It was so much fun taking pictures in Rishikesh, capital of yoga! Monkey man George peeks in on me at the hotel room! He was sitting on the air conditioner. Windblown, walking across the pedestrian Ram Jhula bridge: Three little girls at play: Saddhus living under a tree: My beat [...]
In a blog titled Leaving Dharamsala, I wrote about what changed since my list visit 2001. What I forgot to mention in what changed is that in 2001, the population of India was at 1 billion and now it is at 1.2 billion! Soon it will surpass the population of [...]
We had the most delightful group for the tour and yoga sessions! Here is Arvind, our erudite tour guide. He holds an MA in Indian History & Culture, MA in Indian Philosophy & Religion, and a PhD in Archaeology. Like a mother hen gathering her chicks, he protectively led us [...]
The above is me on an early morning walk before yoga, before the streets fill up with cars. The dogs inspired me to do Downward Facing Dog on the spot. Early morning yoga class on the roof of our hotel (which also serves as a restaurant at night) in Dharamsala. [...]
On July 1, we visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar. It is almost impossible to describe its beauty. Shoes off, no socks allowed. Everyone (including men) must cover their heads. Scarves are provided for those who did not bring one along. To reach the temple, we must first walk through [...]