When we arrived at Alagar Koyil, we left our shoes, and walked quietly around the large granite structure with columns engraved with different depictions of Hindu gods and goddesses rising into the air. I missed our host, with her enthusiastic … Continue reading
Our host decided to dress me up for my birthday. I got an Indian outfit, pearl jewelry, and my hair done with flowers and a braid. We drove to the hills where we were going to see a Jain cave … Continue reading
Aurobindo, a famous Indian philosopher, moved to the former French territory of Pondicherry in 1910. Aurobindo spoke of people coming together above politics and nationalities, of transcending the ways of the past. A few years later Mirra Alfassa journeyed to … Continue reading
We visited Sarnath, the city where Buddha taught his first sermon after becoming enlightened. We pushed our way past hawkers before entering the Sarnath museum whose main point of attraction was a stone statue of three lions, originally carved two … Continue reading
Hindu households have a puja room: a room to house and worship the gods. I slipped downstairs early morning to find our host in her puja room, candles lit all around her, fresh flowers adorning her statues, she in quiet … Continue reading
3 Months In India 