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A Rug Buying Trip to India.... |
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The ghats (terraced stone platforms) along the
Ganges River at Varanasi.
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Morning prayers and a bath in the Ganga (the Ganges)
at Varanasi.
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The Red Fort, in Old Delhi.
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The road toward the village of Aurai after the monsoon. Bring your rubber boots.
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A Hindu temple in Rajasthan.
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The haveli (ancestral village home) of one of
our producers in Rajasthan.
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Rug Weaving in India.... |
The road to a weaving village near Bhadohi.
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A weaving village near Agra.
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Stoking the fire under the dye pot.
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Newly dyed wool is hung to dry.
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Delivering wool to weavers in the village.
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A loom house near Bhadohi (the loom is set up under
the roof extension).
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A loom for an 8' x 10' rug set up inside a loom house.
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A weaver at work in a village near Jaipur.
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Weavers at work on a 9/9 quality rug near Agra.
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Weavers near Bhadohi.
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Working on a 10' x 14' rug in Gopaganj, near Bhadohi.
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Washing a rug after it's been cut from the loom.
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Clipping a rug after washing.
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A field of freshly washed Serabend mats laid in the sun to dry.
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Transporting rugs from the weaver's village to an exporter's warehouse.
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Sometimes dyed wool is just laid on the ground to dry (that's an Indo-Tibetan rug in the foreground).
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