I spent most of the morning resting and looking at the strings on the puppets to get a better understanding of how they work. I want to try and get the basics of manipulating them down. The strings and what they control are straight forward, but the best way to wrap them around fingers for control is more challenging. There are videos my wife took of Puran Bhatt, Rajesh Gurjargour and the book on puppetry to help with this. Strings get tangled easily as well, so a lot of care must be taken in handling and putting them away.It was nice to just cook some food at home and eat. We went over to “new” Anarkali, then walked through to Lohari Gate and picked up some sweets, then head back through Anarkali and home. People are out, waving flags after the rains. We took several detours to avoid streets filled with water. The water should recede by tomorrow as it usually does.