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Sikh procession
... while. We saw an elderly woman put money in the pockets of the organiser and musicians who where shadow sword fighting. And she was put agains one of the sword fighters.It provided fascinating opportunities for photographing.
We had an easy afternoon as we had to get up 04:00 next morning to catch our train to Chandigarh.
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The golden temple
... to hang out in the shade. Many Sikh men bathe in the pool. There is always music and chanting being played over loudspeaker from the temple itself. The Sikhs were very friendly and willing to talk about their religion (for example the 5 emblems: a comb, a dagger, a bracelet, loose underwear and uncut hair and beard).
Our 2nd day we bumped into Franck again, so spent a few hours visiting the area near the temple with him, including ...
Golden Temples and Special Pools
... down, folded and marched back to the base for the night, ready for dawn. It was quite the welcome to India!
Once we had arrived at Mrs Bandari's Guest House, it was time to set up camp in the now dark and catch up with the rest of our companions that had not been granted their Pakistan visas. It was lovely to see them all, especially as that group had been so ill throughout their little Indian adventure.
The following morning it ...
Family Affairs and 'The Bomb '
... in Ferozpur the closest town, as there was no small temple in Machikewala. Each of these temples is 100 to 150 years old but no knowledge of any Shori’s. The priest at the first temple showed us some very old statues of the deities which were amazing and also insisted on an aarti ceremony for us and sent us on our way with a gift of a holy coconut.
Had lunch at a no name restaurant in Ferozpur and all ate the same thing. But it was only me who ended ...
30th Nov 2011
... amusing to watch and plays out like friendly banter between the two nations, before the sun sinks beneath the horizon and everybody packs up and leaves…bizarre as it is, it’s well worth going along to watch and puts a stupid smile on your face the whole time.
I’ve really enjoyed my time in Amritsar even though it was just for one full day (which is all you need), tomorrow its off to Rajasthan and a week of ...