A trip to the coastal hinterland near Dapoli , District Ratnagiri, in the Kokan region. Specifically the village Gudghe. There is development due to easy access to the bigger cities, ancestral lands still being farmed, and a traditional economy based on mangoes, betel nut(supari) and coconut crops...
The lush supari, mango and coconut plantations.
Supari (Betel Nut) kept out for drying. Notice the built in structures as part of the residential set up. Use of local wood.
A closer look at the Supari harvest.
Zooming In to the Supari
A typical house, augmented across time .
A traditional residence by the main road .....
A closer look. Fronds dried and used to make baskets, brooms etc . Local industry.
Well worn steps amidst the woods, leading to the village deity.
Despite the plastic chair on the left, traditional local stone is cooler for these two.
Sometimes a harvest, sometimes as fuel. A typical field scene ..
Waters of the Dabhol Creek , close to Gudghe.
Another view of inhabitation along the Dabhol Creek
A closer look
Strangely, this is a place where animal sacrifices were done.
An old well
The various stages of growing up of a jackfruit ....
The traditional coconut cracking machine, used in houses across the ages. Locally made.
The built in Chulah facility. Anywhere...
The typical flora
The matriarch Banyan tree (notice the guy)
Some more natural beauties of the region
A typical old house, incrementally augmented/split over generations.
