'Paan' is an ethnic Indian chew usually served at the end of an Indian meal and
ceremonies such as weddings, receptions. Paan can be bought in nearly every street
corner in India. Paan is a beetel leaf wrapped around beetel nuts, Cardamom, small
candies, cloves and spices. It is folded into a triangle and eaten as a whole and
chewed. It serves multiple purposes. It serves as a breath freshner, it is believed
to help in digestion and it turns your whole mouth red. Though this might look bad now,
in olden days women used to chew paan to redden their lips.

P is also for Peacock the national bird of India. The earrings shown here are made from
peacock feathers with beads attached. The colors of the peacock are some of the most beautiful
you could ever see.