Hi there!! It's been a long, long, long, long time... For two months I've loosen up more than I wanted and more than I expected. Many adventures have taken place within these past sixty days: Mysore, Madikeri, Malpe, Kodi, Chennai, Mamallapuram... And with many interesting people I've had the pleasure to talk: Suprit, Prabhu, Srini, Kumar, Thanesh... I've also crossed out many animals of my to-see-wildlife list: monkeys, snakes, more dogs, more cows, moongooses, crows, elephants, camels... Before starting with today's chapter, I fondly apologise for not having kept up with my writing routine. I'd like to blame my late facebook updates about India, for it's mainly due to that that I haven't written anything many things on my blog. Sorry for those who were patiently waiting for a new post.
Today we have spent the evening in Udupi. Tradition says that Vishnu (and possibly other gods which I don't recall now) has woken up after four months of rest (correct me if I'm wrong, I possibly am). Due to this, the town is lighted up with hundreds of clay lamps and decorated with chariots and ornaments of every sort all around. Local traders warm up the atmosphere with their noisy toys, fruit items, flower chains, mini statues of Hindu gods, wooden flutes and of course, snack stalls. First we saw some brief show inside Krishna's temple pond. There was a wooden boat turning around the central structure while traditional music was playing on the background. After that I escaped to see my beloved Subhadra. This time she was wearing the nicest of clothes, and she was basically smooching people for a few rupees. I couldn't miss this chance so I went there and gave her a two rupees coin to receive her blessing.
Then something amazing happened. People started pulling the chariots with a long thick rope. Absolutely anyone wanted to pull, from the oldest locals to the most innocent toddlers. Everyone barefoot yelling two different words I couldn't quite discern to be honest (it must be something in Kannada or Hindi). With the widest of grins in their faces, you could appreciate the religious fervour of Indians towards Hindu traditions (key point to understand India). After this demonstration of faith and devotion we stopped to see some beautiful fireworks lighting up the starry sky for some minutes. As a lovely ending to this story, we had a nice dinner at Woodlands, one of the best veg restaurants I've ever been to so far.
And now, to make it up for my loooong absence, here you have some pics about today's evening.
Today we have spent the evening in Udupi. Tradition says that Vishnu (and possibly other gods which I don't recall now) has woken up after four months of rest (correct me if I'm wrong, I possibly am). Due to this, the town is lighted up with hundreds of clay lamps and decorated with chariots and ornaments of every sort all around. Local traders warm up the atmosphere with their noisy toys, fruit items, flower chains, mini statues of Hindu gods, wooden flutes and of course, snack stalls. First we saw some brief show inside Krishna's temple pond. There was a wooden boat turning around the central structure while traditional music was playing on the background. After that I escaped to see my beloved Subhadra. This time she was wearing the nicest of clothes, and she was basically smooching people for a few rupees. I couldn't miss this chance so I went there and gave her a two rupees coin to receive her blessing.
And now, to make it up for my loooong absence, here you have some pics about today's evening.
Shub ratri dost!
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