Uttar Pradesh
Rice paddies between Kolkata and Kharagpur.
Kerala
Kerala trip: the Ghats are present all the way to the southern tip of Tamil Nadu.
Two Kerala fisherman at sunset.
a haystack of rice hay, for the cows. (Kerala backwaters.)
poling back to shore with the mud. (Kerala backwaters.)
Tea plantations. (Kerala, on the way over the Western Ghats.)
In Kochi, fishermen use an ancient Chinese-introduced technique; they lower the net into the river, and use pulleys to lift it back out.
Rajasthan
wheat fields in Rajasthan.
stacks of dried stalks, for animal feed? Rajasthan.
Rajasthan: a threshing machine.
Rajasthan: “gypsies” may not be the right term, but they are nomads.
Rajasthan: cowpatties, and their weather-proof storage, made of dung.