. Strict vegetarian food without meat and even eggs.  

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A lot of workers are needed for wedding-food preparation.