Piparya (28 hours by 3 trains): Our hotel
The restaurant ...
... the menu in Hindi
Across the railroad after the rickshaw
Pachmarhi at 1,100 meters (3,600 F) altitude
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The melons are good !
We walk to the Jatashankar cave
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Still singing after 28 years here ...
... an enchanting voice
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The mob heads down to the cave
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Christ Church from 1875
At Pandava caves: Langur monkeys
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A rickshaw tour
The Priyadarshini viewpoint
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A marten
Beehives in the trees
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A woman from the Korku tribe ...
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A man from the same tribe
A small street restaurant
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Pipariya train station
First the train to Katni ...
... then Katni to Umaria
Umaria: The train station
Bandhavgarh: Nice hotel for the National Park
The restaurant nearby
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Safari: Looking at jeeps or animals ?
‘Dhole’: Wild dogs
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Crested Hawk-Eagle
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More beehives
Water hole
Cormorant
Chital (spotted deer): Female ...
... male ...
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Umaria: Bicycle-rickshaw
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Rain gets a haircut ...
... and buys a belt !
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The train station
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