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Waiting for the last bus

This picture is taken on a night before Diwali( one of India's major festival) which was on 14th November. I was going at my uncle's home to celebrate this festival & I was waiting for the bus & this was the migrant family who was going their hometown and waiting for their bus too. I inquired at bus depot & there was only two bus left, one was I waiting for & another one they were thinking they will be going on. They were very uncertain about timetable so it wasn't sure that last bus might be theirs. So I wanna document that situation what migrant families has to go through when they left their hometown & come to different places for work. And on a day before biggest festival night where everyone is already with their loved ones, there are families too who has to work till the end of the day. And pandemic made situation more worse for them. My message is if you see any outsiders who is in need in help, you step up.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Bhavnagar, India
Camera: SM-M215F
Copyright: © Malhar Upadhyay