Along the Parikrama Marg, Just Over the Railroad Tracks
…live our babas in cloth and plastic makesift lean-tos. A popular hang out place for long-term Vrindavan Shaivites. We will occasionaly stop by with fruits and fresh milk for them. They are always welcoming.
There’s always room for one more – you are always welcomed here!
There’s always a crowd of babas gathered at the head baba’s hut. There’s always chai brewin’, and there’s always a chillum going around.
We come with fresh cow’s milk and fruit.
The Hunt for Ayurvedic Herbs
Today, we paid the babas a visit because they said they knew of a place along the Yamuna River where a certain herb grew that could help Siddarth, our friend from Delhi, who was suffering greatly from kidney stones.
A Bargin was reached
They asked for a portrait of each baba there, smoking their chillum (it’s what they wanted!) and they would model some of our Rudraksha bead malas and also take us down to the Yamuna river banks to get the herb for Siddarth’s Kidney stone pain.
I took photos of all of them, had them printed into 10 x 8 keepsake photographs which I delievered to them the next day along with 3 kilos of apples. They were delighted with the photographs!
Siddarth got his medicine, which cured the pain of kidney stones.
All is well and harmoniously balanced in Vrindavan!
How to see Vrindavan
To see Vrindavan, one must not look through the eyes but through the faith in one’s heart. It is only in the association of the sadhus and by hearing from them that we can begin to understand and appreciate – truly see – the glories of Vrindavan!
My Recommendations
- 33 ~20mm 5-mukhi natural Nepalese Rudraksha
- 33 ~8mm 5-mukhi natural Indonesian Rudraksha
- Approximately 34 inches/86cm total length
- Strung on multiple nylon strands for long life toughness.
- Hand-made by women of Vrindavan.
Our baba models!
Handmade Rudraksha mala beads. Handmade by women in Vrindavan. you can purchase in our IndiOdyssey Shop, or by click on the link below.