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In Search of the Perfect Chai<\/h3>
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Last year I was in India on a spiritual pilgrimage with one of my dearest soul sisters of this lifetime, Arti.<\/p>\n

She and I lived at Kripalu, in western Massachusetts in the 1980\u2019s together when it was both an ashram and a program center.<\/p>\n

We spent 10 days in Kayavarohan, Gujarat visiting the Kayavarohan Shiva Temple or The Lakulish Temple of Dadaji, the 28th<\/sup> incarnation of Lord Shiva who sits meditating with his back to a lingam and rests on what is called a \u201cParashakti\u201d which is the symbol of the divine feminine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n

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The Shiva lingam symbolizes the divine masculine.<\/p>\n

This particular temple was built by Bapuji, Swami Kripaluvandaji who was the inspiration for Kripalu Yoga and whose Guru was Dadaji the 28th<\/sup> incarnation of Lord Shiva.<\/p>\n

Behind every Shiva there is also a Parvati as shown here.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n

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The beauty and energy of this temple is palpable when visiting this sacred place.<\/p>\n

We went to the temple twice daily to meditate and participate in the various ceremonies that were taking place.<\/p>\n

We were so lucky to be able to stay with the amazing Indukanta who lives locally and became our close friend.<\/p>\n

Every morning after the Arti Ceremony at the temple we went for a cup of chai at one of the local tea shops.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n

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The owner\u2019s son sometimes brought us our chai.<\/h3>\n

We sat and drank our little cups of the sweet black Indian tea with spices.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n
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There were several chai wallah\u2019s, the ones who make the tea, and sell them to their customers on the street or sidewalk next to their tea pots. Every Chai Walla has their own special spice mix recipe and each chai tastes a bit different. Here is a link to one Chai Walla in India:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>

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