That's me in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in August. I'm standing next to Vijay Raman on my right and translator Asutosh on my left. That's Prithu Das in the orange t-shirt next to Vijaya Raman. Prithu Das is a jack of all trades: Editor, Sanskritist, Travel Agent,Visa Negotiator, Accountant, Temple Maintenance, he does it all. He'll pick me up at the Petersburg airport on Thursday, Dec 4, if all goes according to plan.
The church in the background is called the Church of the Holy Blood. It was there that Alexander II, tsar of all the Russias was assasinated when an insurgent rolled a bomb under his horse-carriage. The church sits on the River Neva, close to the house of famous Russian poet, Pushkin. They gave me the tour of the city.
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