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THIE IS A GROUP FROM TAIWAN, ENJOYING THEIR STAY IN LIME-VILLA.

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HOLLIHOCKS IN MARCH APRIL EVERY YEAR.

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The Railway Station of the cultural capital of India

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 Food eaten in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Traditionally  "BAATI CHOKHA" It is

made of wheat whole flour kneaded and stuffed with gram-flour and roasted on coals till cooked ,these are called baati. Chokha is the mashed potato,tomato,and brinjal with garlic,green chilli and green corriender. These are eaten with ghee.

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A SUN-RISE VIEW FROM LIME-VILLA  DURING THE MONTHS OF AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.

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Mornings are amazing,
Evenings are awesome,
An experience worth anything,
A big reason to come.

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The ghats attract the world,
Tourists from far and near,
Ancient culture unfurled,
Our confused minds to stir.

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With the calm Ganges water wide,
In the garden our guests sit with pride,
Aview of the Ramnager Fort in the rear,
And the fishermen catching fish so near.

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Guests come as strangers,become friends and we start loving each others families,then we are one big family.Then whichever corner of the world we live we stay in touch.

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This is a butterfly in the garden enjoying the guest-house quiet peaceful and gentle river breeze.

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We often have groups visiting lime villa in winter.The groups are small numbers of eight and ten.and sometimes as many as 25 boys and girls.We provide meals and tours and transport too.Boating and Cruises also are arranged for them.
Sarnath is a full day trip,starting at eight a.m. after breakfast and returning at six p.m.There is lots to see and experience there besides the main temple.On the Sarnath day lunch is usually the north indian traditional food--"BAATI-CHOKHA" eaten off leaves and

earthern bowls.

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The Dormitory for four----LIME-VILLA

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 This is a village near Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh,where we took our friends to see the sugar-cane fields.and the making of jaggery. We had lunch in a village house sitting on a wooden bed called a "takhat"