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Beautiful Women of Gujarat

Posted on February 21, 2016November 6, 2016

If you have been reading my blog for a while you might have noticed I hardly ever post people photos. The reason is street/people photography used to terrify me. Do notice the past tense, things somehow changed when I started photographing the beautiful women of Gujarat. Of course I clicked men too, but they will have to wait!

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A Beautiful Girl at Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat

As soon as we got down at the Bhavana Farm Stay at Little Rann of Kutch, a group of girls caught our attention. They were selling jewelry and they wanted us to buy some!

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Shilpa at the Little Rann of Kutch

Shilpa was the cutest and most persuasive of the lot. She wanted me to buy something from her shop immediately. I promised to buy the next day as I was tired. I did buy an earring, as promised.

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Beautiful Girl, Gujarat

She was also the part of the same group. She too extracted a promise that I would buy later from her and I did!

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Beautiful Woman, Gujarat

I ended up buying an earring from her too! But that was all I could, after that I had to ignore everyone else but they still posed for me!

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Another Member of the Beautiful Gang!

The women wore such pretty colors, their jewelry was exotic too! I would ask them to show me something like they were wearing and they would just giggle in reply!

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Another Pretty Girl!

I visited three resorts in the Little Rann of Kutch and every resort had a group that sold jewelry outside the resort. I spotted this beauty at the Rann Riders Resort.

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Everyone Loves a Cell Phone

There was a cultural program at the Bhavana Farm Stay at night. And while mom and aunts were dancing the little one was sitting by herself acting cranky. I decided to babysit her for a while. I gave her my cell phone and taught her how to browse through the pictures! She didn’t bother her mom after that. In fact, when the dancers took a break, mom and aunt also browsed through the pictures. They asked me if there was any photo of my kids, They were happy to see Chhavi’s photos.

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Mai Feeding the Pigeons at Ahmedabad

What I started doing at Kutch, I kept up at it in Ahmedabad too. The Mai was feeding the pigeons near Swami Narayan Temple. She told me she comes there daily. I am sure the pigeons know her and wait for her.

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Newspaper in the Morning!

Finally I clicked this one on my heritage walk in Ahmedabad. She was sitting next to her heavy iron but work would wait till she was done with the newspaper.

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The Man Who Made it Possible!

I would credit Bernard for this transformation, where I ended up clicking up so many portraits. He is a photographer from London. He was traveling with a postcard which featured his previous work in Gujarat. He is a pro at clicking people photos. Initially I would stand by him and click pictures. He tried to communicate with everyone he photographed, that when he could not even speak the language! At times I acted as an interpreter for him! And that got me going. Soon I was talking to people and clicking them on my own. I hope I will not lose the confidence, now that I have found it.

In the picture above Bernard was directing at least 50 students on a college trip. The venue was the Sun temple at Modhera near Ahmedabad. He volunteered to click the group photograph and they cheered for him loudly!

PS. I visited Gujarat on an invitation from Gujarat Tourism.

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43 thoughts on “Beautiful Women of Gujarat”

  1. Archana Kapoor says:
    February 21, 2016 at 8:15 pm

    Really pretty ????

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:27 pm

      Thank you Archana.

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  2. Akanksha Dureja says:
    February 21, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    Loved loved loved this post! The smiles on those faces are so infectious! I too am a little shy to go to talk to people, but these reflections are so pretty they want me to step out of the comfort zone on my next trip.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:27 pm

      I hope you will step out and click people soon! I also took a long time but it totally worth it.

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  3. Nisha says:
    February 21, 2016 at 8:47 pm

    Gujarat is very vibrant and lively. I love the silver jewelry they make & sell.
    Lovely shots Mridula.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:28 pm

      True Nisha, I bought quite a few earrings in the end! 😀

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  4. Bushra Muzaffar says:
    February 21, 2016 at 10:23 pm

    AWESOME!

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      Thank you so much.

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  5. Chaitali Patel says:
    February 21, 2016 at 10:24 pm

    Beautiful people and lovely photos! I can’t help but compare these to the photos of the women I clicked in Nirona in Kutch – and the sadness or harshness their expressions conveyed.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      I have to go to Nirona one day!

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  6. Arun says:
    February 22, 2016 at 6:19 am

    Lovely portraits.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:33 pm

      Thank you Arun.

