Amrithapuri - Trivandrum (So. Kerala) Jan. 13th, 2007

Last night I didn't get much sleep and before 5 am I heard the chanting and I got up and went to see a puja taking place next to the temple. It was interesting to watch the priest perform the ceremony and then gave to all of us present a handful of blessed cereal food. After that, I went by the beach to see the sun rise around 7am, and then I realized that I was ready to go and check out of the ashram and continue my travels. That was my final decision, so I went back to have breakfast at the ashram and say goodbye to some new friends.
I travelled to Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala, and took a long walk this afternoon to get familiar with the town which is not all that big.
Trivandrum is build over seven hills, and the new name now is Thiruvananthapuram or city of the sacred serpent.