Lunch!

Prakash, the director of the ashram, called me a couple of hours ago to tell me that lunch wasn't going to be served today because everyone was going to a nearby temple for a meal. I went with them. There was a ceremony which consisted of singing, bells, clapping hands, some jumping near the end. It was festive. Then everyone sat down in rows for lunch. Some Indians in western dress served everyone food. I think they were sponsoring the meal as a kind of religious community service. There was more variety than what we usually have at the ashram. (Usually we just have dal (lentils), a potato curry dish, naan, and rice. Sometimes yogurt or sweets as well.)