Our dear readers can be forgiven for assuming that the first picture above is a photograph of Beth's feet. In fact, though, these are Dave's formal shoes that we bought in Jaipur especially for independence day. Thankfully, we were able to find something approximating his size, but they were still a little uncomfortable to wear. This, though, was the least of the inconveniences that we had to endure to look fabulous yesterday. As mentioned in an earlier post, Dave was sporting his new sherwani. This is a long Indian dress coat of Muslim origin. It looked quite smart and there were even a couple of other staff members wearing them.
One part that Dave did not enjoy was fitting into his new churidar pijamas. These are designed to bunch up at the ankles, but when they are held up for a picture it is clear just how impractical they are. The waist on these pants was about twice as large as it needed to be and the length is, obviously, a bit long. These weren't terribly comfortable to squeeze into, but they definitely looked good.
Beth is an old pro at wearing saris. She has tied them on enough that it doesn't really take her very long. The real problem for her is the bangles that she wears with a sari. You can see her glass bracelets in the picture below with our friends Jennie and Megan.
The problems started when Beth tried to take them off. She slathered her hand in lotion, but some of the glass bangles still broke. You can see the effects of these breakages on Beth's hands.
All of this pain and inconvenience was well worth it, though, because we looked fantastic.
Dave and Beth
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