Yesterday we took a rickshaw across town to do some shopping. Nana, a highly recommended rickshaw driver who many of the students from the Institute have used, picked us up at 9am.

Across the Mula-Mutha River.
First stop, Nana bought us chai from what he called the best chai place in Pune.
Sharon, Nana and me.

2nd stop – the perfumery for incense and oils.
Next, the kitchen store.
Wagh & Sons Jewellers.Wagh & Sons has been in business since the 1930s and is Guruji’s jeweller. Mr. Wagh (1st picture) is a student at the Institute and recognized us when we walked in. Notice they’re sitting on cushions behind the counter. I’m having two pendants made and will have to return next week to pick them up.

We also went to another store where I got a Patanjali statue for my yoga studio. This was the most important thing I wanted to acquire while here. Sorry, I didn’t take any pictures here.

On the way back, Nana stopped for us at a Ganesha temple:

The above brass Kurma (tortoise) was in the floor, about 4 feet in diameter.

Above, the ceiling.
And below, on the exterior of the building.

I took many other pictures from the rickshaw along the way that I’ll share throughout the week since my weekdays will be yoga-filled, and not a lot of getting around town to sightsee.

Today – 7am asana with Prashant (I will be observing), 9-noon personal practice time and 4pm will be my first medical class.