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Sunday 1st Sept 2013 A visit to the "London Mela" a celebration of South Asian culture at Gunnersbury Park, Acton. I hope to catch the colour and diversity of the event
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Helen's Geotags |
The main stage: Asian Network |
 Swing, Windmill? |
New West London Islamic Centre seen on the horizon |
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Keeping Order |
Bumper Cars |
Haunted Castle |
Tribal Dress. Nepal? |
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Children's Caterpillar |
Red Robe |
Round-about |
Firework outline |
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Sunbathers |
Sunshade |
Bollywood Star? |
Orange Sari |
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Skinny Shisha, (not the models) |
Buy one? Electronic Hooka or sisha |
Limited Audience for the white rapper |
Who is Greg? |
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Collecting for a Pakistan Appeal |
Selling Jewellery |
Collecting for a Pakistan Appeal |
A pose |
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Giantesses |
Smiley |
Smiley too |
Scene in Magic Mela Family area |
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Circus Skills being taught |
Drummers |
I'm Off! |
Drumming Band |
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Younger Sikh |
Grandma |
Fitness Dancers |
Wasp |
 Hula Hoop |
Hula Hoop again |
 Board Games |
 Bangra Dance |
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Bangra Dance |
 Bangra Dance |
 Bangra Dance |
Joker |
 Red Nose |
 Tribal Dress |
 Dancer |
 Bean Bag animals |
 Charity Salesgirl |
 Street Artists |
 Charity Salesgirl |
 Hare Krishna followers |
 Sacred Islamic Art |
 Become British? |
 Oxen |
 Tropical Food |
 Saris etc |
 Cowboy |
Enamel Cups |
 Pork?? no surely not |
 Ghurkha |
Salesgirl  Flamenco Dancers? |
 Lunch |
 On Patrol |
 Pancakes |
 Steam |
 Baltis and Doner Kebabs |
 Grilled Chicken |
 Difficult Choice |
 Ghurkhas |
 Corn on the Cob |
 Collecting Free Samples |
 Kebabs |
 Tandoor Oven |
 Curry Platter |
 "Nice" toys |
 Preparing Food |
 Free Whistles from BBC |
 Balloons for sale |
 Artist at work |
 Cyclist |
 Raise the Flags |
 Stalls |
 Hair-raising |
 Queue |
 Footballer |
 Striding Out |
 Alien |
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Big Top |
Oxfam Collectors on stilts |
Child snapped posed with a Policeman |
Drummer for the juggler |
 Singer |
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 Vulture (a man inside) |
 Through the iron ring, they managed it somehow! |
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Juggler |
Soldier |
 Samosas in a Wok/Balti |
Bush Jacket
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 Toddlers |
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Off Home |
Party's Over |
