Above – Having chai with Nana in the rickshaw.
These lovely people (Sudhir and his wife, Alka) are the owners of Dimpex, the establishment where I have my OBYoga t-shirts batiked. I brought 66 t-shirts with me – 52 short sleeve (4 crew neck/48 v-neck) and 14 long sleeve hoodies. They took up one entire carry-on sized suitcase and a third of my check-in bag. It’s very moist here because of the rain so it’ll take a long time for the t-shirts to dry in between colors, and I probably won’t get them back until just before I leave. I’m really excited to see how the long sleeve hoodies turn out. With the exception of only one small t-shirt which is going to be pink, all the rest are being done in purple, green or blue. Designs for this batch are Ganesha (as seen hanging in the background), 2 elephants, and the Om symbol in a lotus petal. I’m very excited!
Views from the rickshaw …
Nana took Jill to the phone store and I tagged along because, well, there’s never a dull moment on a rickshaw ride. These motorcycles and motor scooters were parked outside the phone store. I’m not sure what happens when the person who owns the motorcycle in the middle needs to get out. As it turns out, Jill didn’t get a SIM card here because it was going to take 10 DAYS for the card to activate.
From the rickshaw …
We passed the Hotel Sapna. I took this picture and texted it to my friend, Sapna.
The next phone store had a “Server Room.” I wasn’t sure if there’s a real server behind the door or if it’s called that because there’s a coffee maker in there.
Sidewalk art. I believe this is some kind of education center.
This is the scene at every intersection where there’s a street light.
At our drop off, outside our flat.
Later in the day we went for a walk.
Very small alter set up on the side of the sidewalk.
Through the gates of the Hare Krishna Temple just down the street from our flat, hence why the name of our street is Hare Krishna Mandir.
Prashant – Do you “do” yoga or do you “know” yoga? Yoga is not to be “done,” It is to be “known.”
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