Visiting Gurudev Siddha Peeth Ashram near the village Ganeshpuri,
north of Mumbai
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| Coloba
district of Mumbai, the most 'Western' of all Indian cities.
We spent a couple of nights here, searching out special photo
processing for the cave pictures, Christmas shopping and making
train reservations. |
Gurudev Siddha
Peeth Ashram, with Day and Dan in the foreground. We couldn't
live within the ashram, as we were there only a week, so we went
to the morning and evening programs. |
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| Dan Russo
is a friend who is living at the ashram, and met us for lunch
and walks through the village. He snapped some of these photos,
when Lou/Billbecame too self-conscious. Our favorite restaurant
was the Bhuvan Ramesh, for their fine masala dosa-- a kind of
big crepe rolled up with a spicy potatoe mix inside. |
Our haven was Gandhi
Lodge, a 5 minute walk from the ashram. Our small, clean room
cost Rs150 per day, a little under $4 U.S. Breakfast was another
Rs30 or so: fresh fruit and maybe some poundcake and/or cookies,
purchased from the little shops close by. Chai (excellent Indian
spiced tea) we had delivered to our room. |
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| A village
tailor who repaired Lou/Bill's pants |
Day stayed
in and worked for 5 days on her presentation. |
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| Fruit
stands in Ganeshpuri proper |
Drawing water and
carrying it home is a daily task |
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| Courtyard
of a home in the village |
Back in Mumbai before
the long train ride to Varanasi, Day sits with her birthday tamboura |
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