rjadelsonourlife: Jaipur. Jan. 18 Sat.

Today was the shopping day. We went to various craft factories.
Homeless kids and family living on the street. The baby had no shoes on and it was 40 degrees.

Rest of family. Someone sleeping under blankets in back of picture.

Hindu temple. Birla Mandir made of pure marble.

Lord Vishnu. And lady

We took our shoes off for this temple.

A large group of Indians approached and Jack got the. To pose for the picture.

Truck with piles of cotton stacked on top.

Paper making factory. They make gift paper and bags. It would be quicker to use machinery but the work force is so cheap. All manual labor. Each person does one little job. They earn about $200 a month. This is enough to afford an apartment. Most people own even the littlest room.
Making the paper.

Dying the paper.

Piles of dried paper.

The white paper looks like the one with Eve's katuba , Jewish marriage license,. Roses on the paper.

Embossing.

Embossing the paper. Notice how the women work in the saris.

Making boxes.

Covering the box with the pretty paper.

Finished paper box

This woman is putting on the hooks on that make them hand on the shelf.

Storeroom

HI.

Men playing some game.

Kids on roof top. They were so excited to see us and say hello.

Toilet at the paper store. They all have the hose and the drain. This is to wash your areas, if needed. Then there is no tissues to dry yourself.

A new taxi. Three wheels.

A nice apartment.

This is right next door to the nice apartment.

Kids coming home from school.

Pottery factory. This man kneels like this all day. His thumb was probably permanently bent from his work.

See how he is crouched down. No little stool. For him to sit on.

Looks,like Mechanize Child's pottery.

Baryon tree

He is holding string for kite flying.

A Jewish buyer was there.

An gathering wood for,their little fires.

Two girls, coming home from school. One girl has her faces completely coverd. The other has nothing on her head.

Fabric and carpet factory.

The fabric is then put in ammonia and water and the colors come out.

Rug maker. He did not need to to look at the pattern.

The carpet is then washed three times. With water. He just throws the water on it.

Go down each row of carpet.

This man is cutting, trimming the carpet.

Finished cutting carpet.

This rug was $3600.

This is the Pink Palace. It is being painted.. Bamboo used for scaffolding.

They feed the birds. Or auras hid says the flying rats. This man is smart enough to sit on a smool.

Electric wires.

Sleeping on street.

We went to a family home for dinner. It was once a very large house with stables in front. Now has multiple apartments for the many generations of family to live together. The daughter in law was our hostess. Daughter is 8 years old. She goes to a Catholic school and did the mother. SO SHE Sang us a Jesus song and they are Hindu.

She was so pretty except for very uneven teeth. Masters degree in English. Hosts dinners for the tour company about five times a month. Need the money to maintain this house and a larger one with the farm in the country. She talked all the time about her family. Which is the in laws. DOES Not see her parents much. They never come to her house. Four brothers and DIL and older parents, uncles live in house. The women make all the meals. Five people in staff. One person is the street sweeper. Her marriage was arranged. Husband works all the time as a bank manger. She never sees him. She was sitting at our table for dinner. Does not sound happy. She is left to manage the houses. THE Other DILs live or work elsewhere. In laws bought her the furniture, wedding dress Jewerly. She has not had an occasion to wear any of it since the wedding. Never saw her husband until the wedding. And she wants to arrange her daughters marriage. Believes in it and a also astrology. You and husband must match in order to marry.