Painted red : Farewell to the Tamghas Hope Centre

The night before we left the Hope Centre there was a formal farewell by the staff , Treasurer Tara ,and the landowners son . We were painted with a red tikka by each person and draped with flowers . They then presented us with two photographs of Tamghas mounted on board as a thank you for the contribution we had made whilst at centre. Then there were the photos, everyone posing for the camera and vying for position .Everyone loves having photo's taken .





In the evening Ganga’s Aunty came over with her 10 year old daughter and cooked a scrumptious chicken curry . Kedar bought 2 bottles of beer and some local whiskey which I tried in a beer as recommended by Kedar . Traditionally you drink the alcohol when snacking on the meat prior to the main meal, which is as always, dhal, rice, pickles and fried curried vegetables ( yes Dhal Bhatt again) . We danced Nepali style , some better than others eg Radhika and her niece . I was dressed in a traditional red Saree , nails painted red, black eye liner and red bangles . The girls had lots of fun dressing me, everyone contributing and laughing as they wrapped me up in 5.5 metres of cloth and arranging my hair . It was very special day.