Old and new

[Manfred M]

The traditional Chinese fishing nets that have been used for hundreds of years and local fishing boats contrast nicely with the gantry cranes of a modern harbour / container port in Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India.

[Shadowman]

Nice collection of lines and cool colors.

[Wavelength]

Beautiful

[mugge]

Manfred, the juxtaposition between the old and the new really works. I also like an unsharpened picture for a change.
Cheers Ole

[FootLoose]

Nice contrast between the green t-shirt and what I assume is traditional dress on the guy on the left, too.

[Manfred M]

Manfred, the juxtaposition between the old and the new really works. I also like an unsharpened picture for a change.
Cheers Ole

Um, I sharpen all my images, so this one has been sharpened too.

[mugge]

Um, I sharpen all my images, so this one has been sharpened too.

Manfred, I stand corrected. I should have said 'excessive sharpening.'

[Manfred M]

Nice contrast between the green t-shirt and what I assume is traditional dress on the guy on the left, too.

Dhoti on the bottom and anything on the top seems to be the traditional dress code for a lot of fishermen in these parts.

[Wavelength]

An unstitched white or off-white cloth with a colored border, called "munde" (e-silent) is the traditional robe of Kerala for men. Its differently colored and designed variations are called "Lunki". But this is used at home, during labor works etc. only. It is rarely wore on auspicious ceremonies and never used when visiting temples etc. Whether it is munde or lunki, it is folded up and tucked in for convenience, but when you see elder ones you have to unfold it and spread it down as a mark of respect.

See a clipping to familiarize to wear a munde

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUGjeHCJ7Pc

[Manfred M]

An unstitched white or off-white cloth with a colored border, called "munde" (e-silent) is the traditional robe of Kerala for men. Its differently colored and designed variations are called "Lunki". But this is used at home, during labor works etc. only. It is rarely wore on auspicious ceremonies and never used when visiting temples etc. Whether it is munde or lunki, it is folded up and tucked in for convenience, but when you see elder ones you have to unfold it and spread it down as a mark of respect.

See a clipping to familiarize to wear a munde

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUGjeHCJ7Pc

Thanks Nandakumar - how is a dhoti different from an munde? To an outsider they look somewhat similar. Is the dhoti is the whole outfit and the mundi the bottom only?

[IzzieK]

Interesting custom, Nandakumar...

Manfred...this is a better expression of your shot with enhanced colours and lines and shapes than when you were traveling.

[Manfred M]

Interesting custom, Nandakumar...

Manfred...this is a better expression of your shot with enhanced colours and lines and shapes than when you were traveling.

Editing on the laptop was no fun. Now that I am using my editing machine / setup, things are a lot easier and I get far better results/

[Wavelength]

@ Manfred: I think only Keralites use the word, mund...in India as a whole it is popular as dhoti; they are basically same, the robe for the lower half of the body; any how there are various ways of wrapping, folding and tucking ...Veshti is yet another name. But in Kerala Veshti is the smaller cloth one using to wrap around the upper part of the body, around chest and shoulders...

See images of Veshti and mund here
https://www.google.co.in/search?q=ve...HTeEAGgQsAQIGQ

[Manfred M]

Thanks again for the information Nandakumar. With all of the various languages, dialects and of course history that are found in India, I'm not at all surprised that there are different names for similar clothing throughout the country, just as there are different fashion directions as well. I found that in the north, men tend to wear more western style clothing than in the south and that the munde is actually quite commonly worn in Kerala.

For women, I found that the salwar kameez is quite popular in the south and fewer women wear the sari, than I remember seeing in the north of the country.