My curiosity to witness a typical village festival sprouted from my father’s childhood experiences at rural fairs. There is always a sense of community in such storytelling, as your mind, a tabula rasa (‘blank slate’) innocently carves and buries stories of its liking deep within.
A month after leaving my job, I set out for the twin villages of Saloor-Dungra, Ramman’s long-time home. Nestled in the Paikhanda Valley of the Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, we drove for 10 hours from Dehradun to Joshimath, the base for the trip. As we retired for the night, a friend from the villages left a message for us: the festivities would begin at 1pm, immediately after the Hindu New Year.
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