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Ajanta Caves
... the entrance. Several are unfinished and some barely begun and others are small shrines, included in the traditional numbering as e.g. "9A"; "Cave 15A" was still hidden under rubble when the numbering was done.[7] Further round the gorge are a number of waterfalls, which when the river is high are audible from outside the caves.[8] The caves form the largest corpus of early Indian wall-painting; indeed other survivals from the area of modern India ...
Vibrant and Nostalgic!!
... but in the vast expanse of the Vembanad Lake. These islands seem to be like beads of emerald being adorned on the blue silk of the backwaters.
After almost a ride of half an hr, as we neared the Fort Kochi we could see the famous Chinese fishing nets, dotting the coast of the island. It is believed that traders from the court of the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan introduced these nets here. Oddly, these nets are found only in Kochi, outside China!
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The Surfing Swami's
... gebieden, die zich leenden tot meditatie. Ashrams worden ook voor ruimere spirituele doeleinden gebruikt, zoals voor het komen tot bezinning en de beoefening van yoga, vaak onder leiding van een goeroe.'
Mijn eerste kennismaking met het woord ashram is een tijd geleden, tijdens het lezen van het boek 'Eat Pray Love'. En aangezien ik in India ben, leek het me zeker de moeite waard om eens zo'n ...
Adventures up to now
... a knack to eating with your hands and I was smearing food on my face like a 2 year old. Much to the amusement of Raj's mother, who had to go into the the next room to giggle.
So that was Cochin, thanks here to Raj for making a massive difference to my first few days in India, much appreciated mate.
I'm now in a small town called alleppey,about 2 hrs south of Cochin. The town is built on many canals, which strech into the countryside fromhere, I've just booked a ...
Backwaters Nature-tourism
We got another lesson in nature tourism today. Along the coast south of Cochin near Alleppey in Kerala, a lively business of backwater cruises has sprung up over the past 10-15 years.
Fleets of longboats ...