Arrived in Mumbai on Republic Day
Gateway to India, Mumbai
Everybody is playing cricket
chowpatty beach, Mumbai
The room I shared with Alan at Purple Valley Yoga Retreat in Goa
The buffet
Leena and Iman bargaining
practicing on the slackline
Michael showing us how to stretch the upper back in preparation for backbends
Another method of stretching the upper back and shoulders
Iman belly dancing
Leena, Michael and I going for supper in Mysuru
view of Chamunde Hill from my balcony, when I wake up for Yoga practice
view in the afternoon
Eating lunch with swamiji on Chamunde Hill, Mysuru
Nandi
Leena and Quyen cooking supper
On the way to BR Hills
The view from behind the ashram
At the temple
Dinner at the ashram with swamiji Pravananda
bed time
Guruji and me
outside guruji's home and shala (Lino is on the right side)
Ganesh and the internet cafe (Anu's)
farewell lunch at the Metropole for Michael
getting ready to have my head shaved
making chapati
a beautiful home where Misa is renting a room
a puja (offering) room in the house
the beautiful garden (uncommon)
a school nearby
buying some bed sheets
the owner of the shop
me and my trusty steed Pep+ in front of the Sri Rama Krishna ashram
Laksmish teaching sanskrit
The 40 m high temple at the top of Chamunde Hill
Raju our rickshaw driver who took us to the base of Chamunde Hill to climb the 1000 steps up
Enjoying Dosa's for breakfast
The entrance to the Devaraja Fruit and Vegetable Market
Six types of banana's to choose from
Visiting the temples inside the palace on Shivarathri where the people are doing Puja (offerings) and meeting the assistant commissioner of the palace guards
children wanting to have their picture taken
KR circle and the traffic chaos
The Maharaja's Palace
Mysuru city police that are standing at all major traffic intersections
first act of the talent show
The Palace is lit up on Sunday night's from 7 to 8 pm
Lalitha Mahal Palace for foreign guests of the Maharaja
The foyer
The staircase
The rooms
The pool and garden
The restaurant
The silver Thali for Rs 200 (normal price Rs 35)
15 attendees at my second cooking class with Tina
Lemon rice
Tomato Bhaat and Kerala Stew
Ayu and I enjoying Idli and Dosa for breakfast
Ayuko with Gandhiji at one of the busy traffic circles
tree in front of the university of Mysuru
Salsa dance party at our place with Salsa instructor arranged by Leena
Maduh's massage bed
Lentils and rice with fenugreek, the ingredients for the dosa and idli batter
steaming the idli's
Coconug chutney
ready to eat idli's
the stuffing for masala dosa's, in this case potatoes (aloo)
Yep, that is me cooking!!! mashing the potato stuffing for the masala dosa's
space for about 16 to 20
the little restaurant by the side of the road I had searched for for so long
Sitarama in his kitchen
the big idli steamer
The masala chai is goooood
full tummies
different kinds of rice for sale at department store Loyal World
Bombay Tiffany's (Mysore Pak) and the Baddsha bazaar, where I got the material for my pants from Shoaib
trying on my new pants
The train to Bangalore
getting petrol after sitting in a long queue
My delayed flight to Delhi
Hotel Downtown is down the alley... look at the electricity cables overhead
getting breakfast early in the morning
Lahore Gate of Lal Quila, the red fort
Lahore Gate, the main entrance
Jama Masjid, the biggest Mosque in India
The McDonalds at the Kashmere Gate Metro Station and ISBT (Inter State Bus Terminal)
The after dinner presentation, jaggery, misri and aniseed
first glimpse of the himalayas through the bus window
McLeod Ganj
Ordering breakfast after arriving in McLeod Ganj
Cooking course with Lhamo: Tibetan Momo's
Spinach and cheese momo, vegetable momo & sweet momo
The road down to the Tsuglagkhang complex
The Tsuglagkhang complex comprising the residence of the Dalai Lama and the central chapel
The Himalayan backdrop from the Tsuglagkhang complex
People sitting outside the complex listening to the translations on the fm transceivers, because there is no space left in the complex courtyard
Making Methup and Tanthuk soup
sharpening knives
The chorten (stupa in tibetan) with prayer wheels
selling different kinds of flutes
Tangka's in one of the temples
The courtyard where the teachings take place
marching in protest against recent human rights violations by the chinese in tibet
early morning stroll towards Dal Lake
prep school playground
The bus stand
On the way to Dehra Dun - changing tyres again
Arrived at the Parmarth Niketan Ashram entrance, Rishikesh
Thali for lunch and dinner
Aarti from 18:00 to 19:00 every evening on the bank of the Ganges
The International Yoga Festival held here had just finished and they were packing away the tent etc.
Holy Cow, holy river
a familiar sight
The 13 story temples from the Lakshman Jhula (pedestrian bridge)
a familiar phrase (Blow Horn!)
Preparations for Aarti at Parmarth Niketan Ashram are underway
The horse-drawn chariot of Shiva??? in front of the Ashram entrance where Aarti is held
Aarti
Uncharacteristically for this time of year, it decides to rain at the time I have to hike over the bridge to catch the bus to Delhi
A wedding procession nearby
