The young students at Sheetla Mata Mandir, Gurgaon

I just had to pay, yet another visit with the young students at the temple

(you can find more posts in the blog about this temple)

they where in the middle of class....singing and chanting

most of them I do recognise and most of them recognises me by now

but there where some new faces who wondered what this strange lady was doing there

reading is in sanskrit

every month their hair is cut

I always bring bananas for the boys as a little thank you 

class was over and they all went for a "fruit break"

I'm intrigued by the fact that any parent would want to send away their young kids to a school like this for so many years

the religion and the impact it has upon people's life here is really difficult to comprehend

I'm not sure I will truly understand but I do make an effort to