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river bank of a beautiful couple, they said it was 39
a customary arranged marriage.

I love the anonymous saying, “We travel not
to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”From
Varanasi we traveled south to Calicut-Kannur
for the Theyyam pattern of hero worship.
Tonight the Untouchables (lowest of the caste
system) are elevated to a level of highest regards
and considered as instruments of GOD. They
express insights into the people’s lives. After
this ceremony they return to the lowest levels of
society. You see everywhere the brightly colored
dresses of the women and young girls; I thought
of this as a showing of vibrancy of their spirits.
Now on to, the State Academy of Arts for
dance, drums, singing and art. It takes amazing
discipline encompassing the eyes, feet and body
movements to do it right, the school term is
six years. We traveled to Cheruthuruthy to
experience the vivaciously decorated elephants
carrying people from neighboring temples.
My take away from India, there is no “Political
Correctness” policies banning GOD from their
vocabularies and lives, very refreshing and a
virtuous lesson for us.

Life in Naples | May • June • July 2016