Idle musings

    This blog post is about a trip to Gujarat and also about faith. Like most of my blog posts, I have mentioned names only when I feel that they are essential. There are few photos in this blog, all without photos of people. For photos with people, please contact me.     My wife had a lean time at work this week. Nearly a month ago, I felt that we could visit either Himachal Pradesh or Gujarat. Since Himachal Pradesh would be cold, we booked air tickets to Ahmedabad and back, leaving Bengaluru on 15-Nov-14 and returning on 21-Nov-14 - though we actually reached home on the morning on 22-Nov-14.     When we prepared our itinerary, it was somewhat like a pilgrimage tour : Dwarka, Somnath and a lot of temples around these two major temple towns ! I am not a religious man : my idea of a good temple is one that has few people and looks clean. Frequently, I have to be reminded by my mother and wife to pray during festivals ! More often than not, ...