Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

... as an auspicious devotion of giving to the gods. In the early morning, thousands of pilgrims moved through the streets of Allahabad towards the sangam under sodium lamps. I moved with them, carrying my backpack with me; all the hotels were either full ...

A travel blog entry by lraleigh
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Not sure where I am actually on the map right now, writing from Allahabad, India. Left Chitakrut this am...another small very holy village in India. One of the branches of the Ganges runs through this town so there were many ghats and holy happenings ...

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... Indians lack of privacy.  Ive learnt to lock my door always as they have no qualms just wandering in. Yesterday we arrived in Allahabad...the nearest town to the village where I will be based for the next 3 months.  Im not sure I like it too ...

... around the grand Victorian (Edwardian?) All Saints Cathedral. It looked like a lovely city, but R&R was definiately required. Allahabad hosts the Kumbh Mela every 12 years - perhaps we'll come back? Or perhaps not. To Khajuraho, by train, ...