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from the travel blog entry Wedding Season and the Pink City
by Lora_D about a trip to Jaipur

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

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