{"id":14616,"date":"2024-10-09T22:26:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T05:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/?p=14616"},"modified":"2024-10-09T22:26:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T05:26:23","slug":"last-day-in-bellur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/?p=14616","title":{"rendered":"Last Day in Bellur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here are my final photos of Bellur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1878-1500x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1878-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1878-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1878-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1878-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1878-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1878.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Practice hall platform view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1879-1500x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1879-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1879-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1879-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1879-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1879-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1879.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Practice hall set up for lecture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dacf1d15-6d3f-4183-a39a-9737840dd590-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dacf1d15-6d3f-4183-a39a-9737840dd590-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dacf1d15-6d3f-4183-a39a-9737840dd590-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dacf1d15-6d3f-4183-a39a-9737840dd590.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reflection sunset on marble floor of practice hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1897-1500x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1897-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1897-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1897-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1897-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1897-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1897.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We start with a banana leaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1904-1125x1500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1904-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1904-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1904-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1904-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1904-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1904.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Savita\u2019s youngest son looking on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1905-1125x1500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1905-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1905-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1905-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1905-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1905-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1905.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One by one they served various foods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1907-1125x1500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1907-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1907-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1907-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1907-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1907-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1907.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Note the cellphone tucked in at his waist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1911-1500x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1911-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1911-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1911-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1911-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1911-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1911.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Food kept coming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1912-1500x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1912-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1912-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1912-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1912-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1912-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1912.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was our final lunch in Bellur. The Brahmans started preparing Guruji\u2019s favorite meal very early in the morning. The food was Ayurvedic, vegetarian and delicious. No utensils, no napkins. A bit messy, but when in Rome \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I took the following photos on campus while we were taken on tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1921-1125x1500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1921-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1921-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1921-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1921-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1921-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1921.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Patanjali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We toured the hospital Guruji had built for the villagers. I especially took note of this sign, making sure I obeyed all the rules. Or else \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1924-1125x1500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1924-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1924-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1924-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1924-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1924-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1924.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many old photos of Guruji. The next two are photos I especially like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1926-1125x1500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1926-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1926-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1926-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1926-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1926-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1926.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">L-Krishnamacharya; R-Guruji<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1927-1500x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1927-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1927-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1927-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1927-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1927-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/img_1927.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Such a great photo of Guruji<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Blogged in Amma\u2019s iPhone (on the busride to Kumbhakonam) with Love.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/393310.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3ae790f7-150b-449d-98d3-821c318efe5b-4948-0000045dd524d626_file-1500x872.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3ae790f7-150b-449d-98d3-821c318efe5b-4948-0000045dd524d626_file-1500x872.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3ae790f7-150b-449d-98d3-821c318efe5b-4948-0000045dd524d626_file-600x349.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3ae790f7-150b-449d-98d3-821c318efe5b-4948-0000045dd524d626_file-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3ae790f7-150b-449d-98d3-821c318efe5b-4948-0000045dd524d626_file-1536x893.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3ae790f7-150b-449d-98d3-821c318efe5b-4948-0000045dd524d626_file-624x363.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3ae790f7-150b-449d-98d3-821c318efe5b-4948-0000045dd524d626_file.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grasshopper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are my final photos of Bellur. This was our final lunch in Bellur. The Brahmans started preparing Guruji\u2019s favorite meal very early in the morning. The food was Ayurvedic, vegetarian and delicious. No utensils, no napkins. A bit messy, but when in Rome \u2026 I took the following photos on campus while we were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14616"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14622,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14616\/revisions\/14622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.obyoga.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}