The Mahatma's Avatar

Posted by Raghu Bemgal (Lincoln, United States) on 2 October 2006 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

I took this snap of a boy impersonating Mahatma Gandhi when I visited India for my wedding. The boy suddenly came out of nowhere and stood on the street motionless. I guess he was trying to earn his livelihood. I've done some post processing and kept the tri-color background to pay tributes to the Mahatma.