Markal

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Markal is a small village not too far from Pune, in India. Nisha took me there for a day during a religious festival that Shinde was attending.

Garland making.
Garland making		 Men carrying water jars from the river.
Water jars		 Mother and child, caught in the crowd before me.
Child in the crowd		 Three women watch as their husbands fill the hollow tree with water.
Three women
Shinde's guru
Guru		 The local Guru during the procession.
Guru		 A scene from the procession leading to the temple at night. Dancers, fighters, lots of music and rejoicing.
Dancer and cymbal		 This group of dancers (and fighters) from Pune lead the dancing and the procession.
Dancers
Men dancing down to the temple.
Men dancing		 Losing oneself in the dance.
Dancing		 Dissolving into light.
Dancer		 The big drum gives rythm to the fighting as well as the dancing. Sometimes the limit between the two is unclear.
Drummer
Not your usual pom-pom dancers.
Dancer-fighters		 Demonstation fighters in the procession.
Fighters		 Demonstation fighters in the procession.
Fighters		 Phugadi - a popular game with women.
Phugadi

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