I have a few additions to the Indian Driving Rules that I posted a few days ago.
Number 8: Lights: Always drive with your hi beams on if you you feel the need for lights at all. This way when you are cruising along at high speed you may see the truck stopped or just going slowly in the main lane (lane 1 to 5). Don't worry about whether the other drivers can see. That is their worry.
Number 9: cows: You must avoid the cows wandering the roads at all cost as the are holy or something. If you terrify a few pedestrians while doing so, see the rule on pedestrians. Also you must avoid people lying in the street. I am not sure why this is a rule, but we saw it this morning?
Yesterday we found the funeral pyres. Puri, where we are now is one of the places in India where people are brought for their final trip. Down the shore crowds of Hindus gather to monitor the pyres of their relatives as their mortal remains are burned. We did not have the requisite intestinal fortitude to walk among the numerous fires to watch, but apparently it is allowed.
Puri is also known for sand sculptures, and we watched one being built all day yesterday. Most of work seemed to be done by two young women clad in matching blue sarees. In the end it was a stack of various size books with titles that were unreadable to us. It turned out that they represented the dictionaries of the various officially approved languages of Indian. The news cameras were there at the "unveiling" and Portapiques Joy Laking was interviewed and asked for her impression.
Jim
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