Diwali, part do

Happy Diwali... again! Yesterday was Deep Diwali, a little quieter a celebration, but plenty of lights nonetheless. I believe this celebration focuses more on the spiritual side of things and less on the fanfare. Fireworks were essentially non-existent and there wasn't a full-blown concert going on next door. We also had paneer at the ashram for the first time, palak paneer to be more exact. If you've ever been to an Indian restaurant you probably know that palak paneer is spinach with cheese curd. The spinach was actually grown here at the ashram, then cooked to oblivion. Delicious.


How auspicious (I have heard this word more times here in India than ever before in my life), a full moon on the same night. View from the ashram roof.

Loknath moves among the candles lining the ashram steps.