Namaste again

If you're wondering what I've been eating, take a wild guess. If you guessed curry, give yourself a high five or something. We went to a place that served all sorts of delicious food in small portions. The name of the restaurant eludes me right now, but I'm sure it'll come to my mind when im fiending for grub. I should also mention that I have been beef and pork free for a month now. Although im jonesing for a steak, I'm sure my body would go apeshit if I actually did consume it.

I have acutally been consuming lots and lots of fresh vegetables. Much like the ones sold on the street, literally. The food itself isn't tainted, it's the water that they rinse them with. After a little bit of time in the rice cooker (yes, I cook food inside my rice cooker), or on the frying pan they are good to eat.

So a jew, a chinaman, a Hindu and nigerian walk into a Muslism mosque... Ingredients for a bad joke? No, quite the opposite. We took a trip to Haji Ali mosque.

Haji Ali mosque is built on a tiny islet about 500 yards from the coast, in the middle of Worli Bay, in the vicinity of Worli. The islet is linked to Mahalakshmi by a narrow jetty. This jetty doesn't have railings or anything, and it gets bashed with dirty water from the Arabian sea. Therefore, the mosque is accessible only during low tide. Being really anxious, we make the trek during high tide! It was nuts. The water was crashing in from both sides. I don't mind getting wet, but the water was dirrrrty. Imagine the Delawere river, but exponentially dirtier. The walkway was filled with people going to and coming from the mosque, beggers (children and adults), people with no limbs peddling their wares, people who have been severely burned, and various other people. They mostly laid on the ground, wit hthe water violently splashing them, with their limbs perched for a handout.. I didn't dare snap a picture.

Legend has it that Haji Ali died on his way to Mecca and his body, in a casket, floated back to Mumbai. However, some believe that Haji Ali drowned at the place where the mosque stands today. About 40,000 pilgrims visit the shrine on Thursdays and Fridays. People from all faiths visit & pray at the "dargah"

Me and some of the IMBA guys at Haji Ali