By bluerasberry on 2007-05-25
Nandan and I went to Ayodhya, the birthplace and royal home of Lord Ram. He was actually going to a funeral for a friend’s grandfather, but Ayodhya was nearby. I wanted to join him for both events. Ram is one of the most popular Hindu deities. He was an avatar of Lord Vishnu and the […]
Posted in animal, India, religion | Tagged Ayodhya, death, Hinduism, Islam, monkey
By bluerasberry on 2007-04-03
Before I start passing on partly unsubstatiated rumors let me say that my studies are going well and that within the last week I have found a surge of speaking proficiency from within. I have begun daily study with M.N. and he presses me to speak and write without preparation or my books. I find […]
Posted in computer, India, religion, rights | Tagged blood, death, food, gay rights, Hinduism, Islam, marijuana, ritual, scam, Sikhism, sport, water, youth
By bluerasberry on 2007-03-25
Ashu begins as a beggar On Friday March 23 I returned to Varanasi from Azemgarh. I had gone for Ashu’s janeu. There were I think ten of us in the van and the trip took two hours. As usual, I slept most of the way and had no regard for crammed conditions. Puja was beginning […]
Posted in festival, India, religion | Tagged death, Hinduism, medicine, ritual, youth
By bluerasberry on 2007-03-06
I went to the Monkey Temple today and enjoyed it. Today is Tuesday so there was a big crowd there. Tuesday is Hanuman’s day. The monkeys here were nicer than ghat monkeys, but they still harassed people. The monkeys would put their hands out to beg for treats and if people tried to feed them […]
Posted in education, India, religion | Tagged data, death, Hinduism, monkey, ritual, temple
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-13
I want to make clear that although many touts are pushy, they often deliver marks to perfect salespersons. Faruk, for example, made a good pitch at his $135 and $160 2 and 3 piece suits. I can only wish that I had his sales skill – it would make me rich quickly. Had I not […]
Posted in India | Tagged death, war