The longest solar eclipse of the century took place this morning. Some people even chartered planes to get the best view of the eclipse. The seats aren't cheap according to this article (link above):
One of the planes will have 21 seats facing the Sun ("Sun-side seats") and 21 seats facing the Earth ("Earth-side seats"), says a tour operator.
"Sun-side seats, which will have a direct view of the eclipse, cost about 79,000 rupees [$1,618]," he says.
The solar eclipse stuff is cool, but so many religious festivals center around celestial events like this eclipse. For me, this meant waking up to clanging gongs, cymbals, pounding drums and chanting two doors down. This house is practically a temple. There's a huge idol in a garage type area and some hi level politicians come to do puja there, too. My friend tells me it's all a scam to get money from people. I don't know much about that, but I know that place breaks my heart...and wakes me up too early! Think of them this week.
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