Perhaps I should tell you what I learnt, or no, let me reveal it to you as it was revealed to me! I could not brush my hair in the Ashram, only in the bathroom, for hygiene reasons. We donned dresses at Paz's suggestion and descended the stone steps to the temple - a room off the main entrance foyer.
My first sight, to my horror, was what looked like a man sitting on a cube of a stage, looking exactly like the man whom I assumed was the illusive Krishna - I had seen photos of him all over the building. On closer examination this man was a life size wax model of the man in the photos - sitting in the lotus position and wearing an orange sari like the other men in the temple. He was totally life like and sitting under a canopy of flowers and jewels on a waist high stage about 1 1/2 meters square. Wow - idol worship?
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