Pune 2019: A taste of local culture

Today, we had an exciting ride through the countryside to our destination of Islampur, which was about 1½ hours from the hotel where we were staying. The country roads are narrow, which makes passing huge trucks full of sugar cane a real challenge.

When we arrived at our destination, the welcome ceremony included the turban wrapping, ceremonial dancing, and we were brought to the site on a tractor-drawn float.

The children came from many different schools in the area and some had travelled over an hour to reach the distribution. We had help from over 100 volunteers to make it a successful distribution, and 997 children were excited to receive a bedkit today.

After the distribution was finished, we were treated to a special dinner at the home of a farmer who helped with preparing the site for the distribution. We were given Puran poli which is a Maharashtra specialty.

Fran Wilson

Team Pune 2019

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