Monday, May 19, 2008

Stay in Rishikesh

In Rishikesh right now. Stuck. Missed the last bus to Rudraprayag, the whole group - except for me and piyush - contributing to that delay.

Checked into an Ashram today. This is the first time I'm having acquaintence with the ways of the Ashrams here. It ain't bad at all. The accomodation, as one can expect, is rubbish. Dingy, damp rooms with large empty spaces that leaves you puzzled. But your room would ideally only serve for your base, only to be used mainly in the late hours. Walk outside into the courtyard or deeper into the meditation halls and you'll find a whole new world. Clean, austere spaces and availability of chilly drinkable water. The crowd was great. Little mingling this far, but serene faces.
Yoga. One more new thing. All a part of the Ashram stay. It was brilliant, but tiring. There were plenty of foriegn practitioners, in fact everybody apart from me and friends weren't Indians by citizenship. The instructor turned out to be a modest, friendly guy.
Maybe missing out the last bus wasn't that bad a thing.

Rafting - another new thing. The most convenient adventure one could possibly have.

But I'll write more on all that later.

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