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My uncle (who is younger than me!) wouldn't let go. Later, we felt confident enough to dance, skate, and jump all over the pond.   </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-07-20T12:41:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2019/11/28/tushita-diaries-chapter-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_20190907_124322.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_124322</image:title><image:caption>On the steps of the Gompa</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-06-29T11:51:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2020/08/01/to-all-the-cities-i-have-lived-in-before-part-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/coorg-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>coorg</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ldh-e1547640489700.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ldh</image:title><image:caption>Grainy birthday pic with the family</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20160515_1404512.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20160515_140451(2)</image:title><image:caption>Feeling all accomplished trekking up to this heart-shaped lake in my dress and shoes combination - somewhere in Wayanad</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20160912_124229.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20160912_124229</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20150925_155219.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20150925_155219</image:title><image:caption>Making a new friend in the backwaters of Alleppey</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20150206_170306332_hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20150206_170306332_hdr</image:title><image:caption>The campus is bathed in greenery</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20151112_174635869_hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20151112_174635869_hdr</image:title><image:caption>One of my fav sitting areas - the pond contains a variety of fish</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20171022_203652-e1547541210304.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20171022_203652</image:title><image:caption>(L to R) Shende ji, Papa, me and Shende bhabhi on my last day in Shahpur</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/enhanced2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Train pic</image:title><image:caption>Getting clicked on the train on the last day of the journey. Theme - ethnic</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img20160102150450-e1547540016839.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jagriti yatra</image:title><image:caption>Group photo with the 450+ fellow yatris</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-08-08T01:52:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2020/07/28/stepping-out-of-my-bubble-part-3-the-illusion-of-being-the-equal-sex/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/equal-sex2.png</image:loc><image:title>Equal sex2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20170827_142041.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Demon gatekeeper</image:title><image:caption>Hanging out in Thailand. I never had to give a second thought to the "appropriateness" of my clothes, or the time of day, or the crowdedness of the place. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20170826_164355.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bhumibal Atulyatej</image:title><image:caption>Hanging out in Thailand. I never had to give a second thought to the "appropriateness" of my clothes, or the time of day, or the crowdedness of the place. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/equal-sex-e1595925378889.png</image:loc><image:title>Equal sex</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20170828_170258.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Yao ming</image:title><image:caption>Hanging out in Thailand. I never had to give a second thought to the "appropriateness" of my clothes, or the time of day, or the crowdedness of the place. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20170828_164625.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Diana</image:title><image:caption>Hanging out in Thailand. I never had to give a second thought to the "appropriateness" of my clothes, or the time of day, or the crowdedness of the place. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20170826_164348.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Green and pink</image:title><image:caption>Hanging out in Thailand. I never had to give a second thought to the "appropriateness" of my clothes, or the time of day, or the crowdedness of the place. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20170824_184234.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Walking street</image:title><image:caption>Hanging out in Thailand. I never had to give a second thought to the "appropriateness" of my clothes, or the time of day, or the crowdedness of the place. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20170825_213320.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170825_213320</image:title><image:caption>The pic taken at the end of the journey</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_20170825_212002.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170825_212002</image:title><image:caption>A grainy pic of her ID card </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-12-15T17:38:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2020/05/28/stepping-out-of-my-bubble-part-1-the-bubble-of-being-a-hindu/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_20171230_162547.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Danish_tree</image:title><image:caption>I caught up with Syed when I went back to Bangalore for a little while , some two years after leaving the project. He had switched jobs and was thriving. I was happy to know he finally had some decent co-workers at his new company!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hindu.png</image:loc><image:title>Hindu</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/hindu-muslim.png</image:loc><image:title>Hindu-muslim</image:title><image:caption>Stepping out of the bubble</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-27T10:09:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2020/06/26/stepping-out-of-my-bubble-part-2-the-bubble-of-being-a-forward-caste-hindu/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/forward-caste-hindu-2-e1593327361281.png</image:loc><image:title>Forward caste Hindu 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/forward-caste-hindu-e1593168426267.png</image:loc><image:title>Forward caste Hindu</image:title><image:caption>forward-caste-hindu</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/pattan-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pattan (3)</image:title><image:caption>The facilities were very basic. Here, the boys dorm has slabs as beds. But even this level of comfort for children was much sought after in Shahpur. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/pattan-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pattan (1)</image:title><image:caption>The entrance to the JNV. I visited Daksh at his school and got to see for myself what the hoopla about the JNV was all about!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-07-07T08:06:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2020/05/15/vipassana-journal-part-1/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/original-2-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>original</image:title><image:caption>The majestic pagoda in the background. Or to be more accurate, the puny us in the foreground! The picture was taken when I was checking out the campus with my relatives. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_20200314_231207.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20200314_231207</image:title><image:caption>My room. The blanket in the picture was my 24-hour companion - from the room to the Dhamma hall and back. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_20200315_063506.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20200315_063506</image:title><image:caption>Dhamma hall. The men and women are separated by the brown strips through the middle</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img-20200511-wa0006.