{"id":1635,"date":"2013-03-03T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earthsplash.com\/yogaslice\/2013\/03\/03\/temple-visit\/"},"modified":"2013-03-03T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T17:05:00","slug":"temple-visit-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthsplash.com\/earthsplash\/blog\/2013\/03\/03\/temple-visit-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Temple visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saji took us all to visit a local Hanuman temple. It was just 5 km away from the ashram. The area around the temple was surrounded with rice fields. I got some decent pics. Within the temple we stood amongst a few people chanting Hare Krishna endlessly. The locals were so devoted\/dedicated to the chanting…like meditation. It was trance-like, very interesting and touching to see. One older lady in a sari (which they all wear) came out from no where and started chanting as well. She reminded me of my grandmother, who\u00a0recently passed. The tears started spilling and I missed her like crazy. \u00a0She would’ve loved it here.<\/p>\n

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A few minutes before, still in the group chanting the same mantra, a bat flew into me. Yes, a big, fat, fluffy grey bat must’ve lost it’s sonic gland\u00a0and went thud against the side of my neck. \u00a0So naturally, I shrieked out loud during Hare Krishna, hare krishna, krishna, krishna, hare, hare. People looked back and I just grinned nervously, still processing what the hell happened. \u00a0No, there aren’t any bite marks! The temple is not completely closed and bats are common. From my understanding, bats should not be flying into things unless this one got dizzy as well from all the chanting!<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow is my day off. \u00a0Finally headed to the beach and to Fort Kochin. Alice, is determined to see me in fancy clothes so I’ll be trying on stuff I’d never wear or buy! \u00a0Bet you’ve heard this before, mom. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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