Street Photography in Puri, Odisha (previously Orissa)

Posting a series of pictures of Street Photography from Orissa, these are taken either by Muzayun or me. After quite sometime, the pictures are less about architecture of the place and more about the people on its streets. A bunch of us was there for a friend's wedding, but ended up being more of tourists than baraatis!

More than anything else, its the colors in the state which stand out. Especially when its monsoon time and the weather is heavily pregnant with possibility of rains, these colors are absolute mood up-lifters.

Hopefully there would be time later on to write more about my experiences...

Mumbai Bombay Parsi Food Britannia restaurant joint
A quick lunch at Mumbai's famous Britannia before we took the train to Puri, the fish was the toast of the afternoon apart from some rather funny conversations with the owner

Mumbai Bombay Parsi Food Britannia restaurant joint
With Nandita (as usual all my pictures are almost always taken by Muz) outside Britannia

Puri temple Orissa Odisha Street Photography colorful Incredible India Sadhu
Finally in Puri, on the way to the temple...

Puri temple Orissa Odisha Street Photography colorful Incredible India local women
Bright colors were all around on the cloudy morning. The sarees looked beautiful!

Puri temple Orissa Odisha Street Photography colorful Incredible India old destitute invaild man
Muz was extremely keen on clicking all the beggars...Snehal walking away from one.

Puri temple Orissa Odisha Street Photography colorful Incredible India man selling sindoor
Our roadside vendor with some bright colors, everyone was pleased to be clicked :) I was tempted to take a beedi drag, but managed to refrain :)

Puri temple Orissa Odisha Street Photography colorful Incredible India begger
Another beggar clicked by Muz...

Puri temple Orissa Odisha Street Photography colorful Incredible India sadhu
Snehal and me eventually bugged him with our attempted 'candid' photography!

beautiful Indian woman saree Puri temple Orissa Odisha Street Photography colorful Incredible India
Another beautiful woman in a saree...

Puri temple Orissa Odisha Street Photography colorful Incredible India men males man
I simply adored the small temple on the wall, no great pictures as it was an extremely busy junction...

Comments

  1. अभी मौका नहीं मिला यहाँ जाने का।

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  2. Good to see your posts after a long while.. Nice candids!

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  3. Hey Sid..seems u had grt fun...looking for some more pictures and info on ur trip...:)

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  4. Wonderful pics wanderer. Loved the bright hues in every capture. Waiting for more..

    www.rajniranjandas.blogspot.com

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  5. Nice pictures, places which you visit are very different and interesting... though this time you are going for you friend's marriage...:)

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  6. @जाट देवता: धन्यवाद :)

    @Sridharan: Nice to see you here as well, and I am still jealous about your trip to Amarnath ;)

    @Vishakha: Sure dear, more pics will follow...

    @Niranjan Das: Thanks a lot!

    @Dishant: I try to do all kinds of traveling, none has ever disappointed me as yet!

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  7. you always manage to get a perspective that so intimate and unique...i loved the hues and the expressions captured...please post some close ups if you have...did u get any in bhubaneswar???

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  8. I love these pictures. So different from the sites that I see every day

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  9. some wonderful clicks....orissa is a very interesting place..the stark poverty combined with the breath taking beauty always make it a questionable jourbey for me...i have had many oppurtunities to visit here..especially puri, konark, chilika and some interior places where there were forests and sanctuaries(on project work)..am always mesmerised by this state and its people...stayed around 15 days in Puri and found it to be palce where religion nature poverty and people co-exist in perfect harmony!!!

    http://sushmita-smile.blogspot.com

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  10. @Arti: Thanks a lot!

    @Sanjeev: Thanks man, it feels good to get your approval for the images :) I have more and I will surely share them here soon...more storis as well ;)

    @Nataie: Thanks a lot, that's such a nice comment :) I am glad that you are able to open the blog link finally!

    @Shootingstar: You are absolutely right, orissa is a place of extremes and yet all of these merge seamlessly and beautiully. I am jealous of your work which takes you to such amazing places!!!

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  11. Excellent street images. Fantastic!

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  12. A great set of images. Beautiful work.

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  13. I LOVE the pictures. Which camera have you used?

    PS:- It was nice seeing you on my blog once again. :-)

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  14. Great looks at a very different kind of life from mine. Love your portraits. :)

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  15. @blessingsgoddess: Thank you!

    @fotokarusellen: Thank you!

    @Komal: I am glad you liked them :) I use a Nikon D5000 with a 55-200 lens...

    @Halcyon: Thanks a lot :)

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  16. Another great group of photos. I would love to spend some time your country. An Indian friend told me not to go unless I had at least a month, because there is so much to see!

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