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Eid 2011

 Eid was celebrated last week.   Eid is the celebration of the end of Ramadan - Go here for more info.
 It's always fun to see the energy and excitement around town on major holidays :)   Here's Aashini outside one of the local mosques.  
 This guy (below) kept wanting his picture taken but kept making this scary face when I pulled up the camera :) haha!
 I eventually caught him smiling :) haha!

Here are the girls hanging out ;)
 I like people pictures, so here are a few pictures of people that were visiting one of the local mosques.  
 This kid was interesting to me.  He made some intense faces.
 For big holidays everyone gets dressed up.  It's hard to tell in this picture, but this kid was so cute in this super shiny outfit! (the pants were super shiny too but it's hard to tell in this picture).
 These guys were super excited and kept talking about what foods they had for breaking the fast :)
  Riding on Cycle Rickshaws around town :)
 There was a carnival next to a really old fort.   It was kinda funny to see them next to each other.  
 These kids were trying to decide what rides they wanted to go on :)  They were cute :)
That's  just a few Eid pictures :)  Thought I'd share ;)
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Anonymous said…
Those are some intense faces! I love your people pictures you really capture them!!
12:00 PM
Emily said…
Love your pictures, especially the people ones! Aashini looks SO TALL! That guy who kept making the scary face makes me laugh.
12:37 PM
SouthAsiaRocks said…
haha! Emily he makes me laugh too :)
10:03 PM
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