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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #250 on: April 06, 2011, 09:16:39 AM »
Concerning the hay bales........there are only 7 teams left. If they each had to carry two bales to the milking station....there are plenty of bales in that tent. Production would only need to have 14 hay bales there if all teams did that side of the detour.

Just a reminder on flights........we know teams were in the airport in Kolkata the afternoon of Dec 2, procurring tickets and teams were all at Kingfisher Airlines. Connections from Kolkata to Varanasi are as follows:

Flight from Kolkata to Delhi......evening of Dec 2.
Kingfisher flgiht at 2055 arriving in Delhi at 2348.

Connecting flights from Delhi to Varanasi.........arriving in the morning of Dec 3.
IT231     0930-1045
9W723   1030-1145 (there is also another flight at this time on Indian Airlines)
SG114    1420-1605

This information might help in analysing the shadows in the screencaps.
« Last Edit: April 06, 2011, 09:21:56 AM by DrRox »
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #251 on: April 06, 2011, 02:50:22 PM »
I don't know if we're still looking for the location of this cap or not:

 

But I think I have it.

Looking at this image http://www.flickr.com/photos/31439843@N05/2965979468/sizes/l/in/photostream/
and then this image http://www.flickr.com/photos/31439843@N05/2965089331/sizes/l/in/photostream/
and this one:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/la_imagen/2317368372/sizes/o/in/photostream/
and then this image in Panaroma which gives the approximate location:  http://www.panoramio.com/photo/48696286

Would place the shrine approximately right here:



(Sorry if I did that wrong!)

Very sorry to hear about all the bad storms. Hope everyone stays safe and gets their power back.  
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #252 on: April 06, 2011, 02:51:39 PM »
raina, you're a wonder at finding these pictures! :jumpy:
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #253 on: April 06, 2011, 04:19:44 PM »
All Photos from CBS. Watch photos enlarged by me. :lol:

615


Zev/Justin start get the Detour clue at the same time as the Globetrotters.
Who is wrestling in the background of Ron/Christina's picture?

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #254 on: April 06, 2011, 04:50:34 PM »
Wow, I didn't notice that before, gator!
It looks like sumo wrestlers to me.
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #255 on: April 06, 2011, 05:06:19 PM »
Wow, I didn't notice that before, gator!
It looks like sumo wrestlers to me.

They are Kushti wrestlers - refer back to slowhatch's info at top of page 9!  :tup:  (you can see the wrestlers in almost all of the ring pics - except the pic of K/V - However I think the wrestlers are actually behind them, out of view of the camera)
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #256 on: April 06, 2011, 05:24:31 PM »
Great work everyone!! Doing a quick check in, but am still Internetless.. in acute withdrawal but otherwise fine.

Hope to have service back by tomorrow night!! :waves:
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #257 on: April 06, 2011, 05:43:25 PM »
Seems like they are keeping Gary and Mallory kind of low profile in the previews so do we really have any type of status on them for this leg?

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #258 on: April 06, 2011, 05:48:39 PM »
 :waves: Nice find on Tulsi Ghat, caper! Was there an address for it? My guess for the small arena--and it's only a guess--would be in the open area behind the mandir.

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #259 on: April 06, 2011, 05:53:51 PM »
Seems like they are keeping Gary and Mallory kind of low profile in the previews so do we really have any type of status on them for this leg?
It seems like they almost always keep them kind of low profile in the previews :P. Hard to get much from it though.


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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #260 on: April 06, 2011, 05:59:02 PM »
The akhara seems to be geotagged here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/sekitar/4678817833/
and http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sekitar/4649021533/ (one's google maps)

We saw Gary and Mallory doing the gobar task (chaan in my language) and Mal's sitting while waiting for her father to complete the roadblock?  There was also Mallory's reaction while crossing the river.  They're also the only people we saw a post leg interview from.   Is there any way to identify the pit stop location from that interview?

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #261 on: April 06, 2011, 06:53:54 PM »
The photo on the left is from a pano (maximize, then look to the left). The photog has tagged it as being across the river from Dasaswamedh ghat, so maybe the hay shack is a little south of that spot.

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #262 on: April 06, 2011, 06:55:10 PM »
:faint:
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #263 on: April 06, 2011, 07:17:56 PM »
Is it confirmed that Ron and Chris are leaving next?  :duno:

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #264 on: April 06, 2011, 07:18:40 PM »
Is it confirmed that Ron and Chris are leaving next?  :duno:

No elimination is confirmed as of yet. :tup:
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #265 on: April 06, 2011, 07:56:59 PM »
That's a huge relief.  :wohoo: :wohoo:

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #266 on: April 06, 2011, 09:27:13 PM »
Resources: Get your ghats here! In addition to the map posted earlier, if you're searching use these for cross-reference:

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #267 on: April 06, 2011, 09:54:01 PM »
The mystery language of the sign looks like it could be Telugu.

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #268 on: April 06, 2011, 10:45:03 PM »
The mystery language of the sign looks like it could be Telugu.

Good call Raina.Just looked it up and it seems that you're right!

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #269 on: April 07, 2011, 12:13:59 AM »
Promo vid now up in post 2! Sorry it took so long.... :(
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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #270 on: April 07, 2011, 01:30:33 AM »
Promo vid now up in post 2! Sorry it took so long.... :(

Yaii Peach!You have nothing to be sorry for :) Hope everything is well after the storm!

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #271 on: April 07, 2011, 03:16:12 AM »
Concerning the hay bales........there are only 7 teams left. If they each had to carry two bales to the milking station....there are plenty of bales in that tent. Production would only need to have 14 hay bales there if all teams did that side of the detour.

Just a reminder on flights........we know teams were in the airport in Kolkata the afternoon of Dec 2, procurring tickets and teams were all at Kingfisher Airlines. Connections from Kolkata to Varanasi are as follows:

Flight from Kolkata to Delhi......evening of Dec 2.
Kingfisher flgiht at 2055 arriving in Delhi at 2348.

Connecting flights from Delhi to Varanasi.........arriving in the morning of Dec 3.
IT231     0930-1045
9W723   1030-1145 (there is also another flight at this time on Indian Airlines)
SG114    1420-1605

This information might help in analysing the shadows in the screencaps.

Wasn't there a Mumbai sighting of the Cowboys??

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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #272 on: April 07, 2011, 07:00:02 AM »
Episode 8 is called:

I Cannot Deal with your Psycho Behavior (Austria)


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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #273 on: April 07, 2011, 07:02:02 AM »
My speculation:

In detour  A teams  must make 25 traditional fuel patties out of buffalo manure, then slap them on the wall to dry in the sun..... :



Gary and Mallory and Kisha and Jen make  out  "patties"  or meatballs.....  

one team makes a costly blunder  :

These aren't patties.......these are too  flat...



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Re: TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
« Reply #274 on: April 07, 2011, 07:04:29 AM »
Wasn't there a Mumbai sighting of the Cowboys??

Peach has not confirmed it to be real.
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