Faces of India – 247 Flower Vendor on Highway
You have been meeting several tender coconut water sellers in my faces of India series; today I introduce a flower seller to you. Meet Jayamma, the flower vendor whom I met while driving along highway NH206.
In fact you will meet several such Jayammas along various NHs trying to make a small business from the speeding travelers and drivers along the road. Some sell flowers, some their local produce, and if you are driving very early in the morning you will find newspaper sellers too. I usually stop to quench my thirst but this time these strings of kanakamabarams (Crossandra infundibuliformis, firecracker flower) stopped me on my tracks.
She has been selling flowers for past couple of years now, but this is the first time she has been photographed she said. Almost always she has been able sell all her flowers she said happily. And I thought what a cheerful face to meet early morning.
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…
Flower Vendor on Highway
She looks cheerful.What a great capture!
Such a happy face…well captured… 🙂
Such a cheerful face. And loved reading the story of Jayamma 🙂
Beautiful picture and a beautiful story behind it. Happy to hear that she can almost always sell her flowers!
I am touched by your this series as it just not only a creative expression but also shows your kinship towards humanity.
You acknowledged her hard work and gave her an identity among us Indrani 🙂 nice post!
Lovely capture!
Superb Collection you have on your blog.Great Work.
Happy and humble in her own style.. Truly they form the back of our Economics.. Thanks for sharing, Indrani!
And she looks happy being photographed.
Beautiful captured. Nice post Indrani ji
Another great addition. She looks lovely with the bunch of flowers! 🙂
What a cheerful face when buying some cheer. I have one such lady close to my morning exercise class and I just caught her on my camera too. Will share it with you 😀
Another great addition..
I love this series of famous faces.
what a cheerful face 🙂
Beautiful 🙂
What a great shot!
Nice shot, Have a Nice day. . . 🙂
I have seen women and also men selling flowers on roads and at toll gates, where we stop for collecting tickets. Good capture on her and the flowers also look fresh on the morning.
I hope a temple is situated nearby to accelerate her sales.I admire these people who do some toil like gathering or buying loose flowers and stringing them to make some money.
Thank you for highlighting such people through this series of yours.
Very nice portrait indeed!
She is indeed very cheerful-looking – a wonderful capture!
Beautiful woman, lovely photo.
Beautiful captured. Nice post.
Such a charming lady with cheerful face and the bunch of flowers she is holding look so beautiful . It makes a countryside view look lovelly Indrani…
Another worthy addition to your important series!
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