Haridwar (Uttaranchal) - March 14th, 2007

This morning I came to stay for a couple of days at the Shanti Kunj Ashram. It's a huge complex, and I only saw one foreigner there. They gave me a nice room for the staying. I went for a good walk and it certainly bits the pollution and crowds and traffic noises of many other places. This is relatively small town but I never have seem so many hotels and new buildings along the road. It's definitely a very good business for this area the fact that so many pilgrims come here to bathe in the Ganges and to the various temples.
This evening I joined in the meditation and afterwards I sat on the floor for 1-1/2 hrs. with the Saree ladies during congregational music singing and discourses. It was interesting to parkate and they were pleased to have me.