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Thursday
Sep242009
I bought a sari today
September 24, 2009
We arrived in Varanasi a couple of days ago, but I haven't found time to get out and use the Internet until this very moment.
This is deep India. Crowded, lovely, the India of merchants who fling saris and sheets while you sit and drink tea on their cushioned floor, and try to make your decisions.
Hopefully I will get out with a camera in hand, but for now, imagine the house that we are staying in with our dear friends, in a rare peaceful spot beside the Ganga. A house from the raj era, crumbling curved white archways surrounding a courtyard with a mango tree presiding over it. Power only sometimes, tea several times a day, hibiscus flowers and bourgainvillea climbing the walls. Yesterday there was a monsoon rain and running across the quickly flood courtyard, instantly sodden, I felt that I was at home.
This is deep India. Crowded, lovely, the India of merchants who fling saris and sheets while you sit and drink tea on their cushioned floor, and try to make your decisions.
Hopefully I will get out with a camera in hand, but for now, imagine the house that we are staying in with our dear friends, in a rare peaceful spot beside the Ganga. A house from the raj era, crumbling curved white archways surrounding a courtyard with a mango tree presiding over it. Power only sometimes, tea several times a day, hibiscus flowers and bourgainvillea climbing the walls. Yesterday there was a monsoon rain and running across the quickly flood courtyard, instantly sodden, I felt that I was at home.
Reader Comments (22)
I love this blog.
So good to hear you have arrived. To know you are in a peaceful spot that feels like home, is even better.
oh, how I want to see so much more of this world than I have seen. Thanks for the quiet windows into other worlds.
I can see it....I can feel it. We are thinking of returning next May when the parents return to Kerala. I can't wait to experience it again--this time not pregnant. I can't wait to see it through my children's eyes, ears and tastes as well. Blessings on your journey.
Glad your safe and happy.
I can picture it perfectly... but please don't let that stop you from getting out with your camera. Deep, deep sigh... oh, India!
Not too much further to travel!! Would love to see it alongside of you. Hope you are feeling rested and not too tired.
Love you,
So happy to read you again. Be well.
What an experience.
That sounds so amazing. I think I'd appreciate that pace.
I love how you can find"home" wherever you go....
Love to see a picture of you in the sari by the way!
After being in Thailand I can feel where you are. I think I need to go to India someday!
My sister was born in India and is "mine" through adoption. Seeing her home country through your eyes will keep me coming back for more!
Lovely.
You are magic.
There are a hundred and one photographs in your words. Flutter is right about the magic.
You don't need a camera to show us. I wish I could put this post in a cup and drink it.
(is that weird?)
I miss you!
Rae, Your words are lovely. Best wishes...
hope to see a picture of you in a sari! i love them, i think people in bc think i'm quite odd for waring them, but honestly so comfortable, flowy, and blissss pours out of the dancing in them.. much love sounds amazing
After being in Thailand I can feel where you are. I think I need to go to India someday!