http://mohit-gupta.com/photoblog Travel & Documentary Photography Musings Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:29:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://mohit-gupta.com/photoblog/2009/10/ravana-makers-of-titarpur/ http://mohit-gupta.com/photoblog/2009/10/ravana-makers-of-titarpur/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:28:06 +0000 mohitg http://mohit-gupta.com/photoblog/?p=126 Ravana brings good fortune - they make better money making these effigies than they make on their usual days - thanks to the skills inherited from their Ravan Baba, who is almost a legend in their village...]]> http://mohit-gupta.com/photoblog/2009/10/ravana-makers-of-titarpur/feed/ 0 http://mohit-gupta.com/photoblog/2009/09/pattu-weaver-upper-manali/ http://mohit-gupta.com/photoblog/2009/09/pattu-weaver-upper-manali/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:37:02 +0000 mohitg http://mohit-gupta.com/photoblog/?p=58 Pattu is the traditional dress of the local women. When compared to shawls, it is thicker and heavier and the colors used are fast and bright. This woolen fabric is woven in different colors (usually bright) and designs. A single piece of Pattu covers the whole body. A piece of cloth called gachchi (belt) is tied around the waist...]]> http://mohit-gupta.com/photoblog/2009/09/pattu-weaver-upper-manali/feed/ 0