Hello again,
After Leh I returned to Srinagar to be part of the Eid celebrations with the family. Mum and the 2 brothers did Ramazan fasting for the whole month, in blazing hot weather so they were all very happy to celebrate the end of the fasting month. I felt very lucky to be part of the celebration in which the whole town was out on the streets buying food, new clothes and just enjoying life.
On the first day of Eid,after the last big gathering for prayers at the Mosque we all had a big lunch together. Mum cooked some hot and spicy delicious food and there was a constant stream of visitors wishing each other happy Eid. In the afternoon Fayaz, his two friends and myself took off on a small bike ride around town and up into the hills close to the lake. A beautiful day with everyone in such a happy mood, of course the traffic was crazy busy but fun all the same.
The second day, after a visit to the new fiance's home we took off again on the bikes and went up to a ruined Hindu Temple close by the river in the valley by Naratnag. Another great day with lots of laughter and fantastic scenery. Kashmir is a beautiful place and it was just one of those days where I was thankful for all the good in life and to be able to be in India with some good people.
Since then I have come back to McLeod Ganj as His Holiness starts teachings tomorrow. It is monsoon season here, humid and damp and completely different for the hot dry heat of Srinagar. It has been nice to settle back into McLeod and see some old friends, dharma practitioners as well as bump into other travellers on the same route.
After Leh I returned to Srinagar to be part of the Eid celebrations with the family. Mum and the 2 brothers did Ramazan fasting for the whole month, in blazing hot weather so they were all very happy to celebrate the end of the fasting month. I felt very lucky to be part of the celebration in which the whole town was out on the streets buying food, new clothes and just enjoying life.
On the first day of Eid,after the last big gathering for prayers at the Mosque we all had a big lunch together. Mum cooked some hot and spicy delicious food and there was a constant stream of visitors wishing each other happy Eid. In the afternoon Fayaz, his two friends and myself took off on a small bike ride around town and up into the hills close to the lake. A beautiful day with everyone in such a happy mood, of course the traffic was crazy busy but fun all the same.
Since then I have come back to McLeod Ganj as His Holiness starts teachings tomorrow. It is monsoon season here, humid and damp and completely different for the hot dry heat of Srinagar. It has been nice to settle back into McLeod and see some old friends, dharma practitioners as well as bump into other travellers on the same route.
