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Rabari man

'Rabari' means herder - this man was herding cattle. They gather outside the mosque each morning to decide who goes where with their livestock.


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Blog: The wild ass of Gujurat
Date: December 9th 2010

On the way home from Udaipur I decided to take a detour and spend two nights at Camp Zainabad (aka Desert Coursers) on the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch. 'Rann' means desert, 'Kutch' is the area, and at nearly 5000sq km it is 'little' only in comparison to the 'great' rann located further towards Pakistan. The area is the last habitat of the Asiatic Wild Ass, but I was more interested in ... read more


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