Pilgrims' Progress

Four trucks pulled into the Rudraksha Forest parking area early on Friday morning, unannounced but most welcome. They were delivering 30,000 square feet of a black, hexagonal-grid made of a high-density polyethylene. These are strong-durable structures sometimes used for overflow parking at Super Bowls and large events, but also for paths and roads that want to look natural, but be able to support carts and trucks.

It's all part of the path-building we shared a few days back on TAKA. The arrival of so much material reminded us of the scale of the project which will take months to complete.

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s 7am and the first truck arrives at the Rudraksha Forest. '

A look at the material showing how it disappears when grass is planted in the cells.

A forklife offloads the pallets.

The pavers are 4 feet wide and will be set two abreast, creating an 8-foot-wide San Marga path when done. It will be .7 miles long surrounded on both sides by lush and sometimes wild jungle.

There are 50 pallets in all.

An empty truck leaves as the next one arrives.

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