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Ruins in Hampi, Inida Girls

One persons trash is another persons livelihood… in India at least!

While searching for Cesar Baba (the funny story is here) in Hampi, India I came across these two ladies.  They were walking along the road that we were lost on, carrying each two large loads of trash on their heads.  Mostly plastic bottles and cardboard, although might not have been as heavy as it looked it was still twice the size of each women.  Balancing the loads on their heads they walked quickly past us without saying a word.  It was a good mile away from the town where they must have gotten the trash from and I can only assume it would be another mile until they made it back home, as I didn’t see anything on that road for the next 15 minutes while walking.

These Hampi women are tough, especially for there size… all 90lbs of them!

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Posted on October 12th, 2011

Archived in Asia, Daily Photo, India
  • http://www.neverendingfootsteps.com Lauren

    Woah, that’s crazy! 

  • http://www.foggodyssey.com/ Anonymous

    Well that was only the start of my day… it got a whole crazier for me! lol (see the link about Cesar Baba)

  • http://www.sarahsomewhere.com Sarah Somewhere

    I love this photo. Just dicovered your site through twitter. Look forward to browsing more beautiful photos… It is truly amazing that what is absolutely normal for these women is nothing short of mind blowing for us! That’s what I love about traveling, it turns everything on it’s head!

  • http://www.foggodyssey.com/ Anonymous

    Thanks for stopping by and glad you liked my work.  Hampi was without a doubt my favorite place in India but yes all to often you see things in India that makes you wonder why you ever thought you had it bad back home.  And India is the #1 place to go to be turned on your head about things! :)

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