A Photo Shoot at the Taj Mahal, India
Dirty Washing in the Yamuna River I ventured out at 5am, already close on 40 degrees, the taxi driver dropping a huge smelly fart in the car, reminds you that you are in India. The sun was already up, and flocks of people where on the go, in an attempt to earn whatever money they can earn to feed their families. On the banks of the Yamuna River, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, in the shadow of the great Taj Mahal, is the local washer men and women who do the laundry for the community. Dhobi Ghat or Dhoby Ghaut is a word used in various parts of South Asia. It means a place where the traditional dhobi caste of washer men and women go to wash clothes. Approaching the river, which was low tide during the summer months, the Dhobi Ghat was already in full swing. Standing knee deep in the water while bashing the bright coloured sarrees were the labourers of the Indian launderette. The thing that stood out the most is the pollution. Plastic littered the entire riverbank, al
