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Stranger No. 56
At the time, I thought he said his name was “Sachchil”, but it may have been “Sachin.” In any case, he was operating an odd little gear machine on the ground behind the ship repair yards at Kasimedu fishing harbor in Chennai, that was being used to wind long nylon fibers into a rope. He
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Stranger No. 55
Illamalli (spelled phonetically as I heard it) is one of the thousands of (mostly) women who weave flowers into long chains using the fibers of banana leaves. They are sold for about 40 rupees (65 US cents) for a length from the tip of the fingers to the elbow. Indian women commonly wear such flowers
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Strangers Nos. 53 and 54
“Duray” and “D. Gajenthiran” sell flowers on Badrian Street near Parry’s corner in Chennai. (for more info on that market, see this post on my other blog).  I’m not completely sure if Duray is the name of the guy on the left, or if it’s just the first name of the guy on the right.  We
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Stranger No. 52
Chandaran is a Hindu priest working in a small temple near Parry’s Corner, in Chennai. My wife got a much better shot of him (in my opinion), which she has agreed to share:
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Stranger No. 51
Here is a photo of Bala, stranger number 51. He’s on his cell phone, but I “asked” him for a photo using hand gestures and we talked only elsewhere. He sells flowers at the flower market near Parry’s Corner, in north-central Chennai.