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Traveling through Golconda Fort today, and waiting outside the Salar Jung museum yesterday, Nora and I had our pictures taken by at least ten people. Families came up to us and asked us to pose for a photo with them, because we looked different, Western. We found it hilarious; why would anyone want to take a photo with two random American girls? I had heard of this type of thing happening to my friends, but in India, I had never encountered more than a curious stare. Nora was more popular than I for these pictures, which is understandable since she looks more Western. The families would ask to pose with her, and each member of the family would get a photo for himself (and it was mostly a him). She was even given a baby to pose with at the museum. 

Several people asked to take our picture at the museum yesterday, so today, when we went to Golconda fort, a popular tourist destination, I was prepared. When people asked to take a photo with us, I kept my own camera on, and tried to capture the funny moments as discreetly as possible. One man tried to explain, "I am India man." The final time, we asked the group to take a photo with our camera, which is what you see below. Our faces are going to be floating around on someone's Tinder profiles soon, so we figured we should get one to keep for ourselves. We considered charging money.

I enjoyed it. The people were more endearing than threatening, and they seemed to be genuinely excited to take a picture with us. There were also quite a few people trying to take subtle photos of us, but their discreetness was not to be applauded. The paparazzi these days is losing its subtlety, I suppose....

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