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<\/a>\u00a0<\/div>\n\u00a0From the train to Bodh Gaya, this and the next two.<\/div>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nThe Ganga (Ganges).<\/div>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nIn Bodh Gaya<\/a> (this and below).\u00a0<\/div>\n
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The poverty is at times pretty daunting here, with a literacy rate of less than 50% \u2013 the lowest in the country, and a drought this year putting additional strain on everyone. Above, rickshaw drivers await customers outside the markets. Rickshaw peddling is hard work on these old bikes and the pay is incredibly low, about $1 an hour if customers are steady. Note, that\u2019s the standard rate, there is often an additional charge demanded of Westerners. We\u2019ve been instructed to set prices and demand \u2018fair prices\u2019 (what the locals would pay). <\/div>\n