Taj Mahal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sunrise over the ganges in varanasi

 

 

 

row the boat

 

 

 

 busy market in old delhi

 

 

 that's right, COWS !!

 

 

 one of the cleaner streets, note entrance to house

 

  

 

 

                          

hindu priests performing nightly ceremony on the ganges

 
 

 

 

morning bathers
in the ganges

 

we passed
on the invite

 

 

a garbage eating
cow. Indians have no
regard for animals, even those considered to be 
"sacred"

 

 

 

wood used in the 
cremation process.
fires burn 24 hours a day

 

 

 

one of the more modern shops

 

 

 

 we happened across this young woman one day while riding through the country side. 

I'd like to see a smile like this in NYC.

 

 
 

camel alley

 

 

 

daily life

 

 

 

 

 

house painter in blue

 

 

 

pushkar is one of the oldest cities of india and very religious. strict vegetarian. chanting and "music" goes on 24 hrs a day which makes sleeping difficult if not impossible. one night was more than enough.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

another cow eating cardboard. since cows are considered "sacred" i was surprised they weren't better cared for 

 

 

 

 

 

the house with green shutters

 

talking shop

 

 

typical street
no sidewalks
you quickly learn
to dodge traffic
without stepping
in cow poop !!

 

 

 

 

 

market
place

 

biker hangout

 

village walkers

 

 

watering the wall

 

 
hindu temple

khajuraho

 

 

              

the faithful

 

 

 

 

 

elaborate carving on temple wall in khajuraho

 

 

 

 

 

 

life in the country

 

 

 

camel works

 

 

pushkar

 

 

 

four legs bound for the temple

 

 

 

 

night in jodhpur 

happy to announce we never needed any toilet "peper" 

 

 

 

I took this because I liked the colors

 

 

 
 

 

we were stopped at a light when he approached the car

 

 

 

sunset camel safari- rajasthan desert

 

 

 

 

jodhpur - the blue city

 

 
 

 

another example of neglect. I felt very sorry for this dog but there was nothing I could do for him and he was completely indifferent to us

 

 

 

 

these woolies had traffic backed up for miles

 

 

 

curiosity of the villagers 

 

 

 

labor in india is far cheaper than a backhoe 

 

 

 

  

 

legend tells that Karni Mata once tried to restore the dead child of a storyteller back to life but failed because Yama, the god of death, had already accepted his soul and re-incarnated him in human form. Karni Mata, famed for her legendary temper, was so inflamed by her failure that she announced that no one from her tribe would fall into Yama's hands again. Instead, when they died, all of them would temporarily inhabit the body of a rat before being reborn into the tribe. Therefore, the rats are considered to be incarnations of her ancestors and cared for accordingly

 

karni mata temple

 

food preparation for the rats 

 

 

queuing up to make an offering
to rats

 

 

 

 

 

our lucky day !! we saw the white rat

thank you karni mata !!

 

the lake in udiapur

 

 

 

 
click blue coyote paw to track back to the wall