Kerala truck graphics
Thursday, March 12, 2009This is something I've wanted to do for sooo long. Feature truck graphics. And in my short trip to Kerala last month, I was finally able to shoot some of the really typical truck graphics of the state. I haven't seen these kind of trucks in the rest of the country (do correct me if I am wrong) . I've heard Pakistan has some completely incredibly decorated trucks, but shooting that doesn't look possible anytime now :) So here's a look at Kerala's brand of truck decor.
Malayalam (the language spoken in Kerala) and English header boards. Here the eagle is on the bonnet.
Do click on this image. Along with the little 'scenaries' in circles, messages like "Time is money" & "Manners make a man" are woven into the design.
"make love not war" is the message here
The backs of trucks are another area which provides a canvas for creativity
Elephants are an integral part of the Keralite life. They are often part of big temples in Kerala & ritual has it that the Gods are taken on a procession on elephant backs.
This one has the National animal- the tiger
The backs of trucks are another area which provides a canvas for creativity
Elephants are an integral part of the Keralite life. They are often part of big temples in Kerala & ritual has it that the Gods are taken on a procession on elephant backs.
This one has the National animal- the tiger
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