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| Auto rickshaw with Hindu temple in background |
Before we arrived in India, we were told in pre-port presentations that India is a country of contrasts, and that there are aspects of the culture we will love and others we will find frustrating. My experience in India fit that description. The colors, the beauty of the people and the ancient temples, and the food were amazing. However, India is a chaotic country in some ways. Bureaucratic procedures are inconsistent and unpredictable, and infrastructure such as water, sewage treatment and electrical power are either absent or in bad repair. At DakshinaChitra the power would go off at random times and the water system was sometimes broken. The gap between rich and poor is huge. Still, India manages to function as the world's largest democracy, and there is remarkable tolerance for different religions and philosophies. My experience here only scratched the surface in understanding India. Hopefully I can return some day.
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