Mustavva took us to the monuments, but also showed us his ancient coin collection. He collects them just after the monsoon season when the ground is disturbed. His oldest coin is from 300 B.C.
Oh, and he had us over to his house for a lovely dinner.
The oldest coin, from 300 B.C.
The dinner his wife made was fabulous, with dal, homemade chapatis, cashew curry, and more. It was the best food we’ve had so far.
We ran into this group of kids on the road to one set of monuments. Our guide Chimme is there on the left. Mustavva, our local guide, wants us to send him prints so that he can give them to the children.
Sunset from one of the many Chanderi monuments.
The ruins of a monument to star-crossed lovers from the 15th century.
Mustavva’s daughter painted our hands with henna. She did all of this detailed work in less than an hour.
A group shot from Mustavva’s House. He is in the far left and his wife is in the center. The rest of our group are holding up their cards with their names in Arabic, Hindi, and Sanskrit.
Me thanking Mustavva’s wife for the hospitality.
So Mustavva comes from a Muslim family. His house is in a weaving conclave and as we walked there we passed many men working on their looms...some with silk, and others cotton. I know how hard it is to sit at those looms for even one hour.
We peeked into the window here. At the left is the father of the house weaving, and to the right are mother and children.
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