Day - 2 : The Early Morning Dip

I think I got up a little too early. Everything was really quiet and kinda eerie. I ordered for ‘special chai’, freshened up and headed to the ghats for the mandatory dip. The sight of dawn breaking over the ghats is truly a mesmerizing sight. Poets have eulogized it and the absence of the usual multitudes certainly added to the pleasure.

There were several foreigners clicking away furiously trying to capture as much of the serenity as possible. Standing there, watching the early morning worshippers, I somehow got the feeling I was a step closer to the supreme being. I am serious!! I am not religious but in those few moments something stirred deep within.

I gingerly tested the waters – and waded into the river. It was freezing but then I thought if this really did wash away my sins it was totally worth it ;)