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Photos: Varanasi

INDIA | Mon, 2 Oct 2017 | By nitinv29 | Photo Gallery

An auspicious place to die !! As per Hindu belief , death in Banaras leads to Moksha! One of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities and regarded as Hinduism's one of the holiest places . Pilgrims come here to wash away a lifetime of sins in ... Read more >
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Tags: ancient city, culture, ganga, ghats, holy, india, rituals, river, travel, varanasi

The fourth episode: The roman city of Jerash.

JORDAN | Sun, 1 May 2016 | By captainyeller | Views [618]

Another early morning, good breakfast and ready for an awesome day, visiting the reason why I picked Jordan as a location: Jerash. A big ruined roman city in a very good state. I needed to get to Tarambour, the north bus station. In Jordan you have all ... Read more >

Tags: amman, ancient city, jerash, jordan, middle east, travel, world trip

The second episode: The lost city of Petra.

JORDAN | Wed, 27 Apr 2016 | By captainyeller | Views [600]

Rise and Shine at 6 in the morning. Only had a few hours of sleep because I slept extra during the day yesterday to recover from the travel or maybe it was just from being excited about what this day had to offer! I ordered breakfast the day before and ... Read more >

Tags: ancient city, jordan, petra, travel, wadi musa, worldtrip

Good karma in Sri Lanka + Recipe for coconut milk rice

SRI LANKA | Thu, 9 Jul 2015 | By madamemahsa | Views [1739] | Video

A white-clad pilgrim gestures for me to join the procession. I tuck my tattered notepad under my arm, cup both my hands to hold my coconut rice offering and slink quickly into line. The air is balmy and paper lanterns sway with the wind. There ... Read more >

Tags: ancient city, anuradhapura, bodhi tree, cooking, kiribath, milk rice, pilgrims, sri lanka, tradition

 

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