2 rupees (5 cents)- entrance to view point to watch the sun set over three seas
3 rupees (7 cents)- masala chai
4 rupees (9 cents)- ginger coffee, dahl poori in a bowl made of leaves on Calcutta's streets
5 rupees (11 cents)- milk coffee
8 rupees (18 cents)- Limca, an awesome lime soda
10 rupees (23 cents)- baksheesh to view Mandir temple from the roof of a hotel (Bubanawhar)
15 rupees (34 cents)- a shave; masala dhosa
20 rupees (47 cents)- egg chicken roll in Calcutta, possibly the greatest food ever
25 rupees (58 cents)- cd of my pics burned
30 rupees (70 cents)- one karat of lapis for Ellen
48 rupees ($1.12)- 3rd class train ticket from Konya to Kollam (3.5 hours)
50 rupees ($1.16)- hostel in Konyakumari
60 rupees ($1.40)- UT Longhorns hat
75 rupees ($1.74)- 650 ml Kingfisher beer
80 rupees ($1.86)- Salvation Army hostel for a Jew and a gay Swiss, amazed they let either of us in
100 rupees ($2.33)- whole grilled King fish in Puri; handmade leather sandals in Mama
250 rupees ($5.81)- 350 ml Heineken at post Calcutta club
350 rupees ($8.14)- bug infested double in Calcutta; deluxe room w/tv in Puri
440 rupees ($10.23)- 18 hour bus from Chennai to Konyakumari
800 rupees ($18.60)- new cd player to listen to awesome hindi rock and punjabi rap
1,000 rupees ($23.26)- new lonely planet guide book
4,050 rupees ($94.19) 132 karats of assorted lapis, ruby, topaz bought by Ms. Ellen the jeweler
35,500 rupees ($825.58) new Canon digital SLR, speaking of....
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