On this bright, beautiful Sunday morning, we hear the doorbell ring at 8 o'clock, and I hurry to get it, with half a bagel in my mouth. But this is no surprise visit from anyone, but rather it is Angela who is coming with us to visit the temple! I haven't seen her since the last day of junior high, so this is the perfect 'excuse' for us to reunite again. Angela is here for a human geography project for her school, and one part was to visit the place of worship of any religion (apart from her own). After she changed into one of my Indian outfits, we started the interview. Truthfully, I was surprised that I could answer all these questions, although I wasn't sure about certain one's like what my purpose was on Earth (is it just to do good? Is there even a right answer?).
After about 20 minutes she was almost out of questions, but it was perfect timing. We had reached. Our temple has three different buildings. We first went to the prayer session at the mission where the classes would later take place (aka. Chinmaya Mission :) After the complete opening prayers, we made our way down to the hall/canteen. I showed her the area where different ceremonies and functions would take place and gave her a very brief tour of the inside (there wasn't much to see in the first place) Finally, we went to the actual temple. Inside, I explained the stories about different Gods, she got to ring the bell, and we even ended the day with a small prasad (offering made to God). Overall, I felt it was a great day :) Not only did Angela learn a bit about some Hindu traditions and culture (I hope ;) but I had a great time catching up with her!!
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