Heading towards sacred landFeet touching the groundDirt between my toesTentatively taking stepsTo places unknownTemples buzzing with activityCrowded with sincere devoteesRelaying nakshatras to priestsPlacing sacred ash on foreheadsGoing from one shrine to the nextGiving and receiving offeringsFlowers, milk and coconutsLighting diyas for blessingsPassing beggars as we goAnimals crossing pathsMind spinning in the chaosIt slowly dawned on … Continue reading Sacred Land