VILLAGE OF DAHANU
These decks are the classrooms for the children attending this school. As this school serves a very large surronding area too vast for daily commute to and from school, children and teachers live at the school. 
Pinapple bushes next to a pathway between two plant nursaries 
Plentiful Pinapple Plants 
The remains of a structure above a large irrigation well. 
Well water: A precious resource during the dry season before the monsoon builds momentum from June through September as it makes its way north through Inida from the Indian Ocean. 
Relaxin' Tree time in the Mango Farm. 
Receiving welcome gift from the school headmaster. Placing my hands together and bowing my head, "Namaste." 
School Playground: Even the children in rural North India have school uniforms. Every elementary school I attended during my entire stay required their students to wear uniforms. 
Herbs growing in the shade of the hot Indian sun. Though not a dry climate, Dahanu was not as humid as the sticky city of Mumbai. 
Guest quarters outhouse. 
Staff quarters. Much more convinent than a 3 hour drive from the city or distant towns. 
Taking an afternoon nap. 
Grazin' on some Hay. 
Cross-section irrigation system distributing water through above and below ground pipes fed from nearby well water. 
Before coming to India, I had NO IDEA that pinapples don't really grow on trees! 
Milk processing machine. 
Cows like salt. 
Rahul, Yoshi, Kristin, Tonia 
It may look painful to be hangin' that way from the tree - it is. 
Lunch - Indian Style. 
posted by ~ Yoshi :-) @ 2/14/2005
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