The monsoon came early and with a mighty force. Three days of endless water pouring down from the sky transformed Ganges into a frightening fast moving mass of muddy waters, forcefully taking everything in its way. Shiva has been swept away and the streets near the Ganges are flooded.
The Arathi is an expression of one's complete and unflinching love towards god. It is performed every evening in this beautiful setting of the Parmarth Niketan Ashram overlooked by this amazing Shiva statue standing on a platform in mother Ganga.
A few pictures showing my daily life here. The beautiful courtyard of house Krishna where I go for meals and philosophy and anatomy classes. And cows I meet on my way there, roaming the streets for something to eat.
This morning we went to the 6 am Yoga and meditation class in the nearby Parmarth Niketan Ashram. It's the biggest ashram in Rishikesh, an impressive place full of pilgrims and Hindu gods in beautiful gardens. The extra big beautiful Shiva statue behind me is one of Rishikesh's icons. With the Ganges real high only Shiva's head and shoulders might emerge from the water.
