* A Hindu Temple – Ajay wanted us to see this particular temple as according to him they follow the rules of Hinduism quite well… in that there aren’t any specific rites\/rules.\u00a0 The theory is that religion is a means to communicate with God, that how one chooses to interact and address God is personal and cannot be contained by set rituals or practices.\u00a0 Some may chant, some may speak to friends, some may prostrate themselves, some may serve to help others or their country — the point, Ajay, said, was that it’s a religion of the individual seeking self-actualization and that each self determines what path that may be best for him or her; it is not dictated by others.<\/p>\n Ajay arranged for a specific guide to show us around and demonstrate how things worked — which was incredibly useful as otherwise I would have just thought the place was a giant sculpture park.\u00a0 Even with his explanations, I couldn’t tell the time but it made sense when he did it.\u00a0 He also gave me an astrological reading based upon my birthdate and time.\u00a0 It felt like he was right about me… but he might have just done a cold reading, like The Mentalist.\u00a0 I never know how much to believe in these things… especially given the death notice the psychic gave me in Myanmar a few years back.<\/p>\n Amongst the artifacts —\u00a0the Gangajali<\/em> or giant water jugs Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II took with him to England in 1901 for the coronation of Edward VII.\u00a0 He didn’t trust their water in England and only would drink water from the Ganges River, hence these literally named “Ganges Water Urns.”<\/p>\n On the drive back, we passed this guy pushing a fruit cart.\u00a0 Had this been a movie, we would have crashed into him.\u00a0 Because this was India, we only just barely missed him.\u00a0 I mean, it was millimeters.\u00a0 They do cut things close on the roads here.\u00a0 After several days without incident, I saw three accidents occur within a space of 48 hours… but to be fair, none of them involved a fruit cart.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200124_091537.jpg\")
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