October 22.
Leon, the Australian owner of the place I’m staying at brings breakfast down to the cottage. He knows that I’m not happy with the room arrangements and is trying his best to make up for it. Much more on that, later.
After breakfast, Prashant and I walk few steps to see a village […]
October 21
Breakfast at the lodge then set off for what will be a long day on the road, but broken up by several stops.
Our first stop is in Kotpad to walk around and see textiles made by tantes, who are weavers (tanta means loom). This is not a tribal village, but walking through […]
October 20, 2018.
I contacted Shonali to ask her to change my schedule so that I could stay another day in Jagdalpur to witness the end of the festival, the return of the stolen chariot by the king. Prashant, who was to have been my guide today in Orissa, was informed of the change too […]
October 19
NOTE: FOR SOME REASON, THIS NEVER GOT POSTED, SO IM POSTING IT TODAY, NOV 21, BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING DAYS OF MY TRIP.
I meet Jeffrey and Winslow, who are leading the photography tour I was to be on. They are very friendly in our brief encounter and apparently […]
October 18
Up for breakfast at 7, lovely morning with birds chirping and greenery all around. Two English women are the only other guests and, apparently, I’ll be visiting a village with them this morning. Jaspreet arrives for breakfast, and we set out around 8AM, for what promises to be an interesting, but long day.
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