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Life on the Tightrope – A Pictorial from Pushkar

Excess Baggage

The hill stations in India have their peculiarities, created by the British to escape the heat of the Indian Summer. They get super busy in the summer months with tourists coming in hoards putting ever more pressure on the stretched resources and infrastructure.

This photo essay is my tribute to the porters of Darjeeling. Their usual day starts early at 6am, when the fresh goods from the plains arriving into the main bazaar need to be shifted to the various sellers. It only ends when there is sufficient money in the pocket to call it a day.

You will see them everywhere, they make you realize that the price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.