Pandemic paradise for French family stuck in India | Malay Mail

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NEW DELHI, May 5 — The Pallares thought they were stuck in a pandemic nightmare when the coronavirus lockdown stranded them in rural India, but now the French family are in seventh heaven — despite the veggie diet. Living in the grounds of a Hindu temple for the past 50 days, it has become...

This handout picture taken on April 28, 2020 and received as a courtesy of Pallares family shows Patrice and Virginie Pallares along with their children posing for a picture in front of the trees planted by villagers as a memento of their visit in

Living in the grounds of a Hindu temple for the past 50 days, it has become “the most beautiful memory” of their road trip for the two parents and their three children, mother Virginie Pallares said. The villagers “bring us fresh buffalo milk and vegetables. They refuse to take a single rupee and when my son had a 40-degree fever, they took it in turns to help despite the fear of coronavirus.”The family left their home in Toulouse in southwest France in their 4x4 last July and drove all the way through Turkey, Iran and Pakistan on their way to India.

But a 66-year-old Hindu priest with greying dreadlocks who locals call Haridas Baba took them under his wing and invited them to stay with him.They all cook and eat together. Husband Patrice Pallares, a mechanic, helps with odd jobs. Every evening they join Baba in performing his religious ceremonies.

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