Our last day at the ashram. Another 200 people from a sister ashram in Kerala arrived late last night so lots of new people around (we’re full already so people camping in the dining and yoga halls). After a slightly later satsang we had breakfast in the yoga hall and then an open asana class which was pretty intense for us beginners.
The temple inauguration festivities started at 11 – there were lots of drums, a drum / acrobat / fire show, dancers, and the obligatory elephant as we were joined by many locals from the village to celebrate the placing of the deity into the new temple. Lots of noise and colour. Throwing of holy water and flowers over the crowds.
After a few hours of this we had a feast in the yoga hall and then it was time for us to head to Madurai to do some bits before we catch our train tonight. Bumped into a bunch of our fellow yoga vacationers in Madurai and had a nice final meal with them at the rooftop restaurant we’d visited a few weeks ago.
Finally we caught our overnight train to Mysore. It’s very quiet compared to the other trains we’ve caught – no hawkers or beggars. Still have the chants from the ashram in my head as I try to sleep.
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