Trucks and Tuks: Decorated Vehicles of South Asia

Trucks and Tuks: Decorated Vehicles of South Asia – in pictures

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Kiribathgoda, Sri Lanka

A pair of kajal (kohl) laden eyes, a colourful parandi (tassel), a soaring bird or even revered gods and goddesses – such symbols are painted by self-taught artists on to the trucks and tuks of the Indian subcontinent. All carry with them a story, personal to the individual driver, yet shared within a collective consciousness of myths, fables, faiths and traditions.

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