Langur Profile

by Henry Kowalski

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Title

Langur Profile

Artist

Henry Kowalski

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

They allow the langur to roam freely in Jodhpur, a city in Rajasthan India

Hindus believe it is Hanuman, the monkey-god
He's a hero of legend.
Among his deeds is the rescue of a good god's wife from a demon king
To do so he had to endure a fire.
They say that's why his face and hands are black
And that's why the believers feed the monkeys fruits and vegetables each day

A thousand of them live in Jodhpur which is nicknamed the blue city
That's because many buildings here are painted a vibrant indigo
They say the upper crust made it fashionable
It was their way of putting themselves above the hoi polloi
But the pesky masses followed.
Blue probably kept their houses cool in the desert sun

A black and white god in the blue city
Now that's a colorful history

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