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The bride entering the pavilion under a net of jasmine flowers held by her brothers.
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One of the local autos.
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I continue to take indescribable joy in the local flower markets. These are some of the newer ones ...
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Me and the Uzbek boys at the FSA(Foreign Student Association) International Food Festival at JNU.
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Our Uzbek pulao chef....Farhod. (Pulao is the central Asian version of the Indian Briyani heavier on ...
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Katha helping with the pulao
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Dilmurod with the Uzbek Flag
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Yogiro San at the Japanese Grill
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Hushnid and I manning the American Apple Pie booth that sold out in about 30 minutes!
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This was at the indian food booth. Call me crazy but I don't think this guy is a student at JNU.
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The Uzbek boys diving in after the pulao was ready to go. The mutton infused, carrot laden, rice ...
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briyani w/lid off
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Briyani take away meal. Briyani is a slow cooked rice dish that is sealed into this one-use terra ...
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Lene with a south Indian lunch of dosas (the large, very thin, stuffed pancakes.) This one was ...
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Kata at the suit and sari shop where she got this "punjabi suit" for the wedding we were attending ...
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Shoes shopping for the wedding outfit. Most of the pairs can be bought for about $3 and are made of ...
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One of the locals of Jaipur. (only 50rp for a pet:)
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side alley of Jaipur, "the pink city"
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Our self-professed 70yr old bicycle rickshaw tourguide.
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kata and I on our tour of the city
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Some of the clay pots jaipur is famous for. The clay is supposed to keep the water cooler in the hot ...
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What used to be the "water palace." It didn't rain much this year and the monsoon won't start for ...
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Kata with our rickshaw guide.
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A cart of red chilies drying in the sun.
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Our rickshaw guide taking us through one of the gates of the old city of Jaipur.
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One of the amazing bicycle deliveries.
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Copper pots and other cooking utinsils for sale in one of the markets.
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Not your typical shop you'd see in the U.S.!
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The monkey temple is the buildig you see beyond the city gate of Jaipur
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Some of the inhabitants of the monkey temple.
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Jaipur is bigger than it looks from the ground. Can't see the forest for the trees kind of thing.
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The monkey temple on the hill.
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Our local bus to Amber, the fort, from Jaipur. (5rp :)
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Kata at the garden entrance to the Amber fort outside Jaipur.
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Again, where a lake used to be, they are now parking tourist buses in the dustly empty spaces.
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Called the "saffron" gardens becaue the ruler who origianlly built them wanted saffron grown here, ...
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The walled fortifications with watch towers winding along the side hills of the fort look like the ...
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For 400rp a person you can ride an elephant up the hill instead of the 10min walk.
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The views from the pavilion were really beautiful of the arid hills surrounding the fort. This area ...
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This is the main entrance to the inner portion of the fort where the king and his family lived. The ...
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The painting on the ceiling is an original from the 1500's and contains 24kt gold in the decorative ...
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The inner gardens for the "official" queen (his first of 12 wives) is still well maintained and ...
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The bride in Dausa having her henna done. They do both arms about half way past the elbow and the ...
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These famous corridors, called the hall of mirrors, is decorated with thousands of tiny mirrors in ...
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Mahdavi helping Katha get ready for the first day's festivities. We borrowed Punjabi suits from the ...
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little me's reflected in the details of the hall of mirrors.
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Kata in front of one of the marble screens that allowed the royalty to look out but not for the ...
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This is one of the decks of the Summer palace. The pipe is original and was used to slowing and ...
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The area of the old palace where the kings 12 wives would have lived. Each wife was a sister or ...
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Some of the original ivory inlay in the doors of the palace.
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The alley outside the family home decorated so everyone knows where the wedding is.
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Katha and I with the bride.
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The brides henna when it was almost done. Henna is a natural plant die derived from the leaves of a ...
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The bride showing off the finished product.
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Some of the ladies of the family dancing in celebration with the local band on their way to offer ...
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The ladies procession down the street as they go to preform the puja (or prayers.)
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Madhavi is on the left doing her part to contribute. This family loves to dance!
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Two of the littler members fo the family.
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The married ladies of the family keep their faces covered when in their husband's families home out ...
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This is Sundare, one of our favorite aunts. She didn't speak English but sure knew how to convey ...
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The ladies procession making it's way through town.
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The ladies preforming the Puja, or prayers.
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The proud potter and his wife who made the pots that would be used in the wedding ceremony.
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Katha and her henna.
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Heating water for a bath in the morning.
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Of course I couldn't stay out of the kitchen:) Almost everything in the typical Indian kitchen is ...
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One of the aunts fixing a tomatoe chutney for breakfast. You fry cumin seeds in oil then add ...
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Feeding a local wanderer yesterday's left-over chapati's. (flat breads)
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One of the many wedding rituals....the ladies of the family (including Katha and I) spread tumeric ...
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One of the ladies let me try on her anklets. (This one is for you Rach).
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The beggars in the country are of a different variety than the ones in Delhi! I was told later that ...
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I guess the hoooka is still in use in India. Grandma is almost 75 and she doesn't think it's bad for ...
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Trying to contribute to the dancing.
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Katie, you would have liked some of the smaller family members.
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Katha and I at the ceremony.
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The last of the ceremonies (which took place from about 3am to 5am). Some sanskrit texts are recited ...
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Me at the water temple.
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Me looking out over the valley of Jaipur from inside the Amber Fort.
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One of the family style meals in the common area...sitting on mats on the floor eating off of the ...
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Oh yes....more dancing.
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Katha, reluctantly doing her part. Who can imagine why it would be a little embarrasing to be ...
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The bride's younger sister doing my henna.
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All of the ladies carrying their ceremonial jugs.
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Lunch....no hamburger and fries.
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The venue for the wedding in Delhi was the huge outdoor lawn of a hotel, pool and all.
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A small part of the many tables of food. There was one section just serving appetizers then after ...
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Hushnid and Magnus at one of the tables while we waited for the bride to arrive. Each table was ...
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Katha, Katrina, and I on the stage before the arrival of the bride and groom. This stage was covered ...
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Farhod enjoying some of the comfy, maharaja style seating.
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When the groom arrived a crowd gathered at the main entrance, which was when we discovered the ...
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Lene and Rebecca climbed on the smaller of the two and Hushnid and I got the big boy with the tusks. ...
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Here is a look at the elaborate carriage the groom arrived in pulled by two white horses. I think ...
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Here I am next to our "little" buddy. They passed the garlands of marigolds up to us while we were ...
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Hushnid and I with our birds-eye view from the elephant. Some travelers watching this all thought we ...
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The bride and groom in all their glory.
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Our international group of visitors chilling in the outdoor seating.
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The bride and groom exchanging garlands of orchids.
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Our group posing with the happy couple
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Chillin'
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Fun with flowers