Hot Smog!
Daily, the smog is worsening over the city. You see motorcyclists with heavy bandanas wrapped around their faces underneath their helmets to keep out the polluted air and the sky has gone from bright and clear (February) to a dull blue gray on most days. However, the DND crossing over the Yanuma River is still beautiful. Last Sunday I saw crowds of people in colorful garb collected by the banks of the river in the early morning, perhaps as a ritual, perhaps just bathing at the most peaceful time of the day. But the air is getting heavier and hotter, and walking around outside is becoming more obviously tiring. Everyone tells me I'll have left India before it gets really bad though.