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Town of Dasada - Gujarat |
Some images of the culture, scenery and people encountered during our trip to India (Gujarat province in the north-west and Kerala and Tamil Nadu provinces in the south-west) and Sri Lanka. Cattle were a frequent presence on roads in northern India.
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Children - Little Rann of Kutch |
These kids are from one family. Their home was a tiny hovel in the middle of a vast saltpan in Gujarat.
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Hornbill Camp |
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Glenn at Hornbill Camp |
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Periyar River, Hornbill Camp |
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Rubber-making, Thattekkad |
Hornbill Camp at Thattekkad, Kerala, was one of our favourite places.
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Red Fort |
The Red Fort in Agra was impressive.
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Taj Mahal |
And of course the Taj in Agra is a stunner.
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Boys with camel - Greater Rann of Kutch |
Camels tended by young boys was a common sight in Gujarat.
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CEDO, Gujarat |
The Centre for Desert and Ocean was our base for exploring the Greater Rann of Kutch near the Pakistan border.
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Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary |
At the Chinnar reserve in Kerala, we went for a strong along the river with a park guide.
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Roadside eatery near Delhi |
We generally steered clear of roadside eateries for hygiene reasons but indulged occasionally.
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Joji at Mudumalai |
The vehicle we drove through south-west India and our very capable driver, Joji.
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Jungle Hut |
We enjoyed our time at the Jungle Hut, Mudumalai, although a couple of us had food poisoning here. Glenn is at the far left of the pic, Sandra at the right.
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Jungle Hut |
The Jungle Hut grounds are very birdy.
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Greater Rann of Kutch |
Typical thornbush scrub that is found in much of Gujarat, here surrounding a small Hindu temple.
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Danish Trogon |
Our birding guide at Thattekkad, Danish Trogon, proved to be very good.
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Thattekkad |
This vegetation, a mix of dry scrub and monsoon forest in rocky terrain, was typical of much of the Western Ghats in Kerala.
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Kochi - old fort |
A fort built by the Dutch in the 1550s was one of the sites in Kochi.
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Kochi |
Bath-time at Kochi.
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Little Rann of Kutch |
The arch that forms the entrance to the Little Rann of Kutch Reserve, Gujarat... It was built 1000 years ago.
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Modhba - boy with donkeys |
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Modhba - camels |
The coast of Gujarat offered plenty of interesting people moments.
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Olive-Tree Resort |
The Olive-Tree Resort at Munnar was a delightful place to stay. Glenn at right of pic.
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Tea plantations |
Tea plantations were plentiful around the hill towns of Munnar and Ooty
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Munnar |
Munnar was in festive mood during our visit, with these dancers in the street.
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Little Rann of Kutch |
Dancing was also the go at the Rann Riders Lodge, where some women put on a show.
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Sikandra |
The site of Akbar's tomb was another site visited near Agra.
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Munnar |
Our hotel in Munnar proved to be the venue for a continual procession of traditional Hindu weddings. Here, the groom sits atop his (lame) horse.
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Greater Rann of Kutch |
We were to see plenty of sunrises and sunsets in the arid steppes of Gujarat.
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Great Rann of Kutch |
A rocky gorge in western Gujarat.
A highlight of our trip was a boat journey through the backwaters of the Allepey region in Kerala for two nights. These were scenes from the trip. Our boat, like other tourist boats, was a converted rice barge.
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Allepey |
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Locals, Allepey |
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Ex-rice boats, Allepey |
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Our boat, Allepey |
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Allepey |
At one point our boat had to make its way through a tightly packed flock of thousands of domestic ducklings.
We enjoyed a traditional Keral meal on board. L-R - Bill, Sandra, Glenn, Greg.
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