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Rajasthan

Every teaching, story, and reflection filed under Rajasthan.

Spiritual AdventuresOct 31, 20111 min

Spending time with the locals

A big part of our spiritual adventure is to take our travelers of the beaten path and engage them with the locals. In a little village in west Rajasthan our travelers make new friends.

Spiritual AdventuresOct 30, 20111 min

Camels and Campfire in the Desert

For sure one of the highlights of our spiritual adventure so far. We rode on camel carts through the village, past farming land into the Thar desert. Set up a campfire and watched the sunset, enjoyed…

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…

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.…

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 22, 20111 min

A Rajasthani Lady

This photo was taken while on an exploratory drive on the outskirts of the village of Luni south of Jodhpur. I visited this sweet family who welcomed me into their mud structured home and to lovely…

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…

Photography & TravelAug 18, 20111 min

Mommy, who's taking a photo of us?

This photo makes Day 28 of our month long series of photos on Rajasthan. It was taken in the village of Khejarla, east of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India.

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