Asia 2006: Random Bozo goes to Kerala

Nedumkandam: Friday 2nd June

Kerala

Idukki district

a caterpillar

The older son of the cybercafé
owners

Ajeesh at the pre-wedding
get-together

The woman is the bride-to-be;
the man is a cousin who acts in
malayalam films.

one of the bride-to-be's family

more of the bride-to-be's family

more of the bride-to-be's family

more of the bride-to-be's family

more of the bride-to-be's family

hand-painting

one of the bride-to-be's family

grinding coconut

cooking

chopping vegetables

chopping vegetables

cooking rice

Random Bozo attempting to chop
bitter gourd

Random Bozo attempting to chop
bitter gourd

A few vegetables waiting to
be cooked

Random Bozo attempting to chop
vegetables

how it should be done

I haven't a clue what Random
Bozo is doing here but it
sure amuses his hosts!

Random Bozo grinding coconut

Random Bozo is well into this
task!

cooking

cooking poppadums

preparing the hall

preparing the hall

These banana leaves would be
the plates.

Constipation and nuptiality...

I seem to have spent today blogging and there is a small hint in one of my diaries that I also tried to organise a wedding present. I think this will have been the traditional austrian gift of

It also appears that it was this evening rather than yesterday when I was taken to Bindhu (the bride-to-be)'s house. I was then taken to the town where the wedding was to take place and was shown the people preparing the huge amounts of food that would be consumed the next day. I had a go at most of the preparation tasks but I wasn't very good at them. This was mostly amusing but just a little embarrasing.

© (except the blatantly ripped-off bits) Random Bozo 2006