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG-20200511-WA0006</image:title><image:caption>The schedule </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-18T02:16:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2020/05/15/vipassana-journal-part-2/</loc><lastmod>2020-06-15T04:12:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2017/03/31/ray-of-hope/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc_0113.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_0113</image:title><image:caption>Addressing a meeting to raise awareness about my project</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_20170119_121044.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170119_121044</image:title><image:caption>Disused computer in panchayat house with no electricity connection</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-11T07:25:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2019/01/09/to-all-the-cities-i-have-lived-in-before/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20190108_125927-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20190108_125927</image:title><image:caption>I loved the stage!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_3924.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_3924</image:title><image:caption>Strictly for the camera. I never went down the slope without ski glasses and covering my face. People had to recognize me by my clothes on the slope. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20150104_161318.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20150104_161318</image:title><image:caption>My quarter century birthday celebration. I was so excited to celebrate a birthday in pleasant weather that I literally spent it frolicking on a waterfall. All my previous birthdays were in the North Indian bitter cold. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20141202_085428207-e1546970130334.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20141202_085428207</image:title><image:caption>The one in class. Traditional day in office, hence all decked up. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img-20141204-wa0004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img-20141204-wa0004</image:title><image:caption>A grainy picture of a late night eating session. I am making the camera jealous perhaps. I don't know!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20141105_203233533.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20141105_203233533</image:title><image:caption>The swimming pool. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20141121_165710064_hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20141121_165710064_hdr</image:title><image:caption>The basketball courts</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20141119_223831514.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20141119_223831514</image:title><image:caption>Hanging out with the ball post game! </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20150108_130602032_hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20150108_130602032_hdr</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_20141216_080419604_hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20141216_080419604_hdr</image:title><image:caption>The giant ball on the left is the movie theatre</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-04-17T20:40:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2018/10/25/the-joys-of-being-free-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181025_201037.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20181025_201037</image:title><image:caption>Some of the books on my reading list this year </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gym1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>gym</image:title><image:caption>The time I reached gym really late (around 2) and it was completely vacant. Even the trainer had bolted. A sole cleaning lady was there who came up to me and said "Achha hua aap aa gaye. Akele dar lagta hai."</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gym.jpg</image:loc><image:title>gym</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181021_124125.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20181021_124125</image:title><image:caption>The latest attempt. I am aiming for some more browning </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20180823_115418.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20180823_115418</image:title><image:caption>Coconut chutney</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20180823_122426.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20180823_122426</image:title><image:caption>The first attempt</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-09T12:36:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2018/10/19/the-joys-of-being-free/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/featured-image.jpg</image:loc><image:title>featured image</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181006_093128.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20181006_093128</image:title><image:caption>The set up </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20180204_224351.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20180204_224351</image:title><image:caption>With ma and grandma at one of the weddings</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20180217_2219371.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20180217_221937</image:title><image:caption>Another one.  Origin story:  I purchased this Bandhani dress in Jaipur while there for the Lit fest</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dressed-up.jpg</image:loc><image:title>dressed up</image:title><image:caption>All dolled up for one of the family functions</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181013_162355.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20181013_162355</image:title><image:caption>The felicitation ceremony</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20181012_174246.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20181012_174246</image:title><image:caption>One of the promotional stalls </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pateerh.jpg</image:loc><image:title>pateerh</image:title><image:caption>Pateerh - a delicacy from the HImachal tourism stall</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/salmon.jpg</image:loc><image:title>salmon</image:title><image:caption>The memory of this salmon still makes me salivate!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/food.jpg</image:loc><image:title>food</image:title><image:caption>A dish whose name I did not get. The centerpiece is made of layers of cabbage, basa fish and spinach. Very arty and tasty at the same time </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-09T12:32:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2017/08/12/the-single-life-spring/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/for-blog.jpg</image:loc><image:title>for blog</image:title><image:caption>Sea of green enroute Silpatti </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170815_1030311.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170815_103031</image:title><image:caption>Sea of green enroute Silpatti</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170813_183315.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170813_183315</image:title><image:caption>The pleasant weather, the tree covered hills and the greenery from my terrace. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170815_103031.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170815_103031</image:title><image:caption>The road to Silpatti . Covered in green on both sides </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1502908139976.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1502908139976</image:title><image:caption>River Machna. Though water was released into the river just once this rainy season, it was a breathtaking view </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1502908095318.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1502908095318</image:title><image:caption>The disused well used to dispose off the waste. The greenery all around in this season is very ubiquitous </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170414_074734.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170414_074734</image:title><image:caption>A pic from before the rainy season. A cow and a crow collaborating to finish my kitchen waste</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1502908472827.