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Yes the festival was going on, so that's probably why, the kids love it here, and we all get a lot of attention, I my wife was feeling very uncomfortable with all the Indian men staring at her, even my daughters were getting those stares, and it wasn't isolated, don;t know whats up with that?
I almost got into a fight with about 10 men once who were clicking photos of my wife and daughter, not sure if they will get away with that sort of thing overseas, I have even spoken to a lot of foreign tourist here and they have all said the same thing, it's not very good thing to do.
Can you guys tell me why this happens?
I totaly agree with your point. I am constant reader of Travelblog.org and westerners face staring a common problem. Believe me, They never stare to hurt you and your family. They are just curious because of foreigner visiting their place, about which they have only seen in movies and newspaper photographs. Staring all depends on region you are visiting. In Delhi and other metropolitans you wont face any problem. If you visit interior parts of Uttar Pradesh(except Agra) , problem of staring grows gradually. Other places where you find staring are Himachal pradesh, Rajasthan etc.
Some people may also ask to have your photograph with them, please do not take it insulting as well. They may even click your photograph without your consent. Foreigners (no matter with or black) in India are taken with lot of curiosity. You will get used to of these stares in coming days.