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Lewis the Lion waves goodbye on his final sunset
The moment had come. Lewis the Lion’s adventure was almost drawing to a close. He’d savoured and relished each moment of his last few days in Palolem and had already taken in the sunset on most evenings from different vantage … Continue reading →
Helen takes the holy dip at the Kumbh Mela!
As a Hindu, Dushyant felt very lucky to be in Allahabad during this auspicious time on the calendar. Normally his work could take him all over India so he saw this as an extremely lucky coincidence that he’d ended up … Continue reading →
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The Kumbh Mela: the largest human gathering on the planet ever!
Considered to be the oldest “living” religion in the world, Hinduism was started at least four thousand years ago and today it is classed as the third largest world religion with about 900 million Hindu followers worldwide. By chance, it … Continue reading →
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Sunrise over the River Ganga, India
Lewis the Lion was up before the sunrise the next day. In his sleepy state, he was up at 5:30 am and ready to take a tuk-tuk into town for 6 o’clock. Again, he headed down to the River Ganga … Continue reading →
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A sunset, candle flower ceremony in Varanasi
When Lewis the Lion’s hair-raising rickshaw ride had come to an end, the G-Adventures group then headed down towards the ghats (the riverside steps) of the River Ganga. Varanasi is one of the holiest cities in India for Hindus as … Continue reading →
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Lewis meets the silk weavers of Varanasi
After catching an overnight train from Jhansi to Varanasi (See the blog ‘Lewis travels on the famous Indian Railways‘), Lewis arrived in the hotel feeling very tired and hungry. Helen ordered some baked beans on toast but they were unlike … Continue reading →
Lewis visits another UNESCO World Heritage Site: The Khajuraho Temples
Ater another long bus journey of two and a half hours, Lewis the Lion arrived in the town of Madhya Pradesh. This is famous for its UNESCCO World Heritage temples that were built over a millenium ago, between 950 and … Continue reading →
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Lewis takes a stroll around some Indian rural villages and meets a King!
Lewis the Lion soaked up the ‘real’ India when he was able to walk around some Indian villages, notably those of Orccha and Alipura as you can see in his photo gallery. In truth, even though he was a tourist, … Continue reading →
Lewis the Lion and the environmentally-friendly Indian project
Lewis the Lion was lucky enough to learn about a cotton paper-making project that was making a huge difference in the community of Orccha. Not only was it sustainable, creating many jobs for the locals, but it was a way … Continue reading →
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Lewis visits the ‘one night’ palace!
Whilst Lewis was in the medieval town of Orccha in Madhya Pradesh, he was amazed to discover that a palace had been built to host the Mughal Emperor for one night only. The Jehangir Mahal was the ultimate flattery to … Continue reading →