I have been able to upload some of the pictures I've taken onto picasa using a friend's computer, but it's a very slow process....so there will be some picture time lag. This time, I shall take you on a little outing to the Arts and Crafts Museum in Delhi. A group of us went after our orientation that day, on a very hot and humid day. Midway through our visit, the sky suddenly grew dark, and in a few minutes the inside became equally dark when the power went out. Without even the fans to move the hot air around, it was pretty sweltering, so we hurried out into the inner courtyard, hoping that the dark sky might bring some rain to cool us off. Instead, we went outside only to see that a dust storm was blowing in, and the air began to feel with whirling grit that settled on everything, so we back into the hot museum and shut the doors. A little while later though, we heard thunder and went hurrying back outside into a separate, much larger courtyard, where we saw that rain was beginning to fall, though some of it was mixed with dust.
In the courtyard, a group formed under a little stone pavilion and some musicians affiliated with the museum got out their instruments. They began to play a strange combination of popular Bollywood songs crossed with traditional Rajasthani folk music. It was rather an odd dynamic, as those of who were visiting American students were quickly ushered inside, while local people were gathering outside to watch. (Of course, we were getting more attention, as they were hoping to get some "traditional donations" from us afterward...)
The museum does have a nice collection of folk art, only some of which we were allowed to photograph...and possibly a few illicit photographs of my own occurred as well.
A Rajasthani bridal chamber
The inner courtyard
Outside the gift shop
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