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1502908472827</image:title><image:caption>Little bugs covering the house by morning. (clockwise from top) outside the gate of my flat,in the front room, the bugs collected while cleaning, in my bucket, just inside the main gate of my flat and in the hallway </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170815_103304.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170815_103304</image:title><image:caption>In the corn fields enroute Silpatti </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170815_103258.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170815_103258</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-09T12:29:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2017/06/05/the-single-life-part-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_20170422_065214.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mango plantations</image:title><image:caption>Showing my Grandma and Bua the mango plantations in Shahpur</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/enhanced.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Betul junction</image:title><image:caption>The summer experience</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_20161018_164043-e1496650857327.jpg</image:loc><image:title>betul</image:title><image:caption>Yup! Talking about this place</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_20170604_230049-e1496649672527.jpg</image:loc><image:title>the sweat</image:title><image:caption>I didn't even know sweat stains was a concept before this happened to me. FYI: That is not a design!  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_20170605_125020.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cooler 2</image:title><image:caption>The cooler doing it's part in providing refrigeration </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_20170605_125033.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cooler</image:title><image:caption>The apple of my eye</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-09T12:27:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2017/03/25/the-single-life/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_20170308_081141.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170308_081141</image:title><image:caption>The wheat crop in full bloom with horticulture trees in the background.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_20170408_150021.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170408_150021</image:title><image:caption>The kitchen. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_20170410_062051.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170410_062051</image:title><image:caption>The gym, which is housed in an abandoned godown building used to store tendu patta.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_20170404_061022.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170404_061022</image:title><image:caption>The river Machna, where many Shahpurians go to bathe, poop, wash utensils and clothes; animals come to drink water and search out food from the garbage .. Its an all-purpose river !</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_20170407_182459.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170407_182459</image:title><image:caption>My maid Kamla Bai, who happily posed for a pic for this article. A cheerful presence, I am so grateful she accepted to work at my place. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_20170408_150043.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170408_150043</image:title><image:caption>My lifeline - the tanki,the only source of water in my flat.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_20170114_154215.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170114_154215</image:title><image:caption>Birds on my terrace</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_20170114_125831.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170114_125831</image:title><image:caption>The terrace, the sunshine, the books and me! </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-05-09T12:24:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2019/12/28/the-allure-of-the-macabre/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20140419_080003-e1577606094720.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20140419_080003</image:title><image:caption>Getting clicked in front of the room that had given us nightmares the previous night. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20140419_073831.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20140419_073831</image:title><image:caption>The room. The curtain covers a ledge and we panicked that it was a good place to hide. Nighttime and our isolation made everything scarier. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20140418_223134.jpg</image:loc><image:title>20140418_223134</image:title><image:caption>After being assured of the accommodation at the Church, we headed out to something called a silent headphone party. (The only such party I have attended till date). This pic is probably being clicked by some waiter who couldn't say no. All was hunky dory till we reached back to the Church and Savdhaan India gripped us! To be fair, we should have been more careful with our safety and its not something I have taken lightly ever since. </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-14T09:16:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2016/12/10/the-beginning/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/infosys.jpg</image:loc><image:title>infosys</image:title><image:caption>A pic from happy times back in the day </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2020-01-03T17:52:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2019/12/16/tushita-diaries-chapter-5-yoga-and-some-dishwashing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20190916_133647.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190916_133647</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20190907_115953.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_115953</image:title><image:caption>Waste segregation at source. Tushita was very conscientiousness about recycling and composting </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20190908_130046.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190908_130046</image:title><image:caption>After the dishwashing. All the utensils have been placed on a table in the mess for the next meal</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20190908_122622.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190908_122622</image:title><image:caption>The beginning of dishwashing - getting everything ready</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20190907_122959.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_122959</image:title><image:caption>The covered portion of the terrace for sun-sensitive people</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20190907_122900.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_122900</image:title><image:caption>Yoga mats at the entrance of the terrace</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20190907_122916.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_122916</image:title><image:caption>The yoga spot - the terrace</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-23T18:18:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2019/12/06/tushita-diaries-chapter-4/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20190907_112143-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tushita</image:title><image:caption>Tushita</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_20190907_112143-e1575552183456.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_112143</image:title><image:caption>Tushita</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-23T18:17:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2019/12/02/tushita-diaries-chapter-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_20190907_111953.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_111953</image:title><image:caption>Tushita</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-23T18:16:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2019/10/17/tushita-diaries/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190916_134703.