Mysore

My sister renamed it Oh-aM-Y-SORE. The city is famous for sandalwood oil and carvings, silk, incense production and Ashtanga yoga gurus.

Green Hotel wins awards for ecological awareness & donates profits to charity Favorite lunch on the lawn - Roti, Raita (yogurt & cucumber) and Palak (spinach) Bollywood Room at Green Hotel Cooking Class at Green Hotel Ingredients for Palak Restaurant Manager showing off their Tandoori Roti cooks on the side of the clay walls Voila! Tandoori chicken tikka masala - Don't try this at home The essentials of an Indian kitchen - LOADS of spices Oustide Devaraja Market Monks and Banana Vendors Off to market At least the garbage gets shifted into a pile Winter root vegetables Banana leafs make great biodegradable plates Before the mad rush Tamarind fruit Chilis and beans Sweet faces Incense making 101 Incense and oil vendors Hindu Daily Marigolds galore Market scene Paint powder Tomato boy Happy smiling faces Lentils Try sitting like this for one minute Bangle boy Shopper Vendor Married Tibetan woman - identified by wearing horizontal stripped apron Marigold vendor Marigolds Haven't had their morning Masala tea yet Kicking back Firewood? Painted for festival Chili man Street scene behind the market Looking a little weighed down