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India 2014 to 2017

Travelled many times to India on business over several years

Flying to India via Dubai in A380 style The abandoned "The World" islands offshore of Dubai Enjoying the Delhi Metro - still better than sitting in traffic Connaught Place at the centre of New Delhi Not much to see in New Delhi, so here's an Indian McDonald's Riding in a 3-wheeler with my colleague Hanjo - neither a smooth or safe ride And then off to Hyderabad in south-central India One of the main attractions in Hyderabad - Golconda Fort There was an increasingly steeper path uphill to the top Where there are interesting rocks And a view of the city from the top This kid, however, thought that the foreigners were the main attraction Sugarcane juicing on the streets of Hyderabad Down south to Tiruchirapalli - or Trichy for short We witnessed several elections in Trichy - candidate's posters everywhere Our hotel was election-central - the main candidate's bus with the army and additional Sikh body guards Night-time election advertisement Trichy street-scenes A common site throughout India Three-wheelers are adapted to a wide variety of purposes A traditional Thali meal, served on a banana leaf Brihadisvara Temple north of Trichy A stunning blue sky - rare for this part of the world Cow statue My two German colleagues and I were also part of the attraction We all appeared in a lot of locals' photos that day The three of us waiting for sundown Here, exotic birds are just local birds Sundown I can't read the neon sign, but I imagine it says something important Our production facility in Trichy The only photo in existence showing me actually working Tamil Cultural centre near Chennai Did not bring one of these back to Potsdam What are these for? Inking fabric! Funeral procession in Chennai Family car A more expensive Thali meal