Hotel Kanha Shyam Jhansi

... das der kopf oberhalb des wasserspiegels ist.<br>Der Kopf wird immer wieder mit wasser aus dem ganges betraeufelt.<br><br>Das Holz (es gibt 5 verschiedene sorten) zur verbrennung wird in 3 stufen geschichtet, nachdem es auf einer riesigen waage gewogen wurde.<br><br>Dort plaziert man dann, die leiche, ein priester laeuft 3 mal drumrum und singelt dazu, in der hand ein reisigbuendel haltend.<br><br>Damit wird der ganze ...

... offer aarti there. I had a dip and bathed there. Seeing me everyone from my family one by one had a holy dip in the river. Good that we had brought clothes. The rivers had banks widely streched till the horizon, sand, silt carried by the rivers accumulated at a place about a kilometre wide and a few feet along the course. This was a central "island" type structure the speciality of Allahabad. But even on going some 10-12 metres onwards, we were told the water is ...

... staying longer, but the knowledge that pre-Goa time is rather limited forced me to abandon that plan. So I killed a few hours in the morning with Paul, looking for and then eating at the Brown Bread Bakery - incidentally and ridiculously my first meal outside of the Bubble in Varanasi. Then it was a return to the Bubble, where I spent a few hours chatting with Mari and feeling increasingly sad about the impending goodbyes. Then it was time to go, and I gave Paul and ...

... not yet risen only worked to amplify my concerns. But as usual, these concerns proved empty when, after what seemed too long, Jenny stepped back into sight, smiling and holding the Chai she left to procure. Nothing tastes better than a steaming cup of warm Masala Chai on a cold morning. At 3 rupees a cup, thats six cents, there was never a reason to resist. The combination of heat, along with a wonderful mix of spices, milk, and sugar, work to start the day in the most agreeable way ...

... Next on the agenda was a 2 hour drive to meet up with the boats that would take us down the Ganges to Varanasi. The boats weren't anything like we were expecting. They only sat 4 people plus the oarsman and skipper, had a cloth sail made from scrap material and seating was a combination of mattresses and blankets that we would use at the camp that evening. At least they were floating though, especially as we were loading all our bags on to them, it was fingers ...

... there was no question, only a strong demand, and not for a couple rupees, but for 100! Needless to say, I made a hasty exit after refusing to pay (an all too common theme latly), only to find that i had to pay to leave my sandals outside the temple. Now it made sense why they were so determined to not let me put them in my backpack! After making my way through the pathway of beggars, I decided I was not only going to never return ...

... et s'appelle la Magh Mela. En tout cas pour moi c'était déja bien assez impressionnant. J'estime a plusieurs dixaines de milliers le nombre de pélerins présents. D'immenses campements avaient été installés pour l'occasion, et au bord du Ganges se mélait une foule de Sadhus, de mendiants, de marchants..

... together. Just when we were about to get off the bus and figure out something else, the bus started and kept going as if nothing had ever been wrong. We had gotten on the bus at 5:20, it was now 6:40 and we still had at least five hours to drive. This may not seem so bad, except that the bus we needed to catch was scheduled to leave at 15:00. It didn't give us a lot of time to eat and wander around the temples. We were both surprised, therefore ...

... nicht schlecht gestaunt, dass ein Tourist mit Kamera da durch laeuft. Und als mich der Caretaker gefunden hatte und fuer mich (gegen Rupien of course) in die Graeber hineinliess, hatte ich eine ganze Traube von Indern hinter mir, die ebenfalls zum ersten Mal die Graeber von innen gesehen haben. Das wahre Highlight von Allahabad ist allerdings die Disneyland Filliale. Es war aber recht ...

... i guess it was the roadside fodder i ate a couple of days ago...and theres so much to do today. im supposed to help organise the card-making business at the doctors in the next village but because its india it takes about 50years to do anything here.sometimes it makes me laugh but today its making me want to scream.SCREAM..and im supposed to go to the markets...today they are ...