Camp and Step Wells
We drove to our “camp site” for the night. We’ve never had such luxurious camping. It was a beautiful spot and so quiet. It was great to sleep with no air conditioner and to hear the crickets as we fell asleep. Before our evening meal we had a short cooking demonstration of potato and spinach curry and parantha. Some area farmers came and entertained us with music and dancing. We joined in.
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- our welcome
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- our welcome
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- our tent
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- inside our tent
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- campground
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- curry spices
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- frying spices
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- adding potatoes
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- adding spinach
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- rolling parantha
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- frying parantha
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- goddess overseeing kitchen
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- dancer and musicians
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- dancing
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- outside our tent
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- parakeet
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- dining room
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- thrashing
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- grass/hay
Before we left in the morning we had a chance to partially dress like the area people. Women were fitted with scarves and men were fitted with turbans and dhotis.
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- material needed for turban
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- turban
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- turban
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- head covering
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- co-travellers
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- dhoti
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- dressed
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- our group
We stopped at a “baori” or step-well which was built in the 8th-9th century. It is 19.5 meters deep to provide water to people of the area. Part of the baori was for bathing and a separate area was for fresh drinking water. There are a number of stone sculptures housed here to protect them from further damage. We could see the defacing of these sculptures by the Moghuls (Muslims) when they conquered this area.
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- step well
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- step well
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- pavilions to relax
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- statue
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- walkway
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- Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
We watched a potter making clay mugs, incense holders and a few other small objects.
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- potter
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- spinning wheel
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- mugs
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- various objects
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- kiln
We stopped at a colorful Hindu temple. So different than what we have seen before. Our guide said it is similiar to those we will see in south India. So expect to see more photos!
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- Vishnu
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- worshiper
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- temple
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- temple
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- vegetable stand