| My India trek Nov 1973 - Feb 1974 - John van der Woude www.jvanderw.nl introduction |
| Central
Karnataka - Guledgudd, Badami (Bijapur district)
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 The roads in this region were extremely quiet then... |
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 ^ He had been walking for 6 km already. |
 ^ Digging red earth for road improvement. |
 ^ I think this former lorry was used for accommodation. |
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 ^ Near Ramdurg. |
 ^ Rice seller along the road from Guledgudd to Badami. |
 Threshing floors; the pole in the middle is for cattle to walk around and thresh the harvest. |
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 ^ My ride on an ox cart. |
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 ^Railway station of Guledgudd. At the time of my travel (winter 1973/1974) there was a shortage of fuel so many trains had been cancelled. This caused me to take the bus more often than the train. |
 ^ Collecting coal residues after the train has left, at Guledgudd railway station. |
 ^ Milling hole, Badami. |
 In dr. Rutgers' leprosy hospital at Guledgudd. |
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 ^ Badami |
All pictures below: yearly temple celebration at Guledgudd. |
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 'Measuring' the distance from the village to the temple with your body. |
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 ^ Purification ritual at the temple's entrance. |
 ^ The entrance of the rather new temple. In this district (Bijapur) many men had a Gandhi cap. |
 ^ The shrine raft of the lowest two photos being launched. |
 ^ Setting up the stage for the night performance of (probably) The Mahabharata. |
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 Improvised shrine on a raft in the temple pond. |
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