Above – Clockwise starting with me – Me, Govind (manager at the Chetak hotel), ManYee and Atul Sutar the government service person who fixed our wifi. As it turns out, wifi is controlled by the government here. Atul’s a hero at our flat. 

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If you need your water tank maintained call Bapu.

Man or woman?

More country views.

This is the Kirkee Military Cemetery. I took photos of this site in 2015. If interested you’ll find more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkee_War_Cemetery

Pigs.

The right of way is hard to come by in India, but one thing’s for certain, cows have the right of way. No argument there.

Take a close look at the center of this photo. There’s a cow in front of that white truck. What you can’t see is the line of cars behind the truck. Lots of them. Cows don’t walk very fast …

Here is Govind a few days ago at a failed attempt to fix the internet.

Ron, this one’s for you …

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This morning’s women’s class was standing poses with Sunita – “I’m not asking for perfection, I’m asking for correction.” She was precise and compassionate. Wonderfully done!

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I went to buy milk today. Me: “I’d like some milk.” Person selling milk: “Cow or buffalo?” Me: “Cow.” I’ll let you know if I decide to take a walk on the wild side there any time in the near future.

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Tomorrow (Sunday) – No general classes besides the kid’s class early morning which I plan on observing. Nana is picking Jill and me up at noon for a rickshaw ride and perhaps some temple hopping which always leads to some great photo ops. Nana has a great appreciation for my excitement over seeing and photographing cows, pigs, goats, water buffalo, camels and whatever …

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Above – Ayurveda oil.

Below – Here are some more temples in the neighborhood.

This the Jain Boarding school for boys. Boys were playing cricket on the grounds. Isn’t it beautiful?

This man is making and selling dosa dough (not to be confused with dosy doe).

This is what a dosa looks like. Really tasty!

Pigs.

This is what my driver to Ayurveda does when he comes to any sort of stop. Texting and driving is ok here. Everyone does it.

A look at the country side and more on the way to Ayurveda treatment.

I am sitting at the Hotel Chetak once again using the wifi because our wifi still is not up and running. Now our telephone doesn’t work either. 

Here’s a rundown of classes taken so far this week: Tuesday 7am with Prashant (“Look at Guruji’s pictures. 200 asanas and the same face. You (the class) do one asana and 1,001 faces.”) Wednesday 9:30am with Sunita (jet lag sequence – & I needed it!). Thursday 7am with Prashant. Today, soon – 6pm Pranayama with ?? Yesterday Dr. Knight conducted a very good practice session on how to practice.

Now, back to the flat to prepare for Pranayama class.

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Above – Om symbol painted on a tree trunk.

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Internet the past couple days has been to say the least … horrible! Communications with the staff about when it will be back up and running has been frustrating and I am now sitting in the lobby of the Chetak Hotel using their wifi which also isn’t very good. I can only hope I’m able to get this post finished without losing any of my work.

Since I last blogged, I’ve spent two nights at the 9th floor flat at the Anugraha apartment. Home sweet home in Pune. There is much to tell you and two days worth of photos, besides the ones below from Tuesday, that I will post as soon as I’m able and wifi permits.

Meanwhile, enjoy what I have to offer. This photo is an example of one of many piles of dirt and rocks blocking sidewalks for some reason …

And below are just a few of the sights enjoyed while walking to the institute from the hotel.

This is Randy from Asheville, NC, a good friend of my good friend, Lynn. and now I suppose he’s a good friend of mine. We crossed paths in San Francisco twice and now here for a couple days. Randy was nice enough to leave a a couple items behind for us. He left Tuesday after studying here the month of July

Amin, one of our favorite rickshaw drivers gave us a ride with our luggage to the Anugraha.

At the flat (l-r) me, Anita (our cook), Sunita (our housekeeper) and Jill. Anita will be cooking for us M-W-F, and Sunita will be cleaning for us M-F.

This one’s for Bruce – the Institute from down the street. I’ll get other photos so you can get your bearings.

This is the Anugraha which is next door to the Institute.

Time is short & I have to log off now and go back to the flat. Cross your fingers for wifi!!

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