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190916_134703</image:title><image:caption>A glimpse of check-out day. Check-in day was similar. Multiple tables for different tasks such as room allocation, assigning of karma yoga jobs  etc </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190907_115523.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_115523</image:title><image:caption>A stack of duvets for anyone who felt extra cold. I took one since just blankets wouldn't have done it for me</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190907_115537.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_115537</image:title><image:caption>Luggage stacked on one end of the mess before room allocation</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190907_120838.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_120838</image:title><image:caption>A stupa in the campus surrounded by trees </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190907_113520.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_113520</image:title><image:caption>The tall coniferous trees surrounding the campus and the benches offering a view to this beautiful scenery</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190907_124453.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_124453</image:title><image:caption>My favorite spot for ogling at the forest in silence. This picture was taken in September. Back in April, there was far less grass and far more sun.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190907_121329.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_121329</image:title><image:caption>The gompa. The majestic statue of Lama Tsongkhapa can be seen as also the sitting arrangement for students</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190907_121516.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_121516</image:title><image:caption>The view from a side of the gompa. The seat of the teacher, the white board and the books (sutras) behind the Lama Tsongkhapa statue are visible.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190907_122759-1-e1576665475441.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_122759</image:title><image:caption>A look at the Lama Tsongkhapa statue and the massive thangka behind it from the first floor. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190907_122720.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20190907_122720</image:title><image:caption>A look at the gompa from the first floor. It was a huge room that easily accommodated 100+ students</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-12-23T18:14:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2019/12/18/tushita-diaries-chapter-6-conclusion/</loc><lastmod>2019-12-23T11:25:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2018/10/05/the-perils-of-being-free/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-20180105-wa0000.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>IMG-20180105-WA0000</image:title><image:caption>There was no way I was leaving this cosy setup to go outside. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20180217_221951.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20180217_221951</image:title><image:caption>Entering the break year with all that jazz !</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_20180217_221937-e1538702797821.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20180217_221937</image:title><image:caption>Entering the break year with all that shine!
</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-17T00:54:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2017/03/27/my-mma-story/</loc><lastmod>2018-11-15T06:14:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2016/11/11/toilet-chronicles/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_20170811_094842.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170811_094842</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_20161109_1149481.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20161109_114948</image:title><image:caption>The presentation in progress</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_20161109_154849.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20161109_154849</image:title><image:caption>The hole dug to construct the soakpit</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_20161109_165505.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20161109_165505</image:title><image:caption>Soak pit construction in progress..</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_20161109_165350.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20161109_165350</image:title><image:caption>This piece of equipment is called a murgha and is very important to toilet construction</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_20161109_164751.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20161109_164751</image:title><image:caption>The setting of seat being decided by the expert! </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_20161109_1551531.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20161109_155153</image:title><image:caption>The making of a 1m x 1m soak pit</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_20161109_155153.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20161109_155153</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_20161109_154831.jpg</image:loc><image:title>img_20161109_154831</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-10T14:57:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2018/11/06/all-the-joys-of-being-free-i-havent-experienced-at-least-yet/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_20181025_170601.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20181025_170601</image:title><image:caption>The dried peels and the powder making. I know what you are thinking.  The orange peels are green. According to our maali, that's because they are a variety called Malta which doesn't "orange" much.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_20180819_174749-e1541689842264.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20180819_174749</image:title><image:caption>My hair in all their natural glory. My mom's take ," Aa ki bhootni wangu baal khilaare aa. Ban aina nu" </image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-09T07:43:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/about/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_20160515_142912_ao_hdr.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mira</image:title><image:caption>beingmira.com</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/for-wordpress.jpg</image:loc><image:title>for wordpress</image:title><image:caption>me , in all my glory :D</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-07T02:50:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/2017/08/12/ray-of-hope-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/enhanced2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>enhanced2</image:title><image:caption>Training module</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170812_140749.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170812_140749</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img-20170402-wa0000.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG-20170402-WA0000</image:title><image:caption>The first class</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170412_112829.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170412_112829</image:title><image:caption>The winning team got a little something as a prize</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170804_103259.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170804_103259</image:title><image:caption>Meeting with an SHG</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170803_111838.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170803_111838</image:title><image:caption>Meetings with SHG's </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://beingmira.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170412_110246.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_20170412_110246</image:title><image:caption>Computer training in Silpatti</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-02-17T07:59:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com/contact/</loc><lastmod>2016-10-30T13:21:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://beingmira.com</loc><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><lastmod>2025-12-22T00:25:50+00:00</lastmod></url></urlset>
