Travelling Through the Rice Growing Area

Leaving Mamallapuram we then set off for Pondicherry passing through the rice growing community. Pictured is the ploughing, planting and harvesting of the grain. The rice plant has to turn from green to brown / yellow before being ready. The harvesting is mainly done by machinery these days and then the rice is dried. It’s then stored in Hessian sacks before going to the mills to have the husk removed and to be polished.