Toddy bar with Manoj and his brother.
Me and Manoj in lungis (traditional Keralan attire)
Manoj's family's cows
At the hotel, the baby has a swing!
Dutch church in Kocin
Exterior
Chinese fishing nets
Make-up preparation for Kathakali
Kathakali facial expression demonstration
The plot thickens...
Fishing near Kocin
Pile of ginger for making pickles.
My favorite dish! Green mango fish curry!
Chinese fishing nets being displayed for tourists.
Queen Mary II in Kocin harbour
From tea plantation to the uplands near Animundi
Getting ready to spray pesticides on the tea leaves, this man warned me about "elephant danger"
Big waterfall!
Rare goats only found in this national park (which I technically wasn't allowed to visit!)
I was in fact disturbing them...
Highest point on the Indian subcontinent, south of the Himalaya!
Rows of tea!
Spice plantation (I think this is nutmeg)
The spice plants I saw.
The luggage compartment (upper deck) for the 14 hour train ride from Kocin to Goa. These were some of my companions for the tight quarters.
Construction in Goa's capital.
Portuguese history in Goa's capital.
Can anybody explain this? Two trees grew like this...
Arambol
Hiking along the bluffs
Beach directly in front of Arambol
Bird of prey enjoying the thermals
Another type of winged creature playing on the thermals.
From beach, to jungle, to highland plateau
Old stone patterns on the plateau
Wild cashews! I didn't have the time to roast any...next time!
Dhaveri (a busy slum) in Mumbai
Plastic is recycled to make beads
It's difficult not to smile in Mumbai
Rahul's father took me on a great tour of the city
Where justice is served in Mumbai...we visited the courts
The Taj Hotel open for business
Gateway of India
Mr. Mahajan in the Taj Hotel
Main lobby of the Taj
Dhobi Ghat in Mumbai
Cleaning clothes manually
My first visit to a Mosque
Tomb worshiped inside
Drying laundry
Bizarre ducks
Chowpatti Beach with Mubai skyline in background
Rahul's parents (my hosts in Mumbai) in their home, Andheri
Most impressive of the Ajunta caves
Created by the son of Shah Jahan, who imprisoned his father for his excesses. This is based upon the Taj.
Ellora Cave painting (only photo with enough light to see much)
The first Farsis I've ever met. The farsi community only numbers about 60,000 worldwide
A beautiful gorge just above the horshoe-shaped arc of Ellora caves.
Festival in Khandwa, the girls' turn to dance.
Feast after the parade/dancing
Omkareshwar...holy Shiva village
Lady who convinced me to stay at the ashram for free. We had long conversations of her talking in Hindi and me trying to figure out what she was saying.
My friend with Polio. His leg is about 1/3 the size of mine and it makes it difficult for him to walk about the hills, but he manages.
His upper half...
Castle at Chittorgarh, Rajasthan
School children in Bundi
Child who was herding cows
Home in a village near Bundi. Our friend was dressed in a sari.
Cutting the stalk off the garlic clove
Purple of Bundi from the Fort
Udaipur fairytale castle
Sunset over Udaipur
Festivals in Udaipur, a nightly occurrence
A dust-devil seen during a motorbike tour around Udaipur
Trying on turbins (these are for men, cotton; I purchased the lighter-weight material traditionally used by women)
Dance demonstration
Camel-skin shoes
Another dance. Water is short in Rajasthan, so this dance illustrates the need to transport it and the skill of these women at doing so...
Beautiful jain temple
Indian tourist hill station of Mt. Abu
The next temple is on its way
Sunset was a spectacle at Mt. Abu
Camel safari. This is the wayward camel I was initially given, that almost bucked me within 60 seconds.
Village in the Tsar Desert. I don't know what they eat out here.
Village girl, hoping for a rupee or chocolate
The much anticipated sand dunes
My first chance at turns in 3 months
Dinner time
Sius, my travel companion for Rajasthan sits behind two girls from Sweden
Desert sunset
Dawn
Jaisalmer fort, imperiled by water usage inside the fort.
Beautiful haveli
Wind farms surround Jaisalmer. Much of the power goes to light the border with Pakistan.
Palace at Jaisalmer
View of Jodhpur from the fort ramparts
Friends I made in Pushkar
Wood for making chappatti
The girl on the left is an orphan and these are the children of the lady on the right. One is a boy and one is a girl. I forget which!!!
Wedding parade. Groom is veiled.
Unveiled
Mining rocks is dangerous in these parts...I can just imagine the law-suits if this happened in the US
Entire family after I'd brought them photos I'd developed from the previous day
Fresh goat milk!
Green water of Lake at Ajmer...looks toxic to me!
Instrument for precise zodiac information
World's largest sundial--Jaipur
Largest silver pot.
Fittingly, near the Monkey temple.
The bride and groom of a pre-wedding reception I crashed in Jaipur
Taj Mahal
Interior from the mini-Taj in Agra
Fatepur Sikri
Jain statues en route to Gwalior fort
Crazy colors in Gwalior fort.
