This is the view from the Ashram. Amazing.
The bridge that you get the ashram, very nice.
Yoga on the roof of the kali temple. I gave two classes here, it was amazing.
The front of the Kali temple. Kali is one of my favorite hindu gods.
I was trying to do the Titanic thing but it was a hirrible angle. I wanted to give you the idea though.
Me on a boat in the backwaters of Kerala.
This pier was built by the Raj in 1856. That's damn old.
The house boat in the background is massive. It was too expensive for me to get and in my eyes not worth it after taking the 8 hour ferry. They park at 5 and you just sleep so I figured I would just ride all day and sleep in land for 1/100th of the price.
On the ferry ride, beautiful.
India rail, My last train ride in India was only 45 min. I had no seat so i hung myself out the door and watched as we passed stunning landscape and small villages.
As you can see the boating through the backwaters is amazing.
The rivers work as roads still in many of the backwater villages. This is his car as well as the local taxi.
Varkala, beautiful. I just hung out on the beach for a few days. My Hotel was actually some guys house which had a kitchen. Right out side the back door where was sat to smoke J's and eat dinner was a banana tree, a mango tree, a massive coconut palm tree, a jack fruit tree and some other fruit bearing tree that I cannot recall the name of. Only the coconuts were in season but the thought of being so surrounded by trees that bear fruit and how easy you could live off the land is amazing. I have never been so happy.
This is in Alleppey. It is one of the local canals which connects the people to the major cities.
Taylor and I in a last minute rendez-voous before I leave for Indonesia. It has been an amazing 24 hours. It was more than great to meet up with him again.
I met these English couple who now lives in Spain in the mountains. I spent about a week with them in Varkala, Amma's Ashram and then in Alleppey. Greta people.
Taking a 3 hour Ferry to the ashram and then continuing on for another 6 to Alleppey. The backwaters are amazing.
Me in my holy attire at the ashram. Shanti, shanti, shanti, peace.
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