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inations of Rs20, 50 and 100 on hand for
purchases and cab and rickshaw fares.
Many drivers and merchants are unable
or unwilling to change Rs500 bills. Tour-
ist hotels are good places to get change
for larger bills. Credit cards are accepted
in big outlets and most restaurants and
hotels. There are ATM machines in the
main shopping areas, but they are not al-
ways reliable.
Shopping: Shopping is a joy in India
where all manner of locally made crafts
and goods are available and inexpensive.
In some stores, especially official state
souvenir stores, prices are fixed and
higher. In general, if items don’t have
price tags, shopkeepers expect to bar-

Opposite: Colorfully dressed farm women taking a
break and greeting us from the roadside.
Top: Typical street food stop in the slums of Mumbai.
Right: The enormous and infamous Dharavi slums
where parts of the movie Slumdog Millionaire were
filmed.

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