Madikeri (Karnataka), India - December 24th, 2006

When I woke up this morning and looked thru the window, it looked very cold and foggy so it felt just like winter, but the lady of the house was watering the plants in her garden as if the weather didn't bother her. I took some photos of the family outside the house and they enjoyed watching themselves a lot.
The daughter prepared a special breakfast with rotti (a rice pancake), fried punking very tasty, and omelet. They have a coffe state, so the coffee was delicious. The family had to attend 3 weddings today, so the father took me with him to one of them, the mother went to another and the daughter went to the third one. Indians do certain things very different than westerners.
I enjoyed the wedding celebration very much. Men show off their weapons and markmanship while invoking the god's blessings. Everytime a person brings them a gift, they put rice on their heads and give them milk to drink, for blessings and long life together.
I decided to go for a walk since the weather turned out beautiful, so I left the party.
I visited the Raja's Tumbs up on the hills and the Madikeri's Fort, which now functions as the municipal headquarters.
During the night, the neighbors were celebrating Christmas with fireworks for hours, so I didn't get much sleep.