The Chamundi Hills
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High in the hills sits the Chamundeshwari Temple, dedicated to the Parvati, consort of Lord Siva.
It is Mysore’s most important temple.
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The place was bustling with devotees.
Having experienced the long queues of Nanjangud, we opted to pay a higher entrance fee.
This fast-tracked our transit through to heart of the temple:
The business class option for spiritual tourists.
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By now we were seasoned temple travellers.
But receiving darshan without first waiting in long, slow-moving queues somehow detracted from the experience.
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The women selling temple offerings
And a religious procession
Dazzled us with their beautiful colours.
But often it’s the small things which capture our focus.
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Neither Use Nor Ornament 