VAISAKHI NAGAR KIRTAN : A smile from the street cleaning team by phil_howcroft

VAISAKHI NAGAR KIRTAN : A smile from the street cleaning team

Another photo from the VAISAKHI NAGAR KIRTAN in Nottingham on Sunday

A smile from the street cleaning team.

A group of volunteers swept the street of debris and bits to ensure a comfy walk for those in bare feet. The walk was over 7.5 miles

The lady on the left had a great smile for me when she saw me crouched down with my camera.

Although the photo shows two females sweeping the streets , the team had male and female "sweepers"
Lovely, happy shot
April 18th, 2023  
@tinley23 thanks Lesley , I have a few more to post before I move onto other genres :)
April 18th, 2023  
They have bare feet so would be the first to find anything they had missed! Its a hard job!
April 18th, 2023  
Your people shots are better and better all of the time. Love the pov of the shot. I bet it was cold on their feet.
April 18th, 2023  
love their clothes and her beautiful smile
April 18th, 2023  
Very nice catch! Good for them!
April 19th, 2023  
This is a wonderful happy making shot!
April 19th, 2023  
Whistle while you work :)
April 19th, 2023  
I’ve never heard of this. Fun shot and great capture of their expressions.
April 19th, 2023  
interesting scene ...I wouldn't want to walk that far with bare feet!
April 19th, 2023  
Not sure I'd want to be walking the streets with bare feet
April 19th, 2023  
Excellent smile and love the finery versus hi-viz combo.
April 19th, 2023  
Lovely smile and symmetry - very brave ladies to be walking barefoot
April 19th, 2023  
Beautiful capture of both. The smile of that lady's face could melt any gentleman's heart, I hope you kept your distance, haha . She would have looked even better in a picture of her own. Fav.
April 19th, 2023  
Nice but why barefoot ? Although I did that too as a teenager!!
April 19th, 2023  
V brave of everyone involved to go barefoot! I wouldn't want to walk rhat distance in hiking boots!
April 19th, 2023  
What a beautiful smile!
April 19th, 2023  
Great capture
April 19th, 2023  
This makes me smile so much.
April 19th, 2023  
@sakkasie thank you April that's very kind of you

@bkbinthecity cheers Brian

@jenbo you are right Jenny , a beautiful smile for sure , I pointed at my camera and nodded and she gave me the wonderful smile . I think I photographed her in the 2019 procession :)

@fbailey thanks felicity, it wasn't the warmest of afternoon !
April 19th, 2023  
@quietpurplehaze Haze , Google tells me ...For Sikhs, the bare foot is an expression of humility and connection to the congregation, the Guru, and the Divine.
April 19th, 2023  
@sangwann thanks Dione much appreciated

@rensala thanks Renee, many in the procession were barefoot :)

@boxplayer good shout re outfit and hi viz, I thought the same
April 19th, 2023  
@kjarn kath , i am sure you'd😅 be fine

@lynnz It's a fabulous event Lynn

@2022julieg thanks julie , I really enjoyed photographing the event

@pdulis thanks Peter

@ankers70 it does make the viewer smile Suzanne

@mccarth1 hi kerry , many thanks for your kind words

@annied Annie clothes and smile are both beautiful for sure

@cdonohoue awwww Cathy that's a really lovely comment re' my people shots , thank you so much

@maggiemae good shout Maggie
April 19th, 2023  
What a great smile, love the outfits
April 19th, 2023  
@busylady thanks Judith , much appreciated
April 19th, 2023  
Never seen anything like this before! Quite extraordinary.
April 19th, 2023  
Love that they are as interested in keeping the parade clean and tidy! More people should be proud of where they live…
April 27th, 2023  
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