Each male and female has their own unique way of adorning with the hair clips, earrings...View image, neck rings, and hand rings. And, let's not forget toe rings. My personal highlight in the market was watching a group of Dhongria women try on toe ring after toe ring. Buyers remorse that I didn't buy any. It would have been a great souvenir.

Body tattooing...View image... is also practiced by both sexes and we saw many geometric tattoos (along with other designs) on faces...View image, arms...View image, and hands. All of the Khondh tribes believe that these identifying marks will help them recognize each other in the spirit world.

Miscellaneous Dhongria information: One grass broom costs 20 Rupees...View image; the average tribal person gives new meaning to the term "skin and bones"...View image; 15 westerners visited this market today; don't put off visiting Orissa because there is a good chance this lifestyle will vanish within the next 5-10 years; and the majority of people were barefoot...View image. That makes sense since feet never wear out.

We walked out of the market down the main street lined with tasty-looking vegetables (I don't know what this green one is)...View image, piles of red chili peppers...View image, fruits, sacks of tumeric, goats, and one woman carried her already purchased chicken under one arm while selecting potatoes (to go with the chicken?).

And just when we thought we'd seen everything, a Hindu festival paraded down the street.

The ride to Jeypore (alt:1200', pop: 20,000-30,000) was on a relatively decent road and Deepak pulled up in front of Hotel Hello Jeypore (located just outside of Jeypore town) for a three-night stay.