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Hello to the Queen! And other tales from Rishikesh, India

November 24, 2020

Feb-Mar 2019 and Feb-Mar 2020 Rishikesh, India. Back in August I wrote this to close a post about India: In …

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A Portrait of India – a photo essay

August 16, 2020

When I travelled in my twenties and early thirties I never wanted to go to India. I’d heard of the …

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Born Of All The Sacred Waters – rituals and devotions to the Ganges River in India

July 8, 2020

She begins high in the Himalayas, a rivulet from the Gangotri Glacier that becomes a stream that becomes a river …

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The Life of the Town: the people and wildlife of Rishikesh, India

May 29, 2020

10 Feb-10 Mar 2019 and 10 Feb-9 Mar 2020 I recently read an opinion piece in India’s The Telegraph by …

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A Hindu Hallelujah – India’s Ganga Aarti

April 24, 2020

Our first introduction to the ritual is from a boat on the river in Varanasi.Looking towards the “stage” we see …

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Workin’ Man Blues – daily working life in Rishikesh, India

March 2, 2020

10 Feb-10 Mar 2019 and 10 Feb-9 Mar 2020 Rishikesh, India India’s unemployment rate of about 7% is lower than …

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Rishikesh Redux: baggage and street vendors

February 14, 2020

10 Feb-10 Mar 2019 and 10 Feb-9 Mar 2020 Rishikesh, India Twice she asked us. Would you like to take …

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A Soul Dyed With Colour – India’s Rishikesh

January 31, 2020

10 Feb-11 Mar 2019 Well this is sweet. We’re in a huge airport lounge with everything we could want – …

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