Rites of India
India contains incredible religious diversity and fervor. A predominantly Hindu country, one can often find many people performing puja, prayers, and [...]
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Jodhpur: The Blue City in the Desert
19 September 2012
Still groggy from the overnight train, my eyes widened as the tuk-tuk driver swerved to avoid a decoratively clad elephant. Painted[...]
The Golden Temple of Amritsar
24 Sept 2012
I can feel the energy in this place with every pulse of the chanting and music, the pilgrims walking the marble parkama, barefoo[...]
Living Root Bridges of Cherrapunjee
Dropping down through the clouds, a lush green pastoral comes into view. The purposeful patchwork of terraced rice paddies blends into the jun[...]
Hot Streets of Kolkata: Part 2
This is a continuation of my first post - Hot Streets of Kolkata: Part 1
We flag a yellow cabby and inch across the Howrah Bridge to our last desti[...]
Hot Streets of Kolkata: Part 1
11 September 2012
I am beginning to smell like the Indian people around me. I'm not sure if it is from the curry masala or from a general lac[...]
Bodhgaya and the Mahabodhi Temple
10 September 2012
I'm sitting on a slab of marble several feet away from the spot where Prince Siddhartha Guatama reached enlightenment and became th[...]
From The Seat Of My Train
5 Sept 2012
I'm aboard the Kota Pnbe Exp from Agra to Varanasi. My first of many train rides in India, I sit not on my berth but in the corridor be[...]