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Monday, August 31, 2009

Feasts and Festivals Event

As preperation for our time volunteering here in Pune, Sangam has put us into their 10 day Feast and Festivals event. The event celebrates the Ganapati festival and we have been given the challenge to find as many Ganesh statues as possible. We're not doing so well but some of the other's have been snap snapping away.

We have also been indulging in some regional feasts. My favourite so far has been the Bengali, today's was Mumbai from Chowapatty beach it is was gross too much puffed rice and things and white bread rolls.

Highlights of Feasts and Festivals Event:
Intro to Sangam - meet the family, neighbourhood walk, dominios
10 million girls, one voice
International Night -with sharing of story of NZ's islands
Laxmi Road and sari shopping
Visit to Aga Khan palace
Warli Art class
Hindu Festival plays performance
Trip to see Life Partner at the movices and dinner ot
Ganesh Challenge
Bollywood dance class
dancing as leadership



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