Last night was Dussehra here in Banaras. Lanka, a major street in Varanasi, was filled with people. Carnival toys and balloons were being sold. Pani Puri, or gol gappa as its called in Banaras, Ice cream and sweets are available from wheeled carts on the road side. I went out with my two youngest sisters, Guriya(16) and Lovely(12). The attraction of this day is the fact that i marks the part of the story on the Ramayana where lord Ram conquers the demon Ravan. This is depicted by the burning of a giant Ravana statue at midnight. The past couple weeks has been Ramlila, a dramatic recreation of the Ramayana by young actors who have purified themselves for a month before hand. Dussehra is the culmination of the story.
We didn't stay out all night, our curfew is 10, but we went out to eat in order to celebrate. After much searching we found a pizza restaurant for dinner. Pizza here is... different. Some times it's not consumable and sometimes it's good but not normal. The place we went to, one where I had been once before, was in the latter category. The sauce isn't tomato sause its kinda like a spicy bbq sauce, anyway, we ate well. The three of us ate four individual sized pizzas and some garlic cheese bread. Afterwards we went to Lord Ganesh's temple for Puja.
We didn't stay out all night, our curfew is 10, but we went out to eat in order to celebrate. After much searching we found a pizza restaurant for dinner. Pizza here is... different. Some times it's not consumable and sometimes it's good but not normal. The place we went to, one where I had been once before, was in the latter category. The sauce isn't tomato sause its kinda like a spicy bbq sauce, anyway, we ate well. The three of us ate four individual sized pizzas and some garlic cheese bread. Afterwards we went to Lord Ganesh's temple for Puja.
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