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"Good company in a journey
makes the way to seem the shorter."
--Izaak Walton

.Although our program was jam packed, we were never rushed, and we were able to spend as much time as was needed at each stop. Free time, though scheduled, somehow managed to slip away as we spent our time visiting schools and talking with the women. I never missed having free time. It seemed that the time we spent interacting with the people we met was more valuable than having free time.

Program Schedule
.Bela and Chiya provided us with lots of background material and an extensive written Program Schedule. The following information is taken from that schedule.

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Day 1 - Delhi
.The "Drop-Off Exercise"
.Demonstration of Indian Classical Dance
.Visit Dilli Haat-A Artisans' Bazaar

Day 2 - Delhi
.Visit Mother Teresa Orphanage
.Visit Amar Jyoui NGO
.Lecture on Indian Spices
.Lecture on Indian Folk music
.Trip to FabIndia to buy our Indian clothes
.Meet Indian women at dinner

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Day 3 - Delhi
.Sight Seeing
.Qutb Minar
.Bahai Temple
.Indira Gandhi Museum
.Lecture on Clothing
.Attend Sikh Temple

Day 4 - Dundlod
.Tour the Fort and settle in
.Visit a local family - lower income
.Cultural Program

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Day 5 - Dundlod
.Visit Indo International School
.Lunch with a farm family
.Tour Dundlod - Havelis, chhatries etc

Day 6 - Bikaner
.Tour Junagarh Fort
.Unscheduled meeting with the Princess
.Dinner with entertainment
.Folk Singing and dancing

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Day 7 - Bikaner
.Visit URMUL Pratihsthan at Lunkaransar
.Interact with students and staff

Day 8 - Jodhpur
.Visit the Karni Mata Temple
.Detour and unscheduled stop in Osiyan
.Visit the Jain temples
.Tour Mehrangarh Fort
.Conversation Mrs. Prithvi Singh at dinner

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Day 9 - Jodhpur
.Visit the Bishnoi Villages
.Ms. Sudha Rajhans talks about textiles
.Visit textile shops in the bazaar

Day 10 - Jaisalmer
.NOTE: This tour was scheduled to visit the Desert Festival- considered the highlight of the program. However, due to the earthquake in Gujarat on Jan.26, the festival was cancelled. Jaisalmer has much to offer and we were not disappointed.
.Visit the Havelis
.Visit a silver merchant

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Day 11 - Jaisalmer
.Visit the Chhatris outside Jaisalmer
.Visit the Jain Temple outside Jaisalmer
.Camel ride to see the sunset

Day 12 - Jaisalmer
.Explore Jaisalmer fort on our own
.Fly to Jaipur
.Dinner with our host family

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Day 13 - Jaipur
.Relax with our host family
.receive Mehndi decorations on our hands
.Lecture and demonstration
.on gems and jewelry
.Shopping in the bazaar

Day 14 - Jaipur
.Visit hand made paper factory, Sanganer
.Visit University of Rajasthan Home Science Dept and interact with the students
.Visit Vividha

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Day 15 - Jaipur
.Sight seeing
.Hawa Mahal
.Amber Fort
.City Palace
.Jantar Mantar
.We wear traditional Rajasthani dress
.as guests of honor at tonight's party
.Lecture and demonstration
.The legend of Solah Sringar

Day 16 - Bharatpur
.An unscheduled trip into Bharatpur
.Visit Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary
.Dinner at the Sanctuary hotel

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Day 17 - Deeg/ Fatehpur Sikri/ Agra
.A side trip to Deeg
.Fatehpur Sikri

Day 18 - Agra/ Delhi
.Visit the Taj Mahal at dawn
.Free time in Delhi

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Day 19 - Delhi
.Free time
.Farewell dinner
.Depart

Day ???
.Arrive home much jet lagged and trying to sort out a fantastic journey!!

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