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A pit stop on the drive from Imphal airport to Pharung Village
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A lady selling fried fritters and grated gooseberry (to die for) on the highway
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A rather shaky plank and suspension bridge across a local river in Imphal
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My son actually dared to go onto the shaky suspension portion
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I will stay put on this side of the river, thank you very much!
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Dense bush, and the population density in Manipur is rather sparse
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A shot from the car as we drive from Imphal to Pharung Village
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Stirring the pot- literally for a wedding feast
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The son of our host prepares dinner for the family
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Effective way to keep warm in that cold
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Stoking the fire with a blowpipe- now how exotic is that!
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One of the kids in our host's family plays with a pet cat
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A marker stone for civil works in Pharung Village
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A family shot before the bridal shower in Pharung Village
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My son and I pose with the bride- to- be
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Another shot of my son and I with the bride- to- be
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The bride- to- be poses with her parents and family before the bridal shower
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Another family portrait of the bride-to-be with her parents and family
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The chefs cook up a storm before the bridal shower
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Food cooked over a wood fire has a charm and flavour of it's own
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The meal had pork, beef and lots and lots of rice
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They were expecting a lot of guests for the bridal shower
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Local kids- aren't they simply adorable?
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I kept going back to the makeshift kitchen as it was fascinating
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The fairly large kitchen was managed by just four ladies
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Baskets of rice- and there was lots and lots of it
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A gentleman from the bride's family supervises the goings on in the kitchen
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Plenty of beef in the pot- there were very few vegetarian offerings
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The boiled rice is pounded to give it consistency
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Our host family's own little vegetable patch
