Today is a special day on the Hindu and Buddhist calendar so there are celebrations happening all day at the school. In the morning we take part in a Hindu ceremony, which involved us all getting tikas (red dot on the forehead). Some of the locals come in to take part. The views today are the clearest they have ever been. The Himilayas are brilliantly visible in the distance.
We have lunch then revisit the school for a Buddhist ceremony. A stage is set up where we are invited to join community dignitaries and a monk. There are speeches and dancing and the monk performs some sort of rite on anyone who lines up. We join in. The proceedings drag on and there is some disorganization. It’s getting cold but it’s fascinating being part of the ceremony. Jayde speaks on our behalf of us to thank them for welcoming us here. We have been treated as very special visitors for the whole time we’ve been here.
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