Elmira College India Class 2012

Thursday, May 3, 2012

The evening aarti along the Ganges in Veranasi last night.

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A Buddha shrine at Sarnath.

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Posing with Indian tourists. Now we know how celebrities must feel!

Oops, wrong photo.... This group is all Elmira College! But we did pose for a lot of photos at Sarnath.
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Stupas at Sarnath, where Buddha first began preaching 2500 years ago

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The Sufi shrine in Delhi

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Ribbons and offerings at the Shiva temple in Delhi

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At the Baha'i lotus temple in Delhi.

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  • ▼  2012 (130)
    • ▼  May (124)
      • Almost home
      • On our way home
      • Candle light dinner on Colva beach
      • On the beach
      • Logan with Uttam
      • Our group on the beach at sunset
      • Sunset over Colva beach
      • Last day in India
      • Dancing on the party boat
      • St. Francis, with Hindu-style garlands
      • St. Francis Xavier's body and relics
      • The front of Bom Jesus
      • Buttress on the Bom Jesus church
      • The pathway to the Shree Mangueshi temple
      • Adventures in Goa
      • Mangoes and fresh litchis at the market
      • Down time in the pool
      • Beautiful new Indian-style jewelry
      • A traditional fishing boat
      • A traditional Goan fisherman's hut
      • Christian shrine
      • Goa
      • Playing on the beach
      • Goan flowers
      • Arriving in Goa
      • The House
      • Janani
      • Janani, the hijra we met
      • A Shiva shrine in Dharavi
      • Inside a Dharavi bakery
      • Dharavi from the outside
      • What a city. I think we are starting to get it.
      • Hanging laundry
      • The Dhobi yard
      • The Dhobi ghats from the outside
      • The fishing village--surrounded by modern Mumbai
      • A wholesale stall
      • Korrine at the wholesale market
      • Watermelons at the wholesale market
      • Mumbai, city of contrasts
      • Happy Mother's Day!
      • Queen Brazil!
      • All of us at Elephanta Island
      • Entrance to the caves
      • Giant head of Parvotti, Shiva's wife
      • The lingam stone, with offerings
      • The walk up the hill to the caves on Elephanta Island
      • A Shiva sculpture, Elephanta caves
      • The Gateway of India
      • Our first day in Mumbai
      • We survived the train!
      • The night train to Mumbai
      • Bowl of flowers and rose water as we leave Jaipur
      • Leaving Jaipur
      • Spices in the market
      • Jess in the Chomu vegetable market
      • Hanuman shrine on Chomu
      • The market at Chomu
      • Beautiful hand tailored clothes
      • Casey's birthday!
      • Dress-up time in saris
      • An actual snake charmer
      • The double flag means the maharajah is in residenc...
      • The peacock gate at the city palace
      • Sagittarius illustration from Jantar Mantar
      • Astrological calculator at Jantar Mantar
      • Sundial at Jantar Mantar
      • Beautiful students showing off some of the beautif...
      • Shadae demonstrating a purdah screen in the Amber ...
      • Heading up to the Amber Fort
      • On top of an elephant!
      • Jaipur, the beautiful pink city
      • Another view of the highway passing through a smal...
      • This is what the highway looks like, passing throu...
      • The brightly painted trucks of India
      • We made it to Jaipur
      • Leaving Ranthambore
      • Deer in the park
      • Monkeys
      • On the safari jeep
      • One of the fort gates of Ranthambore palace, with ...
      • Riding camels into the village
      • Tia and Brianna on a camel
      • Tiger dad sitting in the pool
      • Tiger cub in a tree
      • Tiger dad
      • Tigers!!!
      • More Taj Mahal
      • EC at the Taj Mahal
      • An iris on the side of the Taj Mahal
      • At the Taj Mahal
      • The Taj Mahal and quite the interesting drive
      • Kayleigh's birthday--turning 19 in India!
      • It's Really Hot!
      • Our group at the 'Mini Taj'
      • Britt with a halo!
      • A courtyard in the Red Fort
      • At the Red Fort of Agra
      • "This is going to be a great story someday!"
      • Leaving Veranasi
    • ►  April (6)
On May 28th we leave from JFK airport. From April 30th-May 2nd we will be in Delhi. From May 3-5th we will be in Veranasi, one of the most important holy cities in the world. On May 6th we will visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. From May 7th-8th we will be at a tiger preserve in Ranthambore. From May 9th-12th we will be in Jaipur. From May 12th-16th we will be in Mumbai. Our last stop, May 16th-19th will be Goa. On May 21st, we will arrive back in the US.

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