Early morning visit to Fire Temple in Vadodara

We woke up by 7.30 am ... Scrubbed and cleaned up & by 9 we were at the Fire Temple...
Got to know that there are a little less than 1400 Zorthosti parsees living here and on further probing got to know that its the same problem... of parsee girl's opting to marry out... Because of their un realistic expectations...

My observation...
Not that all such marriages work out fine as once out of the community she has more compromises to make than her partner and it does get very difficult but since she has made the choice and her bed she has to lay in it silently.

Some pix of our early morning Vadodara walk...

Good mrng.coffee.

At the Entrance of the Fire Temple...

Innovative and cost effective weather proof chairs... 

Our tapri walla choi...

Samosa special...

Morning hustle

An enterprising Parsee...

This place is meant only for Zoroastrians  to stay... ₹750 for a double bed room... Food is charged extra and nominal.

We asked for batata poha and it was yummmmmm...

Heading for Modhera Sun Temple...

Remember ...
from Vadodara To Ahmedabad on expressway no petrol pumps but you can get off at Anand exit (30 kms.) or Nanded...
We got off at Anand as we were practically ZERO...
Very good rds. But once off expressway and on Modhera rd.you will encounter traffic for next 120kms.or so...

Pictures of Modhera Sun Temple in next post...

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