martes, 23 de diciembre de 2008

Oooooouuuuummm...

Ok. Take a deep breath.... close your eyes... Can you imagine the colourful India, Varanasi, Ganges.. and Kaisa sitting next to an appreciated GURU? Yes! We saw that happening.
It was yesterday when we were watching a local Puja -ceremony by the Ganges river.
Kaisa got a chance to light the candles for the candelabra used in the Puja ceremony. We almost got hypnotized by the fire, music and the incredibly beautiful atmosphere. And during the ceremony, all the local people were enthusiasticly bathing in the holy Ganges .. Afterwards we also saw people burning their death relatives by the river.. I thought this very holy ritual would be shocking for us.. but surprisingly it turned to feel very natural.
In the morning (5am) we took a boat to see more of Ganges and the ghats which are the stairs by the river.. The river side was full of people doing yoga, praying, washing clothes and having a bath.

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