We have had our circuits blown out!

Today we visited Hirapur and the womb-shaped 64 Yogini temple (all forms of Tara/Parvati/Durga), meeting Prema’s Guru-ji (Odissi dance teacher), and attending the second night of the Orissa State Dance festival where we witnessed what is truly the pinnacle of dance potential (accompanied by amazing live classical music and even a painter capturing his impression of the evening all set against the 10th century temple grounds). When returning to the hotel for lunch we found that our dance at the Konark Sun Temple on Monday was in the paper here in Bhubaneswar (as well as in Puri) yesterday.  A powerful 50th Birthday for our pilgrim Gina. Wild and wonderful, India.  The stomach upset passing through the group is to be expected and has been a challenge but has done little to hamper our overall enjoyment.  And now we attempt to settle in for our last night here in this port of call while the wedding party below begins to settle down well after 1 AM and the shenni player intermittently bursts out in jubilant  calls of horn accompanied by the catchy Punjabi beats.  (One does begin to wonder just how long this might go on even while feeling greatly amused.)  Shivadam is narrating the action below... His main interest is the antics of some of the neighborhood doggie strays cleaning off the guests plates left on the tables.  But sleep calls before another day on the road.  Om Tare!  

Here is a taste of one of the dances: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itr5C4DQxqY