My lasting memory of Malana is living off a diet of raisins and custurd creams (which I hate). Evertime I had any rice and dal I was always ill. Malana was a high caste village so you were unable to touch anyone in the village as you were considered lower caste. If you did accidently touch anyone - the price was the sacrifice of a goat. Fortunately their shyness at being touched did not extend to being photographed.