Pushkar, where traveling begins, where the traveler community is vibrant, like a huge giant ongoing festival...quiet streets, no rickshaws, i have met more travelers here in a week than in the whole time in all the other places.
Tonight is the start of Holi, this night there is music across the whole town, drumming, wild hindi music melodic and entrancing, echoing everywhere, but not loud, floating in and out , round and round the town lake echoing, this afternoon bonfires, then drumming and indian boys dancing. Then during the night a full lunar eclipse, although not an auspicious occasion in Hindu tradition. Thanks to Indiamike.com for the picture.
Holi was wildly fantastic, the chalk flew and the dancing was nuts...getting entirely covered in paint like chalk was cathartic. Then after it all settles down, an afternoon hike to the temple high above town for sunset with Aussie friends i met.
A week here - i could stay a month and just chill and forget about India, drinking chai all day in the street side hang outs but exploration calls, the Himalaya's however are as with every other northern hemisphere place having a late cold snowy winter, so its a little unexpectedly off to Varanassi instead of Manali for a week or 2. The ghats sound out of this world, then to Rishikesh for Yoga ashrams. Varanassi comes on the recommendation of many travelers. After that it should be warm enough for Himachal Pradesh.
This whole blog thing is a little less inspiring than it was a few weeks ago, the price of hanging out in wonderful Pushkar. Hopefully another photo album soon.
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