A woman flower seller at her street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A woman flower seller at her street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Always a pleasure to capture smiles.

A woman flower seller at her street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A street vendor has a few snake specimen and pictures on display and promoting his medicine product, apparently made from snakes. Bencoolen Street, Singapore

A street vendor has a few snake specimen and pictures on display and promoting his medicine product, apparently made from snakes. Bencoolen Street, Singapore
A street vendor has a few snake specimen and pictures on display and promoting his medicine product, apparently made from snakes. Bencoolen Street, Singapore

A shopkeeper crafting copper yantras in a small corner at Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A shopkeeper crafting copper yantras in a small corner at Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Yantra is a diagram of certain deity etched usually in copper plates and worshipped.

A shopkeeper crafting copper yantras in a small corner at Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A young girl chasing floating bubbles at Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore

A young girl chasing floating bubbles at Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore
A young girl chasing floating bubbles at Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore

A young man selling peacock feathers, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A young man selling peacock feathers, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Peacocks are considered sacred in India (it’s vehicle to Lord Muruga and Lord Krishna is always depicted with a peacock feather in his crown) and it’s feathers are used in worship.

A young man selling peacock feathers, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

An Olive-backed Sunbird taking shelter in a Frangipani tree from the rain, Pasir Ris, Singapore

An Olive-backed Sunbird taking shelter in a Frangipani tree from the rain, Pasir Ris, Singapore
Birds and flowers dazzle among rain drops, it seemed.

An Olive-backed Sunbird taking shelter in a Frangipani tree from the rain, Pasir Ris, Singapore

A man taking dip in the river Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

A man taking dip on the river Ganges , Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh,  India
Belief is that one’s sins will be washed away if you take a dig in the river.

A man taking dip on the river Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

A young girl trying to touch the tiny waves at the beach, Changi Beach, Singapore

An young girl playing with tiny waves by the beach,  Changi Beach, Singapore
Both the sea waves and the girl trying to touch each other it seemed.

A young girl trying to touch the tiny waves at the beach, Changi Beach, Singapore

A cycle rickshaw passing by the cows in the street, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

A cycle rickshaw passing by the cows in the street, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh,  India
Cows are considered sacred in this old city and humans live around them, it appears.

A cycle rickshaw passing by the cows in the street, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

A priest applying sandalwood paste on the forehead of a woman devotee at Ghats of Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

A priest applying sandalwood paste on the forehead of a woman devotee  at Ghats of Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh,  India
Marking on forehead with sandalwood paste is considered to have health and spiritual benefits and widely practiced when people visit temples.

A priest applying sandalwood paste on the forehead of a woman devotee at Ghats of Ganges, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

A woman placing incense sticks in front of Sri Krishnan Temple, Waterloo Street, Bugis, Singapore

A woman placing incense sticks in front of Sri Krishnan Temple, Waterloo Street, Bugis, Singapore
A woman placing incense sticks in front of Sri Krishnan Temple, Waterloo Street, Bugis, Singapore

An engraving craftist at work by the street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

An engraving craftist at work by the street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
An engraving craftist at work by the street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A woman street vendor selling hair wigs, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A woman street vendor selling hair wigs, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
A woman street vendor selling hair wigs, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

An illuminated and inflated Grey Heron artwork for the Night Festival at Fort Canning Park, Singapore

An illuminated and inflated Grey Heron artwork for the Night Festival at Fort Canning Park, Singapore
It’s titled as Tobyato bird pitstop by the artist tobyato (Toby Tan) and I loved the shapes.

An illuminated and inflated Grey Heron artwork for the Night Festival at Fort Canning Park, Singapore

People on a sightseeing tour in tricycles, Jln Besar, Singapore

People on a sightseeing tour in tricycles, Jln Besar, Singapore
Shophouses in Jalan Besar would have given them a unique peek at Singapore’s past too.

People on a sightseeing tour in tricycles, Jln Besar, Singapore

A young student waiting for a city bus in a shade, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

A young student waiting for a city bus in a shade, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
A young student waiting for a city bus in a shade, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

A wall mural depicting the chinese opera scene, Temple Street, China Town, Singapore

A wall mural depicting the chinese opera scene, Temple Street, China Town, Singapore
It was drawn by Yip Yew Chong, full of beautiful details and has a lovely 3D effect.

A wall mural depicting the chinese opera scene, Temple Street, China Town, Singapore