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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

receiving flowers and leaves from the temples



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weekend in kumbakonum





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burning neem leaves to drive the mosquitos away

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drying turmeric, drying coconut


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tulsi: holy basil

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Labels: ethnobotany, medicinal plants, tulsi

making korrhikuttas; jaggery/coconut balls surrounded by rice flour dough


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