100) WEDNESDAY, 5 OCTOBER 1977 : 215KMS. - JAMMU
Today I exchanged US $ 250. - (= IRs 2,140.40, US $ 1. - = IRs 8.56) for further daily expenses, before driving up north through PATHANKOT, KATHUA until we reached JAMMU. I saw along the way a herd of buffalos as well as similar rice fields like in Thailand. There were sugar palms growing here and there and on the ridges of rice fields too. Through every city we passed, it seemed many people (INDIA has a population of 600 million in 1977) living in, most men wore sarongs and also pants and shirts . I have not yet seen anyone wearing a loincloth.
Today I exchanged US $ 250. - (= IRs 2,140.40, US $ 1. - = IRs 8.56) for further daily expenses, before driving up north through PATHANKOT, KATHUA until we reached JAMMU. I saw along the way a herd of buffalos as well as similar rice fields like in Thailand. There were sugar palms growing here and there and on the ridges of rice fields too. Through every city we passed, it seemed many people (INDIA has a population of 600 million in 1977) living in, most men wore sarongs and also pants and shirts . I have not yet seen anyone wearing a loincloth.
 |
| Indian men wearing sarongs - Photo : wikihow.com / Bing images search |
I also noticed some priests of various religions, including Sadhus who do not wear anything except a small piece of loincloth.
 |
| http://munichtomadras1977.blogspot.com |
 |
| Sadhu - Photo : nondualitymagazine.com / Google images search |
It was just the first day that I saw elephant and his mahout walking on the road, camels were rarely seen. There were also mango trees growing everywhere.
 |
| http://munichtomadras1977.blogspot.com |
No comments:
Post a Comment