Sunrise on the the River Ganges, a romantic wooden boat ride with bamboo oars awaits at the dockless Ghats, 325 now vacant palaces built by kings with narrows stairs descending to the river. Never mind the occasional dead body or cow floating by, as this is the pilgrimage taken by most Hindus. Ceremonial crematoriums line […]
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A Flower for Mom
May 7th, 2008 by Jay Wright · No Comments · Asia, India
A childs hands arranged a small banana leaf bowl adorned with bright orange flowers and a centerpiece tea light candle. We were adrift in a small wooden boat on the Ganges River. Her tiny voice instructed me as we lit the wick, then I sat in quiet reflection for a moment, thinking of loved ones […]
Getting the hang of it
May 7th, 2008 by Jay Wright · No Comments · Asia, India
What kind of holy animal lies in it’s own shit? Rats wont even do that.
Morning Chai
May 6th, 2008 by Jay Wright · No Comments · Asia, India
I woke up this morning on a train crossing the Ganges Valley in India. The day was already hot when I moved from the air-conditioned coach to the open doorway, but the movement of the train kept it fresh. I stood watching kids playing in the fields, waving to us as we passed, a hot […]
Harri Krishna
May 5th, 2008 by Darlene Nastansky · No Comments · Asia, India
Leaving Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, in attempt to catch an overnight sleeper train to Varanasi led us on a wild time chase with our Harri Krishna taxi driver. Thinking 12km = 20min we had no worries, until the smell of rain engulfed our senses. The beckoning lightening storm closed the skies just as […]