In honor of Navratri, the religious 9-day festival, Nani decided to go to a nearby temple early this morning and I went with her. It was an assault of color and sound. We walked past security guards into a huge marble foyer, where we passed gold lion statues and portraits of various Hindu gods, to a room filled with people.
Here, devotees offered flowers, fruit and money, in exchange for prasad (a token from the Gods). Nani said a silent prayer, and then lead me outside to a long balcony taking us back to the streets... but not before proudly showing me her small parting gift.
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