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  Jul 19, 2012

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  Ganga Aarti at the Kumbh Mela Festival (Part 1)

  Part of the Kumbha Mela festival is the evening Ganga Aarti celebration down by the banks of the holy Ganges river. Aarti is a Hindu ritual wear an oil lamp or lamps are lit and then waved ceremoniously at a deity. In this case the the holy river is looked open as the deity and t

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  Jul 14, 2012

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  Collection of Kumbha Mela Photos by Anna Kastner

  The grand 2013 Kumbha Mela festival is only a little over 7 months away. Quite a few people have signed up for our spiritual adventure to this festival and across north India and we hope you will too. Today, I'd like to share some photos taken by a dear friend of mine, Anna Kast

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  Jul 9, 2012

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  People of Nagaur, Rajasthan (India)

  I enjoyed my time in the little town of Nagaur. Located 2 hours north of Jodhpur in state of Rajasthan, India, Nagaur is a little oasis in the desert with literally nothing around it. And there is nothing to do in this town other meets its people and get a flavor of local life. A

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  Jul 5, 2012

  Children of Rajasthan, India

  I'm in a little town 2 hours north of Jodhpur in the state of Rajasthan, North India. On an excursion yesterday evening in town I encountered so many children with bright smiling faces and sweet shyness. Here's a small collection of photos for now. Thanks for a great evening kids

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  Jul 4, 2012

  Worship at the Madurai Meenakshi Temple, India (Part 3)

  This is part 3 of our series of posts on the Madurai Meenakshi temple in Tamil Nadu state in South India. Today's images show Hindus worshiping in the temple. From statues carved into pillars to small shrines tucked away along the long corridors to the sanctum sanctorum, there is

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  Jul 4, 2012

  South Indian Cooking Class

  As part of our south Indian cooking class that we has organized we learned about the different types of rice dishes that are prepared in the region. Well, we learned about three dishes at least. They were the curry leaf rice, tomato rice and lemon rice. And the best part is that