Today is Shiva's birthday. Which explains the loud music and chanting coming from the villages around us this past week. Many people have today off from work, such as Erik, but schools are in session. So Erik and I have a day to play. We'll start with an outing on the 2-wheeler and see where it takes us.
The local tradition for celebrating Shiva's birth is a full day of fasting with no sleep and, of course, a trip to a Shiva shrine/temple to give him offerings of fruit, flowers, yogurt, milk, etc.
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...and this is a day when they can officially drink Bhang or a Cannabis plant extract. :) Pretty popular in varanasi...they city of Lord Shiva.
today 09/12/10; is it really lord shiva's birthday today. i met and old man two days ago who started to cry and tell me this thursday is lord shiva's birthday. he said if u read the patra it would say so.
today 09/12/10; is it really lord shiva's birthday today. i met and old man two days ago who started to cry and tell me this thursday is lord shiva's birthday. he said if u read the patra it would say so.
today 09/12/10; is it really lord shiva's birthday today. i met and old man two days ago who started to cry and tell me this thursday is lord shiva's birthday. he said if u read the patra it would say so.
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