Happy Divwali!
Yesterday was Divwali, which is a day that I think all Indians celebrate. It is celebration of the return of the god Rama from a 14 year exhile. I'm not sure, but seem that they celebrate Laxsmi, his wife, instead of him.
i managed to snag a fellow tourist into taking a boat ride with me and we had a wonderful view of the ceremony from the river.
the ritual of the dead is simple yet ornate, and having the dead all around is "normal". thankfully, they cover the bodies as they are taken through town. my husband from Khajuraho mentioned that if i take a tour of the cremation area, you can see the bodies burnt, which is fine, but apparnetly the feet don't get cremated well.....
** somehow i've managed to post even though i thought Google discontinued this service..... maybe i just have to access this blog differently. glad i can still post **
i managed to snag a fellow tourist into taking a boat ride with me and we had a wonderful view of the ceremony from the river.
the ritual of the dead is simple yet ornate, and having the dead all around is "normal". thankfully, they cover the bodies as they are taken through town. my husband from Khajuraho mentioned that if i take a tour of the cremation area, you can see the bodies burnt, which is fine, but apparnetly the feet don't get cremated well.....
** somehow i've managed to post even though i thought Google discontinued this service..... maybe i just have to access this blog differently. glad i can still post **
posted by kt @ 10:54 AM
1 Comments:
At 12:31 AM,
Pat & Kim said…
So many adventures! True abundance. A "new view of life" is certainly emerging!
We had dress rehearsal tonight, after very intense tech for 3 days. Hadn't checked in on you for a bit. Reading your posts brought my spirit way up. Brought all that intensity into perspective.
Thanks!
P.
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