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Tuesday, 21 November 2017 - Visited villages around Bhuj, photographing the Meghwal Marwara and Halepotro tribes, their colorful homes, and intricate wall art, watched women and children working on textiles, enjoyed a local music performance, and captured sunset photos of buffalo, goats, and the setting sun over the dusty landscape.

india2017 — The view from our hotel. It looked out over a reservoir.

india2017 — The first village for the day was Ludiya and the people from the Meghwal Marwara tribe.

This young lady was pretty and patient.

india2017 — An older woman at the door to her home - which doubled as a small store.

india2017 — Inside the "store" we were offered several different rugs for purchase. All pretty.

india2017 — We were also offered pillows and other textiles.

india2017 — All the women wore many layers of bangles.

india2017 — The artwork on the homes is like the dress designs

india2017 — Checkout the bangles - they seem very popular

india2017 — A window surrounded by design

india2017 — A shelf outside a home

india2017 — More examples of the designs on the homes.

india2017 — Welcome

india2017 — Beautiful designs and colors

india2017 — Both designs and animals on the homes - peacocks and elephants are popular.

india2017 — A woman walking with pots - the use of pots and other items balanced on the head would be a favorite photograph in the next 10 days.

india2017 — An elephant on a home

india2017 — The rare 4-legged peacock

india2017 — This small goat was tied up at a home - very cute.

india2017 — The goat then became a star posing with locals

india2017 — A bell in a small Hindu shrine

india2017 — Inside a tiny Hindu shrine

india2017 — I liked the little triangle pillows used to grace the paintings of Hindu deities.

india2017 — Ganesha in a Hindu shrine

india2017 — After lunch we visited Ragldi a very small village of Halepotro villagers.

The cows had jewelery

india2017 — A place for a pot - a shelf?

india2017 — A village woman

india2017 — The third village of the day is Bhirandiara where we visited another Meghwal tribe.

Very colorful buildings and doors.

india2017 — Colorful wall paintings including the peacock - again

india2017 — A seamstress working on local textiles.

india2017 — We were very fortunate to have a local band play several songs

india2017 — Charismatic lead singer for the local group - they had several CDs.

india2017 — A young boy picks up the drum after the jam session

india2017 — A talisman hangs on a beam

india2017 — The ceiling of a house which has been standing for over 75 years - even through the great earthquake which devastated the area only a couple of years ago.

india2017 — A colorful clothesline

india2017 — A young lady herding goats to dinner

india2017 — A buffalo heard on the way home. We saw the big heard from the bus - stopped - and piled out to get pictures of the animals, setting sun, and dust. My attempt is missing the dust.

india2017 — A shrine nearby in the setting sun.

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