My long bones in my arms and legs felt like someone was ramming a long steel rod into them, my joints all creaked and popped in and out and ached like the worst arthritis ever. my skin was on fire and my extremities, especially myhands and feet, where it seemed to concentrate.
Then there was time for a quick interpreted chat about what I was doing in India and where I lived, before a sweet was pressed into myhands and holy ash dispensed to me.