Friday, February 27, 2015

Life Along the Bhagirathi

Friday, 20 February 2015

Laundry and bathing are ever-present along the river. Notice that the buffalo are upstream of the launderers and bathers.
Schoolgirls on their bicycles waiting for a ferry to take them across the river.
Another ferry filled with two-wheelers -- both human-powered and motorized.
Wherever they can find space, boys will set up a cricket game. We figured the goats must be the umpires.
A river-side shrine.
I have no idea what was special about this fencepost, but clearly it has some significance.
At Baranagar (next post), we got to go into the courtyard of one of the village homes. The non-monsoon cooking area is near the middle of the photo. (The non-monsoon kitchen is under the overhang.) Sleeping rooms are along the sides. Everything is neat and orderly.


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