I woke at 6am and knew straight away something was wrong. There was a fire in my belly and I didn't know what to do. Then it began...the eggy burps! I have heard lots of stories of this from travellers who have been in India and Nepal, and it was indeed as unpleasant as they said it would be!
I rolled over and tried to fall back asleep but to no avail. Soon after my belly started acting up and I was in and out of the loo. It passed after about five hours which wasn't so bad. First case of Dehli Belly!!!!
Today we went to see a Hindu festival with Sabeen and Meoko. There are many festivals throughout the different religious groups, Sabeen was apart of this one.
We made our way to the main square, dodging cars and bikes as we cautiously walked. We stopped on the way to get a Nepalese Lassi in a cafe that is renowned for them. It was really good. Like a vanilla milkshake almost but with fruit and nuts.
Anyway, we got to the square and it was already crowded with men playing music, women dressed in beautiful saris and children running wild! Sabeen pushed us to the front so we could see what was happening.
First we could hear drumming and other musicians initiating a beat creating the atmosphere for the ceremony. It reached a cacophony and the shamans came running out dressed in white robes wearing masks, guided by other members of the community. After some time a Buffalo is led out into the square...this was thankfully out of our view. The animal is sacrificed (by decapitation) and as it lies bleeding on the ground each of the five shamans drink its blood through a pipe until they are possessed by the Gods.
This process is repeated a few times, the entire ceremony was quite bizarre but very special to witness. When it ended and the crowds dispersed we saw the true carnage of the beast. The entire ground was covered blood, the brightest red I have ever seen. I thought that was bad, until the crowds parted further and we could see the headless Buffalo with blood gushing from its severed neck.
YOU SHOULD ONLY WATCH THIS VIDEO IF YOU ARE NOT OF A WEAK DISPOSITION / BOTHERED BY BLOOD.....OR BOTH!!!!
After all that I think my dodgy belly might be coming back!!!!!!!!!!!
I rolled over and tried to fall back asleep but to no avail. Soon after my belly started acting up and I was in and out of the loo. It passed after about five hours which wasn't so bad. First case of Dehli Belly!!!!
Today we went to see a Hindu festival with Sabeen and Meoko. There are many festivals throughout the different religious groups, Sabeen was apart of this one.
We made our way to the main square, dodging cars and bikes as we cautiously walked. We stopped on the way to get a Nepalese Lassi in a cafe that is renowned for them. It was really good. Like a vanilla milkshake almost but with fruit and nuts.
Anyway, we got to the square and it was already crowded with men playing music, women dressed in beautiful saris and children running wild! Sabeen pushed us to the front so we could see what was happening.
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| this school overlooked the square where the sacrafice was happening, not so sure the kids should have been hanging out the window watching it?! |
First we could hear drumming and other musicians initiating a beat creating the atmosphere for the ceremony. It reached a cacophony and the shamans came running out dressed in white robes wearing masks, guided by other members of the community. After some time a Buffalo is led out into the square...this was thankfully out of our view. The animal is sacrificed (by decapitation) and as it lies bleeding on the ground each of the five shamans drink its blood through a pipe until they are possessed by the Gods.
This process is repeated a few times, the entire ceremony was quite bizarre but very special to witness. When it ended and the crowds dispersed we saw the true carnage of the beast. The entire ground was covered blood, the brightest red I have ever seen. I thought that was bad, until the crowds parted further and we could see the headless Buffalo with blood gushing from its severed neck.
After all that I think my dodgy belly might be coming back!!!!!!!!!!!
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