Cooler and muddier…

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The next day began with showers but they certainly didn’t change the pujas! Each element of the daily vastu puja was performed with the same care as it had been on the dry days! The dark sky suggested that this would be a rainy day, although the air was warm and so we were quite comfortable.
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Durga was comfortably snug in her bed of flowers.

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And Shiva had his usual abishekam of milk and other ingredients followed by elaborate decorations that featured local fresh flowers of many different kinds.
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