Like a Good Tamil Woman Would Wear

I guess it is almost surprising that I haven't warn a sari since coming to India until now. It's also surprising that the women at Arulagam have taken three weeks to put me into on. In Tamil culture, men and women dress very traditionally, so I'm sure that what I normally wear is seen as strange. People here are always asking if I'm going to change my clothes before I go somewhere, which is basically a hint that I'm dressed weirdly or not in the traditional Tamil way.

So finally, a group of women came to my room dressed me, did my hair and adorned me in (fake) gold jewelry. They were very pleased with the result. So much so, that they took lots of pictures and set up different poses. I was quite amused.

The photo shoot:

Raekha and I. She is the one who let me borrow her sari and jewelry.

There are many peacocks that live on the hill behind Arulagam. We walked up one afternoon and spotted one showing its feathers off.