Today I visited another temple in South Mumbai, this one for Ganesh. I am amazed by the temples. There was a group of five of us: Myself, Manisha, Virendra, Anjele, and Virendra's mom. We paid to take the shortcut in otherwise we would have had to wait for at least 2 hours. Up to the temple there are tons of people selling offerings to take in. We also had to check our shoes as they of course weren't allowed. The temple itself is made almost entirely of marble and it was packed. As we filed towards the center it became more and more crowded. In the middle part itself it was a surge of people and you just sort of pushed your way through keeping an eye on at least one other member of your party.
My favorite part of the day (Virendra won't appreciate this) was after we left the temple we walked to the car but alas the car wasn't where Virendra had left it. I was a little confused at first until I heard the word towed. That I understood have had that situation happen to me at least once! Virendra had it all under control though, he quickly found the lot it was towed to, which surprising for those in the US, was only about 2 blocks away. All was resolved quickly and we were on our way.
Next on the list was Madhura's brother's engagement party. I was so honored to be invited and they were all so welcoming. It was a great experience and I got to wear my first traditional outfit from the shopping trip in the previous post. Another excellent weekend but Valentine's day is making me miss home and Dave. Wish I could share this all with him!
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