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Santa Catalina Convent, Arequipa

fabian foo — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:36:52 +0000

Nuns still live and pray within its brightly coloured walls. Arequipa, Peru.

Posted in architecture, christianity, peru, religion Tagged: arequipa, blue, christianity, colours, convent, peru, red, roman catholicism, santa catalina

Turkish schoolboys, Istanbul

fabian foo — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:35:16 +0000

I love their natty school uniforms – especially the collars.

Posted in people, turkey Tagged: blue, boys, europe, friends, istanbul, portrait, students, turkey, uniform

Jodhpur’s blue houses

fabian foo — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:47:36 +0000

Jodhpur is famed not only for the trousers but also its blue houses, sometimes also called Brahmin houses because they are traditionally inhabited only by members of that caste. The general view is that the blue wash was originally applied to help protect the houses against termites and other insects. Rajasthan, India.

Posted in architecture, india Tagged: architecture, blue, houses, india, jodhpur, rajasthan

Puppy, Jodhpur

fabian foo — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:07:35 +0000

A brown puppy sits in stark contrast against the indigo blue house. Jodhpur is famed not only for the trousers but also its blue houses, sometimes also called Brahmin houses because they are traditionally inhabited only by members of that caste. The general view is that the blue wash was originally applied to help protect the houses against termites and other insects. Rajasthan, India.

Posted in architecture, india Tagged: blue, brahmin, dog, house, india, indigo, jodhpur, puppy, rajasthan

Gangaur festival colour, Udaipur

fabian foo — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:40:18 +0000

The beautiful, colourful saris and jewellery of the Gangaur Festival in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Posted in hinduism, india, people Tagged: blue, festival, gangaur, gold, green, hinduism, india, jewellery, rajasthan, religion, sari, udaipur

Girl and Ganesh

fabian foo — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:24:17 +0000

A young girl poses in front of her family shrine dedicated to Lord Ganesh. Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Posted in india, people, religion Tagged: blue, ganesh, hinduism, india, portrait, rajasthan, udaipur