That's Lakshmi playing basketball all by herself in the pool (which has a bar) in the middle of the afternoon.
So... where is everyone? The resort is actually fully booked. Initially, when we first arrived in the evening we were concerned that this was going to be a disaster because it was full of families and screaming children. As it turned out, we pretty much had the pool to ourselves everyday.
The irony of beach resorts in India is that all upper-class and well to-do people avoid the sun like the plague. In complete contrast to western culture, Indians strive to be as pale as possible because only the lower class (which spend the day toiling outside) are extremely tanned. Given their skin type and abundance of sunlight it really doesn't take much for an Indian to tan. Many of them actually use products (i.e. soap, creams) that contain bleaching agents.
To conclude this blog... if you want to catch a glimpse of an Indian frolicking in the pool, you need to go either early in the morning or right before sunset.
