The Blog — 49 posts

North India

Every teaching, story, and reflection filed under North India.

Spiritual AdventuresNov 8, 20111 min

A night in charming Khejarla

We are a few days behind with our blogging about our spiritual adventure due to the non existing internet connection where we've been so we are playing catch up here. Khejarla is a charming little…

Spiritual AdventuresNov 5, 20111 min

Pushkar Fair Parade

A grand parade through the streets of Pushkar this morning. Sadhus, music and unending showers of flowers.

Spiritual AdventuresOct 29, 20111 min

Chandelao, an untouched gem in the desert

We've been out of touch for the last couple of days as we've been in a remote village in western Rajasthan. We left New Delhi on the 27th of Oct night by train which is always fun in India and headed…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 29, 20111 min

Highlights of Chandelao, Rajasthan

Our 3 days in the village of Chandelao in west Rajasthan, India, was truly amazing. Here are some photographs that I took over the course of our stay here during many of my walks in and around the…

Spiritual AdventuresOct 24, 20111 min

Delhi and the journey to Amritsar

Today we began our excursions. We visited the spectacular Akshardham which was built by the Swami Narayan group to honor their founder Swami Narayan. Unfortunately no cameras are permitted on the…

Photography & TravelOct 16, 20111 min

Jodhpur, the Blue City

The fourth stop on our upcoming spiritual adventure is Jodhpur, the blue city in Rajasthan.

Photography & TravelOct 15, 20111 min

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.

Spiritual AdventuresOct 13, 20111 min

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.…

HinduismAug 29, 20111 min

A Kumbha Mela photo from the archives

I was going through some photos from last year's Kumbha Mela festival in Haridwar, North India and came across this image of one of the sadhus and I thought I'd share it with you all.

Photography & TravelAug 23, 20111 min

Desert Flowers

The Rajasthani people are truly like desert flowers. Not only are they colorful and bright in their dress against a stark backdrop, their hospitality is as welcoming as the sight of a flower.

Photography & TravelAug 18, 20111 min

To not smile is the way

Day 29 of our month long series of photos on Rajasthan, India. This photo was taken in Khejarla, Rajasthan, one morning during a walk in the village. Most Rajasthani women will not smile for the…

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