feringhee (feringhi, ferinji, firanghi): hindi/urdu word (poss. persian derivation) meaning foreigner, outsider, westerner; mestizo, creole
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Peace sign
I adore this hand-painted billboard, that I snapped near Guntur, Andhra Pradesh three years ago.
It depicts a Jain saint seated peacefully among animals, and (in Telugu script, but Sanskrit language) says "Ahimsa paramo dharma," or, "Nonviolence is the greatest religion."
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