I took these pictures mostly on my analogue Canon AE-1 during a one-year long journey around India. I was always more curious about the life of real people rather than sights and tourist attractions.

Therefore here it is – India and its people the way I saw them – simple and complex, rough and glamorous.

More info: Instagram

Kid hangs from the train in Bombay

Sikh man near the Golden Temple in Amritsar

Dharavi slum dweller in Bombay

Woman in a red sari in Jaipur

Crowded street and bicycle rickshaws in Delhi

Rajasthani men walk past a herd of cows in Pushkar

Sadhus at a festival in Nasik

Sadhu at a festival in Nasik

Commuters in Kolkata

Train passenger in Kolkata

People near the Gate of India in Bombay

Women observe a procession in Nasik

Sadhu plays a trumpet in Trambakeshwar

A group of cleaners in Nasik

Carpenter in Jaipur

People pray near the Golden Temple in Amritsar

People bath near the Golden Temple in Amritsar

Woman carries a bundle in Pushkar

Rajasthani men in Pushkar

Dharavi slum dwellers in Bombay

Holly man in Nasik

Kids walk in the rain in Trambakeshwar

Games

View all games

Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing!

Follow Bored Panda on Google News!

Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda!