Hotel Swarn House
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A most welcoming temple to visit.
... you are seated on mats in rows and as you sit down the helpers are walking up and down distributing food. Chapatis, Dal and a sweet type of porridge and water. You can have as much as you want and if you don't tell them they will just give you more. As each row finishes eating cleaners come through with water and squeegees and the floors are cleaned. You take your dirty tray downstairs where everything ...
Leaving McLeod Ganj and driving to Armritsar
... each day, dodge them, not look at them as I have seen many others do. So on my last day I also gave them $1.50 and said I was going home. Later in the day I saw the blind woman way up town buying momo's and the man with no feet out of his area having a chai! Their day was changed. Minutely, yes, but changed. Until tomorrow when they will all be back begging again.
On the last day of being in ...
Indiana Dams Et Le Temple Dore
... une ceremonie tous les soirs pour la fermeture du poste. Tout cela est bien huile et bon nombre de taxis collectifs proposent de nous emmener a la ceremonie depuis le Golden Temple.
J'y suis donc alle et cela vaut bien le detour.
L'ambiance est un peu entre le match de foot et le concert de rock.
Des tribunes et des gradins sont montes de chaque cote de la frontiere. En tant qu'etranger j'avais meme droit au carre VIP!
Il y avait vraiment enormement ...
Amritsar - a truely unique indian experience
... come through.
We also managed to get to baga to see the closing of the india-pakistan border, one of the strangest things i have ever seen. Each night at 5pm, hundreds cram the grandstands to shout "hindustan!" as guards do ridiculous high kicks, and bizarre long drones into microphones (not sure why?), whilst Pakistan does the same on their side. Jas has some interesting videos.
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Wagah Border Ceremony & the Golden Temple
... in long lines and it’s buckets they come round with, firstly throwing you a couple of chapati’s so I just follow suit and hold my hands out like every one else, then they add dhal, curry, rice, whatever has been made for that day and everyone tucks in, no one hangs about too long. Once everyone is finished, we all filter out passing your plates and cutlery on the way out which are separated by volunteers into huge containers to be washed. I head ...
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