chicken and airplanes

So, when my friends from Dubai were in town we visited the ISCKON Temple, which is...well...I'm not exactly sure what, but it is something amazing and I will be going back. I took them there because I heard (from the grapevine) that there was a robot show, and I thought what could be more Delhi than a temple robot show! I called the place (and quickly surrendered the phone to Nisha who's better at Hindi than I am) and asked when the show was. The man said "shaam ko nau baje...pakka," meaning "9pm for sure," so our small band of foreigners showed up a bit after 9 and wondered around the huge complex asking "Aap maalum hai ki robot show kahaan hai?" meaning "do you know where the robot show is?"...and how can I ask such a thing without feeling just a bit ridiculous? We found the place, but the monks coming out told us the show stops running at 9! Fortunately, they took pity on us as my friends were leaving the country and could not return and reopened the show for us. Now, let me tell you, this was unforgettable. We were ushered into a dark room and then a booming voice started telling us the story of Krishna as lights in a variety of colors and patterns revealed statues in front of us that basically were the first page of a life size story book. It was a bit overwhelming. In the next room, when the lights were slowly raised the voice said "Look at yourself! What do you see? Hands, a face, clothes..." etc etc and we were staring into a mirror. I'm all for a variety of religious experiences, but I could not stop laughing (mostly because I looked goofy in a pirate shirt, skirt, and gym shoes...). The tour progressed from room to room as such, and I'm pretty sure it's one of the best things I've done in Delhi. I think Brie's favorite part was the room that explained the 3 kinds of people: the second type was "passionate," these people, among other things, "eat chicken and cause senseless violence," she really liked that jump. Anyway, after the tour we were planning on eating in the cafeteria there (vegetarian, mind you), but it was closed since everything was already supposed to be closed. The army guard, however, decided we should eat and asked the guard of the restaurant to go ask if we could still eat and we were momentarily ushered in. The kindness of the people in this complex was awesome. What can I say, I'm definitely going back for the apparently bigger show upstairs (it's 10 minutes longer...).
**disclaimer: I thought the presentation was wacky, not the beliefs!**
An update on my plans:
I am going to Nepal to (hopefully) get a visa to stay in India! But at the moment all I can think about is the music I can hear from the wedding in our neighborhood and how much it makes me want to dance!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
(please don't eat turkey then cause senseless violence...like playing football...)