Lovely, candid image, I like the natural triangle formed by the way they are sitting.
Very good shot, Manfred, with a fortunate bland background against their colourful clothes. They seem pretty cheerful (at just that moment?)
They were hamming it up for the camera.
I suspect that they were part of one of the family of vendors that tend to be anywhere near a site frequented by visitors. It was the end of the day and getting quite dark.
A bit of dodging, burning and desaturation went into the background to tone it down a bit. As for the colours, the one thing I love about India is how colourful it is. Even the poorest of the poor take pride in their appearance.
Super image. The colours and the decaying background are perfect.
A smile beats everything !
A wonderful image; Actually they hold the veil in such a way they hold it when speaking to strangers, giving the viewer side profile only seen through the veil.