July 31, 2006
the holy men of the lake
just as the bible [my lp guide to rajasthan] prophesised, the Brahmin ‘priests’ of the pushkar lake where pilgrims go to bathe led me to the waters to make a puja [prayer] for me…
said priest, who was wearing a dirty white wifebeater singlet and a tatty towel around his waist, began the holy ritual by washing [...]


