Indian's celebrate their independence from Britain on August 15th. At Arulagam, we celebrated by having a free day; no work and a minimum amount of chores for the women here.
We began the day by gathering on the rooftop of one of the dormitories for a 7:00 AM ceremony. As the "Chief Guest", I had the honor of raising the Indian flag and, after some arm-twisting, also giving a short speech about the U.S. gaining their independence from the British. Then, everyone sang a few songs in Tamil and we all ate some candy.
Much of the rest of the day was spent dancing and generally hanging out, with some people in costume.
A baby (girl) wearing a moustache.
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