We suggested that he could have the rest of the day off as we would try and get a tuk tuk back and only call him if things when awry. He would have none of it, told us we were to ring him and he would come in 15 minutes and we weren’t to take the tuk tuk. It comes across as if he is responsible for our safety, a responsibility he takes very seriously.
On the way to the market we passed a Hindu temple where there were two long queues, one to the left for woman and the other to the right for men.
Ashok tells us that today is the Maha Shivaratri festival. Devotees visit temples, worship Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati, chant mantras and prayers, observe fasts and wish for Lord Shiva's blessings. It seems to be akin to Valentines Day.
We spent 4 or 5 hours strolling through the market area, poking around in quite a few of the shops and making the odd purchase.
It was a pleasant experience as in the main the traders are fun to banter with - they all have a very good selling patter - your daughter would like that, buy 2 as gifts, we’ve also got these which will be nice for a friend.
As the day went on it got busier and busier and hotter and hotter. We found a restaurant that served pizza which we shared at a total cost of 230rs ($4.75) and got some energy back before venturing back out in to it.
While at lunch I took a video of the intersection below us.
After another hour or so we called Ashok who duly arrived and brought us back to our haven where we quickly jumped into the pool to cool off.
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