sign of the week

taken at the Amaravati airport

Amaravati

whoa, what an overwhelming/invigorating blur


so many people+so much food+so much love+so much chaos = one fantastic wedding in Amaravati

I arrived not knowing what to expect at all, certainly not a crammed house of 70 people all eager to greet me and pass on love to our family in the states.

because everyone is entitled to one cliche sadhu picture!

taken in Kathmandu at the famous Pashupashinath temple

sign of the week

a shot of the back of a van in Darjeeling

Guru Nanak Jayanti

Mu-Barack Ho!!

Happy Diwali

Wow. So the past three nights whenever I look out the window I feel like I’m getting the privilege of a personal fireworks show. No joke. As soon as the sun goes down, the sky comes alive with fireworks galore. I went back and forth on my Diwali plans and in the end just decided to relax in Lucknow. The bazaars were bustling with people buying diyas/clothes/kitchenware/sweets and the lights were glam. I bought my first clay diyas and lit them the night before Diwali. On the day of I went over to a friend’s house for a mini Diwali party. So much fun! We had a pooja and then proceeded to the terrace to light the entire railing with candles. The most exciting part was next when we lit (I watched) fireworks on terrace…and practically every terrace in the neighborhood was doing the same. So loud. So colorful. So India.

PS. some photo courtesy of my lovely friend Devon (the glam girl in the sari)!!