to join them. (The Indicorps fellows are usually people in their 20s with an Indian background who live outside of India in countries like US, UK, etc., who come here to spend one year doing social work in India.) After lunch a lawn discussion on how to write a newspaper column was scheduled and we learned what makes a good column - know your audience, show rather than tell, etc. 
Apart from that we also got a quick lesson on how to keep our energy levels balanced - by eating Ragi - which is as easy to prepare as tea. After an energizing exercise - Hands Up!, Clap your Hands, Knees bend! Buns out!...., we took off to finally see two of the temples in Ahmedabad.
Apart from that we also got a quick lesson on how to keep our energy levels balanced - by eating Ragi - which is as easy to prepare as tea. After an energizing exercise - Hands Up!, Clap your Hands, Knees bend! Buns out!...., we took off to finally see two of the temples in Ahmedabad. On the way to the entrance gate we we met two Indian teachers who study Gandhi's philosophie. 
We chat for a little while and they recommend us to see two temples nearby in Ahmedabad. Apart from that they also tell us a bit about Hindi and Gujarati and how to easily distinguish the two. While Hindi has a line across all characters, Gujarati has not. So that's an easy way to tell'em apart and from know on we will for sure know what is Hindi and what is Gujarati.
We chat for a little while and they recommend us to see two temples nearby in Ahmedabad. Apart from that they also tell us a bit about Hindi and Gujarati and how to easily distinguish the two. While Hindi has a line across all characters, Gujarati has not. So that's an easy way to tell'em apart and from know on we will for sure know what is Hindi and what is Gujarati.The first temple is only a 16 Rupees rikshaw ride away and is very very 
impressive. To our astonishment the temple is hardly visited by anybody, so we are almost by ourselves there. The temple features extensive decorations and carvings - features we have seen here on may of the old buildings -. One cannot help but wonder how many people and how much time it must have taken to complete all of this. The 2nd temple is just a 5 minute footwalk away so we do not bother to take a 
rishaw there. Our way leads us through a park, where again we are a welcome sight for the locals and we ourselves get a chance to take many new pictures of the people of Ahmedabad, who more than once have impressed us with their openness and friendliness.
impressive. To our astonishment the temple is hardly visited by anybody, so we are almost by ourselves there. The temple features extensive decorations and carvings - features we have seen here on may of the old buildings -. One cannot help but wonder how many people and how much time it must have taken to complete all of this. The 2nd temple is just a 5 minute footwalk away so we do not bother to take a 
rishaw there. Our way leads us through a park, where again we are a welcome sight for the locals and we ourselves get a chance to take many new pictures of the people of Ahmedabad, who more than once have impressed us with their openness and friendliness.The second temple is not as old as the first one but far more colorful than the first. It is also much more frequented by the local people who come here to pray or to present their 
offerings to the gods.
offerings to the gods.At night it's Bollywood time. Annamarie, Mapje, Dominik, Soon and me head for the local Drive In movie theater which also features regular seats for the car-less folks like us. So first we had to wait quite a while before we could buy the tickets, then we had to queue again for 
entry into the movie theater. While waiting we were approached by many people who were just curious where we came from or why we came to see a movie that was actually in Hindi. The feature movie was BLUE, a movie which proved our cliché of Indian movies to be true - much music and dance - we enjoyed it very much, the athmosphere at the movie theater more than the actual movie though. An experience not to be missed!
entry into the movie theater. While waiting we were approached by many people who were just curious where we came from or why we came to see a movie that was actually in Hindi. The feature movie was BLUE, a movie which proved our cliché of Indian movies to be true - much music and dance - we enjoyed it very much, the athmosphere at the movie theater more than the actual movie though. An experience not to be missed!
