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    The tracks make perfect benches when it's break time for the men who live in and near the slums of Haridwar, India. by: jessicajhill Views[695] A railway quick stop owner rests with a newspaper, just below his home where his son awaits a train. by: jessicajhill Views[559] From her cement perch overlooking the railroad tracks, a woman waits for dishes and laundry to dry. by: jessicajhill Views[845] Life is slow around the railway tracks of Haridwar, India. Cows and trash line the way, as in many towns across India. by: jessicajhill Views[744] Woman's temple garb, in Balinese Hinduism is typically a bra under a transparent lace jacket, sarong and waist scarf. After temple is a social time. by: timshel_jackson Views[1046]
     
    Prayer involves a ritual of infusing an intention of graduated and prayer into flower petals. by: timshel_jackson Views[617]     

    Pushkar and the Price of Karma

    INDIA | Sat, 1 Mar 2014 | By tnj4884 | Views [714] | Comments [1]

    According to the Hindu religion, the god Brahma dropped a lotus flower and the town of Pushkar sprouted up from where it landed. Unfortunately for the deity, he also had a love affair here which enraged his first wife. She cursed him, saying that only ... Read more >

    Tags: hinduism, pushkar, religion

    Day 10 - Ganges River Boat Ride

    INDIA | Sat, 3 Dec 2011 | By davidrgaines | Views [1251]

    I think my numbering of days is all cockeyed at this point - today is definitely day 10. Up at 5:00am and dragged ourselves downstairs and onto the bus before dawn to see the Hindu devotees from all over India who come to Varanasi to bathe in the Ganges.... Read more >

    Tags: ganges, hinduism, india, terrific wooden flutes, varanasi

     

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