The personal space one normally realizes in life is not to be found. I think I can say, it may be a uniquely Indian experience to be packed tightly together like this, in a crowd, waiting to move. You turn your head, and look eye into eye, at the face of a person you've never met in your life, a face you may never see again. You also know you are both not going anywhere soon, so you make the most of it, smile, and laugh. God has a sense of humor.
Guru is here in each body, face, and soul.
Your long lost brother could pass by you just a few feet away and you wouldn't even know it. It's a little scary, because if you did fall down, you really wonder if you would be able to get back up again. Fortunately for us, the older students of Miri Piri Academy and some of our yatra sevadars find a space and guide us through the crowds. Many shoes, bags, and glasses are lost to the crowds. In order to return to our camp we proceeded on around Keshgarh Sahib and down through a giant stairway.