Left Kausani on Saturday, and over nighted in Nainital, so as to be nearer Kathgodam for the final push back down to Delhi. We weren’t long out of Kausani when we saw and heard, walking along the road some way ahead of us, a group of about 15- 20 men. As they were walking they were chanting, and when we drew nearer, I was able to see that a small group in the middle of the huddle were supporting a stretcher, covered with a brightly patterned red cloth, on their shoulders. It turned out to be a funeral procession, headed by a couple of sadhu/ holy men looking types. It took about four hours to get to Nainital, winding through the mountain roads, with green hills and valleys rising and dropping on either side. I’m always
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