India Photo of the Week Photography

Photo of the Week: the Watermelon Man of Mamallapuram

Posted on November 23, 2012

Walking through the baking streets of this little Southern Indian town, I stopped for a slice of watermelon. I’m pretty sure the salesman was expecting quite a large amount of business that day.

Flora Baker is the founder and editor of Flora the Explorer, where she writes about her travels around the world, her volunteering exploits and her ongoing attempt to become fluent in Spanish by talking to anyone who'll listen. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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3 Comments

  • Reply
    Julika
    November 26, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    Great shot! I miss the juicy taste of watermelon so much 🙂

  • Reply
    Ceri
    February 18, 2013 at 11:50 pm

    I’m genuinely craving a lovely chunk of watermelon now. 😀

  • Reply
    Bus Booking
    October 10, 2014 at 5:49 pm

    Nice pic. Is it mammalapuram or amalapuram. Travelyaari providing bus services in india.
    http://www.travelyaari.com/

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