By Magda, 11 March 2009

Iconic similarity between ornate Hindu temple facades and wedding posters in Pondycherry

Here is a typical poster placed in front of a wedding hall announcing the wedding that is going to happen later in the day. The bigger the poster, the more prestige, and some of the posters are much larger than this one!

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By Magda, 7 March 2009

Village butcher wears a lungi

Village butcher, Auroville, India

Customers wearing lungi in front of the village butcher in the early morning light, Auroville, India. (Click image to view larger)

A lungi is sort of a dohti, which is the men’s version of the sari and widely worn in the south of India.

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