Dakshina Kannada contd.

A local variety of umbrella -- this is used by workers working in the rain, people can't affort not to work in the rain during the monsoons, because it rains so often




A pontificatory moment





"straight and strong and tall ..."

Sampoli - Dakshina Kannada district

Priya and I got an unexpected invitation to visit the home-village of a colleague at Arghyam last weekend. I was so kicked to get the invitation -- I think I am a confirmed village junkie. This is in the Dakshin Kannada district of Karnataka, some 50km from Mangalore. That area gets very heavy rainfall so its very green. Further the farm was a sort of plantation/jungle -- gorgeous. There is lot more to write but I don't have the tempo - unfortunate. However, there are gorgeous photographs, so I'll let them speak some of the story.




This should set the stage ..
(The farm is primarily an arecanut aka betelnut plantation)




Is this a rocking farmhouse or what ?




Idiotic blogger is erroring and not allowing me to upload more photos !*(&)) !!!!

Aaah, we're back again.



Foraging for fruit (specifically blackberries in this photo)


A vanilla creeper - beautiful symmetry







A 'fambly' photo




The river Netravathi which flows in that region.




Caught at a (good!) unguarded moment


Some more photos -- hopefully will put them up too later