Safari chic and books

In the morning, before we left the jungle south of Mysore, we took the boat ride to an island and our guides showed us the temple ruins from 1200 AD. Since the temple was a ruin - and long since not in use - we could take pictures. In addition to carvings of deities, there were carvings of animals... for example a parrot (at left).

Below CK is modeling yoga student safari wear. Madame is wearing (in order from feet up) hiking sandals, a sawar kameez, tarpaulin jacket (from tarpaulin store), and a life jacket. Fetching yet modest. Unfortunately her head is veiled to protect her blogging modesty - or you would get to see how the neem shampoo got her head super clean and (according to the label) free of germs and accumulated dirt.



I have been reading Shantaram - since it would seem to be the novel to read in India right now. At first it was fun but... homing in on page 900... it is now just a grim yearning for completion that pushes me on. It contains one too many fights, romanticizes things like the slums and crime lords and has cliche love scenes that are hard not to giggle through. CK has an interesting blog entry with thoughts on things to read on a yoga trip to Mysore. It is called: "The Reading Life."