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  7. The Untourists says:
    February 22, 2016 at 8:14 am

    Nice… One of the great things about travelling is meeting new and interesting people, and you are so lucky to have met these beautiful people and of course, Bernard

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:34 pm

      And that on my previous trips I would hardly click any people! 😀

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  8. Ravish Mani says:
    February 22, 2016 at 9:21 am

    Pretty faces. Very jovial. A toast for your confidence. Cheers 🙂

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:35 pm

      Thank you Ravish, I have started late, so I want to make up for all the lost time 😀

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  9. Indrani says:
    February 22, 2016 at 9:35 am

    Such a cheerful post. 🙂
    I too try and get involved with people I meet before I take pics.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:35 pm

      Indrani and you have been doing it successfully for ages, whereas for me it is a late start!

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  10. Sneh says:
    February 22, 2016 at 9:46 am

    Very nice pictures 🙂 Indeed beautiful women !!!

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:36 pm

      Thank you Sneh.

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  11. Arun says:
    February 22, 2016 at 10:43 am

    Awesome photos!
    I am sure you won’t lose your confidence now since you have captured each of them so well 🙂
    Shilpa’s pic is my favorite though! Kind of reminds me of the younger sister from the old classic Masoom movie.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:42 pm

      Now that you say it there is a resemblance with the Masoom kid! Thank you so much Arun for your kind wrods 😀

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  12. Yogi Saraswat says:
    February 22, 2016 at 11:29 am

    Mujhe to Mahilaaon ki photo kheenchte hue dar lagta hai ki kahin koi gussa n ho jaaye , aap ke saath ye plus point hai . Mahilayein gussa nhi hongi aur males would be happy ki koi mahila blogger unke photo le rahi hain !! great pictures Mridula ji

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:43 pm

      Yogi iss trip ke pahele kugjhe kisi ki bhi photo kinchte hue daar lagta tha! And thank you for giving me an insight into the men psychology 😀

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  13. Prasad Np says:
    February 22, 2016 at 2:54 pm

    Gorgeous clicks.. those smiles and captivating eyes can steal any heart 🙂

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:44 pm

      Thank you so much Prasad, finally I started clicking people!

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  14. rupam { xhobdo } says:
    February 22, 2016 at 6:50 pm

    So beautiful photos. Great post.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:44 pm

      Thank you Rupam!

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  15. Sindhoooo says:
    February 22, 2016 at 7:06 pm

    Natural beauties with priceless jewelry…
    Lovely photographs, Mridula 🙂

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:46 pm

      Thank you so much Sindhu. How come you don’t write any new posts these days or am I missing them all?

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  16. Chaitali says:
    February 22, 2016 at 8:54 pm

    Beautiful captures Mridula. how vibrant and true beauties!

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:47 pm

      Thank you Chaitali.

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  17. Meera says:
    February 23, 2016 at 1:50 am

    Superb portraits, Mridula..

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:49 pm

      Thank you Meera.

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  18. matheikal says:
    February 23, 2016 at 6:45 am

    The faces you have clicked show that India has not changed much over the years 🙁 Not even in Gujarat!

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:50 pm

      And why should it change even in Gujarat?

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  19. Ruby Singh says:
    February 23, 2016 at 10:39 am

    This is so so so refreshing. Loved the innocence of the faces.

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    1. Mridula Dwivedi says:
      February 23, 2016 at 12:54 pm

      Thank you Ruby!

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  20. Ami says:
    February 23, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    Bwhahahaha….I so want to go there now! Lovely Lovely lovely clicks

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  21. dNambiar says:
    February 24, 2016 at 2:27 am

    Such a beautiful collection of photography, Mridula.
    Street photography– looks like your already a pro at that, now.
    Awesome pictures!!

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  22. Shilpi Dutta says:
    February 24, 2016 at 10:07 am

    Nice pics globetrotter! But I wanna know more of your “Rann of Kutch” experience…the places you ate, what you ate, what did u see, where did you go for adventure….

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  23. Sankara Subramanian says:
    February 24, 2016 at 4:28 pm

    Great smiles, lovely expressions and what color. Loved all the pictures.

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  24. Swati & Sam (The Tales of a Traveler) says:
    February 29, 2016 at 1:05 pm

    Beautifully captured … love their expressions and innocence …

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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