As I began writing this report on a late afternoon on the 25th of July, the rain was falling torrentially after 2 rainy weeks and the talab had filled up by half a metre to date. In a village less than 70km from here – Dhola – in the Pali district – the inhabitants were being airlifted from their homes. It would appear that we have a situation similar to that of 2011 – flood crises.
Up until the 20th we were still battling on with hot weather irrigation, and then after that the rains came, and so did Swamiji - and cooler weather for a while...
From the 12 May, Vishwaguruji was here with us and so, despite the temperature being over 40 degrees Celsius every day and some very humid conditions, it was a very special month. He was pleased with the progress of the gardens and there was enough sabji (cooking vegetables) for his kitchen and somehow the heat became less of a focal point during his visit.
Apart from 10 days with consecutive temperatures of 44-45 degrees celsius, we had a normal kind of April, except that there was an absence of late spring shower. And on the night of the 28th there was a display of thunder and lightning, and a lot of dust was blown around and through narrow cracks into rooms and basements – a specialty of this season.
