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Oct 17, 2011

Ganesha's home in Singapore

A couple is hours after checking into my hotel in Singapore I decided to head out and see Ganesha to seek his blessings for my journey. So I headed out to the Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple near Ceylon road. The temple is beautiful and has Ganesha's strong presence. Started in 1890 by the Sri Lankan community they've this small shrine into a beautiful temple. Below is a video and a few photos from m...

Oct 16, 2011 Photography & Travel

Jodhpur, the Blue City

The fourth stop on our upcoming spiritual adventure is Jodhpur, the blue city in Rajasthan. From Amritsar we make our way south, leaving the state of Punjab and entering the culturally rich and colorful state of Rajasthan. Our first stop is Jodhpur, the blue city. The city
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Oct 15, 2011 Photography & Travel

How to wrap a traditional Rajasthani turban

When I was in Chandelao in May of 2011 I met a local villager who was kind enough to demonstrate for me the art of tying a traditional Rajasthani style turban. Watch the video below. What appears to be an endlessly long piece of fabric wraps a countless number of times a
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Oct 14, 2011 Photography & Travel

Empowering the Women of Chandelao

Just outside Chandelao Garh, the now boutique hotel which was once the residence of the former rulers of this region, is Sunder Rang. Sunder Rang is an Arts and Craft center set up to help empower the local village women. Here they create a variety of traditional Rajasthani art
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Oct 13, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

The quaint village of Chandelao, Rajasthan

Tracing our upcoming spiritual adventure to northwestern India we leave Amritsar in the north and head south back to Delhi and from India's capital we take an overnight train to Jodhpur, Rajasthan. From here we travel by road another 40kms to the village of Chandelao. I had the
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Oct 12, 2011 Photography & Travel

Amritsar and the Golden Temple

The Golden Temple in Amritsar, located in the state of Punjab, India, is the holiest shrine for Sikhs around the world. The temple was founded in 1577 by guru Ram Das (the fourth guru). Amritsar is 32 kilometres (20 miles) east of Lahore, Pakistan and therefore, very close to I
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Oct 5, 2011 Spiritual Adventures

South Indian Vegetables

In Erratupetta, Kerala, the vegetable merchants take particular pride in extravagant displays of local produce. Cabbages, pumpkins and squash make up the lower half of this particularly lavish arrangement, while carrots, bitter gourd and beautiful red banana flowers peer t
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