http://photo.lacina.net http://lacina.net/favicon.ico http://photo.lacina.net en Selection of snaps I had played with and converted to black and white. The selection includes portraits from Sikkim, Indian Rhinoceros from Kaziranga NP but mostly people from Jaipur fabric factories and people of Jaipur slum. http://photo.lacina.net//photos-223-india-black-and-white-snaps.html Cham dance is one of the most important dances in Sikkim. It is performed in the monasteries of Nyingma order three days before the Sikkimese new year. The monks, who prepare themselves mentally several days ahead, put on colorful costumes and wooden masks. http://photo.lacina.net//photos-222-india-cham-dance.html Jaipur is famous for its fabric factories that produce both block and screen printed textiles. After printing, the colorful textiles are washed and then hung from a tall wooden structure for first round of drying. After that, they are packed and transported by camel carts to nearby sand field where they are dried on direct sun once again, before they are delivered to the stores. http://photo.lacina.net//photos-221-india-jaipur-fabric-factory.html Nagaland is a hill state located in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. During the month of December, a colorful Hornbill festival takes place in Kisama heritage village, close to Kohima. It is a great opportunity to see all the tribes in their traditional dresses. http://photo.lacina.net//photos-220-india-nagaland.html Sikkim is an Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. It is the least populous state in India and the second-smallest in area after Goa. The thumb-shaped state borders Nepal in the west, Tibet to the north and the east and Bhutan in the southeast. Despite its small area, Sikkim is geographically diverse due to its location in the Himalayas. Hinduism is the major religion in the state, followed by Buddhism. Sikkim has 75 monasteries, the oldest dating back to the 1700s. http://photo.lacina.net//photos-219-india-buddhist-sikkim.html Jaipur, also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan. During British rule in India, Jaipur was the capital of the princely state of Jaipur. Founded on 18 November, 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 4 million. Jaipur is the first planned city of India, located in the desert lands of Rajasthan. The city which once had been the capital of the royalty now is the capital city of Rajasthan. The very structure of Jaipur resembles the taste of the Rajputs and the Royal families. http://photo.lacina.net//photos-218-india-jaipur.html Kaziranga National Park is situated in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world's Indian Rhinoceros also called the Great One-horned Rhinoceros or the Asian One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). http://photo.lacina.net//photos-217-india-kaziranga-np.html About 50.000 people (15.000 families) live in a slum on the outskirts of Jaipur. Most of them are coming from rural parts of India, hoping to get a job in bigger city. Some of them work as house servants, rickshaws or construction workers but many of them are left without any income. http://photo.lacina.net//photos-214-india-jaipur-slum-dwellers.html Shekhawati region in Rajasthan, India is famous for its havelis - traditional, ornately decorated residences. The artists belonged to the caste of kumhars and they used fresco technique (applying natural pigment on wet top layer of plaster) to remarkable effect. Near Nawalgarh there is also an interesting brick factory and Loharghal, a sacred place with several temples and Suraj Kund lake. http://photo.lacina.net//photos-216-india-shekhawati.html Golden Langur (Trachypithecus geei) is an Old World monkey found in a small region of western Assam, India and in the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. It is one of the most endangered primate species of India. The monkey was long considered sacred by many Himalayan peoples. http://photo.lacina.net//photos-215-india-golden-langur.html