Aupmanyav
Be your own guru
The amount of sand is OK but the amount of Ganges water is vey less. You should have taken more. But do not worry. Gangajal is as effective as a homeopathy medicine. Its potency will not go down by any dilution. Moreover, you can also get it from your Hindu friends and buy it at the temple shops (Cauvery water also is Gangajal only). I got a jar of Ganges water from the mouth of the glacier (Gaumukh). The scene there is beautiful with the sand scintillating like gold in the sun.
The cleaning-up is because it is Indian Prime Minister's constituency and he has promised to make it the cleanest city in India. The ladies you saw were probably on government contract for the purpose. The temple you saw in the midst of water is nothing new. Such temples exist in many places where the river itself performs Lord Shiva's abhishekam.
You did the right thing for praying for the well-being of your brother. There is a story in 'Baital Pachisi' (Ghost's Twenty Five Stories) where an aboriginal women asked for her option also chose her brother, not her husband or children because the aboriginals had no problem with another marriage and could get another husband and children, but since her parents were dead, she could not get another brother. The stories are connected with a king of Ujjain, Vikramaditya (First Century BCE). They are 'Panchatantra' type of stories and contain lessons in life. Another set of stories alluded to that king is 'Simhasan Battisi' (32 tales of the Throne Fairies). Vikram Aur Betaal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Singhasan Battisi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The weaver who tied the silk threads on your wrist is probably a Muslim as he is wearing a 'lungi' and not a dhoti. Seems to have the regulation Banarasi pan or 'khaini' in his mouth. 'Khaini' is tobacco and lime rubbed together and is to Banaraswallahs what chewing gum is to Americans. Till you find his name, call him 'Kabir'. Let me add that the photographs are as good as taken by any other person.
The cleaning-up is because it is Indian Prime Minister's constituency and he has promised to make it the cleanest city in India. The ladies you saw were probably on government contract for the purpose. The temple you saw in the midst of water is nothing new. Such temples exist in many places where the river itself performs Lord Shiva's abhishekam.
You did the right thing for praying for the well-being of your brother. There is a story in 'Baital Pachisi' (Ghost's Twenty Five Stories) where an aboriginal women asked for her option also chose her brother, not her husband or children because the aboriginals had no problem with another marriage and could get another husband and children, but since her parents were dead, she could not get another brother. The stories are connected with a king of Ujjain, Vikramaditya (First Century BCE). They are 'Panchatantra' type of stories and contain lessons in life. Another set of stories alluded to that king is 'Simhasan Battisi' (32 tales of the Throne Fairies). Vikram Aur Betaal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Singhasan Battisi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The weaver who tied the silk threads on your wrist is probably a Muslim as he is wearing a 'lungi' and not a dhoti. Seems to have the regulation Banarasi pan or 'khaini' in his mouth. 'Khaini' is tobacco and lime rubbed together and is to Banaraswallahs what chewing gum is to Americans. Till you find his name, call him 'Kabir'. Let me add that the photographs are as good as taken by any other person.
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