2) Go to the temple. After ramming the whole of 10th class into a school bus, we sped off to various temples surrounding Tangutur, where coconuts were cracked, after we had walked around the temple three times. We did the same rituals as before at each temple - google Pooja, it's really interesting and good fun!
3) Take a small detour to a science exhbition - was so impressed with all of the different science experiments that I was reminded of A Level Chemistry - before continuing with step four.
4) Visit more temples. The Sai Baba temple was closed at lunchtime so we returned again in the evening, after bathing and changing our sarees of course. It was one of my best temple experiences, and here's why...
Thursday is a special day for Sai Baba so there was a lot going on. The 10th class girls walked around the outside of the temple with us and showed us how to pray to the different Gods. Next the Sai Baba God was carried around the outside of the temple about 10 or 15 times in a cot type thing. We pushed our way forward to take our turn carrying the cot (which was ridiculously heavy) whilst others fanned the God. After giving flowers to the God and touching His feet, we returned inside for prayer. It was gone 10 o'clock when food was served, but it was definitely worth the wait, even if Venkayamma madam was running around with rice in her hand trying to feed us!
Of course along with these four steps, is a year of studying day in day out from 5.30am until 9.30pm, and I'm not sure if my brother is quite at that stage yet, are you J? Still I hope that the blessed Hanuman pad from me and the Saraswathi Devi God band from Raja give you some confidance. We know you still have a few months to go, but from everyone in 10th class, Good Luck Josh!
PS. Visited even more temples in to the run up to 10th class exams, which are now well underway. Cracking coconuts and saying a litter prayer for Josh ended up bringing a tear to my eye. Can't wait to see you all next week!
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