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India - October/November 2013 Oct 30 - Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur to Dubai then back to Delhi - all of 19hours in the air. Oct 31 - Flight to the holy city of Varanasi on the sacred Ganges River. Priests on terraced ghats at evening perform the 'worship to fire' in dedication to Lord Shiva, the 'transformer' god. Nov 01 - By boat from dawn, Hindus seen in bathing rituals, and firewood in stacks on the ghats. Death, cremation then return to the waters in Varanasi confers 'moksha', release from rebirth. Flight to Khajaraho, scene of clusters of richly decorated thousand-year-old temples with their profusion of fine, (often) erotic carvings. Nov 02 - Mini-safari through small rural villages, then a park to spot deer, langurs; also a wild river canyon. Flight to Delhi. Click to read more ... |
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