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So today is Diwali and not a great deal happened. Breakfast was freshly cooked dosa, again a South Indian delicacy, and then a bit later on it was off to practice again. After practice I went with my teacher's son to do a bit of shopping. I would be shopping a lot more but all the things I want to take home would spoil in my suitcase if I left them there for five months so I'll buy them nearer to when I leave. I just bought a few things that I want to use now. I got a dhoti, it's a Bengali one, relatively long, to wear for dance practice. It cost me Rs. 240 so roughly £2.40. I also got some hair oil since I left mine at home, Rs. 34, so 34p! My last purchase was two combs because in England large plastic combs are very hard to find but here everyone uses them and I wanted a wide-toothed one, Rs. 20 each (20p) :) I was also looking for some chapals, (Indian flip flops) but none of the cheaper shops had my size so one shop, in a desperate attempt to get me to buy from them, has actually sent an order off to their supplier to have a pair made especially for me!
Other than that I haven't done much today. I'm spending my non-dancing time studying from some books my teacher has given me on the history and theory of Bharatanatyam, the stories of Shiva and Hinduism. All stuff that's helpful for any Indian classical dance.
So I shall leave you with some photos of my thingggsss :D
So today is Diwali and not a great deal happened. Breakfast was freshly cooked dosa, again a South Indian delicacy, and then a bit later on it was off to practice again. After practice I went with my teacher's son to do a bit of shopping. I would be shopping a lot more but all the things I want to take home would spoil in my suitcase if I left them there for five months so I'll buy them nearer to when I leave. I just bought a few things that I want to use now. I got a dhoti, it's a Bengali one, relatively long, to wear for dance practice. It cost me Rs. 240 so roughly £2.40. I also got some hair oil since I left mine at home, Rs. 34, so 34p! My last purchase was two combs because in England large plastic combs are very hard to find but here everyone uses them and I wanted a wide-toothed one, Rs. 20 each (20p) :) I was also looking for some chapals, (Indian flip flops) but none of the cheaper shops had my size so one shop, in a desperate attempt to get me to buy from them, has actually sent an order off to their supplier to have a pair made especially for me!
Other than that I haven't done much today. I'm spending my non-dancing time studying from some books my teacher has given me on the history and theory of Bharatanatyam, the stories of Shiva and Hinduism. All stuff that's helpful for any Indian classical dance.
So I shall leave you with some photos of my thingggsss :D
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