Faces of India – 288 Guard in Khaba Fort Jaisalmer
Faces of India
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…
I met this young security guard at Khaba Fort, Jaisalmer. He seemed very cheerful and conversed with him for a while. I was more curious to know if he had seen any ghosts in the ruined village of Kuldhara.
(you can read the story of haunted village of Kuldhara in my post: Khaba Fort, Location, History and Visit to Museum.)
His working hours are during day and at night the fort is shut.
Me: Have you seen anything unusual.
He: No nothing.
What about the stories of the village being haunted I asked. Yes he said there are stories, they have always been there and it doesn’t bother him much.
I guess when you grow up with such haunted stories from childhood they begin to seem normal to you and the curiosity is no longer there. He was smiling away at my curiosity.
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He looks so satisfied with his life, a brilliant capture Indrani.
This shot is absolutely stunning! I love that you take time to speak with people. I too love hearing peoples stories. You never know what they are going to say!
People like them have a lot of information and are full of interesting facts!
It is always interesting talking to security guards. I find they can be a fountain of information.
Good smile and portrait, simple but inspiring post.
I love your idea of having a Faces of India series. I believe everyone has their own unique story, you just have to ask 🙂
He looks kind enough to share and also happy in mood! Nice portrait
Happy Diwali
haunted village stories would be fascinating to listen to. I like to hear the legend has it or why places have a history of being haunted. The Indian museum would also be interesting to see and learn. I always take my kids to museums since they were small, now I take my grandson when I can visit.
This is such a great idea…you could easily construct a book of all the faces you compile! By giving us a bit of information about his background, he becomes more than just a face. Beautifully done.
I loved this smile.. nice portrait 🙂
Yaay, what a beautiful man to see 🙂 I really like people who can take photos like this and make people look so beautiful. Lovely photo ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ
I love your blog’s concept – featuring the people of India. I was planning to create one too but since I am quite busy, I don’t have enough time yet to work on this. However, I am looking forward to making one in the future. On the side note, I definitely agree with this man. When you grow up with all those kinds of stories, curiosity would just definitely fade away.
Loving this series..brilliant capture 🙂
You met so many people during traveling! It’s amazing. This man looks very friendly. It’s nice that his working hours are only during the day. Good thing that you asked about the haunted stories.
His face speaks of his calmness.
I love your series! Travel is as much about people as attractions & anything else. Great profile, he seems like a nice man!
This man looks so friendly and happy! I love your idea of sharing the people that you meet on your explorations 🙂
Nice photo
Nice picture
This is such a wonderful way to get to know to people 🙂 loved this post to pieces ! He sounds like a great man.
Good to know that he didn’t care about the ghosts!
Brave person.
Hi Indrani, he has the most incredibly contented face! Thanks for sharing. Greetings Jo
Man with nonchalant look
Probably , I will visit this place next year January !!
Nice portrait