Faces of India – 246 Tourists Posing for a Selfie with Idols
Tourists posing for a selfie. The craze for posing for selfie is equal to craze for posing with an idol. When both crazes are combined the joy knows no bound. Their smiles say it all. I found them posing before before idol of Nandi (bull, the vehicle of Lord Shiva) in Aghoreshwara Temple in Ikkeri, Karnataka.
“Now tourists have to put themselves in the picture. It’s about ‘me,’ not about the place that I visit.”
Travel selfie has become more commodification of travel experience and culture. Modern tourists want to place themselves in the destination image often forgetting the sanctity of the place. Tourist photography was once a good practice of photographing just the destination in various lights and angles. Sadly it is no more so. Only a handful of serious travel photographer remains who work hard to capture the destination and its details.
Faces of India,
Faces of India is a series through which I intend to portray the various characters of my country whom I met during my travels. I bring back souvenirs, frozen moments from my travels, why not some memories of people I have met and interacted during the travels. Faces of India is a weekly series in my blog since MARCH 2011. See more here…
Tourists Posing for Selfie
Interesting read on tourist psychology: In Tourist Destinations, a Picture of Excess
Can see this most of the time! Lovely one! 🙂
A good capture..Well presented!
very nice capture.
Happy New Year
A wonderful capture dear.
Wish you a very happy new year 🙂
🙂 …Crazy
Such natural expressions.
A happy picture!
Nice. Regular photos vs selfie photos proportion is increasing rapidly. 🙂
Beautiful!! Inspiring!!! Happy New Year Indrani!!! May this year bring out the Best in you and Best for you!!! 🙂
An innovative idea has developed for us .
A common sight indeed…gathering for a groupie 😀
Nice selfie moment 🙂
Lovely faces, Indrani. You observed it right, “it’s me too in the place.” 🙂
Capturing selfie. Nice shot.
Nice beautiful faces. Wish you a very Happy New Year on behalf of TSS. 🙂
These days people are crazy for selfie.
Oh,. a great series this is indeed, Indrani! I do so enjoy seeing it each week — a great “people study”!! Hope you have a great new year!! Enjoy!! And thanks for sharing!!
happy faces.. lovely pic 🙂
So nice 🙂 Beautiful pic
Cool click. They have smothered the Nandi. 😀
That selfie moment. nicely captured.. 🙂
I always love this series. Great shot.
nicely done-
Namaste
Beautiful capture
A wonderful portrait. Happy new year!
Beautiful faces! Happy New Year !