not too much to report, other than the fact that i am having a bit of stomach trouble at the moment. it's hard to focus on much else when this is going on... it is an inevitable part of being in India, but ugh... that's what i have to say about it.
kumar and i are still busy working away. it's fun to be in mysore, my second home...
i spent shivaratri with kumar and his family. this is a big celebration for the god Shiva. people stay up all night singing to shiva and eating and socializing. kumar lives in a very special part of town, where many vishwakarma people live (goldsmiths, fine carpenters, stone carvers, silversmiths and coppersmiths) because of this, the temples in this area are extra beautiful because the people who make the statues for the temples are living in the area. so, there is one small temple with 108 shivalingams. and it is so cool. during shivaratri, they decorate the whole temple and people line up and wait for hours to go through the temple. Since kumar lives so near. He got us in the back way and we stood for a while. i took some photos and we took prasada (an offering, of coconut and some tulsi leaves)... it was a fun night. i was in bed by midnight. thank god..
om namah shivaya...
first photo is of kumar's wife latha and i
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