Now you may wonder at Paz's willingness in all this adventure - knowledge cures all fear they say, and she had been to a ceremony before in South Africa with a friend of hers from the UK. We were lead to the Ashram where the women, single or married, live together and men are in a separate section. We passed the kitchen and I asked if a tour was possible, but apparently the kitchen is like their alter so I was not allowed to enter because I am not "one of them". However through the door the large quantity of stainless steel glowed. They are extremely clean, as were the showers.
The Ashram consisted of 2 sets of bunk beds 3 high in one corner, and lots of floor space for people to sleep on. The women were, as were the men, trying desperately to imitate Indians. Stone piercing through the nose, sari dresses, plaited hair, bare feet etc.(I find it hilarious how they have programmed themselves to Krishna as their word of God when it is actually blasphemy - don't know what I meant by this at the time of writing). We prepared ourselves for evening prayer and lectures.
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