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The ashram/
meditation hall,
affectionately called
"The Cake"...inside is a beautiful rendition of all the symbols of the main spiritual traditions in the world. The top of The Cake changes colors at night, going from green to blue to hot pink to orange, like an Easter egg that can't decide what color it wants to be:) The swan in front was affectionately called "The Swan" , the tree was affectionately called "The Tree" and so on...the date on the bottom is wrong, by the way. A contrast to the luxurious greenery found around The Cake..kids on the street often waved to us as we rode by in our large bus.
The Holland group, showing off their 'cheese'. Being an often cheesy person, myself, i had to take a picture with Holland and her cheese. Walking around The Cake was like taking a mini tour around the world...there's Holland in the field, by the tree, South Africa by the stairs, with the drums, the USA walkin' down the pathway, Thailand and China admiring the plants. Truly a One World Family experience...a smorgasbord of international strangers treating each other like kin!
My city-mate Ergin and the holy cow in front of the ashram.
The ashram garden...a wonderful get-away from the snowy, cold winter happening in
Bulgarland, as my fellow PCV Maeghan affectionately calls this place.