Monday, October 15, 2007


Mumba Devi was way more chill than Malaxshmi. There was much less of a crowd, and the shrine itself was a lot smaller. The temple is off the street and behind a row of shops. There is a courtyard behind the shops and in front of the actual shrine. The courtyard was smallish, about the same floor space as medium size cafe, and was lined with stalls selling offerings of candy, fruit, and flowers. Like at Malaxshmi, houses had been built up all around the temple, but you could still see it sticking out here and there from the middle of all the other buildings. Poles and roofing had been attached to the walls of the temple in a lot of places. I feel like if you stand in one place too long in this city someone will tie a rope and some roofing to you and try to live on you.

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