Sorry once again for the delay in posts. Got something "viral." Had a very high fever for a couple days, then just the flu. Funny how here whenever you get a fever they classify it as viral and not viral - as if there are fevers that are not caused by a virus?! Anyways, got a home visit from a doctor (not as big of a deal as it sounds!) and got lots of unnamed tablets from unlabeled jars, which apparently did the trick :) Being sick sucks in India - and it's very easy to do!
Yesterday was the 10th day after Ganesh Chaturthi, which means all of the people who sat a Ganapati (icon of God that looks like an elephant) have to put him in a body of water (river). People bring the icons from afar, making music and all sorts of noise, throwing color, singing and dancing away. Then at the river everyone wades in and puts their icons in. Just yesterday 2 guys died in the river...police were on high alert, but still tragedy cannot always be avoided in unregulated waters. But it was cool to see all of the commotion firsthand! People are very devoted - some walk from afar to put the Ganapati in the water, barefoot at times, thinking it'll give them some type of good karma...
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