Photo of the week: A semi-rural scene in India

Improvements in roads and transport facilities have resulted in an increase in the overlap between the rural India and the city-dwelling-photographers. Which resulted in this photograph, from a hot day, spent on riding on a scooter exploring the countryside near Bangalore.

Just another day in the life of a wanderer..

Photo of the week: Roaming on bikes in Pondicherry

So, what do you do to escape the heat when roaming around on bikes under hot mid-day sun during the hottest season (which is basically the entire year) in Pondicherry in India?

How about this:

My friends and their ingenious ‘sunscreen’