In Goa, there is a settlement that seemed very authentic to us. This is Mapusa. Some locals call this town Mapsa. This is a common occurrence in Goa. For example, the capital of Goa - Panaji has a second name Panjim. Getting to Mapusa is very easy - it is the state's hub bus hub. You can talk endlessly about buses in India. For us it was one of the brightest examples of local life and culture. The first thing that catches your eye is the altars of all kinds of gods on the bus torpedo. Always with garlands of fresh flowers. The principles of choosing a deity for a torpedo remained unknown to us, but most often it was Ganesha, a man with an elephant's head. Another feature was the barkers-conductors, who hang on the footboard all the way and shout the name of the city where the bus is going. This tradition arose because of the large number of illiterate Indians, they cannot read the route on the windshield and it is for them that the barker-conductor shouts. When the bus is full of people, this employee acts as a press - pushing more passengers inside. And what else surprised in India - no one concedes places on buses to anyone. It was very strange for us - former Soviet pioneers who had to give way to their elders. :-) Some old man, without any offense, will stand next to a teenager sitting on the bus and this is considered normal for them. After all, the teenager was the first to take this place.