Bharata Yatra 2007  5 February 2007 — Madurai, Tamil Nadu  Once,
a guru and his disciples were travelling by foot. There were
about 40 disciples in all, and they all dressed like the guru,
wearing white dhotis and shawls. The guru’s head and face were
clean-shaven, and so were those of the disciples. By appearance,
there was absolutely no way to tell the master from his
students. A few hours before sun set, the group stepped off the
dirt road they were walking down and entered a field of cool
grass, where it was there intention to meditate, cook dinner and
sleep for the night.  In the field, stood an old well framed
with bricks. Everyone in the group was quite tired from the long
day’s walk, so they quickly drew some water and set about making
chai. Within a half an hour, the guru and his 40 disciples were
sitting together enjoying a cup of tea. It was at this point
that a lone traveller came walking down the road. When he came
to the field where the guru and disciples were camped, he paused
for a moment and