Siddhanta Pinto in South Africa
World Cup Sid - Rediff.com's man in South Africa, Siddhanta Pinto - shares his experiences and the many moods of the Rainbow Nation at the football World Cup.
Taking World Cup fever to new heights.
Text and Photographs: Siddhanta Pinto
Sand sculpture
Image: A sand artist shows off his creationSand Art all over the Durban beach.
Butt naturally!
Image: An unusual idea for sand artAfrica and its big behinds.
Making the animal kingdom come alive
Image: Sand carvings of SA's popular animalsAfrica and its big five.
Showing support for South Africa
Image: An Indian father-son duo show their true coloursIndian father and son cheering for Bafana Bafana.
Getting naughty with JLo
Image: Siddhanta gets a feel of JLo in the sandP Diddy and World Cup Siddy get to know JLo's umm.... assets.
Moses Mabhida in sand
Image: A sand sculpture of Moses Mabhida stadiumMy destination in the next few hours - Moses Mabhida looks gorgeous in all forms.
Nothing to lose: SA fans put up a brave face
Image: Siddhanta with South Africans fansThe Bafana Bafana may be out, but the partying only gets harder. What a country! What a spirit!
Ever seen Indian cricket fans celebrate like this after a loss? These guys know what sport is.
So near yet so far
Image: The Moses Mabhida stadium in the distanceHigh security measures
Image: Security guards frisk spectators at the entrance of the stadiumSecurity guards at work at the stadium entrance.
Heart-pounding sight
Image: Heading to my seat at the Moses Mabhida stadiumNo sight of the pitch yet, but just the seats get the heart beating faster.
South Koreans show their support
Image: Siddhanta (left) with South Koreans fansOne with the Asians.
At the doors of a dream
Image: At the entrance of the Moses Mabhida stadiumThe grass is green on that side
Image: The pitch at the Moses Madhiba stadiumNothing special to a lay man, but as a football player, I sat and stared at this sight unendingly.
The Moses Madhiba pitch as big as Cooperage
Image: A pitch-side view of the Moses Madhiba stadiumWide shot. In person the ground looked surprisingly small. My Cooperage back home would be slightly bigger than this one.
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