Taj Mahal is the MOST beautiful building in the world. The Taj is a story of transformation and a story of LOVE! It took 22 years to build the Taj Mahal. 22,000 workers labored to build it. It is made in the Persian-Hindu style. Shah Jehan was married to his [...]
Varanasi is the cultural capital of India. It is the place to come to study classical music of India. It is considered a small city in Indian terms of population. Only 3 million people live here as compared to 16 MILLION living in Delhi. Pt. Shivnath Mishra (world renown sitarist) [...]
On July 8, we visited a beautiful Temple in Hardwar (or Haridwar, spelled two ways). The entire temple is intricately carved of stone and is incredibly beautiful. In fact , the most beautiful temples in India are the Jain temples. Jains practice extreme non-violence. They often wear gauze over their [...]
While in Rishikesh, my long time friend Anita's father, Balvir Saini drove all the way from Saharanpur to Rishikesh (2 hour drive) for a visit just as he did when Rick and I were here in 2001. We only got to spend around 5 hours together, but it was a [...]
The day started with yoga. Karin taught the class so we could all experience her lovely vinyasa flow style. It was a great class and we all felt energized afterward. Five minutes into the session, we were all sweating profusely. The electric power kept going off so it got really [...]