Day 2 - Rise and shine

Last night I went to bed around 10:00pm and woke up at 9:00am. I can't remember the last time I got 11 hours sleep ... maybe college (25 years ago). Of course my nose can only resist the aroma of Lakshmi's cooking for so long as I cruised into the dining room and found before me a plate of poories khurma, coffee and a glass of fresh guava juice. Fantastic! Afterwards their nine year old daughter Sindu showed me photos of Manohar and Lakshmi's families. We will be joining them at a festival this next Friday in Manohar's home village. I'm beginning to believe that living in India is just one big festival within a festival! If your town is not having a festival then there is probably one close by that is.