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The Golden Temple of Amritsar
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). I was fortunate enough to arrive this morning (4th Nov) in Amritsar. It's Diwali day and this festival of lights is grandly celebrated here as it is all around India. The streets were quiet in the wee hours of the...
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Nov 15, 2010 4 MINUTES READ
You Had Me at Namaste….A Love Letter
NEPAL “Nepalese greet each other much in the same way as people do everywhere else in the world – i.e. with a cheery sign of recognition and a chat. The traditional Nepali greeting, and farewell, is to raise both hands gracefully, palm to palm, and close to the body, in what
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Nov 13, 2010 1 MINUTE READ
Swayambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal
On October 18th, we visited the Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal during our 2010 The HimalayasSpiritual Adventure. The shrine is located west of the city in the Kathmandu valley. Our group climbed the 365 or so steps that lead up to the stupa that is one of the most sacred
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Nov 12, 2010 Kerala - God's Own Country
A video recently released by the Kerala Tourism Board. Kerala is the destination for Vedic Odyssey's next spiritual adventure which will be taking place in April/May 2011. For more details click the link in orange.
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Nov 5, 2010 Good morning from Amritsar
Sharing a photo of the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, taken from the rooftop of a nearby hotel at dawn. I'll share more photos in the coming week but felt inspired to share this one today.
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Nov 4, 2010 Happy Diwali to one and all!
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Oct 31, 2010 2 MINUTES READ
The Start of a New Journey
We made our way down the mountain, leaving behind our beautiful home of 4-nights in Darjeeling and the town that all of us now love. Over three-hours later we arrived in the little town of Bagdogra and boarded our flight to Kolkata to spend the final night of our Odyssey. Our Hi
