Here we are in Udaipur! The last two days have been an eyeful and a complete delight. Neelesh is our guide on this trip and he is doing a great job of taking care of us, keeping us safe, happy, healthy, entertained, and informed. I have been to India a [...]
Written today about yesterday and posted today from Kerala: We are in Madura, South India. Our local guide for today stood up at the front of the bus and introduced himself: My name is Mudu. My name means "pearl". I have only one wife and two children. I love my [...]
Between yesterday and today, we visited three Hindu temples. We are lucky enough to have two excellent guides, Arvind and Raja, to usher us into the temples, to lead us up to the Brahman priests who bless us and mark our foreheads with white ash or mark our brow center [...]
We have been in Mamallapuram, also known as Mahaballipuram, for the past two heavenly days. With much reluctance we have to move on today. This going to another city brings a slight amount of dread (why must we leave the comfortable known, this elegant seaside hotel, the gentle breeze, the [...]
Today we went to the Temple Caves in Ellora. Unlike yesterday's caves, the fabulous temple caves of Ellora were never hidden, lost, or waiting to be rediscovered. They were always treasured and contain Jain, Buddhist, and Hindu temples. The 34 temples caves of Ellora were carved directly into the sides [...]
