Faces of India – 290 Bhil Tribal Woman from 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…
She belongs to Bhil Tribe, an adivasi tribe of north west India. They are a minority group of landless laborers. Bhil or Bheel tribe is one of the largest tribe of India. Suryagarh Resort took us on Silk route trail, through the villages of Jaisalmer.
Enroute we stumbled on this village. Seeing us this lady walked towards us. Language was a huge barrier so we couldn’t converse anything at all. It was clear she expected money for clicking her. After we gave her money she encouraged us to click more. I liked the dignity with which she said that. She definitely earned her money well. Who said models have to be fashionable always?
Bhils are listed as indigenous people of the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, all in the western Deccan regions and central India. They are found in Tripura in far-eastern India, on the border with Bangladesh.
Meet – Faces of India 333 – Tribal Woman from Dantewada Chhattisgarh
Loved this one!
What an absolutely gorgeous portrait. She must have been snapped a few times, because she posses well.
I love the simplicity of this photograph! It captures the real India!
Beauty lies in the grace of her wrinkles! :’) Brilliant picture clarity!
Beautifully captured.
‘Very interesting again! I hadn’t heard of the Bhil or Bheel tribe. Interesting to know it’s one of the largest. Great series that you’re making.
Love your model and your capture!
I love so many innovative ideas you bring on to your blog. Very nice. I live this particular series. The picture taken is amazing.
Huh, very interesting and hey why not get paid to photographed! good on her I think that is fantastic, It occurred to me that on our travels when we come across something extraordinary that you don’t see everyday such as tribes or aborigine of destinations that we tend to click away in fascination of what is different not paying much attention or respect to people who we put on display. I just love this story and also what you are doing with the faces of India!
Love the details and expression… I need to be more regular with my #desiHumans series
You have collected much more details of her through her picture! The tattooed(?) eyebrows, the bare ear that seems to be tired of wearing heavy earring once upon a time, the wooden beaded ornament, ups and downs of her life in the creases on her face and her optimism in her smile! Great capture, Indrani 🙂
TC, keep smiling 🙂
You are a good profiler 🙂 You’ve capture well her unique beauty and I could read the gladness in her eyes!
What a good capture you have, photographs can capture different things, like for.me ,I’m seeing a strong and smart woman, so pure and for me it speaks a lot, simplicity is beauty.
I love your shots! So genuine! And your captions are short and concise. Can’t wait for more of your photoblogs.
PS. May I know what camera do you use? Thanks!
You were able to capture her true essence. The smile was real genuine and she earned my respect, too.
What a beautiful image you’ve captured of this lovely lady! I’ve never heard of the Bhil tribe before. Sounds like she’s a very dignified and hard working lady! Ree love30
This series sounds so incredible! I love seeing portraits of people from different cultures going about their business – I’ve never heard of the Bhil tribe and am always astounded by the diversity of nations
Wow, what an absolutely stunning photo! That is one photogenic lady!
This is a wonderful portrait. And I loved the story that you shared.
Very nice capture!! I would love to visit India – on my bucket list!!
Great capture and a true sense of the India culture, as she knows the value of her photo.
One of the best things of traveling is the people and the cultures that you meet. We have to visit India as soon as it’s possible!!
She sounds like an amazing woman 🙂 I absolutely love this little series of yours 🙂
Nice shot. I hope I get to India sooner rather than later.
Hi Dadi.
so much politeness in the face..
Nice shot.
Namaste!
I always feel scammed whenever I get asked to paid for taking a picture of a cool spot or something, but oh well. Great shot, wish you had learned more about her so you could share not just her photo but her story as well. XD
She is very smart 🙂
Great capture. One thing I like about photographs are those faces of random people in foreign countries. I find it fascinating such as this, where it shows the locals, nothing artificial… well, you did have to compensate her for allowing you to take her photo. 🙂
I love this photo – there’s so much character here.
Seems like a smart lady! She lools gorgeous, too bad you couldn’t communicate, would love to hear her story.
It is a beautiful close up
She’s beautiful in her own way 🙂
Not the run of the mill model
In simplicity lies beauty 🙂
Clarity of the photograph is really good.