Pune with a perfect guide

Today we were blessed with our first female guide. She was so knowledgeable and had so much information to share our brains are full.

We were taught about the customs of what you do at the temples. We learned about the offerings and how you share the blessed offerings with the poor. We learned about Indian traditions in marriage. We had a traditional Thali lunch where we ate with our right hand only. We went through the vegetable market and tasted some local fruit and vegetables. We climbed 108 steps to the Parvati Temple where we had a panoramic view of the city. We met children who wanted to take their picture with us. We went to a local market called Lakshmi road. Tina and Maria took a rikshaw to a hidden bronze market where they saw the oldest temple in Pune, so Maria could get a Patanjali statue. (Gail had a blister and since only 3 people fit in a rikshaw she didn't mind staying behind in the van). We're eating an early dinner so we can get up at 5 am to head to Arungabad to the caves. Two more nights in a hotel before we are heading home! Namaste