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Fun with Babul tree pods,Bhopal

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The ground is strewn with these pods that look like a string of pearls. So I thought, why not have some fun with them? The first thought  I had was that this resembles the pots that Rajasthani folk dancers balance on their head in Bhavai  dance.  Women twirl and sway gracefully as if balancing eight to ten pots on their head is as easy as breathing! And a girl with some loooooong braids !! Some old style party wear anyone? Pods from the Babool/ Babul tree - Aren't they pretty? ( Acacia Nilotica - Gum Arabic tree)  The Babul tree, Bhopal

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