Kanyakumari - leaving the safe harbour towards new adventures

Finally, after 5 weeks of Ashram live with it´s well structured program and rules I have decided to hit the road again. Despite the healthy environment I needed to get out and digest the impressions and received teachings and find my own rhythm again, trying to integrate Yoga and meditation in my daily routine.
Two days before I left I went on a trip to the south tip of India, where the 3 oceans meet (Arabic sea, Indian ocean and one more, …I will look it up). On the way we visited several temples and jumped into the sea at a little fisher village, while the local people were pulling out huge nets just by the force of there arms. As good Yogis we did some Yoga postures on the beach as well and had great fun, inventing new postures like the head-under-water-stand.
After visiting the "Vivekananda Rock", a small island with a temple and a memorial we went to see the sunset together with hundreds of Indian locals. It was the first time in my life I actually had to pay in order to see the sun, as the whole area was protected by high walls and dry thorn bushes guarded by some security guys blowing their whistles like fanatic fans at a football match. My rather limited tolerance towards imposed authority made me jump over a wall and cause some kind of small revolution, as many people followed my example and just ignored the artificial barriers in order to watch the sunset at the sea shore.
The day trip ended with a visit at an impressing Siva temple planed according to the shape of the human body. Unfortunately we were not allowed to take any pictures. The art works, columns and stone figures showed the very sophisticated and advanced know how of their creators many centuries ago. What was even more stunning was the atmosphere inside. Time seemed to have past in a much slower pace there, the devotees celebrated their Poojas (offerings) and rituals and played instruments which made my mind wander back in time…
The photos you can see were partially taken by a Nepali girl named Sasha, I was lucky enough to have the chance to copy her pictures, as they were taken with a far more professional camera and Sasha was far more motivated taking pictures ;) Big hug to all of you and thank you for your lovely comments. Like this I get an idea,´till which extent my attempts to share my impressions with you are successful…