The Bride

decorated trucks grace the highways of Pakistan. one of the unique

automobile decorative art in the world. truck drivers call their

vehicles ' The bride '. they say that we r wedded 2 them. long hauls

from Khunjrab top to karachi takes weeks of tiring drive. the

drivers adorn their automobiles with paint, special decorative items

made of plastic & synthetic material & seat covers designed with

colored pieces of mirror etc etc. they love 2 hang quranic

inscriptions & carvings inside & outside the trucks 4 their safety &

prosperity. comments/ critique welcome.

Maximum Red. Beautiful.

red is the bridal color in the subcontinent. brides wear red on their wedding day as a tradition, with the idea that it arouses erotic/ amorous desires in the husband. most of the trucks r painted red, some with flourescent red that glows magnificently in the artificial/ street lights. regards!

Bride pride for the long ride. ;-) Karl

well said Karl, u r right! there r punjabi & pushto songs inviting brides 2 ride new trucks with the husbands! on my last trip 2 K2 base camp, we had a dance & campfire night in Paiju, where porters also sang some balti songs about trucks & amorous adventures with brides. regards!

Perfect composition and colors!

Very well captured and very well presented here, great details and so colorful photograph of this jaint car, I really enjoyed viewing this image a lot

 

 

Wishing you all of the best my friend

You have shown us the beautiful front of "The Bride",Umair. I 'll wait for the rear of the bride(truck),where interesting and witty remarks are written:-)Thanks for sharing this beautiful 'bride'.

The culture. Nice to know about it. Very nice shot.

Very nice and original work! Perfect colours. Best regards, Ivana

A really beautiful shot, Umair! Best regards, Ruud.

A very rich image with a telling story behind it. How wonderful traditions are. We must contune to record these before they all disappear.

thanx everyone 4 feedback & encouragement. well sircar ji, rears r as beautiful as the front ;-]

Wonderful view and the story behind :)

Nice and quite original image. Interesting work!

Great red and a story telling image, Umair Bhai! I belong to your culture, Bhai!

culture has no boundries, religion has. all culture is world heritage. we both r Daravadians, brother! regards!