Chopping jackfruit, Udupi Krishna Matha style.

Also, how I know tomorrow's "chauki" meal at the matha will include jackfruit "palya".

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Sunday morning at Udupi Krishnapura Matha: Wonderful early morning "dwaadashee" service followed by delicious "paarane" to break 30+ hour fast, and then kind words and blessings by the Swamiji. Also, humbled after meeting some accomplished people in the crowd.

"dwaadasha": dwa/dwi + dasha (2 + 10) is 12 in #Sanskrit. dwaadashee is the 12th day of the fortnight.

"aekaadashee" (aeka + dasha, 1 + 10), the 11th day, is fasting day. Early morning "paarane" on dwaadashee breaks the fast. In most mathas, paarane is complete by 8am.

Friday morning views in Udupi

1: Luggage storage
2-4: Geetha Mandira

"One who is after wants never has enough."

Sounds better in #Kannada: "ಬೇಕು ಬೆನ್ನು ಹತ್ತಿದವನಿಗೆ ಸಾಕು ಕಾಣುವುದಿಲ್ಲ"

I don't know the quote's origin, but Shataavadhaani Ramanathachar said it at his lecture couple of days ago at Geeta Mandira in #udupi.

Fortunate to be in Udupi, occupying the same areas as some of the best scholars in logic, philosophy, language, literature, scriptures, and such. Just today, I sat in on a hour-long lecture by a "shataavadhani" (someone who can do 100 concurrent tasks) and had 30-minute one-one with the Swamiji of one of the original eight Udupi mathas (~monasteries).

This on top of interacting with the two paryaaya Swamijis (those now responsible for the Krishna temple) and getting a closeup viewing of Krishna. Not to mention eating heavenly food.

I mean, I'd feel blessed to experience any one of those for a few minutes of my entire life, but I'm experiencing it all day, every day. It all feels like a dream, one I fear I'll wake from and realize none of this is real.

Needles to say, heavy impostor syndrome.

Picture: Today's (Tuesday) "alankaara" (makeup) of Krishna. Not my picture but permitted to share.

"We need one more melon".

That is what I imagine the produce manager at #Udupi #Krishna temple says when he sees these shelves.

"rathotsawa" (ratha+ utsawa) for #Udupi Krishna. During "saptotsawa" (7-day festivities leading up to samkraamti), rathotsawa immediately follows "teppotsawa" (boat ride, see post ~2days ago).

Pics edited to remove noise. More