Ive been told that the Hooghly River, a smaller branch off of the Ganges River, is considered holy to the Hindu people of Calcutta. Apparently that’s why people come in droves, seeming ignoring the obvious state of the river, to take a quick dip in the putrid, frothy, chocolate milk colored waters. It must hold some significance that someone like me, holding nothing resembling blind faith, just can not quite grasp. I normally don’t like to sit down and scribble out my observations of a place in which I’ve just arrived. Im in a brand new country, experiencing everything that comes along with landing in a completely foreign land but, this place is different. Id like to be able to soak up my surrounding for a couple of weeks, letting my thoughts marinate in my
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