Innermostasia 332 - Group of my party at Idikut-shahri, Turfan - from left to right, Ibrahim Beg - R.B. Lal Singh - self with Dash III - Musa Akhun - Afraz-gul Khan - Jasvant Singh - Ruin of "khitai-madrash; in background - These were Stein's 'core' team members - Ibrahim Beg was excellent and reliable Central Asian assistant - Rai Bahadur Lal Singh was expert surveyor from the Survey of India - Musa Akhun was Stein's personal assistant (cook too) - Afraz-gul Khan was younger surveyor assigned by the Survey of India who went on to a distinguished career - and Jasvant Singh was Lal Singh's personal cook (essential for dietary requirements)