I woke early after a calm quiet night and a good sleep. The mist was rising around the cottage and the stream, so I decided to pop out and wander in the fresh air around Radhanagar.
Bananas were ripening outside the cottage.
Children were heading to school.
Along the road, there was evidence of clay having been dug, possibly to make paint for the houses.
Along the road, there was evidence of clay having been dug, possibly to make paint for the houses.
Further along the road, near the plantation, there was a shop which had been repaired using old tins, these had rusted over time.
A patch work of plum panels, creased from where they had once been tins.
An old woman painted the step around her house with mud.
Most houses were built of mud bricks painted with a clay wash and topped with a tin roof. The step is to keep the rain out during the monsoon.
Many are built around a central courtyard, often used for cooking, keeping animals or working. 
A splendid, though not very strong, fence made of fluid and wavey lines of bamboo. The hollow in which the fence stood may have been waiting for the rains to fill it with water.
Jack fruits growing on a tree, with their bright green spikey skins.
Boys pushing barrows of wood up a hill.
A man carrying jute
A group of women making plugs of soil for plants.
Although early, people were busy, attempting to avoid the heat of the day.
