Arlanda departure: It is -12 c. (13 F)
Bangalore, India: The Kannada script
‘Idlis’ at the train station
First departure to Kadur
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Kadur: The small station
Annapurna: Our hotel
We spend the day with Chinthana Foundation (ONG #1) ...
... supported by PPI
Channappa, the secretary on my right
Mango plantation
A banyan tree
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Edible flowers
Baggavalli, a Hindu temple (Chola dynasty)
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The Bagoli school
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Students water the new plants
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Nearby: A poor district
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A typical home
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Where to put the onions ?
A water filter ...
... yes, it is good
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Ajjampur
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Amrutesvara Hindu temple (Hoysala empire)
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Kadur: Breakfast restaurant
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Vikasana NGO #2, supported by PPI
A Bio Sand Water Filter
Mr. Varghees, the Director of Vikasana
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The village Begur
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Vikasana's beneficiaries
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Another Bio Sand Water Filter ...
... and one more
Worm Composting
Vikasan also helps with Kitchen Gardening
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Fresh coconut milk !
Tarikere: Vikasana's office
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Duglapura, Tarikere: Orphanage and School
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Next door: A plantation
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Production of Bio Sand Filters
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The evening: Another Orphanage and School
We walk with Pragathi (NGO #3) to ...
... the tribe Belathur Hadi
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Very precarious shacks
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The only well in the village
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We enter the Nagarhole National Park
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Another tribe: Balle Hadi
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Chamundi Hills: View of Mysore ...
... the Hindu temple Chamundeshwari
Nandi: The sacred bull
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Refreshing in the forest ...
... at right: Sharanappa, the president
Sharanappa and his son ...
... breakfast
Our night train to Kodaikanal
Leif and Rain arrange for sleeping !