We arrived at Hotel Maganji’s in Mount Abu and stood on the grey entry mat: maroon shirt and sunglasses, a blue-and-white floral salwar kameez, a light checked shirt and glasses. The name sat in gold lowercase on a dark stone panel, boxed by a white stepped surround in thin stacked stone; a carved white elephant occupied the recess, terracotta planters and handbags the marble steps. Inside, Shiva meditated in a glass…
