Part #1 – Proto Village, Tekaludu, Puttaparthi and Sai Baba Ashram
Proto Village is coming up out of the ground… Literally. The visitor centre is being constructed of earth packed into bags and will then be rendered. The roof is being thatched from grass grown on site. There is a single solar cell that then provides electricity. Congratulation to the PV team on a great effort!
Self defense class with young men at Proto Village and presenting a motivational session focusing on martial concepts, the power of cooperation and achieving dreams at Proto Village.
A series of three ponds created on Proto Village. Water is pumped from the bore 200 feet down by a solar pump into pond 1. Then overflow to pond two where fish will be put & above which will be housed the chickens. Overflows to pond 3 from which the enriched water will be pumped around the farm via porous pipes buried beneath the surface. Very clever system.
More solar technology – the solar cooker (place a large wok in the middle and wait a little while for lunch to cook… and the solar array that power the solar pump bringing up the bore water & powering the irrigation.
Now that’s coconut water!! Arriving in Puttaparthi we were very thirsty…
Lunch in Tekaludu at the home of Hari’s family
My sincere thanks to Charu Sinha-ji, Inspector General of Police in the State of Telangana for her assistance with accommodation and the guided tour of the amazing free Hospital in Puttaparthi, the unique experience in attending the Sai Baba Ashram and the beautiful Ashram farm. Thanks also to the officers who provided our escort throughout the day.
The most un-hospital like Hospital you’ll ever see… All medical attention is provided free to rich or poor using the most modern equipment available. The doctors and staff all are volunteers and the building was funded by the owner of the Hard Rock Cafe chain when he sold his business.
The Sai Baba Ashram farm – an oasis of calm….
Stay tuned, part #2 coming soon!