Udaupur breakfast
For 500 rupies a night you get one hell of a view from our hotel.
Rajastan is beautiful.
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Sometimes even a small 5mp camera, built into a handheld camcorder
no-less, hits a home run!
WIKI:
“Dashashwamedh Ghat is located close to “Vishwanath Temple”, and is
probably the most spectacular ghat. Two Hindu mythologies are
associated with it: According to one, Lord Brahma created it to
welcome Lord Shiva. According to another, Lord Brahma sacrificed ten
horses in a yajna here. A group of priests daily perform in the
evening at this ghat “Agni Pooja” (Worship to Fire) wherein a
dedication is made to Lord Shiva, River Ganga, Surya (Sun), Agni
(Fire), and the whole universe.”
Basho
This is the tree under which the Buddha reached enlightenment; the
holiest of holies for buddhists. Being able to see it for myself I was
struck by the feeling that the messages of the man was more than, and
more personal, than the worship going on here. Still sitting under
it’s branche led to one of the deepest mediation sessions I had ever
experienced. Perhaps there is something in a place afterall?
The sun is scoldingly hot here even under parasols and whilst on the
beach we all got surprisingly pink around the edges yesterday.
And then the storm came. Fork lightening flashed across the sky
illuminating the sea, thunder cracked, rumbled and roared overhead and
the heavens opened washing away the heat, dust and seaview. All hopes
of a hot drink were dashed as the electricity flashed on and off and
candles were given out.
Our café quickly filled with bedraggled tourists happy to find shelter
as we all holed out here late into the evening until the storm passed
away.
These nets, raised and lowered 100 times a day, are supposedly from
the time of the mongols. Either way they work and Cesca and I had fun
joining the four man crew in pulling the net out of the water. The
catch: one puffer fish, aparently thanks to the boxing day tsunami.
