Hosur, India is a rural city with beautiful mystical tropical landscapes, colorful homes and buildings, and amazing people.
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Immediately after landing in Chennai I got onto a bus and headed towards a town called Hosur located a few hours away. It was a relatively smaller city, with about 200,000 people and not very developed. I stayed with a sweet and open-minded family. The father had converted to Christianity some time ago and his wife and children remained Muslims. I had no sense of conflict about that in their home, they all seem to just love and respect each other.
I was in nonstop awe of Hosur. The wonderful tropical landscapes with a hint of fog and dust had me waking up at dawn every day. The city was mostly an agricultural city. I visited a few farms there that grew flowers to be exported all over the world.
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The landscapes of Hosur are so beautiful. I had never been to a place like this in my life. I tried to photograph almost everything I was seeing without missing out on being present. At dusk and dawn, there was always either dusk or fog in the air. This gave the landscape a mystical feel.
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![A farmer and tractor in Hosur, India](https://emprubyub2a.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Hosur-Tamil-Nadu-India-023.jpg?lossy=1&quality=85&webp=85&avif=80&sharp=1&resize=900%2C599&ssl=1)
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![A woman drying her laundry in Hosur, India](https://emprubyub2a.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Hosur-India-by-Matthew-T-Rader-11.jpg?lossy=1&quality=85&webp=85&avif=80&sharp=1)
Hosur also had extremely colorful buildings and homes all over the city. Each one provides a glimpse of the people who work and live in them.
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![a man cooking in Hosur, India](https://emprubyub2a.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Hosur-India-by-Matthew-T-Rader-5.jpg?lossy=1&quality=85&webp=85&avif=80&sharp=1)
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![and old man in Hosur, India](https://emprubyub2a.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Hosur-India-by-Matthew-T-Rader-7.jpg?lossy=1&quality=85&webp=85&avif=80&sharp=1)
The man below is who so graciously hosted me in his home while I was in Hosur. He had a teenage son that I quickly became friends with named Abdul.
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![pottery in Hosur, India](https://emprubyub2a.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Hosur-India-by-Matthew-T-Rader-14.jpg?lossy=1&quality=85&webp=85&avif=80&sharp=1)
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![A flower farm in Hosur, India](https://emprubyub2a.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Hosur-India-by-Matthew-T-Rader-18.jpg?lossy=1&quality=85&webp=85&avif=80&sharp=1)
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