When I was last in India, I created 1 post of just photos http://deniseyogajourney.blogspot.com/2010/09/20-oct-08-mysore-in-pictures.html. Photos often capture what words can't describe, plus, I have many lazy (or busy, so they say) friends who don't like to read :o)
I still don't own a camera so most of these photos are 'stolen' (again). I did take some with my lousy 1.3mega pixel phone camera though (we all have to start somewhere right!)
Ok .. enough words ... take a look for yourself
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| Found in an organic shop. We didn't buy it and didn't manage to find out who has tried it |
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| Elephants all dolled up for the big Dassara festival in Mysore |
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| Backside of the elephants. Love the parasols! |
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| My rickshaw driver Maney's homemade Lemon Rice. Key ingredient - Love! |
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| The famous Mylari Dosa (I am so sick of it I refuse to go there anymore!) |
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| Maney and his rickshaw, all decorated and set to be blessed in the Auto Puja for Dassara |
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| The rickshaw always had to be watched or the cows would come eat the flowers! |
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| Kids on the way to school, reminding me of the backpack I used to carry altho mine was a lot heavier! |
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| Hotel Paradise - classic retro decor |
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| I'm don't cook but this beetroot carrot quinoa salad topped with white sesame seeds with a honey-lemon-olive oil dressing was pretty tasty (even if I do say so myself |
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| I love all cow photos .. but this one of the cow trying to get into the house is a classic |
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| The shala steps - usually either littered with shoes or with people waiting for the later Led class to start |
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| People on the shala street waiting to go in for Conference |
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| My landlord (taller guy) outside the house. I live on the top floor .. entering via the stairs on the rightside of the house |
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| Shao Gay bhat (basically Beehoon with Indian spices ... I refused to eat Chinese noodles in India but surprisingly it's pretty good) |
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| Upma (made from Semolina) with Coconut chutney. One of my favourite Indian Breakfast items |
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| The Onion and Coconut street in Devaraja Market |
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| Flower street in the market |
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| I love this scene - the Indian laundromat where clothes are left out in the rain and dried on the fences, grass etc (wherever there is space to hang stuff) |
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| Belur temple |
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| The reason why I spent so much time in my room being anti-social |
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| A pin cushion I made from the leftover scraps and stuffing from the Christmas stockings |
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| Stocking #1 - the early days |
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| Stocking #2 - WIP |
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| Stocking #3 - when will this be finished?!! |
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| Yoga Dassara ... all welcome |
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| Everyone in Downward Dog - such an awesome sight |
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| Ouch! And no, I can't do this |
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| Sharath (his daughter by his side) leading students from the shala in an Ashtanga demo |
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| A muffin shake - with half a muffin blended into the shake and the other half hanging outside. Sounds gross? I thought so too .. but again ... I was wrong! It's pretty good |
