At the beginning of our journey we were blown away by the Kerala backwater scenery, but we have to admit that after a few hours it seemed like we were cruising along the same channel passing the same palm trees and the same fishermen. 
Come 4pm we arrived at the Ashram where we will stay for a couple of nights. Even though this is a step in an unusual direction for us, we are both excited to experience something new, and particularly Indian.This Ashram is based around a female Guru known as the "hugging mother", who travels around India and the world giving people hugs and speaking about what she believes in. While some may see it as a semi-cult like place, what we saw were happy people and an amazing woman who raises a lot of money for struggling Indians and foreigners alike.
We were lucky with our timing as Amma ("mother") is at the ashram at the moment - though it was a little bit stressful trying to arrive on time to ensure our hug! We were even luckier to get our hug today and have it in the temple instead of the main hall where hugs are usually given.
We weren't sure what to expect from our hug, and after waiting for a couple of hours in line to get it (so far Amma has hugged millions and millions of people) we were getting pretty hungry. But we have to admit it was quite nice getting a hug from someone who so many people admire and flock to see. Even Liv the hug-o-phobic rather enjoyed it!!
Adlibing hugs.
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