Porbanda is the birthplace of Mahmata Ghandi.
It is a very special place for Indians.
This morning we experienced the tuk tuk tour. We were picked up in a tuk tuk at the port gate and toured the city.
The tour included a Hindu temple, the house in which Ghandi was born and the market. Those were the easy bits.
The wild tuk tuk ride from place to place, one near miss and close shave after another, noise noise noise, pong pong pong, go, go, go through a mixture of animals, people,vehicles and garbage, with cows strolling calmly through the lot was the feature.
We heard about arranged marriages. Children are married off young and marriages are arranged by the fathers. The dowry is very important because the higher the dowry the more desirable the bride. The potential husband is available to the girl who comes with the most money. Sounds awful for girls and gives a whole new meaning to the old "married for money not love" theme.
Interesting morning.
Excellent blogs. Really enjoying them. Love Lucie
ReplyDeleteHi mumseo, actually the chemistry teacher at Claremont is Indian and had an arranged marriage. She spoke about it one day at work and said she had seen him once before the wedding. Sounds terrible. Hobart is blanketed in thick smoke from a fire on the other side of mt Wellington. Thankfully no wind a totally still day. Glad you are going well Sue
ReplyDeleteAny chance you were in tuk tuk number 7? There is a clip on the VtoA Facebook page and the couple in No 7 could be you. Its certainly noisy!
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