India- Hodka Village

1. Hodka Village close by Pakistan
2. Westernmost India
3. Halopotra (nomadic cattle breeders who are believed to have arrived from the Arabian peninsula) are Muslim, 90% of Hodka's population of 2500 but they share the jheel with the Meghwal, a Hindu people from Rajasthan
4. both groups are known for their exquisite artisanship, the women sew extravagantly patterned embroidery--some pieces take more than a year to finish
5. circular huts particular to Hodka's mud architecture part of the simple & chic Shaam-e-Sarhad resort (8 tents & 3 bhungas, distincitve circular mud huts in the vernacular architecture) local cuisine: vegetarian curries