Checkin' out the local textile fair

Dad, Mom, "L", and I attended an exhibition (similar to a county fair) in Hyderabad. It's called the "65th All-India Industrial Exhibition". Textiles from all over India and Kashmir abounded. We bought a bunch of scarves and a couple of lungis (pronounced "LOON-ghee") wraparounds for men to be worn at home. "L" said the vendors noticed my "foreign" presence and hence were being sticklers while bartering, so Mom asked me to keep my distance. Most things were listed at fixed rate anyway. A lot of Muslim women dressed in abayas were there. Dad said there seemed to be more people dressed that way than ever before. He thinks it's because Muslims are feeling the need to be more bold in the faith. A number of boys ran around selling everything from balloon animals to mothballs to toys. Quite the fair.