Water buffalo

Water buffalos (Bubalus bubalis) enjoying the green grass of Namida's riverside.

As they do not complain about the ladies doing the laundry in their drinking water, the ladies do not complain about the buffalos doing something else in the laundry water.

In India most of the living beings find the way for peacefully sharing their habitat regardless of religion, gender, age, species...

Pictures taken with Panasonic TZ10. There is just one feature I would add to this camera: the option for saving in RAW. It seems that Panasonic is of a different opinion since the option has not been implemented in any of the newer versions (TZ20 and TZ30).

Laundry time

Women from Kholvad village, near Kamrej (Gujarat - India), doing their laundry at Namida river.
Picture taken with a Panasonic TZ10.

1 milion euros in my hand

_IGP1124.jpg, a photo by abphoto2011 on Flickr.

that is the estimated value of the stone in my hand

Diamonds

Diamonds, un set su Flickr.

Surat, in the Indian state of Gujarat, is the largest market of diamond polishing and cutting in the whole world. More than 90% of the mondial production of diamonds is crafted there. Surat (4.5 mil. inhabitants) has also the fastest expanding economy in India and is ranked as the 2nd cleanest city in India. Nevertheless hundred thousands of people in Surat barely survive living in huts, tents or under the bridges.

"Three" as a bird

_IGP1401.jpg, a photo by abphoto2011 on Flickr.

Painted storks (Mycteria leucocephala) flying over Gujarat

Dishwashing...

_IGP1407.jpg, a photo by abphoto2011 on Flickr.

... out of the canteen

Kites

_IGP1486.jpg, a photo by abphoto2011 on Flickr.

Kites Festival in Baroda (Vadodara), Gujarat - India.
Children on the roofs of any building flying their kites.

Painter's dilemma

Only in cartoons... and in India!

Better walk on fresh paint or jump over the pit leaving a little portion of unpainted floor?