Sunday with Nana – Dehu

Dehu is on the outskirts of Pune, very close to Alandi. It’s where Saint Tukaram lived and taught people how to pray to god. This temple on the banks of the Indriani River (Alandi is also on this river) was constructed by Saint Tukaram’s younger son Narayanbaba in 1723.

This next very short video shows how water buffalo and people can coexist without a care in the world.

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Red powder or “Sindoor” is a common powder placed on and around deities in temples. The use of this powder has been a tradition in India for over 5,000 years and is considered to be very auspicious.
Item being sold outside temples to be offered to the deities.
Nana with our bounty. Jill and I are still wearing Warkari (also spelled Varkari) markings from our Alandi visit earlier that day.
Sweet little cat under a cart of various candies also being sold to be offered to the deities.
Nana getting his Warkari markings.
Approaching the temple.
This group was posing for someone else so I also took a shot.
The line to the temple. Some people get really pushy in these lines.
People everywhere are on their phones.
Hanuman.
Outside – the temple walls.
Another small temple on the grounds.
Jill and me with some more new friends.
Small house very near the temple grounds.
On the bank of the Indriani River.
Retaining wall at the river.
Stairs going down to the river.
Door on one of the nearby structures.
Another one of the temples on the grounds.
These two wall sculptures on one of the buildings next to the temple appeared to be made in brass. There were several other sculptures which together told some sort of story.
I liked this man’s decorative hat complete with peacock feathers. I think this kind of hat construction could be a fun project for the grandkids.

I’m currently sitting in the British Airways London Heathrow lounge taking advantage of its wifi, charging my devices, blogging and downloading a couple movies for the next (11 hour 15 minute) leg of my trip that doesn’t take off for another 4 ½ hours. I’ve contracted a cold, have gone through all my good tissues and am now working on the less than adequate tissues (very thin sandpaper) provided at the airport. I slept almost the entire 9 ½ hour flight from Delhi to London and it was nice!

I said a sad goodbye yesterday to my Pune Sister, Jill. She and Cyndy Cordle (also from San Diego) braved the drive to Mumbai after the early class with Prashant. Jill went off to Australia and Cyndy was returning back home (probably arriving in San Diego before I do). As you can tell from a lot of my photos Jill and I had many great experiences and a lot of laughs together.

Jill and Cyndy bonding in Mumbai.

I stayed for Sunita’s 9:30am class and Nana gave me a ride to the Pune airport later in the afternoon where we said our final goodbyes and I gave him a stash of left over rupees.

A last 2019 chai and selfie with Nana on the way to the airport.

The Pune airport is like the rest of India – chaos. Enough said about that.

I have many more photos to share. If you’re not subscribed, check back again in the next couple days to see photos of rickshaw rides in the countryside and up a mountain road, goats, pigs, probably more cows and water buffalo, more chai photos, more temple visits, and a couple more videos. It’s never ending.

See you soon!

Blogged on Amma’s MacBook from the London Heathrow Airport Lounge with LOVE!